The second session for today is the Hyper-V 2006 R2 SP1 Dynamic Memory Allocation session by Ben Armstrong. This is actually really cool technology that will allow Hyper-V to allocate RAM dynamically to virtual machines as it’s needed. What this means to us is that we can configure a VM to use say 2GB of RAM, but it will only use that 2GB of RAM when it really needs … [Read more...]
TechEd 2010 Australia – Keynote – XBox360 Kinnect Demo
Yesterday at teh Keynote for TechEd 2010 Australia, one of the coolest things was the Kinnect demo on the Xbox360. Now this has nothing to do with IT infrastructure what so ever – but you’ve got to admit it is pretty darn cool. Check out the videos below. The first one shows how it works under the covers and the second one shows it in use in a game… I can just … [Read more...]
TechEd 2010 Australia – 1st Session – Exchange 2007 SP1
I’d love to report just how great Exchange 2007 SP1 is after attending the first session today, but unfortunately I can’t… you see despite having people register as to which sessions they attended, the rooms are overflowing with people outside the door. Now event organisers will tell you just how much of a success this is, but honestly – it’s a result of bad … [Read more...]
TechEd 2010 Essentials
TechEd Australia is off an running now. One of the things I’ve learnt over time is that when you are in a place for any length of time, the way to make it feel like home is to get a few things that help make it easier for you… and they can save a few bucks too. I’m up here for both TechEd, some client work and some rest and relaxation and I’m here for 8 days in … [Read more...]