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Hot off the press: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 White Paper: Hosting Guide: Overview and Planning
Overview This document describes the concept of a hosted deployment of Microsoft Dynamics AX and...
Author: htsblog Date: 03/09/2010
Webhosters - Website Spark information (limited seating available!)
Win with WebsiteSpark Get leads, free marketing, free software and tools to build websites, and...
Author: htsblog Date: 03/08/2010
Webinar Event - SaaS As a Business and IT Delivery Model
Check out this upcoming event to boost your Software as a service knowledge: What is SaaS? Where...
Author: htsblog Date: 03/08/2010
HMC hosters, new Rollups are now approved for your 4 and 4.5 environments
The following rollups are now tested and approved for use in HMC 4 and 4.5 environments...
Author: htsblog Date: 02/23/2010
New Integration Components for Linux VMs now available
The linux Integration Components version 2 are available now. They include Synthetic Network devices...
Author: htsblog Date: 02/12/2010
Hosters, here is an easier way to provision your customer's Windows Phones for Hosted Exchange and Communicator Mobile
The link below provides sample code and a white paper describing how to make provisining Windows...
Author: htsblog Date: 02/11/2010
Dynamic Data Center Virtual Boot Camp
Module 1: Overview of the Dynamic Data Center (link to recording to come later this week) In this...
Author: htsblog Date: 01/26/2010
Exchange 2010 is Code Complete
We are happy to announce that Exchange 2010 (on premise only version, not hosted version) is Code...
Author: htsblog Date: 10/14/2009
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 RC Public Release
SCVMM R2 RC Features Storage Migration We’ve heard from customers as well as field for the need for...
Author: htsblog Date: 06/10/2009
Windows Server 2008 SP2 - Download available
Overview Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 is an update to Windows Server 2008 that supports...
Author: htsblog Date: 05/26/2009
Operations Manager 2007 R2 - Released to Market!
The RTM of Operations Manager 2007 R2 released today! New Functionality Operations Manager 2007 R2...
Author: htsblog Date: 05/22/2009
Online Assistance for your SPLA licensing questions
This is a new webpage that will serve as another avenue to assist you in getting your SPLA based...
Author: htsblog Date: 05/11/2009
Windows 7 Release Candidate available on Technet, MSDN
We are pleased to announce that the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate (RC) is...
Author: htsblog Date: 04/30/2009
Exchange 2010 Public Beta released!
https://www.microsoft.com/exchange/2010/en/us/default.aspx Go here to grab the beta download. We will...
Author: htsblog Date: 04/15/2009
Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 Available Today
Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 will be available today for customers. The Service pack is...
Author: htsblog Date: 04/08/2009
Just Released - Hyper-V Security Guide!
This guide is designed to provide you with guidance, instructions, and recommendations to help you...
Author: htsblog Date: 04/04/2009
Announcing the Microsoft Web Platform: Web Platform Installer 2.0 Beta and Windows Web Application Gallery!
On Wednesday, March 18 at MIX ’09 the Developer Division will announce a number of new products and...
Author: htsblog Date: 03/20/2009
RIP ExchangeLabs, Hello Outlook Live!
So this is pretty big news for the hosting community in several ways. First it shows that Microsoft...
Author: htsblog Date: 02/17/2009
Sign up to attend Hosting Days today!
https://www.microsoft.com/hosting/resources/microsofthostingdays.mspx The description below should...
Author: htsblog Date: 02/13/2009
Hosting Deployment Accelerator available on the web!
UPDATED 3/23/09!! NEW LINK! https://www.microsoft.com/hosting/accelerate/demo.mspx This is a great...
Author: htsblog Date: 01/14/2009
ASP.NET will now work in Server Core with Windows 2008 R2
The Server Core team posted a great blog post that talks about changes coming in Windows 2008 R2....
Author: htsblog Date: 12/03/2008
In case you're not at PDC...
We've announced a TON of exciting things at PDC!! If you're like me and weren't able to attend in...
Author: htsblog Date: 10/30/2008
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Released to Market!
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 provides a management solution for your virtualized data...
Author: htsblog Date: 10/21/2008
New application- Microsoft Web Application Installer Beta -makes Web Hosting on windows even easier
So here's the deal. You know that when you, Mr. or Mrs. Developer, stands up a new 2008 server you...
Author: htsblog Date: 10/15/2008
Hyper-V Server Available for Download now!
In case you havent heard of Hyper-V server already, its a great new virtualization platform that is...
Author: htsblog Date: 10/02/2008
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 Beta Now Available !
Microsoft has announced the formal name and beta availability download of System Center Virtual...
Author: htsblog Date: 08/19/2008
Hosting Website for Service Providers updated!
The site has been recently revised and now includes links to documentation, downloads, partners, KB...
Author: htsblog Date: 06/27/2008
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit...finally a good alternative to Automated Deployment Services?
I like to make my way into the field as much as possible to see how Hosters are working with our...
Author: htsblog Date: 06/27/2008
Windows Server 2008 - Hyper-V has released to Market!
Hyper-V, Microsoft's Next-Generation, Microkenelized-based Virtualization solution, has now released...
Author: htsblog Date: 06/27/2008
HMC 4.5 Released!!
An updated version of the Hosted Messaging and Collaboration solution is now available. HMC 4.5...
Author: htsblog Date: 06/15/2008
Demo of Operations Manager managing multiple platforms
Following up on our earlier post, here is a demo of Operations Manager in action. Barry Shilmover...
Author: htsblog Date: 05/08/2008
System Center Operations Manager (OM) 2007 Cross Platform Extensions Beta
Do you want OpsMgr to ALSO manage your Linux and/or UNiX Environment? No problem. Today, with...
Author: htsblog Date: 05/06/2008
Microsoft Hosting Summit 2008
Day 1 Today was day 1 of the 4th annual Microsoft Hosting Summit ! The Hosting Summit of 2008 is...
Author: htsblog Date: 04/10/2008
Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate 1 released to Market!
What are you doing to get you and your hosting operations team ready to support the BEST Windows...
Author: htsblog Date: 12/06/2007
Exchange Server 2007 SP1 – Released To Market!
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) has been designed specifically to help meet the...
Author: htsblog Date: 11/29/2007
The Windows 2008 Road Show is coming to a city near you!
Microsoft is hosting a World Wide Windows Server 2008 Road Show. This is a unique opportunity to...
Author: htsblog Date: 08/10/2007
Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration Version 4.0 Migration Kit
For all of the Service providers and Hosting Providers that have deployed HMC 3.5 and are waiting...
Author: htsblog Date: 08/01/2007
Hosted Backup Solution
It seems that at ever conference I attend there is always a conversation with some Service Provider...
Author: htsblog Date: 08/01/2007
Hosting Chatter - Tell us what you think!
The Hosting Technology Specialist blog has been a excellent source of information over the last...
Author: htsblog Date: 06/20/2007
IIS 7 Go Live
After months of preparing IIS7 for the release of Windows Server 2008 Beta 3, the IIS team is proud...
Author: htsblog Date: 06/20/2007
WSUS 3.0 - Now Available for download!
For all of the hoster’s out there looking for a low cost patch-management solution for your Windows...
Author: htsblog Date: 05/04/2007
System Center Virtual Machine Manager Beta 2 Released
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2007 Beta 2 is here! SCVMM provides centralized...
Author: htsblog Date: 04/30/2007
The WSS Solution Kit is Now Available on the Codeplex Site!
For those Hosters who have WSS offerings or are considering them you’ll want to check out the WSS...
Author: htsblog Date: 04/27/2007
Windows Server Longhorn Beta 3 is Available!
Windows Server “Longhorn” Beta 3 was just released and is now available as a free download! This is...
Author: htsblog Date: 04/27/2007
Hosted Messaging and Collaboration version 4.0 - Launched!
Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration version 4.0 (HMC) provides hosting...
Author: htsblog Date: 04/26/2007
Windows based Hosting version 4.5 - Released to Market and available on TechNet
Windows based Hosting (WBH) v4.5 is now available for download via the TechNet site. WbH 4.5...
Author: htsblog Date: 03/14/2007
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 is now Released to Market (RTM)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is a cumulative service pack that includes the...
Author: htsblog Date: 03/14/2007
The “Fantastic 40” Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 are here!
On January 30, we launched the first half of the new Application Templates for Windows SharePoint...
Author: htsblog Date: 02/27/2007
Technical Advisor Updates - Archives
Many of you may already receive our Hosting Technical Advisor Updates (HTAU). If you do, fantastic...
Author: htsblog Date: 02/15/2007
New Beta Hosting Solutions Released!!
The betas of Windows Based Hosting 4.5 and Windows Based Hosting for Applications have been...
Author: htsblog Date: 02/06/2007