Archive for July, 2009
Why I use Windows? Part 2
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Yesterday I wrote post titled “Why I use Windows?”, trying to explain why I (still) use Windows. I expected some reactions, but I got more feedback than I could ever imagine. Twitter and comments on this blog were filled up with reactions of Linux and Mac users, I couldn’t reply to all of them, [...]
Why I use Windows?
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Since I’ve been using computers, I hear never ending stories and arguments which operating system is better. Those “wars” were usually between Windows and Linux “fans”, and today we have 3rd category: Mac users. These days, fans of all three operating systems have good arguments to claim that their operating system is the best. [...]
7 Awesome Things You Can Do With Hyper-V
Monday, July 27th, 2009Few days ago I found interesting article published on Windows Server Blog by Train Signal, about 7 awesome things you can do with Hyper-V. Here is the short list, for full descriptions visit Windows Server Blog.
Consolidate Servers — Decrease Your Hardware Footprint
Save Energy, Save Money!
Run Linux/Unix OS on Microsoft Servers
Create Multiple [...]
Great new features in Windows Server 2008 R2
Sunday, July 26th, 2009Together with announcing that Windows 7 has reached RTM, Microsoft has also announced Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM. I already wrote something about Windows Server 2008 R2 new features , reasons for moving to Windows Server 2008 R2 and few other posts, but here is official announcement from Windows Server Division. Of course, they [...]
Official announcement of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009Microsoft has published video showing the most important moments of announcing Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM at MGX conference in Atlanta. I am very surprised by the size of the audience at MGX and their reaction after Steven Sinofsky announced news that we have been waiting for so long. As Marin [...]
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 RTM
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009Everyone is speaking about Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM, but almost no one wrote anything about Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 has also reached RTM version, as stated at Microsoft virtualization team blog.
These R2 releases continue to highlight one of our core goals for Hyper-V. Simply:
We believe everyone should [...]
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009Microsoft has RTM’d Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Customers will get their copies on these dates:
Technet subscribers: August 6 in English, October 1 remaining languages MSDN subscribes: August 6 in English, October 1 remaining languages Software Assurance (SA) customers: August 7, remaining languages a couple of [...]
Free 60-day Hyper-V powered VPS Hosting on Microsoft Platform
Saturday, July 18th, 2009MyHosting.com is offering free 60-day Hyper-V powered VPS Hosting on Microsoft Platform. Here is what they say:
Virtual private servers provide the cost savings of sharing the server with others yet the guaranteed performance of having a dedicated portion of the server for your site. This delivers a high level of bandwidth and speed resulting in [...]
Summer internship in Tampere, Finland
Saturday, July 18th, 2009Hei! Maybe you noticed that I wasn’t online very much lately, because first I went back home in Herzegovina to spend 10 days with my family and take break from everyday activities, and yesterday I came to Tampere, Finland. The reason why I came here is that for next 2,5 months I will work [...]
Hyper-V Security Guide
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009I have just found this news on Microsoft Virtualization User Group UK blog. It’s about Hyper-V Security Guide at TechNet, document that 41 pages covering all security problems you should consider when deploying Hyper-V in your environment. I think this document is must-read for every system administrator who want’s to deploy Hyper-V, so check [...]