Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance • Windows 7 Walkthroughs • Windows Server 2008  & Windows Vista VHDs • Internet...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Securing Business Workflows and Networks for Partners , which discusses how Microsoft IT used its own technologies to provide information to partners without jeopardizing security. ...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication Best Practices for Deploying Virtual Machines using Hyper-V Virtualization Technology , which discusses how Microsoft IT developed configuration best practices, based on the application workloads...

Hi All, I’ve had a few queries over the last few weeks from customers asking for resources on Powershell and where to start. Here’s some free resources I found: - Windows Server 2008 e-book offer Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting...

Hi All, Today Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of Windows Internet Explorer 8, the new Web browser that offers the best solution for how people use the Web today. It can be downloaded in 25 languages at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8 . Internet...

Hi All, Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 has been released today. This rollup contains 51 customer fixes and 16 additional fixes. The fix is available on the Download Center . Some of the issues addressed in this rollup are: 3 critical SCR...

Hi All, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (VMM) is a comprehensive management solution for the virtualized data center, enabling increased physical server utilization, centralized management of virtual machine infrastructure, and rapid provisioning...

TechNet UNPLUGGED Event: Windows 7 Technical Overview and Install fest - April 2009 Come along and learn about Windows 7 and get the opportunity to install the beta on your PC too. Windows 7 Technical Overview for IT Pro’s – 90 minutes The Windows 7 beta...

Hi All, According to a post from the Hotmail team , POP3 access to your email is no longer limited to select countries – it’s available worldwide. So now, in addition to visiting the mobile web page for Hotmail, you can configure your phone to download...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of SQL Server Consolidation at Microsoft, which discusses how Microsoft IT produced the SQL Utility to improve SQL Server manageability through host consolidation, virtualization, and standardization...

Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 6th March 2009.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance • Release Documents for Release Candidate of Windows Server 2008...

Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 20th February 2009.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Windows Server Internet Information Services for System Center...

March 2009 – TechNet UNPLUGGED Update Data Protection Manager 2007 Technical Briefing This technical briefing focuses on Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 – a member of the Microsoft System Centre family of management products. If you are an...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Securing the Microsoft Desktop Environment using Patch Management, which discusses how Microsoft IT maintains a secure environment by keeping client computers up to date with the latest software...

Microsoft's Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007 is a secure remote access solution. IAG 2007 can enable mobile and remote workers, business partners, and customers with easier and more flexible secure access from a broad range of devices and locations...

Hi All, Please find attached the listings of new or updated downloads for the week ending 20th February 2009.  Key ones include: Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Windows 7 Beta Toolkits · Premier Mission Critical Datasheet...

Hi All, The Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) team is extending the MOF 4.0 core content with a new series of MOF Companion Guides for the Plan Phase. We're pleased to announce the beta of the first two guides, Planning for Virtualization and Planning...