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UDATE: Longhorn Beta 3 has now been released to web. Ian McDonald first broke the news. Longhorn Beta 3 evaluation page on Microsoft.com Download search on Microsoft Download Center Windows Server Team blog post For those of you who are eager to finally get your hands on Longhorn server, the wait is almost over… Rumour […]

There was an interesting download posted on the Microsoft Download Center last week, but I still haven’t been able to access it… This wouldn’t normally bother me but it intrigued me as it looked similar to the announcement that Citrix made about their Citrix Desktop Server product. I wonder if Microsoft pulled the download because […]

OK, so my understanding of this product is that it provides Citrix ICA sessions to virtual machines running in the data centre. This model provides access to three types of desktops: Virtual machines running on Microsoft or VMware virtualisation products. Terminal services desktops running on Windows Server. Dedicated blade computers for the more demanding user. […]

When configuring a Windows SBS 2003 box – remember one golden rule: Always stick with the wizards. Even if you’re a server/AD/ISA/Exchange guru, you should still stick to the wizards. SBS 2003 is a complex beast and a lot of under-the-cover configuration takes place when running each of the wizards. For example, did you know […]

This has just been released but I haven’t had a chance to look at it properly yet. Will write more once I have a better understanding of it. Citrix Desktop Server New Citrix Desktop Server revolutionizes desktop delivery and management Managing and securing the Windows Desktop OS is a significant and growing challenge for most […]

I’ll be up to date with my reading soon, but in the meantime here’s a whole bunch more to catch up on… Downloadable Guide Available for Exchange 2007 You can now download the first couple of guides (word docs) for Exchange 2007. Deploying a Standard Exchange Server 2007 Organization: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=82170 Deploying a Simple Exchange Server […]

It’s not that often that I get overly excited about a server, but you’ve got to hand it to the guys at Sun – this is an impressive box! It’s a 4 core server with 24 TB (yes, that’s TERRABYTES) that fits in a 4U chassis and weighs 170kg when fully loaded. It packs in […]