Great news following a very busy week for SQL Server with the PASS Community Summit: The new SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP is now available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers.This download is expected to be available as a general download in a couple of days. Title: SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Evaluation November CTP (x86, … Continue reading SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Evaluation November CTP available for MSDN/TechNet Subscribers
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Mistakes when configuring your Hyper-V environment
I came across some interesting tips on things to consider in a virtualized environment by Greg Shields (Consultant and Microsoft MVP). They are non-issues (or settled issues) on physical environments and you might overlook them when making the transition to virtual machines. Here's a summary to get you interested: Screensavers Managing from the console AV on … Continue reading Mistakes when configuring your Hyper-V environment
Implementing an End-User Data Centralization Solution with Folder Redirection and Offline Files
There's a new 77-page white paper covering the use of Folder Redirection and Offline Files in a very practical way.Here's an excerpt: "The objective of this white paper is to show through a case study how to use different Microsoft products and technologies to put in place a comprehensive solution satisfying the needs of a … Continue reading Implementing an End-User Data Centralization Solution with Folder Redirection and Offline Files
SharePoint 2010 beta in November. Details and documentation right now!
Jeff Teper (Corporate Vice President, SharePoint Server) and Steve Ballmer (CEO) shared SharePoint Server 2010 feature details and announced the November beta during the SharePoint Conference today in Las Vegas. Jeff also posted a long and revealing blog, outlining 8 categories and 40 feature areas: Sites SharePoint Web Experience Office Client SharePoint Workspace Office Web … Continue reading SharePoint 2010 beta in November. Details and documentation right now!
File Server Capacity Tool (FSCT) 1.0 available for download
Version 1.0 of the File Server Capacity Tool (FSCT) was announced yesterday during a presentation by Jian Yan and Bartosz Nyczkowski at SNIA’s Storage Developer Conference in Santa Clara, CA. The presentation covered a number of details about FSCT and included a demo running FSCT with the HomeFolders workload. If you are not familiar with … Continue reading File Server Capacity Tool (FSCT) 1.0 available for download
TI-55-II calculator, the first device I ever programmed
I recently bought a used TI-55-II on eBay. This is an old (early 80’s) Texas Instruments calculator, one the first programmable ones. I got it mostly for sentimental value, since I used to own one back in Brazil in 1983, my last year in high school. Looking back, the fact that I got this specific … Continue reading TI-55-II calculator, the first device I ever programmed
Windows Server DFS-Namespaces Performance and Scalability
The DFS-N test team has completed some extensive Performance and Scalability testing and we wanted to share some of the results. It includes results on standalone namespaces, "2000 mode" domain namespaces and "2008 mode" domain namespaces, under Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Check the post by Marcello Hasegawa at … Continue reading Windows Server DFS-Namespaces Performance and Scalability
Three ways to design your DFS Namespaces
Introduction In this blog post, we’ll showcase the flexibility you have with DFS-N by showing three distinct ways that you could design a namespace. Note: If you’re not familiar with DFS-N, please read this blog post first: http://blogs.technet.com/josebda/archive/2009/03/10/the-basics-of-the-windows-server-2008-distributed-file-system-dfs.aspx Scenario The scenario here is simple: you have three file servers in different locations: S1 is in … Continue reading Three ways to design your DFS Namespaces
Experimenting with PowerShell Cmdlets, Snap-ins and Modules
As I continue to experiment with PowerShell v2 in Windows Server 2008 R2, I will share some of what I learn here on the blog. This time I am focusing on Cmdlets, Snap-ins and Modules. Cmdlets Windows PowerShell introduced the notion of a “cmdlet” (you pronounce it “commandlet”). These are like tools or commands that are typically very simple … Continue reading Experimenting with PowerShell Cmdlets, Snap-ins and Modules
SNIA’s Storage Developers Conference 2009 in Santa Clara, CA is coming – Plan to be there on the week of September 14th
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is hosting the 6th Storage Developer Conference (SDC) in the Hyatt Regency in beautiful Santa Clara, CA (Silicon Valley) on the week of September 14th. This event is also co-located with the CIFS/SMB/SMB2 Plugfest. For those working with storage technologies, this event gathers a unique crowd and includes a … Continue reading SNIA’s Storage Developers Conference 2009 in Santa Clara, CA is coming – Plan to be there on the week of September 14th
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