Nick MacKechnie

Hi All, Here is  a listing of FREE training opportunities for SQL 2008. Before going into the training details I wanted to make sure that you are aware of this upcoming SQL event, PASS Community Summit 2008, early bird registration is in progress...

Social Media is not a place to conduct one-way advertising blitzes so we are trying something new for Tech.Ed this year and this is your chance to get involved. IT IS ALL ABOUT YOU... NO REALLY IT IS! More than five years ago Microsoft Researcher Gordon...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Structured Active Directory Schema Management at Microsoft, which discusses Microsoft IT's Active Directory schema change management process.  Structured Active Directory Schema Management...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Master Data Management at Microsoft - Microsoft Individual and Organization , which discusses how Microsoft IT is planning a massive system-of-record of customer data. Master Data Management...

Hi All, The wait is over . SQL Server 2008 has been released and is ready to deliver a rich set of integrated services that enable you to do more with your data, such as query, search, synchronize, report, and analyze. Many of you have been evaluating...

Today Microsoft announced some significant changes to its licensing and support policies for applications in hardware virtualization environments. There are two key parts of the announcement worth highlighting for Exchange customers: Microsoft now supports...

Hi All, Earlier today, Microsoft’s CES Rob Bernard, Verdiem’s CEO Kevin Klustner, and the Climate Savers Computing Initiative’s President Lorie Wigle announced the launch of Verdiem's Edison , a power management application offered free to PC users...

Hi All, We are pleased to announce the release of our first update to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008  (MDT 2008).  We have added two major features:  OEM preload scenarios for Lite Touch Installation and Zero Touch Installation with...

Hi All, The Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Best Practices Analyzer Tool is a diagnostic tool that gathers configuration information from a Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 environment and determines whether the configuration is...

Hi All, BlogMS was started in May 2008 in response to customers who wanted to feel closer to the product groups.   The overall goal was to improve satisfaction levels among our customers and partners. From this site you will be able to receive...

Hi All, SQL Server 2008 has just been released and is ready to deliver, allowing you to do more with your data, such as query, search, synchronise, report, and analyse. Many of you have been evaluating the SQL Server 2008 betas, and may be ready to try...

Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 1 st August 2008.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development & Operations • SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit • Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 Update...

Hi All, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 has launched a new Desired Configuration Management (DCM) pack that fully complies with ENERGY STAR configuration guidelines! The new pack, which is endorsed by the United States Environmental...

Hi All, Today we announced the worldwide availability of Microsoft Services Premier Ultimate, a new addition to the Microsoft Services Premier Support family. Premier Ultimate offers a new level of collaboration to select customers who have made the conscious...

Hi All, We’re excited to release IE8 Beta 2 today for public download. You can find it at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8 . Please try it out! You’ll find versions for 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows...

Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 15 th August 2008.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development & Operations • Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.5 • Office Communications...

Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 1 st August 2008.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development & Operations • System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Hotfix Rollup Package • Edge Planning...

Introducing Internet Explorer 8 Come and get an overview of the new features and capabilities of Internet Explorer 8 straight from a senior member of the US based Internet Explorer team. IE8 has plenty of exciting new features for web developers...

Hi All, From September 1st, we'll be showcasing Tech·Ed in all its glory right here on this website including interviews, presentation downloads, photos and more. To get the full experience ensure you have the latest version of Silverlight installed....

Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 8th August 2008.  Key ones include Infrastructure Development & Operations • Windows Server 2008 role management packs for Microsoft OpsMgr 2005 • Windows...