An early look at new features in Server Core

At Tech∙Ed last week some information emerged on Windows Server 2008 R2. Specifically some information was handed out on the Server Core installation option in the successor to Windows Server 2008. Let’s take an early look at the differences between Server Core installations of Windows Server 2008 and Server Core installations of Windows Server 2008 … Continue reading "An early look at new features in Server Core"

Tech-Ed: Review of Day 5

The last day of Tech-Ed… Ilse van Criekinge started with certificates and Exchange in "UCN315 – Certificates and Exchange 2007: Best Practices and Lessons". Although I already encountered expired self-signed certificates (those things are only valid for a year….), it was very nice to see this confirmed. As Exchange Server 2007 relies more on encrypted … Continue reading "Tech-Ed: Review of Day 5"

Tech-Ed: Review of Day 4 (part2)

After really waking up, I joined "UNC302 Coexistence and Migration with Exchange Online". It was an insightful session: a lot of customers can benefit from this choice. Probably midsize and smaller companies who have to migrate from a non-Microsoft groupware platform, will be interested in Exchange Online. I was pleased, that also the things that … Continue reading "Tech-Ed: Review of Day 4 (part2)"

Tech∙Ed EMEA 2008 IT Pro Day 5 Recap

Dave and I are your DirTeam bloggers on Microsoft’s Tech∙Ed Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA) conference for IT Professionals in Barcelona (Spain) from November 3rd, 2008 to November 7th, 2008. Welcome to the last day of the conference. The last chance to get ahead with sessions, hands on labs, instructor led labs, and networking. … Continue reading "Tech∙Ed EMEA 2008 IT Pro Day 5 Recap"

Tech∙Ed EMEA 2008 IT Pro Day 4 Recap

Dave and I are your DirTeam bloggers on Microsoft’s Tech∙Ed Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA) conference for IT Professionals in Barcelona (Spain) from November 3rd, 2008 to November 7th, 2008. So you’re still with us? Let’s take a look at Thursday, day 4 of the conference. Highlights: Speaker Idol, Mark Russinovich, great cigars and … Continue reading "Tech∙Ed EMEA 2008 IT Pro Day 4 Recap"

Tech-Ed: Review of Day 4 (part1)

Well, oversleeping is not a good thing. Also checking the starting time of a session is also a good thing to do… So, unfortunately I missed "UNC03-IS Q&A: Exchange Server 2007 Continuous Replication Deep Dive". Nice to know about log shipping, inspection and replay for high availability options. I already skipped "UNC306 High Availability in … Continue reading "Tech-Ed: Review of Day 4 (part1)"