As we start to look at the next version of server products I wanted to touch on Microsoft latest version of Hyper-V. So what is HyperV/Virtualisation? Released as a updated feature in Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V provides virtualisation of your operating systems on a single box. A single physical machine can host multiple machines … Continue reading The Next Learning Gateway: Virtualisation
I’m very excited that at the end of this week I will be in Las Vegas for the SharePoint Conference 2009. Its going to be a great event with the first real look at SharePoint 2010. If you are attending and would like to chat about Learning Gateways, Learning Platforms or just SharePoint, please get … Continue reading I’m attending #SPC09 SharePoint Conference 2009
I recently spoke at an event about engaging users in your Learning Gateway with the right content in the right areas. You have content everywhere. Don’t think that content is just a Word document or SCORM files you have brought from a content supplier. Content is everywhere, it changes everyday, the school newsletter, the latest … Continue reading Content for the Learning Gateway
Thanks to every who attended the SharePoint User Group in Nottingham on Thursday. It was the first time I had done this talk so I hope you found it useful. Here are few of the points that I talked about Branding Building a custom CSS or master page is a key part of your portal. … Continue reading My Top 5 User Adoption Tips, SUGUK, 10th September
Over the last 2 blog posts we have looked at the client side of the next Microsoft Learning Gateway. Since the posts Windows 7 has hit yet another milestone and the final one before general release on the 22nd October. Windows 7 RTM (Release To Manufactories) is the full version of the operating system and … Continue reading The next Learning Gateway: Client Summary
At the recent Microsoft World Partner Conference in America, Microsoft announced they had reached the Technical Preview milestone of the Office 2010 suite. So what is Technical Preview? Technical Preview is also known as beta 1, so Microsoft have now got Office 2010 suite to beta 1. Which is great but what’s different, do we … Continue reading The next Learning Gateway: Office 2010 / Semblio
I first got to play with the next Microsoft operating system a few days before BETT (January 2009) when the public beta was made available. Windows 7 is a vast improvement over Vista, improved speed, file transfer and other new features. Speed As my mobile laptop I have a HP Mininote 2133 with Windows … Continue reading The next Learning Gateway: Windows 7
Over the next 12 months Microsoft have some major releases of their main applications. Many of these build up the elements of the Microsoft Learning Gateway. Over the coming month we’ll have a look at the different products that are currently available for beta and a look at what is yet to come. Here is … Continue reading What coming in the next version of the Microsoft Learning Gateway…
Richard and I would just like to thank everyone who turned up to the first Learning Gateway Conference during the week. The event was a massive success and I hope you found the day as useful as we hoped it would for you. I want to thank all the speakers and all my friends who helped … Continue reading Thanks for Learning Gateway Conference
The Learning Gateway Conference is focused mainly for education but there are at least 10 reasons why you, as IT Pro’s should attend which would benefit your environment. Simple really – find out about great innovative technologies being used in education Session 1 – Maintaining your SharePoint Steve Smith will talk about best practices for … Continue reading But I’m a business why should I attend the Learning Gateway Conference?