Nick MacKechnie

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft IT Implemented Disaster Recovery in the Datacenter, which discusses DR consolidation and centralization within Microsoft, plus best practices for any large organization. ...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft IT Deployed BitLocker Administration and Monitoring at Microsoft, which discusses the provisioning, monitoring and key recovery benefits of MBAM.  In Microsoft IT deployed...

This update fixes critical issues. For detailed information about this update, please visit the Microsoft Web site . Applies to: Office 2011, Office 2011 Home and Business Edition, Word 2011, Excel 2011, PowerPoint 2011, Outlook 2011, Office for Mac Standard...

Security Compliance Manager 2.5 (SCM 2.5) is now available for download! SCM 2.5 is a free tool from the Microsoft Solution Accelerators team that enables you to quickly configure and manage both desktops and servers using Group Policy and Microsoft System...

The Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 provides storage (disks) over a TCP/IP network. It turns a computer running Windows Server into a storage device which provides shared block storage. You can use Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 to perform a...

The new “Windows Server “8” Beta Component Architecture Poster” on the download center - http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29189 This poster provides a visual reference for understanding key Hyper-V technologies in Windows Server “8...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Deploying FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint , which discusses the migration from SharePoint search to FAST Search Server. FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint quickly and reliably...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft Reduced Bandwidth Utilization Using Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 BranchCache, which discusses the time and financial savings when leveraging Windows Server 2008 R2 BranchCache...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft Deployed System Center Operations Manager 2012 which discusses the improved benefits of deploying System Center Operations Manager 2012.  Microsoft IT uses System Center...

On 30 Jan 2012, the PST Capture became available as a free download.  PST Capture helps you search your network to discover and then import .pst files across your environment - all from a straightforward admin-driven tool. PST Capture will help reduce...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft IT Centralized Disaster Recovery which discusses how Microsoft IT plans and deploys its disaster recovery program. Microsoft IT developed their solution for Disaster Recovery...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services at Microsoft which discusses how Microsoft IT implemented Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) so that publishers could...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Improving Desktop Performance with the Risk and Health Assessment Program for Windows Desktop, which discusses how through a cooperative Windows Desktop Risk Assessment Program engagement...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Microsoft IT Uses AppLocker to Help Secure Windows 7 Clients,  which discusses Microsoft IT deployed AppLocker, an application control feature available in Windows 7 and Windows Server...

Office 365 is proud to announce trial availability for customers in 22 additional markets (full list below), including Turkey, South Africa, Taiwan and Argentina. We also recently launched full commerce capabilities in Brazil, Russia and South Korea....

Hi All, Microsoft has released the following Knowledge Base (KB) article and accompanying software hotfix regarding an issue in Windows Server 2008 R2 failover clusters: KB2550886 - A transient communication failure causes a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover...

System Center App Controller 2012 beta provides a common self-service experience across private and public clouds that can help you empower application owners to easily build, configure, deploy, and manage new services. System Center App Controller 2012...

Just to share with you a summary that I built with the news, publicly available, about SQL Server 2012 RC: Official Release Information SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate is now Available! http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/11...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Using Windows 7 Professional on a Slate PC Getting Started which discusses how Windows 7 Professional on a slate PC keeps you productive, entertained, and connected. Using Windows® 7 Professional...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Deploying and Managing PKI inside Microsoft  which discusses how Microsoft IT implemented an infrastructure for encrypted communications, security-enhanced remote authentication, and...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Microsoft IT Deploys Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring which discusses how Microsoft IT deployed Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring. By taking a staged and...

The newest version of Windows Intune is now available. Sign up for a FREE 30-day trial and test it out on up to 25 PCs! · Sign up for Windows Intune today! Windows Intune brings together Windows cloud services for PC management, endpoint protection, and...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Optimizing Branch Office Servers by Using Windows Server® 2008 R2 with Hyper-V which discusses how Microsoft IT uses Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V to provide a secure, future-proof...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Developing a Strategy to Simplify Planning and Improve Performance and Reliability , which discusses MSITs "Get Current" strategy which increases adherence to standards within MSIT...

We are pleased to announce that TechNet has published two new Training Courses for Implementing SharePoint Solutions. Each of these courses contains 5-6 modules representing 2 days of instructor led training, including video lessons and hands on labs...