Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the next version of the Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. Building on the features and capabilities of the current Windows Server 2008 release version, Windows Server 2008 R2 allows you to create...

Businesses have never been under more pressure to reduce costs and operate more efficiently. Virtualization is one of the most effective means for making this happen. It provides powerful, tangible ways to streamline many traditionally time-consuming...

This UG-evening will start with an introduction of the basics of index design (the heap,clustered/non clustered indexes and covering of a query by an index). Later we will discuss how the optimizer works, why it can be wrong (statistics, procedure cache...

Windows 7 is designed to make everyday tasks faster and easier, and make new things possible for end users. When released to the market, Windows 7 delivers the fundamental performance, reliability and security features that people expect — and it is designed...

Accelerators for Securing your IT environment If you want to secure your network environment quickly and proactively, check out Security Solution Accelerators -a suite of free tools and guidance to help you stay ahead of your security challenges. ...

Find out more at : http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/dataprotectionmanager/en/us/whats-new.aspx What can I say more : Whether it is a server or a client, a physical machine of Virtual, OS or application .... SCDPM is your back-up solution.

With Windows Server 2008, everything needed to support database server virtualization is available as an integral part of the operating system – Windows Server 2008 Hyper-v. This whitepaper demonstrates the performance capabilities of Oracle 10g on Hyper...

I usually don't blog in this kind of topics but I'm glad to make an exception on this. It's really giving an extra dimension on BOT's. The Microsoft Translator team is excited to announce the new translation bot for Windows Live Messenger! This Messenger...

The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) provides an in-depth perspective on the changing threat landscape including software vulnerability disclosures and exploits, malicious software (malware), and potentially unwanted software. Using data derived...

The main goal of the resource toolkit is to enable IT administrators to unlock the full potential of the recently released App-V 4.5. This release consists of the following tools: · App-V Application Listing Tool - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads...

The Belgian SQL Server User Group (SQLUG.BE vzw) , Microsoft and our partners decided to join efforts to celebrate the availability of SQL Server 2008 in the market and organize the very first Belgian SQL Server Day . SQL Server Day 2008 is the...

As you've probably noticed I stopped blogging about a year ago as I've changed roles within Microsoft. But if there is a time to stop there probably is a time to start again & seen the rollercoaster period that's coming in 2009 I think it makes sence...

Abstract: In this session we will provide an overview of the next release of SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, codenamed "Katmai". The session will cover the core value-proposition, major themes and scenarios, and the specific engine improvements, including...

Thu Nov 22 by Marc Mertens Reporting Services is Microsoft's server based reporting solution that is delivered together with SQL Server 2005. In this session you will learn how to create a report, deploy and manage it. Also covered is how you can use...

August 14, 2007 Exchange 2007 Service Pack Preview Ships By Stuart J. Johnston Microsoft announced Tuesday that it is shipping Beta 2 of the first service pack for Exchange Server 2007. With this beta, which is also being called a community technology...

From : www.computerworld.com August 09, 2007 (CIO) -- Crafting a Web strategy is important for any thriving business. However, implementing that strategy with rich Internet applications is not always as easy as it should be. To ease that pain, Microsoft...

Analysis Services Thu Sept 27 by Nico Verbaenen Analysis Services is Microsoft's OLAP solution that is also a part of the SQL Server product pack. With this first introduction session we want to give you an overview of what you can do with Analysis...

From : http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=20823 6/14/2007 By Kurt Mackie Unify Corp. is offering a product that lets companies switch their IBM Lotus Notes e-mail and collaboration applications to the Microsoft Office system. The company...

BetaNews - May 24, 2007 Subtle and fundamental differences in the basic architecture of Windows Server 2008 could dramatically change not only the way it is used in the enterprise, but also the logical and physical structure of networks where it is...

Microsoft's SharePoint Server Gets DoD Certification The company's Office collaboration and document management tool gains some stature with the military's 5015.2 seal of approval. By Michael Singer InformationWeek mei 29, 2007 02:53 PM Microsoft...

As you might know I'm a big believer of the Kimball methodology when it comes to implementing a Data Warehouse. The Kimball group also created a book "Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit". In addition to this book they publish online resources at http...

Some of you were asking lately for a good definition on Cardspace. Look what I found on http://cardspace.netfx3.com/content/introduction.aspx Windows CardSpace, formerly codenamed “InfoCard”, is a piece of client software that enables users to provide...

MSDN Luxembourg: Building Web Applications Using ASP.NET "Orcas" and Microsoft Visual Studio Codename "Orcas" · Date: 22 May · Location: Microsoft Luxembourg · French session (AM): http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032340306&Culture...

All you need to know (or what you are allowed to know at this time): http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/futureversion/default.mspx This page is announced to be the landing page. So content will vary when we come closer to CTP's & finally RTM...

Find more here : http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=201311 THE BOTTOM LINE KBC Bank used Microsoft Visual Studios Team System and Team Foundation Server to improve application-building methodologies, increase productivity...