Windows Server 2012 Essentials review for 4Sysops–part 3

The final part of this short 3 part series looks at the advancements in Windows Server 2012 that applies to SMBs and thus makes Essentials better, such as Direct Access. I also cover the Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps for accessing and managing the server, read it here

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Windows Server 2012 Essentials review for 4Sysops–part 1

It’s been a while since I had a series on 4Sysops – part 1 of my review of Windows Server 2012 Essentials is now live here. Windows Server 2012 Essentials (and the recently announced Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2) is the replacement for the SBS “all in one” solution for small businesses.

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Interview with Carol Wapshere at TechEd Australia 2012

I had the great good fortune to interview Carol Wapshere at this year’s TechEd. Carol is unusual in that she’s a woman, working in IT (there are far too few of them) and even more unusual because she’s stayed in technical roles most of her career, instead of moving into management as many IT Pros and developers do as their career matures. We talked about Forefront Identity Manager and identity in IT in general as well as looked at why there are so few women in IT. Read it here.

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Windows Intune (version 3) Review for 4Sysops–part 4

The fourth and final part of my Windows Intune (version 3) review is now online – read it here. I look at improvements to the management console as well as the integration with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 that’s coming SP1 for System Center 2012.

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My experience of TechEd Australia 2012–or “How to convince your boss to send you to the next TechEd”

Two weeks ago I attended TechEd here in Australia as a guest of Microsoft. It was a great experience which has already resulted in two published interviews, here and here, with more to follow. Here’s a short post about my experiences of TechEd and why you should attend next year if you haven’t been already.

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