Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Virtualisation was "released to manufacturing" today - i.e. its done! Expect a lot more resources on Microsoft.com to be updated overnight as the sites become live with info. For now please see the press release: http...

I haven't blogged about this document before but it's a great resource to get a good understanding about everything in Windows Server 2008 Here

I wanted to highlight this section from the new HMC 4.5 documentation: There are two types of service providers who can make money from selling Microsoft Hosted Messaging and Collaboration version 4.5 based services, those who run the service themselves...

Ok so not hosting related in anyway but just a great video playing around with megapixel images on a Surface device using Seadragon technology. http://www.gottabemobile.com/GBM+Shortcut+Live+Labs+Seadragon+On+Surface.aspx

The new site looks fab: hopefully it will make it easier to find the content! http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/serviceproviders/default.aspx

Following up on the news that the support policy has changed for hosters using the HMC solution: http://www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/solutions/hmcpremiersupport.mspx If any hoster in the UK has trouble contacting PSS for support post this change...

The Business Applications Services Enablement (BASE) Team is proud to announce the official release of the Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration (HMC) 4.5 HMC 4.5 brings together powerful Microsoft enterprise products such as Microsoft...

Folks, I hear that the release of HMC 4.5 is very close. In fact potentially hours away. Keep checking back on the MS website www.microsoft.com/hosting and http://www.microsoft.com/technet/serviceproviders/default.mspx for the bits. I will post...

http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Microsoft/VARs-Eye-Boom-in-Hosted-Microsoft-Exchange-Business/ Interesting article from the VAR perspective of Microsoft's move into delivering services to customers. " they said, the fact that Microsoft was getting...

Folks, getting a lot of requests for details on HMC 4.5... It's coming really soon just hold on a little bit longer!!! In the meantime make yourself aware of the HMC 4.0 docs as a lot of the base architecture will remain the same, and will provide a...

Please see the following KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;947005

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I missed this, but there are some great videos from the 2008 CEO Summit. Including keynotes and touch wall demo's from Bill G. Blurb: Welcome to the virtual pressroom for Microsoft Corp.'s 12th annual CEO Summit. Established in 1997, the forum allows...

Nice little whitepaper on using Hyper-V in production for the MSDN and Technet websites, including lessons learned. Full report here