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Problems with BranchCacheâ„¢ feature of Windows 2008 R2
I have been trying out some of the Windows 2008 R2 features and a colleague and I decided to try out the BranchCache feature. This feature is meant to be a WAN optimisation strategy for windows 7 and windows 2008 R2. Frequently used HTTP and SMB content...
TechEd IT Forum In Barcelona
Anyone visiting my blog who's going to be at TechEd in Barcelona from the 12th - 16th of November, do let me know. I'll be there and looking forward to another exciting week learning stuff and trading "war stories" with my kinda geeks...
More on Euro DEC Part Deux..
One of my favorite sessions was given by Jorge de Almeida Pinto, a well known DS MVP, whose blog is one of the most interesting reads on AD on the web. His talk was on Read Only Domain Controllers (RODCs); what they are and the challenges in managing...
Windows System State Analyzer Tool
A real cool tool I stumbled on this holiday weekend is the Windows System State Analyzer tool used to validate system configurations and verify server application/driver compliance for the Windows Server 2008 logo and certification program . The tool...
Changes in WS08 Roles from Beta3 to the June CTP (IDS3)
A comprehensive list of the roles and features available in WS08 and the changes between the the Beta 3 and IDS3 (build 6001) has been compiled by Jose Barreto on his blog. Lots of features have had slight name changes but I think the most significant...
Quest Software wins Microsoft Global ISV Partner of the year
Quest Software, at the Microsoft Partner conference held in Denver ,won the Global ISV Partner of the Year award for their adoption and use of Powershell. Quests Active Directory cmdlets and stuff from Dmitry Sotnikovs ' PowerGUI team are some of...