TechNet UK Blog
Catch up on the latest Architecture News
Running for four years in Yorkshire, this March sees the successful Architecture Forum come south....
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/13/2012
Exploiting Orchestrator - Tips to avoid the hidden bear traps
Following on from my last post about getting started with System Center 2012 Orchestrator, I asked a...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/13/2012
Superglue now available for System Center 2012
One of my frustrations to date when showing off System Center 2012 is that it doesn’t quite fit...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/09/2012
Newsletter: Transforming IT with Private Cloud
The latest TechNet Flash Newsletter is now out and available for you to take a look at online, this...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/08/2012
Application Platform Knowledge Hub
Albert Einstein once remarked that you don’t need to remember everything, you just needed to...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/06/2012
What’s good in SQL Server 2012 Integration Services
This is a guest post by Allan Mitchell MVP, and one of the top speakers at SQL Bits The launch of...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/06/2012
The Week that Was 31st Jan - 5th Feb
Last week was a busy one with everything from cloud services to competitions and event...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/06/2012
7 Minutes with Steve Plank: Business Agility and the Cloud
We put Steve Plank in a room full of video equipment, computers and a whiteboard. Here’s what...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/02/2012
Competition: Share the Love for SQLBits with TechNet UK
The weather has chilled somewhat in the UK this last week and the SQLBits Conference is coming up...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 02/01/2012
Event: IT Camp Leeds Feb 28th
Back in December Simon and I invited a few friends along to help us beta test a different kind of...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/01/2012
Event: IT Camp Leeds Feb 28th
Back in December Simon and I invited a few friends along to help us beta test a different kind of...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/01/2012
SharePoint Customer Journey Roadshow
Microsoft is partnering with 4 leading ISV partners – Metalogix, KnowledgeLake, Nintex and...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/31/2012
Case Study: Zaha Hadid Architects Helps Ensure Business Continuity with Virtual Infrastructure Refresh
This is the second of two case studies around Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center. The case...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/31/2012
Case Study: Isle of Man Government Cuts Operating Costs by 15% with Virtualisation
This is the first of two Hyper-V and System Center case studies that will provide some interesting...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/30/2012
Leverage the power of Windows® Embedded Device Manager 2011 to effectively manage Windows Embedded devices in your IT estate
As the Device becomes more and more ubiquitous and powerful, organisations are placing greater focus...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/30/2012
The Week that Was 22–29th Jan
This week has been very much about System Center and Private Cloud. There has been plenty of...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/30/2012
MVA: Configuring and deploying Microsoft's Private Cloud
Microsoft Virtual Academy have a track dedicated to deploying Private Cloud scenario’s. The...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/27/2012
Anywhere Working actually works
It’s Work Anywhere week but working anywhere isn’t working everywhere. By that I mean...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 01/26/2012
DTS RIP
Data Transformation Services is the bit of SQL Server that helped pay for my house, car and some...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 01/26/2012
Video Series: Transforming IT with Microsoft Private Cloud
Last week we announced System Center 2012 as part of the Transforming IT with Microsoft Private...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/26/2012
TechNet Webcast: From Virtualization to Private Cloud with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (Level 200)
This is a great opportunity to find out more about System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 with...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/25/2012
The TechNet Newsletter is all about the Cloud!
Here's the first TechNet Flash Newsletter for 2012! It's a new year and a new subject! We focused...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/24/2012
IT Pro Licensing Update – Get Your Licensing Questions Answered by the Pros
Time and time again TechNet Readers and the IT Pro community at large come to us with questions...
Author: Alex Guy Date: 01/24/2012
The week that was 16th - 22nd Jan
Last week was a busy one with the announcement of the System Center 2012 release candidate, the...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/23/2012
Some SQL Server 2012 upgrade advice for ISVs
I have spent a lot if time recently briefing Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) on SQL Server...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 01/18/2012
System Center 2012 RC Announcement and Resources
A short while ago in Satya Nadella, Microsoft Server & Tools Business president and Brad...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/18/2012
Save the Dates – IE6 Migration Roadshow!
We like to give our dedicated TechNet Readers a heads up on what we have planned, so here before...
Author: Alex Guy Date: 01/17/2012
Case Study: Using Windows Azure to create MicroFinance
Gary Pretty is the Deputy Head of Programming at Mando Group, a leading digital agency specialising...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/17/2012
The Week that was 8th - 15th Jan
We had a gentle start on the blog this year and are ramping up the blog post in the coming weeks!...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/16/2012
Educated desktops
Simon and I have spent most of last week on stand duty at BETT one of the largest education events...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 01/16/2012
Friday Fun: Internet Explorer & HTML5 Gaming
Are you a Cut The Rope addict? Then you’ll love this bit of Friday fun! Don’t worry if...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/13/2012
TechNet Readers’ Windows 7 Deployment Progress
You might have noticed over the past few weeks we’ve been asking you to have a quick click...
Author: Alex Guy Date: 01/10/2012
Live Stream: Steve Ballmer Keynotes CES
Steve Ballmer will be keynoting at the Consumer Electronics Show this evening (bright and early for...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/09/2012
ITIL and System Center 2012
If ITIL is the Why , the What and the When of IT operations System Center provides the how.. ...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 01/09/2012
News Summary of the UK TechNet Blog: 18 Dec - 8 Jan
It’s been a while since we did a summary of the content on our blog so we thought one quick...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 01/09/2012
How many times a day do you use Windows?
Using Windows is something that most of us do every day, but you probably don’t realise just how...
Author: Si May Date: 01/08/2012
Find out how Flexible Workstyles could benefit your role
Welcome to 2012! We hope you had an enjoyable New Year and that your resolutions are still going...
Author: Alex Guy Date: 01/04/2012
How to Plan an ITIL Infrastructure Implementation
In the last guest blog post from Erin Palmer he looked at how to manage IT chaos with the adoption...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 01/04/2012
How to Manage Chaos with an ITIL Framework
I have to confess I don’t know too much about the detailed mechanics of ITIL, but I couple of...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 01/03/2012
What’s your Top Tech of 2011?
Here at TechNet HQ we’re beginning to wind down for the holiday season, and whilst browsing...
Author: Alex Guy Date: 12/23/2011
Merry Christmas and a Happy 2012
My Christmas card for 2011 is inspired by a frequent visitor to my back garden the Goldcrest. ...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 12/23/2011
Event: SQLBits 10 – The Official UK SQL Server 2012 Technical Launch Event
SQLBits, the UK’s SQL Server technical conference and the second largest SQL Server conference...
Author: Alex Guy Date: 12/22/2011
Event: Transforming IT with Microsoft Private Cloud
Cloud services certainly feel like a hot topic everywhere at the moment with a range of feelings...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 12/21/2011
Introducing Simon May – #simonmay, #geek, #itpro
As some of you may have noticed we’ve been doing a few introductions to the team, some of...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 12/20/2011
Save Sam – The Final Winners and Videos
Congratulations, after 20 brilliant videos and thousands of views, your great tips have successfully...
Author: Alex Guy Date: 12/20/2011
The week that was on the UK TechNet Blog: 11 - 17 Dec
This week has had a bit of a cloud and community theme with content about Windows Azure training in...
Author: Sarah Lamb Date: 12/20/2011