July, 2011

Start from a scenario relevant to you – mobile and Sharepoint apps, Facebook promos, Access databases, and see how cloud addresses relevant gaps. Learn about the Windows Azure Platform, an Internet-scale cloud computing and services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers. The webcast series will show you how the Windows Azure Platform provides you with a range of functionality to build applications from consumer Web to enterprise scenarios and includes an operating system with a set of developer services. The Windows Azure Platform provides a fully interoperable environment with support of industry standards and Web protocols, including REST, SOAP, and XML. Dive into these resources to learn more about how you can utilize this powerful solution to build new applications or extend existing...

We’re happy to announce that MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-646): Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator (2nd Edition) ISBN 9780735651937, by Orin Thomas and Ian McLean, shipped to the printer today! See below for the book's contents and an excerpt from its introduction. You can preorder the book here . Contents at a Glance Introduction CHAPTER 1 Installing, Upgrading, and Deploying Windows Server 2008 R2 CHAPTER 2 Infrastructure Services Planning CHAPTER 3 Planning Core Active Directory Infrastructure CHAPTER 4 Group Policy Strategies CHAPTER 5 Planning Server Administration CHAPTER 6 Presentation and Application Virtualization CHAPTER 7 Provisioning File and Print Servers CHAPTER 8 Planning Security Policies CHAPTER 9 Remote Access and Network Access Protection...