mcs.ireland.blog/infrastructure
Welcome to the blog of the Microsoft Consulting Services infrastructure team in Ireland
Thinking about migrating to Windows 7? So think MCS!
A recent Microsoft whitepaper highlights the critical role that consulting services and in...
Date: 09/28/2011
Windows 7 deployment: Getting your head around Active Directory
Thinking about deploying Window 7 but not sure what to consider regarding Active Directory?...
Date: 09/26/2011
Event: Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Deep Dive
At TechDays for IT Pro’s 2009 ( https://www.microsoft.com/ireland/technet/techdays.aspx ) there will...
Date: 03/12/2009
Cool stuff from Microsoft IT
Microsoft IT usually deals with all Microsoft products and Technologies before they get the street....
Date: 08/25/2008
Two new events from Windows Server 2008 User Group Ireland
The Windows Server 2008 User Group Ireland (Aidan Finn) is organizing two cool events, as usual,...
Date: 08/07/2008
Windows Vista Compatibility Center
This site has gone live recently - great resource to check the Vista compatibility status of...
Date: 07/21/2008
Creating Mind Maps with Visio
I'm a heavy mind map user - in my experience you either don't use them at all, or you use them all...
Date: 07/21/2008
Virtualisation - A few notes
The last week we had some interesting notes related with the Virtualisation topic that I thought it...
Date: 06/30/2008
ILM "2" Beta 3 is now available for download
ILM "2" Beta 3 has recently been posted for download on the connect website. This beta...
Date: 06/20/2008
Configuration Manager 2007 - 32-bit or 64-bit OS?
As I'm sure most of you are already aware, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 is a...
Date: 06/19/2008
PXE Boot Problems with Configuration Manager 2007
One of the most impressive features of System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 is Operating...
Date: 06/18/2008
OCS 2007 Enterprise Edition - Certificate & DNS Requirements
Having just deployed Office Communication Server (OCS) 2007 into a customer site, I thought I would...
Date: 06/18/2008
Today’s the day for the second Springboard Live! virtual roundtable: The topic? Windows Vista Security
Let’s talk Windows Vista security begins 17:00 GMT. Microsoft Technical Fellow and desktop...
Date: 06/18/2008
Windows Vista Deployment - Part 4 - End User Experience
One of the most important things of a Windows Vista deployment is managing change. The end users...
Date: 06/17/2008
Using Key Management Services (KMS) Across Domains
In some environments it may be necessary to implement Key Management Services (KMS) activation...
Date: 06/17/2008
Using Key Management Services (KMS) for Vista Activation
I have been working recently on a large Vista deployment project for an Enterprise customer. An...
Date: 06/17/2008
Microsoft's Identity Life Cycle Management Strategy And Roadmap Part 3: ILM "2"
Identity Lifecycle Manager “2” builds on Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 to provide...
Date: 06/17/2008
Microsoft's Identity Life Cycle Management Strategy And Roadmap Part 2: ILM 2007
This is the second post in this series. In the first one I talked about Microsoft's philosophy and...
Date: 06/17/2008
Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.5 has been released !
HMC 4.5 brings together powerful Microsoft enterprise products such as Microsoft Exchange Server,...
Date: 06/15/2008
Assess Your Infrastructure for OS Migration and Virtualization Readiness with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 Beta!
No IT project can be successful unless the specific network environment is well understood. To...
Date: 06/12/2008
June 18th Virtual Roundtable on Windows Vista Security
Let’s talk Windows Vista security! On Wednesday June 18th at 9:00AM Pacific Time, Microsoft...
Date: 06/06/2008
New Windows Client TechCenter launched
Microsoft has launched the new Windows Client TechCenter, merging the Windows XP and Windows...
Date: 06/06/2008
Physical Security at Microsoft: Taking Advantage of Strategic IT Convergence
Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Physical Security at Microsoft:...
Date: 05/31/2008
Microsoft’s Identity Life Cycle Management Strategy And Roadmap - Part 1: Microsoft's philosophy and vision
In a previous post I promised to delve a little deeper into our Identity Lifecycle strategy and...
Date: 05/29/2008
Dealing with issues when using the Apply or Auto Apply Driver Package Task in SCCM Task Sequence
Working with some Windows Vista deployments with ZTI (using SCCM 2007 and PXE), I have experienced...
Date: 05/28/2008
Deploying Windows Server 2008 Read-Only domain controllers in your existing environment
One of the great new features of Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Services is the Read-Only...
Date: 05/28/2008
Published: Improving Network Security Using Windows Server 2008 technical white paper
Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Improving Network Security Using...
Date: 05/23/2008
MOF v4 Published
(Should have posted this much earlier....) The final version of MOF v 4.0 has been published. MOF...
Date: 05/23/2008
MSDN & TECHNET RUNNING COMPLETELY ON HYPER-V!!
Hyper-V development has been very successful in terms of stability, reliability, performance and...
Date: 05/23/2008
MSDN and Technet runs on Hyper-V
The MSDN and Technet websites have now been fully migrated to running within virtual machines on a...
Date: 05/23/2008
Windows Vista Deployment - Part 2 - Application Compatibility
It's been decided, good choice, you are going to deploy Windows Vista in your environment. Now you...
Date: 05/23/2008
Beta 2 for Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" now available
Many of you have no doubt heard of and some of you will have worked with Microsoft Identity...
Date: 05/20/2008
Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool - Beta
If you are interested in BDD we think you would be interested in the following new program: Offline...
Date: 05/09/2008
Windows Vista Deployment - Part 1 - "Where do I start?"
Being involved with deployment projects recently I have found that deploying Vista in the enterprise...
Date: 05/02/2008
BitLocker tools available for download
If you're rolling out BitLocker, there are 2 free tools now available for download which can come in...
Date: 05/01/2008
Get all the key technical information you need in 1 place
Some of our colleagues in Microsoft UK publish a monthly "tech rollup" email which you can...
Date: 04/30/2008
How and why - BitLocker
In recent days, everybody here in Ireland is talking about BitLocker and laptop encryption. In fact,...
Date: 04/29/2008
Windows Server 2008 - High Availability - Failover Clustering
Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Windows Server 2008 - High...
Date: 04/19/2008
New Storage Designs for Exchange Server 2007 in Microsoft IT
Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of New Storage Designs for Exchange...
Date: 04/19/2008
Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) 4.0-a Comprehensive IT Service Lifecycle
We are pleased to announce that the MOF 4.0 Beta has been updated! We have updated the content based...
Date: 04/05/2008
Technet webcasts on Vista deployment techniques and App Compat
In May, there will be a series of new TechNet webcasts focusing on Windows Vista deployment: •...
Date: 04/04/2008
Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) now released
Today we released the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) to the web. RSAT is the...
Date: 03/26/2008
Download details: Windows Vista Product Guide
A comprehensive feature-by-feature guide to Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 is now available at...
Date: 03/25/2008
Free support for Vista SP1 installs
SP1 support options are detailed at...
Date: 03/24/2008
Understanding the Value Proposition of the IT Lifecycle
Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Understanding the Value Proposition...
Date: 03/24/2008
The Developer Highway Code
Hi All, DO YOU CARE ABOUT HELPING YOUR CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS WRITE MORE SECURE CODE? PLEASE READ...
Date: 03/21/2008
Network Access Protection - Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit - Beta Now Available!
Help your customers defend against malware with the Microsoft® Forefront™ Integration Kit...
Date: 03/17/2008
InfoWorld: Top 10 Improvements in Windows Server 2008
This morning Tom Yager & Sean McCown posted a blog on InfoWorld outlining the “Top 10...
Date: 03/17/2008