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Released: SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 Community Technology Preview (CTP)
Today Microsoft released the CTP for SQL Server 2005 SP2. It's available for download on the SQL...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/08/2006
November Issue of TechNet Magazine Now Online
November Issue of TechNet Magazine Now Online HERE This issue cover everything the IT Pro needs to...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/07/2006
Evaluate Microsoft Solutions For Free Using MS's VHD's (Virtual Hard Disks)
Microsoft has announced last night (Nov 6), that it is making it's new VHD technology freely...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/07/2006
November issue of the TechNet Magazine available now.
This months issue focuses on Windows Vista. How's this for a list of feature articles? 10 Things You...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/27/2006
ISA Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool
This is a really useful tool for any customers out there running Microsoft's Internet Security and...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/19/2006
Internet Explorer 7 is Released!
Jim Allchin has just informed us that Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP is ready! The English...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/19/2006
October issue of TechNet Magazine - Out Now!
The October issue of TechNet Magazine is now online at https://www.technetmagazine.com October 2006...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/18/2006
Quick Questions Regarding Microsoft's Business Applications: CRM, Finance and ERP Products
We're looking at putting on an event about the Microsoft Dynamics product line. As an IT...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/16/2006
Microsoft on Track to Release Windows Vista on Schedule :-)
Good news for a Friday afternoon! I've just read an announcement stating that we're on track to...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/13/2006
Microsoft Download Notifications: October 13, 2006
Windows Desktop Search Microsoft Update Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool Server...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/13/2006
Get the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin for October (inc. 6 Critical Patches)
Get the latest security bulletin for October HERE. Check out Microsoft's best practices...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/12/2006
Business Productivity Event: SharePoint Server 2007, Exchange Server, Live Communications Server, Office Communicator…
Covering all aspects of the 2007 Office Systems including SharePoint Server 2007, Exchange Server...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/12/2006
Unlimited Virtualisation Rights with Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition
As of October 1, the new Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition and Windows Server 2003...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/09/2006
Some Great New Security Resources Available
Just found these (they're designed for a "Midsize Business" - but that's a good description of...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/09/2006
Vista RC2 is Available for Download!
It's great to see the rapid progress being made with Windows Vista. I'm sure it has been all hands...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/07/2006
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September, 2006
Get the latest security bulletin for September here. Check out Microsoft's best practices...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/04/2006
IT@Galway Event: Vista, Office 2007, Exchange 2007 (IT Pro Pre-Launch Event)
IT@Galway in conjunction with Microsoft is hosting an ICT conference in Galway on Thursday 12...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/02/2006
Presentations from: Microsoft's SQL Server 2005 Dublin & Belfast Events
Thanks again to Bob Duffy and Gary Melvin who presented at our SQL Server 2005 events last week in...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/02/2006
Microsoft's Standard Level Definitions (100 to 400)
To manage expectations as per the technical level of the events that I host for IT Professionals...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/29/2006
System Center Data Protection Manager Version 2 Beta 1
Data Protection Manager (DPM) is Microsoft's new backup and recovery solution. You can try out...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/29/2006
Which Microsoft Patches Am I Missing?
Finally I have an answer to a question that I get quite regularly. That is: "How can I find out...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/20/2006
TechNet Event in the Guinness Storehouse: October 20th
We are hosting the Microsoft Management Summit Event (MMS) in the Guinness Storehouse on 20 October....
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/18/2006
Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals
I've heard from my TechNet colleagues that these Vista Guides have been very popular with IT Pros...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/18/2006
Microsoft TechNet Webcast Calendar - October 2006
TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2003 R2 Technical Overview (Level 200)Monday, October 02, 2006 -...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/18/2006
What is Infrastructure, Optimization and Why Should You Care?
IT organisations have become more geographically dispersed and individual roles more specialized....
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/18/2006
Top 10 Things to Try with Windows Vista Beta RC1
To get a true taste of what difference Windows Vista can make to your organisation you can put it...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/15/2006
Watch the best of Tech.Ed US in high quality video, on-demand, on IT’s Showtime! by TechNet.
If you have never heard of IT's Showtime before, you're in for a treat. Basically we video...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/08/2006
Come and Get It...
Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 is now available for download. Windows Vista Release Candidate 1...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/08/2006
Microsoft Announces Estimated Retail Pricing for All Windows Vista Editions
With Windows XP, customers often had to make tradeoffs in features and functionality as the Windows...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/05/2006
Microsoft to Broaden CPP Program for Windows Vista RC1
Microsoft is broadening the scope of the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program, which began last...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/05/2006
It’s official — Windows Vista RC1 is done!
Dave here. Release Candidate 1 of Windows Vista was signed off at the weekend (which means my guess...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/04/2006
It's Official - Windows VISTA RC1 is Ready!
Dave Northey and a couple of the technical team in the Irish office downloaded what we believed to...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/02/2006
Complementary Microsoft Technical Training Event on SQL Server 2005
We're hosting a TechNet Training event on SQL Server 2005 in both Dublin and Belfast on September...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/01/2006
A Guide to Wireless Security - by Kathryn Tewson and Steve Riley
This is a great one page article on how to set up a wireless network securely.
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/24/2006
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 Beta 2
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 Beta 2 that enable administrators to more easily manage...
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/24/2006
Windows Vista a Paradigm Shift: Key Features Exposed on It's ShowTime!
I've been playing around with Vista a lot as well as doing a lot of reading about it. More and more...
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/22/2006
TechNet Magazine - Free Downloadable HTML Version
Thanks to Rob Atkinson's blog @ KnowledgeByte I found out that you can now download the TechNet...
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/21/2006
How to Assess Microsoft Security Patches
Notes from the Field: How to Assess Microsoft Security Patches By John Ennis, Microsoft Ireland...
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/18/2006
Free Microsoft Virtual Labs - Vista, Exchange 2007, Office 2007
TechNet virtual labs are a great way to evaluate and test Microsoft's newest server products through...
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/18/2006
Important: Microsoft Security Bulletin August 2006
There are a number of critical patches in the Microsoft Security Bulletin that was published on...
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/10/2006
System Center Virtual Machine Manager Beta 1 Ready for download!!
The System Center Virtual Machine Manager public beta announced by Bill Gates at WinHEC last Spring...
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/10/2006
Troubleshooting Group Policy, On IT’s Showtime!
This 75-minute session decrypts all aspects of GPOs. It explores the shotgun approach that the...
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/09/2006
Anti-Malware Technologies in Windows Vista, On IT’s Showtime!
This session will cover how Windows is better protected against malware attacks, better at removing...
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/09/2006
Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2 is here - get it now!
You can participate in the Beta Program by downloading or ordering the Exchange 2007 Beta 2 trial...
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/08/2006
Microsoft EMEA Event: Supply Chain, CRM, Financial Management
Microsoft Convergence 2006 EMEA (6-8th November, Munich) is the first ever Microsoft Dynamics EMEA...
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/03/2006
Steve Riley Explores: Windows Vista System Integrity Technologies
For most of the history of computing, operating systems have lived in their own little bubbles of...
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/01/2006
Group Policy: What's New in Windows Vista, On IT’s Showtime!
Learn about the new Group Policy features in Windows Vista, including ADMX files (which replace ADM...
Author: ieitpro Date: 08/01/2006
New Version of MOM: Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Beta 2
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Beta 2 is the successor to Microsoft Operations...
Author: ieitpro Date: 07/31/2006
Get the Beta: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
You can now get the beta for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. This version of Exchange will be more...
Author: ieitpro Date: 07/31/2006