Microsoft Launches – MVA (Microsoft Virtual Academy)

Microsoft is launched a new learning experience for you called MVA (Microsoft Virtual Academy) with the objective of helping you to build the necessary skills to grow in your IT role and career with Microsoft Cloud technologies.
This Microsoft Virtual Academy will help you improve your IT skill set and thus advance your career with a free, easy to access training portal that allows you to learn at your own pace, focusing on Microsoft technologies. Earn points, each completed trainings and get recognized by the community by moving up the ladder into a Bronze, Silver or Platinum membership.

In MVA, you will find the following resources learning content such as:

• Whitepapers
• Webcasts
• Training Videos
• Forums
• Access to community experts
• Statistics of your performance and professional progress
• Level of knowledge within the career selected.

When subscribing to MVA, you will become an active member and according to your progress you will receive additional benefits such as Certification Vouchers discounts, Coupons for training centers, preferred access to Microsoft events and much more other benefits….

Register now! Visit this site http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/ and follow the registration process.

Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5

App-V 4.5 is the first Microsoft-branded release of the product formerly known as SoftGrid. It includes new capabilities designed to help IT support large-scale virtualization implementations across many sites and provides multiple delivery options, including over-the-Internet application availability to meet your business needs. Dynamic Suite Composition (DSC) provides administrator-controlled virtual application communication and interaction; compliance with Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing and Secure by Default initiatives, integration with Microsoft System Center Management Products and infrastructure updates via Windows Update.

Additionally, Microsoft Application Virtualization for Terminal Services has also been updated to the same standards and now supports Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services. Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 will be available as part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack and Microsoft Application Virtualization for Terminal Services

Microsoft Application Virtualization can help solve your business challenges. See more information below

	Centralized Management, Scalable Infrastructure Publish, deploy, and manage your virtual applications while leveraging your existing technology investments and software distribution processes.
	Readily Accessible Applications Deliver applications that meet the needs of your users regardless of whether they are in the office, on the road, in a remote site, or holding a meeting at the local coffee shop.
	Simplify Application Deployment, Reduce End User Interruptions Give your staff time back for other projects by reducing test cycles and delivering applications more quickly to your end users while providing seamless application updates that don’t require reboots.
	Dynamic Application Virtualization Turn physical applications into virtual applications that are never installed but can seamlessly communicate with the local operating system, middleware, plug-ins, and other applications.

For additional understanding of the App-V infrastructure and virtualization see the Overview of App-V 4.5 Technologies