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An incognito source, who is known only by netsaber, posts an excellent workaround for having a Windows Server 2008 system configured for both WDS and hosting the DHCP server role.
ConfigMgr OS Deployment - WDS and DHCP on same server Issue/Resolution « Management Technologies
Finally! A firm release date for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008!
Rakesh Malhotra, Group Product Manager for SCVMM, discusses the requirements for VMware Virtual Center when managing ESX. Good read!
Sacha Dawes, Sr. Technical Product Manager, writes about the Operations Manager support for Windows Server 2008 as both a platform for installation and as a monitored agent.
In addition, Dawes goes on to describe the management pack release schedule for WS08 and its various components. Effectively, 24 MPs are in various stages of development.
Diane Prescott, Product Manager for System Center, takes time to provide a quick update on the expected release date for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 and also provides some key insights into changes in the System Center Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) licensing. Expect a 10-15% increase to come soon, but read the following post for an explanation as to why.
The System Center Configuration Manager team would like to announce that the following has been released and available for download:
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Release Candidate (build 6335)
This is the official RC build for the R2 release. Step-by-step guided scenarios for each feature can be found at the survey link within your MSconnect account. These step-by-step guided scenarios are an excellent way to become familiar with the new features and also provide direct feedback to the Configuration Manager product team. Bugs and Design Change Requests can be filed through the feedback link. Your voice is important and we highly encourage and requested your feedback on these scenarios and features.
Notes: Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 RTM required.
Some love him. Some hate him. But no matter what your view on Microsoft’s co-founder, Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Bill W. Gates is a man of passion for technology and the business acumen to be able to bring that vision into reality - while fulfilling the goal of a personal computer on every desk and every home.
Being a 6-time Microsoft MVP and a 14 year veteran of Information Technology, this day has made me somewhat reflective of my career and the impact that the Microsoft Corporation has had on it.
You see, today Bill Gates - the Harvard drop out that co-founded the company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen - will retired from Microsoft to become full-time Chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation.
I’ve thought about the operating systems, applications and devices that were in use when I began IT career in 1994, and how quickly we’ve advanced as a society as a result of some of Microsoft’s solutions.
I’ve considered what the impact of having a native TCP/IP stack included in Windows 95 did for making the Internet accessible to the masses.
I’ve also considered how Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Communications Server have made the collaboration and sharing of information easier for companies. \
Thoughts about Windows XP, Vista and now Server 2008 with an embedded hypervisor, have also come into play.
Lastly, and perhaps more dear to my own heart, I’ve given great reflection to the maturity of Microsoft’s security and manageability posture.
When I look back to my first introduction to Microsoft, the year was 1992 and I was learning MS-DOS 2.x and Excel 4.0 (I think) through a local college. It wasn’t long afterwards that I gave up a career in law enforcement to become an IT professional. I can honestly say that I’ve never looked back.
Twelve of those 14 years were spent exclusively on Microsoft technologies.
While I’ve often had to defend Microsoft’s practices as strongly as I have their software, most will agree with me that there has been very few companies - if any - that have had the kind of impact on a worldwide market as Microsoft Corporation.
So, this day, I’d like to personally thank Mr. Gates for his 33 years of hard work, dedication and passion for technology. The company you have built has impacted so many millions and I only wish you the same continued success with the Foundation.
Respectfully,
Duncan McAlynn
PROUD MVP, MCSE and Microsoft Partner!
P.S. Click the following link for Tom Brokaw’s fantastic 25-minute interview of Gates discussing his concluding career at Microsoft and a look back at the years he spent there.
The high-anticipated Hyper-V is now RTM and you should be able to find it on Microsoft Download Center shortly.
The press release for Hyper-V is available here: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2008/jun08/06-26hyperv.mspx
As I stated in my January 15th entry, this will be the year for virtualization acquisitions and have way through the year I could easily say that my prediction has already become reality.
Click this link for a glimpse at what the year 2008 has meant be way of Virtualization mergers and acquisitions.
Add to the mix the most recent acquisition of nworks by Veeam. The full press release is available here.
This week I’m in Redmond, visiting the mothership. The purpose of the visit is to work with Microsoft Learning on developing exam #70-403 for configuring System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008.
While my NDA prevents me from saying much more beyond that, I will say this has truly been a learning experience by being able to see just how the Microsoft exams are developed.
I must add that it’s a bit surreal being back in Redmond, again.
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