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The week that was on the UK TechNet blog - 29 Nov - 3 Dec

Blimey, it’s been a cold week here in the TechNet corner of Microsoft UK, and I won’t pretend we...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 12/03/2010

TechNet Magazine tip: delete or close web parts on SharePoint 2010?

Know whether to delete or close web parts in SharePoint 2010 with the latest in our infrequent...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 12/03/2010

New on TechNet: Microsoft SharePoint Online planning and administration

SharePoint Online is a cloud-based service for businesses of all sizes that helps them create sites...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 12/02/2010

Exclusive official Microsoft eLearning offers

These eLearning offers are only available until 31 December, so get in fast. To help you deploy...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 12/02/2010

Everything you need to know about Microsoft Lync Server 2010

If you haven’t yet heard about the launch of Microsoft Lync Server 2010, then shame on you,...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 12/02/2010

Find out how Royal Mail will save £1.8m in four years by virtualising its server farm

"The Hyper-V project will pay back the original investment in 19 months, and, over four years, will...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 12/01/2010

Help! I need somebody…

The Microsoft Customer Service and Support chaps have pulled together all the most common help...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/30/2010

And the Windows Phone 7 winner is…

…Jackie Openshaw, with her sterling effort,‘On that fateful day in November 2010, Windows...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/30/2010

The week that was on the UK TechNet blog - 22-26 November

We know you’re a busy bunch, so here’s your short and sweet regular round up of the latest goings on...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/28/2010

TechEd Europe 2010 – see the videos here

Missed TechEd Europe? Catch up with all the latest videos from the event here.

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/26/2010

Update available for Internet Explorer 9 beta

Visit TechNet support for this week’s update for Windows Internet Explorer 9 Beta. This update...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/26/2010

Creating a Private Cloud – Part 2: Configuration

As promised, here’s Alan Le Marquand’s second and final post about creating a Private Cloud. In this...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/26/2010

Creating a Private Cloud – Part one: Setup

In part one of two blog posts, Alan Le Marquand outlines what you’ll need to set up a private cloud....

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/25/2010

The Future of Microsoft BI

PASS collided with TechEd Berlin this year so I only got to see all the Denali announcements, on the...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 11/24/2010

Have you seen the Microsoft Lync 2010 launch video?

Get a great intro to Microsoft Lync Server 2010 with this video fresh from last week’s virtual...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/24/2010

Have we taught you well?

Calling all IT professionals - my colleagues in the Microsoft Learning Certification team...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/24/2010

How Microsoft IT utilises security enhancements from Windows Server 2008 R2

This new article in the TechNet library is a good insight into the way our own IT folks keep...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/23/2010

Imagine Cup 2011 – be part of something amazing!

The Imagine Cup – the world’s premier technology competition – has recently launched in the UK. Now...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/23/2010

New video - Microsoft Cloud Platform: Enterprise-Class Architecture

In this new video my lovely colleague Steve ‘Planky’ Plank talks about Microsoft's PaaS...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/22/2010

New whitepaper – The Economics of the Cloud

This new Microsoft whitepaper assesses the economics of the cloud by using in-depth modelling to...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/22/2010

The week that was on the UK TechNet blog – 15-19 November

Exciting times on the TechNet blog this week – until Monday you can win a Windows Phone 7 in our...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/19/2010

Win a #windowsphone7 today on the UK TechNet blog

Live on the UK TechNet blog – win a Windows Phone 7! Just because we love you, we’ve got our hands...

Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 11/18/2010

Get ready to win #windowsphone7

Fancy joining the cool kids and getting your hands on a Windows Phone 7? Then limber up for some...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/18/2010

New video and article: Deploying SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse at Microsoft

When the Microsoft network security team needed to scale its data store to 90 terabytes, while...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/18/2010

IE9 Platform Preview 7…blazing fast!

One year ago today we showed the first look of the Chakra JavaScript engine that powers Internet...

Author: Si May Date: 11/17/2010

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 released

Lync Server 2010 is here! Check out the Virtual Launch and visit the new Lync TechCentre for a whole...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/17/2010

Windows 7 settings pack for Security Compliance Manager

I’ve just stolen this post shamelessly from Simon May’s excellent blog (thanks, Simon – if you spot...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/16/2010

The week that was on the UK TechNet blog - 8-12 November

Well, what a wintery week it’s been. Our little corner of Microsoft has been buffeted and...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/12/2010

Well, of course I would say that, because I’ve been lovingly tending to the TechNet newsletter every...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/12/2010

Windows Azure Resources

Virtual Machine (VM) role in Windows Azure – because it’s your server in the cloud you get to be the...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/12/2010

Win a copy of Microsoft Office 2010 with the Springboard Series Tour

On 1 November the Springboard Series Tour came to the UK – if you were there we hope you had an...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/12/2010

FAQ: Internet Explorer 9 beta for IT professionals

While browsing the TechNet library (it’s been a quiet afternoon), I found this Internet Explorer 9...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/11/2010

Understanding Windows 7 Deployment Backwards

What was the last operating system you deployed?…I’ll bet it was Windows XP and I bet you needed a...

Author: Si May Date: 11/11/2010

Find out about Microsoft Certified Career Conference and ‘Career Factor’

Microsoft Certified Career Conference On 18 November Microsoft Learning is hosting the first...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/09/2010

What was talked about at TechEd Europe today?

Hyper-V Cloud Hyper-V Cloud is IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) for your own private use, you own...

Author: Si May Date: 11/08/2010

Have you seen November’s TechNet magazine?

Always a winner, November’s TechNet magazine is again packed with fabulous articles from our...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/08/2010

TechNet on…accelerating Windows 7 deployments

This fortnight’s TechNet On topic is…accelerating Windows 7 deployments. I’ve listed the links from...

Author: Rachel Collier Date: 11/08/2010

The week that was on the UK TechNet blog - 1-5 November

Here we are in November already – that’s scary, isn’t it? It’s also the end of another hectic week...