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Microsoft TechNet Subscription – 2012 Discount Code

January 5th, 2012

Simon Seagrave

Good news folks! 2012 has seen the release of a new Microsoft TechNet Subscription Discount code. This new code for 2012 will give you 15% (small print: this is based on the US currency so may vary slightly between countries) and is due to expire on the 29th February 2012.

Code: TNFLA12

To give you an idea of the type of savings you can find on a Microsoft TechNet subscription, here are the savings on a new TechNet Professional subscription in the US, UK and Europe (checked against France & Germany): TechNet Pro - US $349.00 -> $296.65 TechNet Pro – UK £234.21 -> £199.08 TechNet Pro – Europe €373.64 -> €317.59

If you run your own IT lab environment the Microsoft TechNet subscription is definitely a worthwhile investment as it gives you access to most Microsoft applications and MS operating systems, along with legitimate licence keys for non-production use.

Those of you like myself who are already signed up to the Microsoft TechNet subscription programme will no doubt agree that it offers great value for money, and avoids the headache of trying to ‘track down’ license keys. It also certainly beats having to install time limited trial versions which you end up having to reinstalling after a set period of days, which only wastes precious lab time. Along with access to the actual Microsoft software you the TechNet subscription also provides you with access to the Microsoft Knowledge Base and the moderated Microsoft TechNet Forums, which are also valuable resources.

Check out the TechHead ‘Hot Deals’ section at the top of this page for more decent product discounts and deals I have come across along with any new or updated Microsoft TechNet discount codes.

A big thanks goes out to Colin Westwater who pointed out this new 2012 Microsoft TechNet code to me.

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The VMware VMTN Movement…

November 16th, 2011

Simon Seagrave

VMware VMTN There is a movement in the air… No, not that sort of air movement, but rather the variety where the hearts and minds of an increasing number of people move towards a common goal or objective. “What is this movement about?” I hear you ask.

Well, it’s all about re-instating the VMware Technology Network (VMTN) subscription, which was cancelled by VMware back in February 2007. Although a few people have been vocal about VMware bringing back the VMTN subscription in the past, this latest campaign kicked off by well known VMware SRM author, blogger and trainer, Mike Laverick has certainly gained momentum. Since Mike’s original post back on the 4th November and the associated VMware Community forum thread there has been an overwhelming response from the ever faithful VMware community indicating that they would appreciate the VMTN programme being reinstated again.

VMware VMTN[7]

So what was the VMTN subscription? The VMTN was a paid for subscription which allowed you to install and use copies of VMware products for a 1 year period. If you are familiar with Microsoft’s TechNet or MSDN subscription think of this as the VMware equivalent.

So what are the benefits of using VMTN? Any of you who have subscribed to Microsoft’s TechNet or MSDN programme before will no doubt agree on how useful it is to have full access to Microsoft’s range of OS, application and back office software to run in your work or home lab environment when needed. At present if you want to evaluate one of VMware’s products in your lab environment for an extended period of time you will find yourself, in most instances, having to find a way to generate a new trial key, and also having to reinstall the product itself. This can be a real hassle! Though the good news is that …

VMware is listening…

As indicated by Duncan Epping’s post here there are signs that VMware are “investigating the option to reinstate the VMTN Subscription program” which, at this early stage, sounds positive. This VMTN re-instatement movement is certainly building momentum so let’s hope we see a formal announcement from VMware sometime soon. Although, as Duncan mentions “… starting a program like this does take time and the program will need a serious overhaul”.

I am feeling quietly optimistic that VMware will come through and start offering the VMTN subscription again, which I will definitely sign up for if offered, though I suspect we may have to wait a little while yet. If/when it does happen this will be great news for all of you running your own home or work vSphere lab and/or studying for a VMware accreditation over a period of a month or two.

I’d be interested to know your thoughts on this and whether you’d find having a VMTN subscription useful. Why not leave me a comment below? Smile

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Microsoft TechNet Plus (UK) Subscription 30% Discount

June 23rd, 2008

Simon Seagrave

** UPDATE 5th June 2009 – It has been a while since this discount code was released so there is no guarantee that it still works. If any one can confirm this I will update the site also if you know of any other codes let me know.

If I know of any TechNet subscription discounts I will post them in the HotDeals section of the site – this can be found in the menu at the top.

Thanks. Si

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ORIGINAL POST:

Head on over to Eileen Brown’s blog for the 30% off discount code on new Microsoft TechNet Plus subscriptions. Although the blog article is from April the code apparently is still valid.

I subscribe to TechNet Plus every year and it definitely pays for itself.

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