Links or "Tiny URLs"

Last update: 9/9/09

Links to Presentation on SAM/ITAM and Virtualization:



Slide Deck -- Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC09) (New Orleans, LA) (7/16/09) (zipped using WinZip v10)
Slide Deck -- IAITAM User Group The Role of IT Asset Mgt. in Virtualization Projects (July 2009)	Slide Deck -- IAITAM User Group Understanding Microsoft Licensing for Virtualized Environments (August 2009)



• Microsoft Virtualization LICENSING Home: Links to Virtualization-Related Product Briefs and other Licensing Primers
  
  
• Virtualization Domain Blog by Beth Schultz, Contributing Editor, Redmond Magazine
  
  
• Microsoft Virtualization Webinar: Recording ID 746NJB January 22, 2009
  
  
• Free E-Book: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions by Mitch Tulloch with the Microsoft Virtualization Teams, ISBN: 9780735693371
  
  
• BLOG: Chris Wolf’s Virtualization 'Tips and Ramblings'
  
  
• Virtualization Review Magazine: "Covers all things virtual: hypervisors from all the major vendors, plus storage, desktop, and even application virtualization"
  
  
• Microsoft Volume Licensing Fundamentals -- Introduction to [Server] Virtualization Licensing (1 hour): This course introduces and explains the four types of virtualization and why virtualization is important to our customers, partners, and Microsoft. Two new products, Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager, are introduced, along with their customer benefits. Accessible only to Microsoft Partners.
  
  
• IT Virtualization Conference and Expo (Virtual), 9/15/09
  
  
• Microsoft SQL Server Licening Guide v1.2 (Released June 2009) (MS Live ID with Partner Credentials Required)
  
  
• Sign up for Virtualization eSeminars (sponsored by Ziff Davis on a near weekly basis) and
  Past Virtualization eSeminars
  
  
• "Windows 'Virtualization 360' Webinar Series -- 'Great Primers on Virtualization'"
  Part 1 of 10: "Virtualization Made Simple - What will it do for your customer's business"
  Part 2 of 10: "Selling Virtualization - How to Discover opportunities and make a successful sale"
  Part 3 of 10: "Understanding Virtualization - Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V Server’s Virtualization Capabilities"
  Part 9 of 10: "Understanding the Competition - Value and capability comparison of Microsoft’s Virtualization solutions"
  
  
• Windows Server Virtualization TechNet Site
  
  
• Emma Healey from Microsoft UK Explains Microsoft Licensing in Depth!
  
  
• Microsoft Virtualization Home
  
  
• Microsoft Virtualization ROI Calculator: Your customers are using this!
  
  
• Windows Server Virtualization Team Blog Site: Important General Announcements
  
  
• "Free e-book offer on Microsoft virtualization (written by the Microsoft Virtualization Team)"
  Written by industry expert Mitch Tulloch along with the Microsoft virtualization teams. Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions will teach you about the benefits of the latest virtualization technologies and how to plan, implement, and manage virtual infrastructure solutions. The technologies covered include Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization, and Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. Register to download the e-book, and sign up for the Microsoft Press Book Connection newsletter, which provides news about upcoming releases and other special offers.
  
  
• Windows 2008 Server Licensing Resources (and Overview)
  
  
• Book: “Virtualization Defined: A Primer for the SMB Consultant,” by David Sobel, 2009
  The Sobel book has a clean breakdown of the different types of virtualization, a clean comparison of VMware to Microsoft products, and screen shots of how to set up a virtual environment
  
  
• Brochure: What is Microsoft's VDI Solution," Microsoft, January 2009
  
  
• Overview of Microsoft's Desktop Virtualization technology, and Overview of VDI/VECD Licensing, Microsoft
  
  
• Softmart Virtualization 101 Seminar Presentation (Slide Deck), Brandon Augustine of Softmart, June 23, 2009
  
  
• SHI Webinar: Microsoft Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD): Recording ID --> TBD , SHI, May 28, 2009
  
  
• SHI Webinar: Microsoft Desktop Virtualization Licensing: Recording ID --> 2WTB6K , SHI, April 2, 2009
  
  
• TechNet Virtual Conference – Changes to Virtualization Licensing, Emma Healey, Microsoft Licensing Escalations Manager, Microsoft UK, June 19, 2009
  
  
• Microsoft Webinar: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) , Microsoft, July 22, 2009
  
  
• "PLACEHOLDER FOR FUTURE ENTRY," Author, Enter Name Magazine, XX/XX/09