Yesterday, Microsoft Netherlands organized a free event for roughly 800 members of the Microsoft Partner Network, where they launched Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, together with Ingram Micro, Copaco, Actebis and Tech Data, and a lot of their OEM Partners like Dell, Samsung, HP, Asus, Acer, Toshiba and Fujitsu. As I posted earlier, I was ...

Together with Ingram Micro, Copaco, Actebis and Tech Data, Microsoft Netherlands organizes a free event on Thursday October 25, 2012 titled Objectives 2012.  The venue for this event is Amstelborgh – Borchland in Amsterdam. This event marks the launch of Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Office 2013 and Office 365 for the Dutch Microsoft ...

Last week, I technically reviewed ‘Windows 8: Out of the Box’, as published by O’Reilly and available both as print and ebook. Per today you can pre-order the paperback at Amazon. About the book Windows 8: Out of the Box is a 130-page book, explaining Windows 8 to people unboxing their new Windows 8 and Windows RT-powered devices or starting up ...

On July 1, Morgan Dahl Simonsen was awarded with the 2012 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for Directory Services. The team behind the DirTeam.com / ActiveDir.org weblogs would like to congratulate him with this achievement and welcome him to the select group of Directory Services MVPs. About Morgan Dahl Simonsen Morgan Dahl ...

As a TechEd Alumni and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), sometimes interesting opportunities cross your path. To staff at Microsoft Europe 2012 and this event being hosted in my own country, is a privilege. If you want to say Hi or discuss Active Directory and Dynamic Access Control, be sure to visit the “Windows Server 2012 Active ...

As a TechEd Alumni and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), sometimes interesting opportunities cross your path. When the opportunity presented itself to staff at Microsoft TechEd North America 2012, I didn’t need to think twice. As a consequence, I will be travelling to Orlando, FL on June 9 and returning to the Netherlands on June 16. ...

This year is going to be an interesting year. Microsoft is readying it’s new client and server Operating Systems (OSs) with interesting features from my point of view and interests. Also, Apple recently released the ‘New iPad’. Lots to talk about, so let’s see what I have to say and where I have a chance to say it. ...

I’m a Directory Services MVP. Have been for the last three years, too. This expertise is part of the Identity and Access area together with the ForeFront, ForeFront Identity Manager (FIM) and Enterprise Security MVPs. These latter guys and girl are really great. One of my favorite Enterprise Security MVPs is Paula Januszkiewicz. I’ve had the ...

I’ve seen a couple of vendors release backup products, specifically targeted at Hyper-V. Some solutions utilize the Hyper-V Volume Shadow Service (VSS) writer to make backups. The big question, however, is whether this type of backup is of any use to backup Domain Controllers for disaster recovery. Over the years, we’ve seen a lot of issues ...

So far May hasn’t much of a speaking month for me. It allowed me to regain some peace and quiet and allowed me to rethink the messages, appearance and jokes in some of the sessions I delivered earlier this year. Also, I’ve been ramping up two nice speaking sessions in the next two weeks, that I’d like to share with you:      ...