The Irish IT Professional

Windows Server 2012 is almost here – Virtual Launch announcement

Help celebrate the arrival of Microsoft’s next server operating system and the world’s first cloud...

Author: ieitpro Date: 08/02/2012

Your chance to win stuff – download to win

And the caveat is that you’ll have to have an Irish address for me to send your prize to (North or...

Author: ieitpro Date: 07/26/2012

All you ever wanted to know about Windows Server 2012 – well, some of it

A (pretty good) collection of Windows Server 2012 content..   RTM Windows Server 2012 will...

Author: ieitpro Date: 07/19/2012

Windows Phone – Irish Apps Update

100,000 Windows Phone Apps and counting! Irish Apps Update At the Windows Phone Summit recently,...

Author: ieitpro Date: 07/03/2012

Application Virtualisation (App-V) – Guest Post by Rory Monaghan

Five short videos explaining and demonstrating Microsoft’s App-V Rory Monaghan is a Galwegian who...

Author: ieitpro Date: 07/03/2012

Windows 8 UX Fundamentals – Virtual Training

Calling all Designers – how do you design great Windows 8 apps?   Windows 8 represents an...

Author: ieitpro Date: 06/12/2012

Windows Azure for IT Professionals

Content from last Friday’s Azure session On Thursday 7th June Scott Guthrie presented the Meet...

Author: ieitpro Date: 06/11/2012

Windows Upgrade Offer – Windows 8 Pro for €14.99

Buy a Windows 7 PC and get Windows 8 Pro for € 14.99. The Windows Upgrade Offer went live on...

Author: ieitpro Date: 06/07/2012

One of Windows Server 2012's secret weapons: Hyper-V Replica

Mary-Jo Foley recruits Aidan Finn! Mary-Jo is on holidays and recruits Aidan Finn to replace her?...

Author: ieitpro Date: 05/22/2012

Summer is (finally) here – this is you last MVA Challenge..

Learn along with Dave is ending Let me open with a big congratulations to last week’s winners...

Author: ieitpro Date: 05/22/2012

And the prizes just keep on coming..

The Microsoft Virtual Academy – Prizes just for learning! This week’s winners were Brian O’Hanlon,...

Author: ieitpro Date: 05/14/2012

SQL Server 2012 Always-On Deep Dive

SQL Server User Group meeting in Dublin on the 23rd May @ 18:30 Always On offers a huge leap forward...

Author: ieitpro Date: 05/08/2012

“VMware Cloud Infrastructure Suite is really more of a marketing term” – did he really say that?

VMware’s CTO, Dr. Stephen Herrod says “a lot of individual products that don’t work well enough...

Author: ieitpro Date: 05/08/2012

Happy Tuesday – This weeks MVA challenge and last week’s winners!

I’m still giving away prizes just for learning! Last week’s Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA)...

Author: ieitpro Date: 05/08/2012

Microsoft Virtual Academy – Your Challenge for this week

Win Prizes just for learning! A quick call out to last week’s winners.  Congratulations to John...

Author: ieitpro Date: 04/30/2012

Ready. Steady. Go! TheAppBuilder Lets Every Business Win The Race To Have A Mobile App

“Pretty soon every individual and firm will be in the App business” – John Kennedy, Silicon Republic...

Author: ieitpro Date: 04/24/2012

Windows Phone Apps – Made in Ireland

How do you fancy a free Nokia Lumia 800? App Me Up Microsoft Ireland has been running an App Me Up...

Author: ieitpro Date: 04/24/2012

Microsoft Virtual Academy – This week’s challenge

I’m still offering the chance to win weekly prizes simply for learning A quick call out to last...

Author: ieitpro Date: 04/24/2012

Just launched! The new SkyDrive preview app for Windows Desktop (and updated SkyDrive app for Phone)

SkyDrive now becomes an integral part of Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista (and Mac OS X)!...

Author: ieitpro Date: 04/24/2012

One Month of Learning with Microsoft and all I got was this Lousy Phone! Guest post by Aaron Rolph

One IT Professionals thoughts on the Microsoft Virtual Academy I have to admit, I was sceptical when...

Author: ieitpro Date: 04/23/2012

This week’s MVA challenge – Introduction to Windows Azure

Prove to me you’ve passed this test before Monday 23rd April @ 09:00 This week’s challenge on the...

Author: ieitpro Date: 04/16/2012

Prizes for learning – this week’s MVA challenge is..

If you live in Ireland you can win prizes just for learning Microsoft introduced the Microsoft...

Author: ieitpro Date: 04/02/2012

Monday morning’s prize draw – prizes for learning..

And the winner of the Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone is.. Aaron Rolph Last week’s challenge was the...

Author: ieitpro Date: 04/02/2012

Diploma in Cloud Strategy - part-time course beginning in April 2012 at the IMI’s National Management Campus in Sandyford

The IMI Diploma in Cloud Strategy is based on three themes: Strategy Processes and Frameworks,...

Author: ieitpro Date: 03/30/2012

FREE Prizes on Monday (26th March) – Learn Along With Dave

This week’s winners are.. Last week’s challenge was to pass the Service Delivery and Automation...

Author: ieitpro Date: 03/27/2012

FREE Prizes on Monday (Tuesday) – Learn Along With Dave

This week’s winners are.. Last week’s challenge was to pass the Preparing the Datacentre for a...

Author: ieitpro Date: 03/20/2012

Creating and Managing a Private Cloud with System Centre 2012 Jump Start

Great online training if you can’t sleep! Microsoft Learning, IT Pro Evangelism & Server &...

Author: ieitpro Date: 03/16/2012

Free Prizes on Monday 12th March – Learn Along With Dave

This Monday’s Winners are: Last week’s Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) challenge was to pass the...

Author: ieitpro Date: 03/12/2012

Hyper-V Replica – Made For Irish Business – Guest post from Aidan Finn

One of the best features of Windows Server “8” Hyper-V Aidan Finn is a Microsoft MVP specialising in...

Author: ieitpro Date: 03/06/2012

Windows 8 – Installing the .NET Framework 3.5

If you’ve experienced this error message: “The following feature couldn’t be installed: .NET...

Author: ieitpro Date: 03/05/2012

Free Prizes on Monday 5th March – Learn Along With Dave

And the Winners are..  And this week’s challenge is… The three lucky winners pulled out of a...

Author: ieitpro Date: 03/05/2012

Free Prizes on Mondays – Learn along with Dave

This week we’re going to start learning about the Private Cloud Thank you to everyone who is playing...

Author: ieitpro Date: 02/27/2012

Monday Morning’s Free Prizes – and the winners are..

From all the entries from last week’s Microsoft Virtual Academy challenge, the three winners are:...

Author: ieitpro Date: 02/27/2012

Microsoft Windows Server 8 Hyper-V - New high-availability and migration features bring the "wow"

Wow! If I had to pick one word to describe my reaction to the new and improved Microsoft Hyper-V...

Author: ieitpro Date: 02/24/2012

Why I Love Microsoft Publisher – Guest post by Paul Boland

I have truly fallen in love with Microsoft Publisher.  It allows my creativity to flow freely...

Author: ieitpro Date: 02/24/2012

SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event, March 7th

Register now for the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event Join us for the only virtual...

Author: ieitpro Date: 02/23/2012

System Centre 2012 launch events in Dublin and Belfast

Please join us for our System Centre 2012 launch events in Dublin or Belfast and hear customers talk...

Author: ieitpro Date: 02/21/2012

Data Protection Manager 2010 Overview Poster

FREE Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 Overview poster – gives an overview and quick reference to...

Author: ieitpro Date: 02/20/2012

The Windows Logo – is it a “window” or a flag?

The new Windows 8 logo – a very interesting article on the history of the Windows Logo  

Author: ieitpro Date: 02/20/2012

Learn Along With Dave – your motivation to become a cloud computing expert

Your guided tour of the Microsoft Virtual Academy – one step at a time As you know, my job is to...

Author: ieitpro Date: 02/14/2012

The Art of Change

Guest post by David Reichental   The year ahead is filled with a lot of new hardware and...

Author: ieitpro Date: 02/09/2012

Virtualisation Licensing; VMware vs. Microsoft (Apples vs. Oranges)

If you’re a big fan of VMware, I apologise (but this really has to be shared – you’d be a fool not...

Author: ieitpro Date: 01/26/2012

If you search for yourself online. Do you like the person you’ve found?

Should you be concerned about your Online Reputation?   56% of Adults surveyed don’t actively...

Author: ieitpro Date: 01/26/2012

Free Microsoft Security Tools You Should Know About . . .

We provide a significant range of security tools for use by organisations and at home at a great...

Author: ieitpro Date: 01/24/2012

Hyper-V Immersion (Belfast)

Due to popular demand, Hyper-V Immersion comes to Belfast Hyper-V Immersion More and more customers...

Author: ieitpro Date: 01/13/2012

You're Invited: Transforming IT with Microsoft Private Cloud, Online Event Jan 17th 2012

I would like to invite you to attend this Private Cloud online event The definition, business value,...

Author: ieitpro Date: 01/10/2012

URGENT: Out-of-Band Security Update Released Today for Windows

“For ‘Windows’?  Which versions?” Pretty much every supported version of Windows is impacted**,...

Author: Will.Craddock Date: 12/29/2011

Geek of the Week

    And this week’s winners are David Carr and John Kestner The Microsoft Ireland Geek of...

Author: ieitpro Date: 12/16/2011

<Previous Next>