At this year’s Microsoft Management Summit, the building excitement around Microsoft private cloud and Microsoft System Center 2012 reached new heights as Brad Anderson announced the General Availability of Microsoft System Center 2012. With System Center 2012 comes a host of opportunities for Microsoft...

A question that gets asked from time to time is, “Why should I add Software Assurance to my Desktop Operating System licenses instead of just upgrading?  In a simple answer: Access to more benefits for you and your company.  Now, let me expand on that greatly simplified answer… First, having...

Coming this fall, TechDays 2009 will be making its way across Canada, brining over 40 information-packed sessions to Canadian IT Professionals and Developers. These sessions will include such topics as: Application Compatibility Tools Application Lifecycle Management ASP.NET BranchCache Developing applications...

One of the topics I get asked about quite a bit or see being asked about is around the topic of Software Assurance (SA). I have several posts on the Blog about this topic; however, I thought it might be very helpful to package up some of the top questions, resources, answers, and posts into one to make...

Are you familiar with MDOP (the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack) yet? Are you using it to help your clients get the most from their infrastructure and to make managing their environments easier? For those of you not familiar with MDOP, it is the incorporation of six Microsoft technologies that can...

Attention Microsoft Partners, it’s the first day of the New Year and it’s time for the first breaking news announcement of 2008… We are thrilled to announce that on March 3 rd , 2008, Microsoft will be launching the Microsoft Open Value Subscription Program in both the U.S. and Canada. This is an exciting...

Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 6.0, a core component of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), helps administrators recover PCs that have become unusable with new capabilities. Standalone System Sweeper lets IT remove viruses and spyware from an offline system. The toolset also supports...

Formerly known as SoftGrid Application Virtualization, Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 meets the need for increased desktop manageability. It supports large-scale virtualization implementations across more sites; enables multiple delivery options; lets users work with localized applications;...

Microsoft Asset Inventory Service 1.0, a core component of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), reduces application management TCO through advanced software inventory scanning and by translating inventory data into business intelligent information, on-demand. It is as an easily administered...

There was a lot of interest at Microsoft Partner Conference this year around the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) for Software Assurance and several conversations around it in the Yellow Lounge for Small Business Specialists. If you are not familiar with MDOP: The Microsoft Desktop Optimization...