TechNet UK Blog
Innovation as a Strategy for Growth
The UK government generate an innovation report every year and I thought now would be a great time...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/30/2012
Guest Post: Managing Office 365 with PowerShell
By Thomas Lee – PowerShell MVP Thomas is a UK IT Pro, with over 40 years’ experience in...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/28/2012
Free E-Book–Introducing SQL Server 2012
If you are looking to have a book on hand whilst getting to grips with SQL Server 2012 then you’ll...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/28/2012
TechEd Europe: Keynote Speakers Announced! #TEE12
With just a few days left to go with the early bird offer (which expires at the end of this week…)...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/27/2012
Offer: Last Chance for TechEd Europe Discount Tickets! #TEE12
The early bird discount offer for TechEd Europe tickets is close to an end. In fact we stop...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/27/2012
Event: A New Era in Enterprise Data Management: Discover why the Co-operative Group chooses SQL Server for Business-Critical Applications
On the 17th April in London you have the opportunity to hear why customers such as the Co-operative...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/27/2012
Event: Free Windows Server 2008 R2 & Hyper-V Bootcamp
This is a complimentary Windows Server 2008 R2 & Hyper-V - Virtual Exam Cram (70-659) designed...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/26/2012
Registration Reopened: IT Pro Licensing Update Event in Reading
We’ve had such a great initial response to our IT Pro Licensing Update Event that we’re...
Author: Alex Guy Date: 03/26/2012
Private Cloud IT Camps
I have covered some of what we do at IT camps in a couple of previous posts, but what we did in...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/23/2012
The Week that Was 12th - 19th March 2012
Last week we had quite a bit of SharePoint content including a Whitepaper on business value and...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/19/2012
Learn how to remove your App Compat woes with Citrix AppDNA next week
We’re only a week away from the first of our re-jigged App Compat Sessions, so time is running out...
Author: Alex Guy Date: 03/15/2012
Case Study: Retailer Avoids Tens of Millions in Growth Costs, Eases Innovation, and Boosts Security
Read all about how one of the world’s largest member owned businesses is benefiting from...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/14/2012
Competition: How to convince your boss to send you to TechEd?
I remember when I was a developer (yes I really was!!!!) and it came round to TechEd and I ALWAYS...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/14/2012
Register Now for The App Compat Sessions
We recently held the first of our IE6 Migration Roadshow events at Old Trafford football stadium in...
Author: Alex Guy Date: 03/13/2012
Webcast with Microsoft and Quest: Fast, Automated Application Readiness for Windows 7, and Office 2010 IE 8 or 9 and Virtualization
Date: Tuesday,March 20, 2012Time: 5pm UK Time, 10am Pacific TimePresenters: Chris Jackson, Principal...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/13/2012
Whitepaper: Delivering Maximum Business Value With A SharePoint Based Application Strategy
Microsoft Partner PointBeyond have just released a new whitepaper about SharePoint which details the...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/12/2012
The week that was 5th - 12th March 2012
Last week was a week of devices, events and afterparty announcements along with an update via the...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/12/2012
TechNet Newsletter 05 March: Manage Desktops with Windows Intune
This week’s Newsletter was all about getting “in tune” and working on the go. Last week was...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/08/2012
Event: Unlock the business value of your information
Webinar: Unlock the business value of your informationWhen: Tuesday March 13th 2012,...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/08/2012
The Week that Was 27th Feb - 5th March 2012
Last week was a week full of announcements from Mobile World Congress on Windows 8 Consumer Preview...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/07/2012
System Center Advisor– now live
I remember hearing about a Project Houston about a year ago, a cunning plan to allow Microsoft to...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/07/2012
Embracing consumerisation: People and Devices
In the past I’ve written a number of articles on how to start thinking about the...
Author: Si May Date: 03/06/2012
Event Reminder: IT Pro Licensing Update - Reading - 28th March
Just a quick reminder that this month we are hosting an IT Pro Licensing event in Reading. The event...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/02/2012
Notes from IT Camp, Leeds 28th Feb
Simon and I did our first IT camp in Leeds on Tuesday, and I would like to say thank you to those...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/01/2012
Data Centre World #dcwexpo
Yesterday Andrew and I had some fun walking around Data Centre World Expo at Olympia in London. What...
Author: Si May Date: 03/01/2012
Event: We Make SharePoint Beautiful–Manchester 7th March
Join us to learn how to set up tailored content and hear respected business leaders demonstrate real...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 03/01/2012
Get Involved during Anywhere Working Week: February 27th
Do you wish you could work a little more flexibly? The Anywhere Working initiative are calling on...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/29/2012
The Week that Was 20 - 27th Feb
We’ve been keeping you on your toes this last week with plenty of fresh new content....
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/27/2012
Why you need to know about “consumerisation” of IT
One of the biggest challenges facing the CIO at the moment is the consumerisation of IT but...
Author: Si May Date: 02/24/2012
ClearPeople provides Stena with four public-facing websites built on SharePoint 2010
Summary Stena recognised an opportunity to upgrade their current Web Content Management System...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/23/2012
Register Now for the SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch
Mark your calendars and to join us on March 8th, 2012 for the global launch of SQL Server 2012! The...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/22/2012
TechEd Europe Sessions Live!
The initial wave of sessions have just gone live for TechEd Europe. Whilst this isn’t the...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/22/2012
Events: Windows Azure Tech.Days Online Conference - March
We’ve been putting a fair bit of Azure content up recently and following on with that theme I...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/22/2012
Talking about App Compat and Internet Explorer today with Quest
Today I presented at a seminar with Quest around IE migrations and compatibility. Many people asked...
Author: Si May Date: 02/21/2012
Preserving the English Language
Today is International Mother Language Day and surprisingly we here at Microsoft in the UK have...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/21/2012
Newsletter: Virtualise Your Way to the Cloud with Hyper-V
The latest Flash newsletter is all about Hyper-V and virtualisation. This particular newsletter...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/21/2012
Best of Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) UK 2012
Join us for the upcoming launch of System Center 2012. Learn about 2012's exciting wave of Microsoft...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/21/2012
Reminder: Microsoft Partner Training on IE9 & HTML 5.0 Series
Just a quick reminder to our Microsoft Partners, there is a Microsoft Partner Training series...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/20/2012
The Week that Was 13 - 20th Feb
Last week was mainly focused on Hyper V with a little PowerShell and Windows 7 information thrown in...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/20/2012
Managing a hybrid cloud with System Center 2012
Hybrid cloud is the term applied to the increasingly common scenario where a business runs some of...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/17/2012
Error: Hyper-v launch aborted due to auto-launch being disabled in the registry
Wow this one blindsided me this evening. I’ve just replaced the tiny 500gb drive in my main...
Author: Si May Date: 02/15/2012
Case Study & Videos: TechNet Readers help save £494,000 with Windows 7 Upgrade
Regular readers of the TechNet Blog may remember that back in September Paul Cooke from Plymouth...
Author: Alex Guy Date: 02/15/2012
Share the Love Competition Winners Announced!
On Wednesday 1st February we launched the Share the Love competition for our community to win one of...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/14/2012
Guest Post: PowerShell – Now’s a Great Time To Learn More
By Thomas Lee – PowerShell MVP Thomas is a UK IT Pro, with over 40 year’s experience in...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/14/2012
Microsoft System Center and BMC Management Tools Integration and Interaction
In his second guest post Greg Charman from Kelverion has a look at BMC integration.Many customers...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/14/2012
The Week that Was 6th - 13th Feb
Last week was a bit of an events week! We featured 3 different styles of events from architecture to...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/13/2012