Tag Archives: virtualization

Virtualizing Forefront Threat Management Gateway

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

I thought I’d share this great video by Jim Harrison on considerations to make when planning to run Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) (or ISA Server, for that matter) on a virtualized environment.   In this video, he discusses: … Continue reading →

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Citrix VDI event at Doha, April 7

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

Mannai Trading, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner on Server Virtualization and many other competencies, held an event jointly with Citrix and HP on 7th April at the Intercontinental Hotel, Doha, Qatar. The event mainly focused on Desktop Virtualization. Nabil Khalil, … Continue reading →

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XP mode and MED-V no longer require hardware virtualization

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

I’d like to share some exciting news about Windows XP Mode and Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization.  The team is removing the virtualization processor requirement for Windows XP Mode on Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate systems.  Windows XP Mode … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Virtualization Partners in Qatar

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

As of today, we have three Gold Certified partners based in Qatar, qualified and certified in the Server Virtualization competency within the Microsoft Partner Network. 1. Information & Communication Technology WLL 2. EBLA Consulting 3. Mannai Trading Co. Information & … Continue reading →

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Dynamic Datacenter Workshop, Dubai

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

Last week I was in Dubai for the Dynamic Datacenter workshop along with two partners from Qatar – Mannai Trading and EBLA Consulting. Among Qatar attendees, we had Pradeep Joy and Johny John from Mannai Trading and Bashar Badr from … Continue reading →

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Dual booting Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows 7 using VHD booting

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Shijaz Abdulla

I wanted to run Windows Server 2008 R2 in a dual boot configuration on my Windows 7 RTM laptop – so that I can demonstrate Windows Server 2008 R2 features to partners when required. This gave me an opportunity to … Continue reading →

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