mcs.ireland.blog/infrastructure
Welcome to the blog of the Microsoft Consulting Services infrastructure team in Ireland
Deploying Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 from Microsoft IT Showcase
New customer/partner-ready content from Microsoft IT Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 03/17/2008
FREE Windows Server 2008 training delivered by Certified Training Partners
As part of the Windows 2008 Launch Experience program, Microsoft Ireland is running a series of free...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 03/13/2008
External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint – Final Release Now Available!
Do your customers need tools to more easily and securely collaborate with others across the...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 03/11/2008
Missed the Windows Vista Virtual Roundtable with Mark Russinovich? - Watch the on demand replay!
As I posted earlier at...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 03/09/2008
Vista UAC - should I turn it off?
Well, the short answer is no. The long answer is detailed below. Firstly, let me try to dispel the...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 03/06/2008
First Windows Server 2008 User Group (Ireland) event
When: 12 March 2008 at 19:30 Where: The Westin Hotel, Westmoreland Street The Windows Server 2008...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 03/05/2008
Help users get up to speed with Office 2007 menus
If you're rolling out Office 2007, a useful component to include are the free add-ins for new users....
Author: mcsieinf Date: 03/05/2008
External Collaboration Toolkit for Sharepoint now released
The External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint provides authoritative guidance and tools to...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 03/04/2008
Office Live Workspace - now available in Ireland
If you have a Windows Live ID with an Irish address, you can now register at...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 03/04/2008
New and Improved Group Policy features in Windows Server 2008
As is now the standard for any Windows Server release, a bunch of new GPO features have been...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 03/02/2008
Free Windows PowerShell workshops
Just in case someone is interested in learning Windows PowerShell or in server administration...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 03/01/2008
Windows Server 2008 Security Guide – Final Release Now Available!
Securely deploy Windows Server 2008 with the Windows Server 2008 Security Guide! Every day,...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 02/28/2008
Microsoft Assessment and Planning launched
Published: February 25, 2008 Overview The Microsoft® Assessment and Planning Solution...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 02/25/2008
IT LifeCycle Overview - Just published
Brief Description IT LifeCycle Overview Microsoft IT has adopted the ITLC framework to enable...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 02/25/2008
Operations Manager 2007 SP1 is now released
Operations Manager 2007 SP1 addresses critical customer-initiated issues, including improved...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 02/25/2008
Vista webcast - learn from experts and customers who have finished their rollouts
Microsoft Technical Fellow and desktop guru Mark Russinovich will be hosting an interactive virtual...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 02/21/2008
Another free technical event on deploying Windows Vista and Office 2007
Due to popular demand, Microsoft Ireland is running a repeat session of the Vista/Office deployment...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 02/20/2008
Office Interactive Developer Map
Slightly off-topic but worth to know. Version 2 of the Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 02/12/2008
Windows Vista Application Compatibility - Useful Links
If you're working on a Vista rollout, one of the key aspects of such a project will be application...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 02/11/2008
Beta Announcement: Project Hana (MOF v4)
Interested in improving your IT Service Management? Optimize your IT Processes with Hana (MOF...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 02/08/2008
Infrastructure planning & design guides (IPD)
Server 2008 terminal services infrastructure planning & design guides (IPD)
Author: mcsieinf Date: 02/08/2008
Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services and Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services - Beta
The Infrastructure Planning and Design guides are the next version of Windows Server System...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 02/08/2008
And another RTM...
Well there have certainly been tons of blog posts about today's announcement that both Windows...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 02/04/2008
Access hands-on labs for free via the internet
This resource has been around for some time, but it's something I forgot about until recently. There...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 02/03/2008
MICROSOFT ASSESSMENT & PLANNING BETA REFRESH DOWNLOAD IS NOW AVAILABLE!
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Solution Accelerator is an integrated platform with...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 01/29/2008
Windows Server 2008 Security Guide – Beta Release Now Available!
Help your customers securely deploy Windows Server 2008 with the Windows Server 2008 Security Guide!...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 01/22/2008
New Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) Foundation Certification
A new MOF Foundation exam and certification is now available through the Examination Institute for...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 01/22/2008
Save files as PDF or XPS format directly from Office 2007 for free
In my day to day work with customers, I've noticed that many of them aren't aware that you can save...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 01/14/2008
Enterprise Mobility briefing
Another upcoming event in Dublin, this time regarding enterprise mobility is now available for...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 01/10/2008
Free Microsoft Events in Ireland - how to easily roll out Vista and Office 2007
Microsoft Ireland is running 2 events in January to help ITPros & infrastructure architects get...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 01/04/2008
Interesting terminal services article
Redmond | Feature Article: Above the Rest: Windows 2008's Terminal Services Client
Author: mcsieinf Date: 01/02/2008
Learn about high availability features in Windows Server 2008
Building High Availability Infrastructures with Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Date: Monday...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 01/02/2008
Office 2007: backwards compat collateral
As part of the Office 2007/MOSS project I am working on, my customer needed some information around...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 01/02/2008
Making deployment of Office 2007 easier for both users and the IT guys
A lot of IT departments have been traditionally nervous about rolling out new end user applications...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 12/30/2007
SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit
Written from the ground up to take full advantage of the new features of System Center Operations...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 12/27/2007
What's new in Exchange 2007 clustering
Most of you out there have of course heard about Exchange 2007 and maybe even have seen some demo's....
Author: mcsieinf Date: 12/20/2007
Office 2007 SP1 now released
For techies/ITPros, check out the KB article for the full details. If you'd prefer to just download...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 12/12/2007
Using Visio to its full advantage
A lot of people use Visio for drawing network diagrams, design diagrams and process flowcharts. Most...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 12/05/2007
Exchange 2007 SP1 has shipped
Service Pack 1 for Exchange 2007 has now been released. Over 250,000 customers were involved in...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 12/01/2007
Document your AD Topology (incl OU’s and Exchange 2000/2003) automatically in Visio
The Active Directory Topology Diagrammer (ADTD) tool is now available for download for free from the...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 11/29/2007
Useful new Application Compatibility resources
Application compatibility is one the most important challenges faced by organizations when deploying...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 11/22/2007
Quickly get up to speed on how & why you should roll out Vista easily
We've just released a new TechCenter on Technet - www.microsoft.com/technet/springboard. This site...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 11/14/2007
Rolling out Vista with Microsoft Deployment (formerly BDD2007)
Recently, I’ve been working with a large international customer on a short project, helping them...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 11/14/2007
Release of the Microsoft Deployment Solution Accelerator
Unified Tools and Guidance for Desktop and Server Deployment Automation. Download it today! We are...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 11/14/2007
Microsoft feature set posters. Windows 2008, Exchange 2007, SQL 2005
We have produced a number of detail rich posters which provide a useful feature reference for new...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 11/14/2007
Management tools for Windows - Upcoming releases
The purpose of this post is to announce two upcoming releases of management tools for Windows, Group...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 11/13/2007
Announcing the Infrastructure Planning and Design Series and New Releases for Virtualization!
The concept of the Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) series is to distill down to the core...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 11/12/2007
Some Useful AD Scripts
Here are some useful scripts that I came upon as a result of a recent project I worked on. Most of...
Author: mcsieinf Date: 11/09/2007