Windows Server 2008
Recovering backups made with NTBACKUP to Window Server 2008
QUESTION:
I have a backup that I created in Windows Server 2003 using Ntbackup.exe. How can I restore that backup to a Windows Server 2008 computer when Ntbackup.exe is no longer supported in Windows Server 2008?
ANSWER:
The Ntbackup.exe tool in previous versions of Windows has been replaced with the new Windows Server Backup tool [...]
Microsoft releases three new exams for its newest network operating system in March.
Windows 2008 Exams Go LiveThe Microsoft Learning Group has released three new exams for Windows Server 2008. All three are available worlwide at Prometric testing centers. The release comes quickly on the heels of the official release of Microsoft’s newest network operating system software in Los Angeles at the end of February.
Windows 2008 Exams [...]
MICROSOFT TRAINING = SUCCESS?
Lutz Ziob, the general manager of Microsoft Learning, answered some questions recently on the need for Windows Server 2008 training and certification. In the interview, Ziob compares IT professionals today (unsung heroes) to “the men and women who designed and built the physical infrastructure that fueled” much of this era’s social and economic progress. Some [...]
With Windows 2008 Come New MCP Benefits
Microsoft Learning improves MCP benefits package with access to Microsoft Partner-level support articles and improved transcript and certification manager.
The Microsoft Learning Group on Monday said it has made some incremental improvements to the benefits package that it issues to those who achieve Microsoft Certified Professional status. According to a press release issued by the company, [...]
Windows Vista SP1 Due in Early 2008
A public beta will be available in a few weeks
Windows Server 2008 Pushed Back… Again
Windows Server 2008, Microsoft’s delay-plagued next-generation server OS, is being delayed yet again.
Upgrading your existing MCSE certification to Windows Server 2008
I’ve been waiting ages to get my existing Windows Server 2003 MCSE-certification upgraded to more recent technologies. Now that we have Windows Server 2008 in the horizon it’s nice to see that Microsoft Learning has the following exam in beta: Upgrading Your MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, Technology Specialist: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-649.mspx
You can get a clearer picture what you need to achieve here: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcse/windowsserver2008/default.mspx. Notice that since Powershell is an integral part with Windows Server 2008, it’s time to brushen up those skills from Windows Script Host (WSH) to PS! And don’t forget IIS 7.0. Or .NET Framework. Or the new Server Core-roles.