Microsoft

The VESI 1.2 – Get it now

Oct 18th

People who read my blog know how much I like the Virtualisation EcoShell, I love the way it adds the power of PowerCLI back into the GUI to enable you to create customised GUI’s all of your own enhancing the true power of PowerShell and allowing people who do not know how to code in PowerCLI (yet) the chance to harness the power.

Version 1.2 of the VESI has now been released and it has some great new features:

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Hyper-V, VESI, VI Toolkit, vmware

Should I virtualise Exchange ?

Jan 23rd

Posted by Virtu-Al in ESX

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For a long time the answer was no, but developments in the VMware Products have lead to major improvements in disk/network/memory and CPU performance so now the question is…

Where do I start ?

If your looking for a good starting point I would listen to the recent podcast from the VMware community round table which was specifically on virtualising Exchange..

Exchange, new Security podcast, and more … Roundtable podcast #31

Also you may want to check out the VMware pages written especially for virtualising Exchange, make sure you check out the resources tab….

http://www.vmware.com/solutions/business-critical-apps/exchange/

It would seam that after years of advising against it even Microsoft are jumping on the band waggon:

With the release of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, a virtualized Exchange 2007 SP1 server is no longer restricted to the realm of the lab; it can be deployed in a production environment and receive full support from Microsoft.

Check out the full article on the Microsoft Exchange Team Blog here

Powershell V2 CTP3

Dec 23rd

Posted by Virtu-Al in Microsoft

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They said it would be December and Microsoft actually kept a deadline… Only Just !

Powershell V2 CTP3 was released last night after several hints from @jsnover on twitter.

To download the latest Community Technology Preview here

Selected New and Updated Features in Windows PowerShell V2 CTP3

PowerShell Remoting

Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE)

63 New Cmdlets

Modules

Script Debugging

Advanced Functions

PowerShell Class API

Last Call: UK PowerShell Use Group

Nov 16th

Posted by Virtu-Al in Microsoft

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UK Powershell User Group

Following on from the last great meeting the next UK Powershell User Group has been announced…

The November meeting of the User Group will be on Thursday 20th November

Time
6.30 – 9.30

Location
Memphis Room
Building 3
Microsoft campus
Thames Valley Park
Reading

Agenda

Powershell Introduction: Objects and get-member
PowerGUI SQL Server Reporting Services powerpack
PowerShell in SQL Server 2008
The usual refreshments break will occur

The PowerShell Introduction is a new feature for meetings where they will explain a particular feature of PowerShell that has caused someone a problem or maybe a slightly more difficult concept.

Please visit the following site to confirm your attendance, please do not just turn up as ou will need to be regiestered….

http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!43CFA46A74CF3E96!1872.entry

Powershell Panel

Nov 10th

Posted by Virtu-Al in Microsoft

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Ever wondered what Jonathan Medd from the get-scripting podcast looks like as well as sounds like ?

In an interview at TechEd in Barcelona Jonathan hosts a great Panel with some of the big names in Powershell, this is a must see, some great discussions in there….

Click here to see the video

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 RTMs

Oct 21st

Posted by Virtu-Al in Hyper-V

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Yes, the long awaited System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (I’m sure they could have thought of a longer title) has just gone RTM.

See here for the full story

Microsoft – Just plain nasty

Sep 20th

Posted by Virtu-Al in ESX4

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OK, until now I have had respect for Microsoft, I have just read this article and a few others and I have to say, that’s completely below the belt, they are resulting to nasty underhand tactics to try and steal the virtualisation market.