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New Windows 10 Tools (MDOP,MDT, RSAT, Oh my!!!)

If you are an enterprise IT PRO then you are familiar with MDOP, MDT and RSAT and probably been wondering when new versions will be available to support Windows 10.  Have no fear, this week Microsoft released updates for each of these tools so that enterprises can begin deploying Windows 10. 

MDOP 2015 Details

MDT 2013 Update 1 Details

RSAT Details

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Microsoft Must Watch Videos 4/10/2015

The History of Microsoft - 1975 | The History of Microsoft

New Usability Improvements in the Azure Portal

Get a guided look at the #Windows10 developer’s platform

Learn more about Microsoft's Cloud Suite Offerings: EMS and ECS

Endpoint Zone Episode 7: Office 365 Mobile Device Management

Microsoft experts teach you how to administer @SQLServer 2012 in this FREE jump start

Data on #Azure: A Technology Overview

Get to know Microsoft #PowerBI

Introducing Exchange Online Advanced Threat Protection

SQLServer Unplugged: Episode 3

.NET Core Deep Dive

Quick Nano Server PXE boot demo

Look Ahead at Security and the Cloud

Surface 3 in the Classroom

Microsoft Cloud: empowering AccuWeather

Overview of Azure Machine Learning

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Microsoft Must Watch Videos 4/3/2015

Alaska Airlines Takes to the Air with Windows Tablets

Getting Started with Microsoft Intune Trial

Microsoft Azure ML Helps JJ Food Service Predict Customers’ Shopping Lists – Even Before They Shop! 

Bekaert Textiles Scales, Protects SAP With Hybrid Cloud Solution

Office Lens for iPhones

Office Lens for Android

Mobile Device Management for Office 365

Project Spartan:  Beyond Browsing

Learn the ins-and-outs of @Azure fundamentals in this FREE on-demand training!

Video tutorial: Perform a self-service password reset w/write-back using #Azure Active Directory Premium

How the Surface 3 was Designed

Skype for Business Mobile App Demo

A 4 part look at Success with #Enterprise Mobility

Office 2013's modern authentication process!

PowerBI:  How Data Changes Your Business

Trupanion & @MSFTDynamics CRM help pet owners get insurance info fast

The Walking Dead advert shows how the Surface Pro 3 can be used to stage an attack on zombies

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Microsoft Must Watch Videos 3/27/2015

A First Look at Building Windows 10 Universal Apps

Azure in 5 Minutes: Configuring Azure Backup

Learn how Azure App Service Web Apps help devs build & scale! 

The Secure Cloud

A beginner's guide to #SharePoint Online in 15 minutes!

Business advantages of the cloud- save money; be more efficient & collaborative

Microsoft IT hosted a webinar on System Center 2012. If you missed it, check it out here

Block infected devices from your org. Demo here:  A deep look into #Azure AD reporting for #Office365

Discover how #Windows10 can keep your organization secure

and for the kids...

Fight the Empire in @StarWars Rebels: Recon Missions

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Microsoft Must Watch Videos - 3/20/2015

Here’s this week’s “Must Watch Videos” featuring Microsoft Technologies.

Microsoft Convergence Keynote Highlights

Rockwell Automation Leverages IoT

AccuWeather uses Microsoft Cloud to Meet Scale

PowerBI Preview from Office Mechanics

Windows Hello Eliminates Passwords in Windows 10

AzureAD one cloud sign on to rule them all

NBC Sports & Microsoft Azure

Office 365 & the Enterprise Mobility Suite

Office 365: Top 10 Government Roadmap Features

What’s Next with Windows 10

9 ways OneNote makes classroom lesson-planning a breeze

WorkFolders for iPad + exclusive first look at iPhone

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Can't Wait to Order a Hardee's Thickburger from a Windows Device

“Hardee’s is changing the way it interacts with its customers, making the ordering process more streamlined, personal and fast,” said Tracy Issel, general manager of Worldwide Retail, Consumer Goods, Hospitality and Travel at Microsoft. “This is just one example of how Microsoft is giving retailers new ways to reinvent the customer experience.”

Article Source:  http://bit.ly/1y4hBck

Picture Source:  dell.com; hardees.com

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Has the Future of Enteprise Workstations Arrived?

Well, actually it will arrive in March per Intel's CES 2015 announcement.  You can think of the Compute Stick as an oversized USB drive that utilizes the HDMI port on a monitor and boots to Windows.  With initial reported costs of around $149, will this be the direction that enterprises head with their PC refresh in the future?  If I were still in IT operations, I would definitely be researching this solution as it is cheaper than traditional workstations and the promise of VDI.

Source:  Intel

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Great Article from ZDNet on Microsoft's EMET

EMET meets one absolute necessity for enterprise deployment: It is deployable and manageable through Active Directory Group Policy Objects. The US Department of Defense mandates use of EMET in computer systems and GPOs to manage it.

If the DoD is using EMET, maybe your enterprise should take a look at this solution.

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Apple Fan Boys Comparing OS X to Windows 10, Really?

It may be a little to early to be comparing the latest version of OS X to Windows 10.  Especially, considering that it most likely that most of the new features of Windows 10 haven't made it into the "BETA" code that is in public preview.

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Microsoft Year (2014) in Review via Frank Shaw Tweetstorm

Yesterday, Frank Shaw (Microsoft's Corporate VP of Communications), took to Twitter with his own tweetstorm by recapping major Microsoft happenings in 2014 which are captured in the graphic below.

Tweets via @fxshaw on Twitter.

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Using Windows 10 Tech Preview? Check out these new keyboard shortcuts

The new features in Windows 10 require the introduction of some new keyboard shortcuts. Here are ten Windows 10 shortcuts that will get you up and running.

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Microsoft's Enterprise Cloud Suite (ECS) Live Today

The new Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Suite is now available for customers to license Windows on a per user basis with a lot of nice additional features.

Here are some links to gather the necessary information to see if ECS is right for your company.

Microsoft's ECS Page -http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/windows8-1.aspx

Licensing School YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do07TksAwE4

SHI Blog - http://blog.shi.com/14/11/03/how-microsoft-enterprise-cloud-suite-licensing-affects-you/#.VHxImslEOT5

Picture courtesy of SHI Blog - http://blog.shi.com/2014/11/03/how-microsoft-enterprise-cloud-suite-licensing-affects-you/#.VHxImslEOT5

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Love this motivational graphic for a Monday morning.

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Healthcare Tech Talk Discusses Virtual Desktop

Last week, I was provided the opportunity to join the Healthcare Tech Talk Podcast to discuss virtual desktop. A great episode and discussion that should be of interest to healthcare IT professionals.

Terry and Kelly, thank you for this opportunity and good luck on this fabulous podcast.

VDI Podcast Link

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Get Inspired on this Fall Friday

The two links below are somewhat old but they are still full of inspirational videos from some of the world's greatest entrepreneurs.

10 YouTube Videos Every Entrepreneur Should Watch

100 Must See Interviews With the World’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs

picture via http://thinkartthoughts.files.wordpress.com/

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Google removes a barrier to Google Apps adoption by offering to sign BAA for organizations that need to comply with HIPAA.

Hopefully healthcare entities will proceed with caution in handling Google's recent announcement to comply with healthcare requirements.

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