Note – this is a cross-post from 4sysops
Well, as we move from theory to practise, our first batch of Windows 7 machines has been deployed and rolled out into the production environment, and so far so very, very good. Microsoft has done a very impressive job with its newest suite of client and server products, and our deployment is being managed end-to-end with no third-party products required.
I thought this would be an opportune time to document some of the problems I’ve encountered so far in the build of our Windows 7 Standard Operating Environment (SOE). Given that we are moving from a Windows XP/Novell Netware environment, there are a whole raft of changes happening as well as having to deal with problems which were lurking behind the scenes, and that’s what I’ll talk about today.
Continue reading Some Windows 7 migration pains
Details for the next TechNet Virtual Conference have been announced. The last (and first!) conference was a great event, so if you weren’t able to make it, sign up for the upcoming sessions.
The October conference will take place on Friday 30th October, and there’s a great line-up of sessions – here’s what’s on offer: Continue reading Sign up for the October TechNet Virtual Conference
Calling Melbourne IT Pros…the next meeting of the Melbourne Security and Infrastructure Interchange group will be held on Tuesday 27th October.
Jeff Alexander will be down from Sydney and will be presenting on managing, deploying and securing and Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.
MSII is a great group which doesn’t get together very frequently, so cancel your hair appointment and postpone the evening of sock arranging. You need to RSVP ahead of time to Orin Thomas, so follow this link for his contact details as well as all the time and location information.
See you there 
The TechNet guys in Microsoft Australia ran a series of very successful TechNet Live! events last financial year, and now that the excitement of Tech.Ed Australia has died down, the next event for IT Pros has been announced.
Rather than individual events run across a few weeks, four online sessions are going to be run as a day-long virtual conference, covering a variety of topics. The details have been posted on Jeff Alexander’s blog, and Jeff will be presenting two of the sessions.
The conference will be held on Friday 25th September, and here’s a quick summary of the sessions:
Continue reading Sign up for the TechNet Virtual Conference
