Nick MacKechnie

TechEd is next month, make sure you do not miss out. There are still some tickets available here TechEd . Microsoft TechEd is New Zealand’s largest and best education, training and networking event for the IT sector. Held in Auckland over 3 days, the...

Hi All, Walk through the decisions you'll make when migrating from a Windows XP environment to Windows 7 -- and learn about the tools and resources available from Microsoft to help you each step along the way. This guide provides assistance on migrating...

Hi All, Information on upgrading your KMS to support Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 KMS clients is available in the following TechNet article: Volume Activation Planning Guide http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd878528.aspx Upgrading Existing...

In December 2006, Western Australia (WA) started a 3 year trial of Daylight Savings (DST) to determine whether to adopt DST.  The referendum results announced on 17 th of June reported a majority of voters responding ‘No’ to adopting DST. The rejection...

We’re pleased to announce the RTM of System Centre Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 .  VMM 2008 R2 RTM is the latest upgrade to VMM 2008, Microsoft’s comprehensive management solution for the virtualised datacentre which enables consolidation of physical...

Hi All, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) has been designed specifically to help meet the challenges of any business and the needs of all the different groups with a stake in the messaging system. Exchange Server 2007 SP2 is a mission...

WSUS 3.0 SP2 delivers important customer-requested management, stability, and performance improvements. Some of the features and improvements include the following: Integration with Windows Server 2008 R2. Support for the BranchCache feature in Windows...

Hi All, Our Premier Field Engineering team has provided us with some detailed technical information related to SQL Server Upgrades and SQL 2008 Performance Tuning.  I thought that this information may be helpful, so decided to make this information...

Hi All, Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 7 enables Windows Server administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on servers running Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2003, from a remote...

Hi All, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the next generation of the Windows Server operating system and provides significant improvements to the base operating system over Windows Server 2003. Notable improvements include those in networking, advanced...

Hi All, To improve customers' support experiences when running Windows Server on virtualization technologies other than Hyper-V™ and Virtual Server, Microsoft has launched the Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP). SVVP is open to any vendor...

Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance • Windows Virtual PC RC • Windows XP Mode RC • Update for Windows® XP SP3 & Windows...

REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 13, 2009 Microsoft Corp.’s Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) today shared details about the next version of Microsoft Office for Mac, announcing that a new application, Outlook for Mac, will replace Entourage for Mac. MacBU is providing...