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Live Migrate VMs on Shutdown in Windows 2012 (Hyper-V 3.0)

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:51:00 +0000

Back in the days, I've published here the "Improve your Hyper-V Virtual Availability - Live Migrate VMs on Shutdown" article. By default, if you shut down a cluster host, say, because you're...

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TeamViewer alternative. Why would we need another one

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:26:00 +0000

I know, I know. There is already too many remote access tools on the market. Some of them are powerful and thorough, with well-deserved solid reputation among the IT crowd. So why wasting time by...

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NetMeeting for Windows 7: Delivered

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:55:00 +0000

Hi folks! Recently I started getting more and more questions about NetMeeting replacement for Windows 7. Personally, I haven't used NetMeeting much so I didn't even realize that Microsoft removed...

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CURU.ca–Blog about Exchange and Lync

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:00:00 +0000

As many of you know, I do a lot of IT projects. Here, at ITSTUFF.ca and CuruIT.com I’m publishing lot of posts about many deferent IT areas, like Active Directory, System Deployments, SCCM,...

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SP1 for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 - RTMed

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:52:00 +0000

Microsoft has released a final version of SP1 for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2. SP1 will be available to public very soon. And now very important tip!. If you were installed a beta version or RC...

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2010: High Availability Deep Dive (including changes introduced by SP1)

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:31:00 +0000

Go far beyond the basics of Exchange High Availability and learn what's really going on under the hood in an Exchange 2010 database availability group (DAG). This session covers key aspects of the...

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Windows Phone 7 Guides for IT Professionals

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:02:00 +0000

The Windows Phone 7 Guides for IT Professionals is a series of articles intended to help you evaluate how to integrate and support Windows Phone 7 in your organization. Read more...

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Microsoft releases update that enables Exchange 2010 Archive access for Outlook 2007

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:48:00 +0000

Microsoft released a cumulative update for Outlook 2007 that provides access to Exchange 2010's Archive mailbox. A long awaited feature, Outlook 2007 users previously had to rely on Outlook Web...

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Lync 2010 RTM Documentation available on Technet

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:43:00 +0000

Microsoft has released Lync 2010 documentation on TechNet now. If you learn Lync this documentation is right for you. You must know the common OCS terms to understand this documentation although....

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Why the Office is the Worst Place to Work

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 22:47:00 +0000

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25 years of Windows!

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:45:00 +0000

Computer World created a nice article with a visual tour through 25 years of Windows! Twenty-five years ago, on Nov. 20, 1985, Microsoft introduced its first version of Windows to the world. Not...

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Now Available: Microsoft P2V Migration for Software Assurance

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:53:00 +0000

Microsoft P2V Migration for Software Assurance automates the delivery of an updated and personalized Windows 7 operating system while backing up and converting the legacy Windows XP or later desktop...

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Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Is Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 02:58:00 +0000

Download Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Release Candidate (RC) Review Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 system requirements and the frequently asked...

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How to Import PST Files into Exchange Server with Red Gate's PST Backup Tool

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:09:00 +0000

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How to find PST files with Red Gate's new tool, PST Importer

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0000

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Video: How to Import PST Files into Exchange 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:34:00 +0000

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Balancing the number of mailboxes across Exchange 2010 and 2007 databases

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:52:00 +0000

In Exchange 2010, we now have the option to allow mailboxes to be automatically distributed across databases. However, the algorithm used simply randomly allocates the new mailbox to our chosen...

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Live@Edu - New Deployment Video Series

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:10:00 +0000

Bobby Kishore, general manager at Live@edu, kicks off the series with an overview of your Live@edu services. The following videos walk you through each critical phase of deployment: Verify...

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Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 is now available!

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:24:00 +0000

Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 (which includes the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3) has been released to manufacturing (RTM). Read more...

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How to: Connecting the Disconnected in Exchange 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:31:00 +0000

Since Exchange 2010, and the introduction of the document retention period it has been much easier to recover mailboxes, disconnect or connect mailboxes to users, and disable mailboxes. Exchange 2010...

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P2V Migration for Software Assurance Beta 2 Now Available!

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:33:00 +0000

P2V Migration adds documentation and support of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Zero Touch Installation! What is better than spending a moment to kick off a completely automated process to...

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Free Windows Server 2008 R2 E-book Offer

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:14:00 +0000

Learn about the features of Windows Server 2008 R2 in the areas of virtualization, management, the web application platform, scalability, reliability, and interoperability with Windows 7. Read...

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Presentation: Windows Server 2008 R2 Clustering and High Availability

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:55:00 +0000

Hello Everyone, Just wanted to let you know about a session on Windows Server 2008 R2 Clustering and High Availability that I'm going to present today for WITPro (Winnipeg IT Pro community). Doors...

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v12.3 of the Exchange 2010 Mailbox Server Role Requirements Calculator

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:36:00 +0000

Microsoft has released are some serious updates to the Exchange 2010 Mailbox Server Role Requirements Calculator, including one piece of functionality that you all have been asking for since the...

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How to Troubleshoot the Key Management Service (KMS)

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:05:00 +0000

As part of deployment, many enterprise customers set up the Key Management Service (KMS) to enable activation of Windows in their environment. It is a simple process to set up the KMS host…and the...

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