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New Builds of the SoftGrid 4.1 SP1 Clients are Available
This is an important little update that is highly recommended to be upgraded too. Just a quick heads...
Author: zarbie Date: 09/04/2007
Inside the Sequencer - Part 2
So we follow on from Sean's next new series! He is starting to enjoying this blogging stuff and its...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/30/2007
Sequencing With Tim
Tim Mangan who is a busy chappy on SoftGridGuru has released a number of training videos to...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/29/2007
Where is the ODBC information stored within a SoftGrid package?
There are a few locations that should be checked in the SoftGrid package to determine if any ODBC...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/28/2007
NEW Knowledge Base articles for SoftGrid
Here's a list of the new Knowledge Base articles. Hope they help?...
Author: awbennett Date: 08/28/2007
Application Virtualization: Microsoft Support Position
“The support policy for third-party applications that run in a SoftGrid Application Virtualization...
Author: awbennett Date: 08/22/2007
Inside the Sequencer - Part 1
These are great installments from Sean D! We now have a Inside the Sequencer to accompany the inside...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/21/2007
Its all about the logs!?
So we are sometimes confronted with asking the basic questions...... what the heck is going on!!?...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/20/2007
Using the SoftGrid Client Setup Kit
Jan posted this over on the login consultants teams blog. We talked about this last week and after...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/20/2007
An Interview with Bryon Surace on Windows Server Virtualisation Scenarios and Architecture
Tune in for the interview with Bryon Surace as he provides a brief overview of the new Windows...
Author: awbennett Date: 08/17/2007
The Community At Large! - Gridversum
The community around SoftGrid seems to grow faster and faster, and its a great thing. We love to see...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/16/2007
SoftGrid Client Setup Kit
Patrick Jaspers (one of our softgrid consulting knights!) told me about a new login consultants...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/16/2007
Inside the Grid: Part 3
So I wanted to close of this series that Sean D has been progressing. I have been flat out in the UK...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/16/2007
How Policies are Applied in the SoftGrid Environment
A question that gets asked frequently by customers and thankfully I have an answer for you. Brought...
Author: awbennett Date: 08/16/2007
New Microsoft Virtualization Web Site is up
The Microsoft Virtualization story home has a home and can accessed here: The home of Microsoft...
Author: awbennett Date: 08/15/2007
Troubleshooting SoftGrid with Process Monitor
A great blog by the SoftGrid Team, incase you have not seen it here it is. Thanks Mike Ory...
Author: awbennett Date: 08/14/2007
SoftGrid Public KBs from July 2007
Hi Gang, New KB article for July 2007 are released. The SoftGrid product has 4 new additions. All 4...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/12/2007
SoftGrid TechEd 2007 Videos!
So as you know I had a great time out at TechEd 2007 on the Windows Server 2008 Demo Booths (Yellow...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/09/2007
Inside the Grid: Part 2
So Sean D this time has updated his series on inside the grid! Part Two has kicked off and it has...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/09/2007
A Technical Overview of Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services (Level 200)
Looking to get a fast start on Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008? then join this TechNet Web...
Author: awbennett Date: 08/09/2007
Windows Server Virtualization Videos from Teched 2007!
So I will be posting some great Virtualization Video's from TechEd 2007 over the next couple of...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/08/2007
Microsoft Server Virtualization Calculator demo
If you don't by licence's or have no interest in them, then this article probably is not going to be...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/07/2007
Exploring SoftGrid with NetMon Part 2: Application Launch
This is a great little series that the team of in America are putting together. Sean D J.C Hornbeck...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/06/2007
Virtual Server R2 SP1 can run up to 512 virtual machines...
Jeff updated the Virtualization blog with a bit of a comparison from the various Virtual Server...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/06/2007
Microsoft Server Virtualization Licensing
This is one of the most hilarious topics to discuss.......... why I hear you ask!? Well, because...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/05/2007
Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2.0 Beta Available Now
This to me was a pretty big announcement on Friday that the Microsoft Terminal Server Team...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/05/2007
Exploring SoftGrid with NetMon Part 1: DC Refresh
This is a great part two of this series that the softgrid team are doing. This is a nice example of...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/03/2007
How do customers get access to download SoftGrid 4.2 online?
This is an update to an older blog around downloading the MDOP. The MDOP now contains the 4.2...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/02/2007
Virtualization Videos Online
Found these great online video's and worth a look Virtualization in Windows Server Mike Neil,...
Author: awbennett Date: 08/02/2007
Inside the Grid: Part 1
So finally the legend that is Sean Donahue has finally got his hands on the SoftGrid Blog (which is...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/02/2007
Support Policy for Office when Virtualized
We spoke around Virtualization of Office 2007. The SoftGrid Team Blog has also just plonked there...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/01/2007
Inside a SoftGrid SFT File using Sft-Explorer
I have been using this tool recently and just wanted to bring it back to the communities’ attention....
Author: awbennett Date: 08/01/2007
Installing Virtual Server R2 SP1 on Windows Server 2008 Beta 3
Jeff Woolsey has thrown an update on the Virtualization Teams blog around installing Virtual Server...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/31/2007
Microsoft Windows 2008 Virtualization Architecture
One of the key pillars that is new to the Windows platform is Virtualization. Available 180 days...
Author: awbennett Date: 07/31/2007
SoftGrid TechCenter goes Live!
One of the core resources has gone live! The SoftGrid TechCenter is a massive resource with detailed...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/30/2007
New SoftGrid Virtual Labs!
There are a couple of new virtual labs up for you guys to try and play with!!! Please go wild on...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/29/2007
Windows Server Virtualization Security Discussion At Black Hat
Jeff has managed to get 5 minutes of his day back to put up an announcement around WSV security. An...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/28/2007
Virtual Server Resource Kit
Today marks another great milestone in Microsoft Virtualization. One of our very first...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/27/2007
So what do all these errors actually mean!?
On Thursday we spoke about how to get the error codes from a SoftGrid client, and I wanted to carry...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/26/2007
How do we find out a SoftGrid Client error messages?
Now this may seem like a really strange post but recently an email was sent to me saying that a user...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/26/2007
Installing the SoftGrid Client on a non-domain machine
Many of our customers want to use SoftGrid for users that sit on machines outside there security...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/23/2007
So how do we clean up them orphaned icons!?
So we recently posted on orphaned icon files that could potentially be left behind in the users...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/22/2007
What's the difference between 4.1 SP1 and 4.2 of SoftGrid
I have been asked this question a few times this week, so I thought I should find out and then of...
Author: awbennett Date: 07/20/2007
Icon's
So a few weeks back I was asked this question...... "We have users that have SoftGrid icon caches...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/19/2007
How can I monitor my SoftGrid Clients?
Currently SoftGrid 4.1 and 4.2 do not offer a management pack to look at the health of the SoftGrid...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/18/2007
Microsoft Office 2007 Sequencing Guide Released!!!
Extra Extra Hot of the Press..... Wanted to ping this out so that you can all get onto this and...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/18/2007
The VFS versus MNT Install
Alvin Morales has posted a link up on the SoftGrid Blog on the VFS versus MNT installs. I will get a...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/17/2007
Using Filemon and Regmon to troubleshoot sequenced applications
So it’s late, all you have in front of you is a stacked number of empty cans, an empty pizza box...
Author: awbennett Date: 07/16/2007
UsrVol_sftfs_v1.pkg
Hello all, I am back from visiting my grandparent abroad! Myself and Natalie (My better half!) have...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/16/2007
Sequencing Best Practices
Just a quick pointer to a blog entry on the SoftGrid Team Blog. Information on sequencing and some...
Author: awbennett Date: 07/13/2007