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I was asked earlier this week about differences between managing VMs using Hyper-V and managing them with SCVMM. For the record, even if you import the Hyper-V host into SCVMM to be managed centrally you can continue to manage said host from Hyper-V manager. ...
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I am excited to announce that Microsoft is coming to town to host Energize IT Community Connection: From the Client to the Cloud on March 31 st in Ottawa and I’d like to make sure you get the invite. Energize IT : C ommunity Connection: From the...
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The other day Rick posted an entry on cloud computing and asked “As IT Pros who save the world every day at work – what do you think about all this “cloud” stuff?” It led to a lot of comments and questions. Our colleagues over at TechNet Edge have...
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select * from dbo.v_GS_COMPUTER_SYSTEM where name0 like '___m%'...
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Over pints Pierre Roman, Bruce Cowper and Rick Claus decided they would put together a concise and timely podcast each “Update Tuesday”. The object is to keep it simple by letting you know in plain non technical language what the updates are, what they...
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I determined that the enclosure’s controller board is indeed “partly” fried. I used the enclosure with another system and it caused the system to freeze but no POST issues. This would have been a PAIN to discover. The drive survived though...
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So I was thrilled yesterday to get everything setup the way I needed so that I could connect my eSATA drive to my 4GB DC/SQL 2008 server so that I could back up my data and finally grow my system partition… I had everything perfect, then I made a noob...
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I have 2 major systems which I use for my home Virtual lab. 1 system is a 4GB dual core 64-bit small form factor PC which hosts my DC, SQL 2008 server, and VMM 2008 R2. The other is my quad core 16GB system which hosts most of my VMs on Hyper-V...
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I finally have more than 5 days at home to get some work done which was on the back burner. 1 major task I will complete is to make my home office lab accessible remotely. I’ll do this with either Direct Access (if I can get the consecutive...
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The never ending pit of despair… I am using Hyper-V and SCVMM to their fullest across all of my machines. I am keeping the systems running optimally as far as performance. Now what do I need? MORE! I need MORE! I think like most ITPROs I was...
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As we announced in 2008, support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) will end on July 13, 2010. Support for Windows 2000 will end on the same date. Support for Windows Vista Release to Manufacturing (RTM) will end on April 13, 2010. NOTE: There is no...
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Do you want a free copy of Windows 7? if so check out this post! http://www.myitforum.com/forums/m_215495/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#215495...
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The ConfigMgr / SCCM documentation script has been updated to v1.24 for more details please see http://tinyurl.com/yfpgocw...
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Instructions on how to setup a KMS Server for Windows 7 activation using Windows Server 2008 R2....
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Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
PowerGUI has gone Pro!
You’re favorite PowerShell engine is now available in a cool new package. PowerGUI Pro has all of the same great features that you know and love from PowerGUI Freeware plus it allows you to: Use...
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select DisplayName0, Version0, Count(*) From dbo.v_Add_Remove_Programs ARP Where DisplayName0 like '%office%' Group by DisplayName0,...
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Back at TechDays Ottawa I was using my laptop to give a presentation on Hyper-v live migration. Anyways Rick walked into the room as I was just about to “clean” my desktop of folders and icons as I always do before a presentation. Rick said “Let...
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Ellen told me about this article, it not really a joke but it is funny. http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/columnists/greg_weston/2010/02/12/12858676.html...
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As part of EnergizeIT 2010 we have partnered with RunAs Radio to produce some podcasts on Office 2010. The first podcast of this 4 part series was posted yesterday. If you don’t already subscribe to RunAs Radio I encourage you to do so. ...
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(Thought that title might get your attention) Over the last month or so – I’ve had my head in the clouds working away on creating a scenario based demo for EnergizeIT that leverages the scalability of the cloud and “transportability” of existing .net...
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John Marcum send me this picture from his cellphone… Don’t ask me how you can have something manufactured in both Canada and the USA! ...
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MS is looking for people to beta test a new App-v / Med-v Exam. Seats are limited but if you are into App-v or Med-v Check out their blog post. http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/2010/02/recruiting-beta-candidates-for-exam-71-669 Hey Jeff, What...
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“Virtualization without management is more dangerous than not using virtualization in the first place.” ~ Tom Bittman, Gartner VP & Analyst There are many good things about using virtualization in your infrastructure: consolidation of physical servers...
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