Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Winners and losers in the hypervisor war; What's happening to the MCSE program?

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Winners and losers in the hypervisor war

VMware, Citrix / Xensource, Microsoft Hyper-V, Red Hat / Xensource and others are slogging it out to be the virtualization product of choice. Some losers, like Oracle VM, seem pretty obvious right now. And the Linux Kernel Virtual Mode wants to join the battle to become the dominant hypervisor.


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Mitchell Ashley: Converging on Microsoft
Microsoft - Give your products away to startups
Technology startup businesses always use non-Microsoft technologies to build their products. Linux, Apache, Java, PostgresSQL, and so many other open source and free technologies dominate the startup businesses I've been involved in, advised or observed. ... Microsoft technologies aren't even considered in most startup businesses. They require an investment to acquire the software for use in development and test, and they also impact the cost of goods sold if you must embed Microsoft products (like Server, SQL Server, etc.) into your price to the customer.

Patrick Regan: Microsoft Exam Cram
Understanding group policies ( Part I: defining group policies)
One of the most powerful, but often misunderstood, features of Active Directory is group policies ...For those who are pursuing an MSCE certification, group policies appear in detail on multiple exams including the Exam 70-290: Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment, Exam 70-294: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure and the required design exams.
NOTE: Microsoft Subnet welcomes certification guru and author Patrick Regan as our newest blogger. Plus, mark your calendars for a LIVE Network World Chat: Microsoft Certifications: Everything you need to know with Patrick Regan 2 p.m.- 3 p.m., December 11. No registration required.

Tyson Kopczynski: Hidden Microsoft gems
Administrative templates for Windows PowerShell
The PowerShell ADM was part of the PowerShell beta builds and then taken out of the release build.  After this happened, I wrote mine own ADM and then included it with my book.  But, if you want the real thing from Microsoft, here is the link.

Kerrie Meyler: Managing Microsoft
Microsoft consent decree, Phase X
In November 2002, Microsoft agreed to abide by the terms of a consent decree with the department of justice and most of the states after the antitrust ruling against Microsoft. This is an issue on which few people have a neutral opinion. Either you love Microsoft or you hate it. The question is: has the consent decree accomplished what it was intended to do?  

Chris Amaris: Network & Systems Management
Windows Server 2008 SSTP support in XP SP3
Windows Server 2008 introduces the Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) to allow VPN connections over HTTPS/port 443. ... Unfortunately, the only operating systems that supported it were Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1. Not many users are going to have Windows Server 2008 on their laptop and not many more corporate users are going to have Vista given the slow adoption rate.

SQL Author Expert Ross Mistry
SQL Server 2008 November CTP is now available for public download
Last week Microsoft reached an important milestone by announcing the release of the latest technology preview for SQL Server 2008. Some of the much awaited new features since the July CTP release consist of the following:  Partitioned Aligned Indexed Views, Analysis Services enhancements, Reporting Services enhancements, Integration Services enhancements, DMF enhancements, T-SQL IntelliSense, Change tracking, more. NOTE: Win one of 15 copiesof SQL Server 2005 Management and Administration.

Alex Lewis: Windows into Silicon Valley
Inside scoop on Windows 7
Windows 7 has had a lot a of names. First it was "Blackcomb", then "Vienna", and finally "Windows 7". With the current disappointing Vista deployment results it's understandable Microsoft is focusing all its marketing on the current Vista push instead of evangelizing the future. However ... Microsoft is already accepting suggestions for Windows 7 enhancements. Here are the top 61 suggestions.

Sue Hanley: Essential SharePoint
Do solution vendors “eat their own dog food?” Apparently not
Several clients have raised the same issue in the context of their document management/collaboration goals.  Each client has finally reached the same conclusion – the successful implementation of their new technology is not going to be dependent on the quality of the software we select or even entirely on the brilliance of our design.  Success is clearly dependent on getting the users to use the new solution by making it incredibly easy to do so.

Ron Colonna: Microsoft Certification/Training Corner
One of the tough parts of IT
... Am I just whining because I am a self centered person? Probably a little but I do feel that there is an underlying message here. To be successful in IT means to control the hardware and software that is installed in your environment. NOTE: Enter today to win your free training course worth up to $2,500 from New Horizons Computer Learning Centers.


* HOT DISCUSSIONS AMONG MICROSOFT SUBNET READERS:

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Managing VMware Infrastructure with Windows PowerShell (in the future)

Windows Server 2008 pricing revealed

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