Nick MacKechnie

The latest release from the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) team provides organizations with more assessments and reporting for simplified IT infrastructure planning. Download the MAP Toolkit 5.5: http://www.microsoft.com/map Simplify planning...

We have officially announced the release to manufacturing of Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection (FEP) 2010 – the new version of Forefront Client Security .  Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 enables businesses to align security and management...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft IT Leverages Security Enhancements from Windows Server 2008 R2 , which discusses how Microsoft IT leverages the significant security enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2 to...

This 490-page document covers the essential phases and steps to upgrade existing instances of SQL Server 2000 and 2005 to SQL Server 2008 by using best practices. These include preparation tasks, upgrade tasks, and post-upgrade tasks. It is intended to...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Microsoft IT Datacenter Virtualization Past, Present and Futures , which discusses what Microsoft IT has implemented over the past six years, from Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 through Windows...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Microsoft IT Increases Security and Streamlines Antimalware Management by Using Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 , which discusses how Microsoft IT deployed Microsoft Forefront...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Enhancing Federation Services for Internal and External Partners , which discusses how deploying AD FS 2.0 helped Microsoft IT simplify the integration of internal systems.   By...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Maintaining High Availability for Microsoft.com , which discusses the meticulous planning, management and maintenance of this highly utilized site.  Microsoft.com is a large and heavily...