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TechEd Europe 2010 – Updates

Posted by markparris on August 25, 2010

I am looking forward to attending TechEd this year in Berlin, it will be the first time I have attended one in Europe since the last time it was held in Amsterdam. I have picked up on a few updates and listed them below.

Brad Anderson to Keynote Tech∙Ed Europe 2010

Microsoft CVP, Brad Anderson, will be a keynoter at this year’s Tech∙Ed Europe event.  More announcements on keynoters and sessions to come in September.  Join the TechEd Europe email newsletter, or visit the website for the latest news. 

Register by 31st August and Save

Don’t miss this chance to save on Tech∙Ed Europe – register by 31 August and save €200 off the full conference price (a €400 savings over last year’s full price).  If you book your hotel through the Tech∙Ed Europe accommodation booking service by 31 August, you’ll also receive a FREE, 6-day public transit (BVG) pass.  The BVG pass entitles you to full use of public transportation (metro/city train/tram/bus) in Berlin.  Visit the registration page for details on both offers.

Attendees Receive a Free TechNet Subscription

Tech·Ed Europe attendees will receive a free, one-year Microsoft TechNet Subscription, specifically selected for IT Professionals that support enterprise-wide environments. The subscription includes access to the complete stack of full-version Microsoft infrastructure and business solution software for evaluation and testing purposes, as well as access to upcoming beta releases, E-Learning courses and priority support on TechNet Forums.  The subscription benefit for attendees excludes the two (2) free support calls included in the Professional subscription level; all other benefits are the same.   View benefits.

Go Behind-the-Scenes of the TechEd Europe event, Win a Free Pass!

Jennifer Ritzinger (event owner) and Mike Swanson (keynote owner) host a weekly video show to share the latest news and ‘behind-the-scenes’ details about the Tech∙Ed Europe event.  On the most recent episode, they talk to content owner, Steven Salazar, about the results of the session preference voting and the upcoming release of sessions.  Also, they announce how you can win a FREE pass to the event!  In case you’ve missed any, you can still view all the episodes.

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Back and raring to go….

Posted by markparris on August 21, 2010

For the first time in nearly 5 years I have not had any projects that were delivering in the summer months and I have managed to take a summer holiday with the family. I am now back and working on multiple projects, such as upgrading environments to Windows Server 2008 R2; troubleshooting Windows Server 2003 issues and studying for Microsoft certifications.

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Windows Operating System Internals–Training in London.

Posted by markparris on August 21, 2010

Back in April as part of the UK TechDays week, I arranged an evening session with Dan Pearson of David Solomon Expert Seminars on Windows Crash Dump Analysis and Windows Performance Troubleshooting and Analysis, everyone who attended thought it was an excellent session and very worthwhile.

Dan is back in London this October to teach the full 5 day course on Windows Operating System Internals, I am thinking of attending and if you have some spare training budget, I would recommend this course without hesitation.

Course Insight.

This class, aimed at both developers and IT Professionals, describes the internals of the Windows operating system kernel (both 32-bit and 64-bit and updated for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2) and related core components and mechanisms such as memory management, thread scheduling, interrupt processing, time accounting, security, and crash dump analysis. It shows you how to dig into the system with advanced troubleshooting tools, such as the Kernel Debugger and key tools from Sysinternals such as Process Explorer and Process Monitor.

If you’re an IT professionals deploying and supporting Windows servers and workstations, this class will help you help you troubleshoot difficult problems as well as understand the true meaning behind key system performance counters. Developers benefit by being able to understand the platform more deeply, which enables understanding performance trade-offs as well as being able to debug system level issues more effectively.

Full Details can be found here

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Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 – Beta Service Pack 1 (What else does it do?).

Posted by markparris on July 14, 2010

Yesterday (12th July 2010) at the Microsoft Partner Convention, Microsoft made publically available the beta of Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 (in English, French, German, Japanese and in Spanish).

Service Pack 1 Beta Information.

Microsoft for sometime have stated that the only major new features in Service Pack 1 are Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX

Dynamic Memory

Dynamic Memory allows for memory on a host machine to be pooled and dynamically distributed to virtual machines as necessary. Memory is dynamically added or removed based on current workloads, and is done so without service interruption.

RemoteFX

Microsoft RemoteFX in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, a new set of remote user experience capabilities that enable a media-rich user environment for virtual desktops, session-based desktops and remote applications is introduced.

This document published on Microsoft.com details the other changes.

Documentation for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Beta (KB976932)

These include:

Windows Server 2008 R2

Enhancements to scalability and high availability when using DirectAccess

Support for Managed Service Accounts (MSAs) in secure branch office scenarios

Support for increased volume of authentication traffic on domain controllers connected to high-latency networks

Enhancements to Failover Clustering with Storage

Windows 7

Additional support for communication with third-party federation services

Improved HDMI audio device performance

Corrected behaviour when printing mixed-orientation XPS documents

Both Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7

Change to behaviour of “Restore previous folders at logon” functionality

Enhanced support for additional identities in RRAS and IPsec

Support for Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Updates Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to version 7.1

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The Service Pack also includes 473 Updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 of which only 17 are security updates.

These are detailed in full in the spreadsheet 

Hot fixes and Security Updates included in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Beta

which is located in the Documentation for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Beta (KB976932) that was mentioned earlier.

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BlackBerry Desktop Manager and Microsoft Outlook 2010

Posted by markparris on July 13, 2010

BlackBerry via their website last week announced that the BlackBerry Desktop Manager should support 32Bit Outlook 2010 by August 2010, but it will not support 64Bit Outlook 2010 until sometime in 2011.

The article states that:

“Currently, BlackBerry Desktop Manager 5.0.1 does not support Microsoft Outlook 2010 64-bit version for mailbox connectivity and synchronization of organizer data such as Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, and Memos. The next release of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager provides support for Microsoft Outlook 2010 32-bit version only. This release is targeted for August 2010. Support for Microsoft Outlook 2010 64-bit version will be available in 2011.”

The information is hidden away in this article: KB17149 – Support for Microsoft Outlook 2010 64-bit version

So if you are fed up of seeing the error message “No Available Message Stores”, the update to resolve this issue should be just over the horizon.

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