mikese's WebLog

Mike (the fang) Seyfang has moved...

mikese — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:24:00 GMT

My MSN Spaces blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/mikese/ will be my new home. Please come and visit me there.

Mike Seyfang (The Fang)

Pat Helland Tribute - South Oz fanclub salutes legend

mikese — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 03:23:00 GMT

A small bunch of Microsoftees tucked away in a tiny part of the land of OZ will sorely miss one of their finest sources of inspiration - Mr Pat Helland . We have had the privilege of hearing Pat on several occasions, and each of us think differently as...(read more)

Commoditize your Infrastructure

mikese — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 05:42:00 GMT

Commoditize your Infrastructure

The ART of getting value from ‘commodity’ Microsoft platform.

There is a lot of potential value to be gained from the integration built into the products that make up the Microsoft Platform. But, quite frankly, knowing how to realise that potential value is a bit of a ‘black-art’.

The Key lies in understanding how to ‘commoditize’ both server and desktop infrastructure.

Servers

With servers, the trick is to have a simple architecture that will balance service provision against security and require minimal changes to default server configuration. The Windows Server System Reference Architecture – WSSRA is a great place to start.

Desktops

For desktops the secret lies in achieving a balance between the retail experience and manageability – BDD is the place to start. A healty dose of commonsense and thought leadership are required. Think commodity, vanilla, standard, retail.

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Gday (http://weblogs.asp.net/mikese) World!

mikese — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 04:26:00 GMT

First test post at:

http://weblogs.asp.net/mikese

(there should be a http://blogs.msdn.com/mikese now as well)