Nick MacKechnie

PST Capture

Nick MacKechnie — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:49:32 GMT

On 30 Jan 2012, the PST Capture became available as a free download.

PST Capture helps you search your network to discover and then import .pst files across your environment - all from a straightforward admin-driven tool. PST Capture will help reduce risk while increasing productivity for your users by importing .pst files into Exchange Online or Exchange Server 2010 - directly into users' primary mailboxes or archives.

If you are looking at managing PST files better or even removing them from the messaging environment, this is the tool for you.

For more information on the tool, the technical documentation can be found here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh781036.aspx

The download link is at:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=28767

How Microsoft IT Centralized Disaster Recovery

Nick MacKechnie — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:28:41 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft IT Centralized Disaster Recovery which discusses how Microsoft IT plans and deploys its disaster recovery program.

Microsoft IT developed their solution for Disaster Recovery (DR) in the datacenter. This will give a good overview of how we created our DR strategy, the architecture, program management behind it, some of best practices/lessons learned and governance which drives our day to day operations.
Article

Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services at Microsoft

Nick MacKechnie — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:27:39 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services at Microsoft which discusses how Microsoft IT implemented Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) so that publishers could use Microsoft Office applications to restrict access to confidential data.

At Microsoft, sensitive business information in e-mail and business documents was at risk of exposure to unauthorized users. Microsoft IT implemented AD DS so that authors could use Microsoft Office and SharePoint Server to restrict access to confidential data.
Technical White Paper

Products & Technologies

· Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1

· Active Directory Domain Services and Active Directory Rights Management Services

· Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008

· Microsoft Office 2010

· Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

· Microsoft Exchange Server 2010

· Windows Mobile 6.x

Improving Desktop Performance with the Risk and Health Assessment Program for Windows Desktop

Nick MacKechnie — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:25:53 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Improving Desktop Performance with the Risk and Health Assessment Program for Windows Desktop, which discusses how through a cooperative Windows Desktop Risk Assessment Program engagement with Premier Field Engineering, Microsoft IT completed a comprehensive assessment on internal Windows 7 desktops and found ways to substantially reduce system boot times and improve end user productivity.

For Premier customers, Microsoft offers a variety of risk and health assessment tools and programs to help you maximize your Microsoft investment, reduce business risks and gain critical insights into the health of your environment. Today, the programs include Windows Desktop, SQL Server, Active Directory, SharePoint Server and Exchange Server. Learn how Microsoft IT is leveraging these programs to improve the health of its environment.
Technical Case Study | IT Pro Webcast

Products & Technologies

· Risk and Health Assessment Program for Windows Desktop

· Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

· Windows Vista (32-bit)

· Windows XP

Microsoft IT Uses AppLocker to Help Secure Windows 7 Clients

Nick MacKechnie — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:24:13 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Microsoft IT Uses AppLocker to Help Secure Windows 7 Clients, which discusses Microsoft IT deployed AppLocker, an application control feature available in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to reduce security risks, increase legal compliance and reduced operational costs.

AppLocker is a feature of Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 that maintains legal and security obligations to prevent the execution of unwanted applications on domain-joined devices. Unauthorized Peer 2 Peer (P2P) applications within the Microsoft infrastructure are strictly prohibited by the Microsoft Information Security General Use Standard. Microsoft is currently blocking Unauthorized P2P on the network edge/proxy. This Group Policy setting extends the protection to machines on the corporate network.
Technical Case Study

Office 365 adds 22 Additional Markets, New Features and Continues Record Growth Rate

Nick MacKechnie — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:01:25 GMT

Office 365 is proud to announce trial availability for customers in 22 additional markets (full list below), including Turkey, South Africa, Taiwan and Argentina. We also recently launched full commerce capabilities in Brazil, Russia and South Korea. So whether you are a customer doing business from the Arctic Circle or Cape of Good Hope to Cape Horn, you now have the ability to use Office 365 to power your business from the cloud.

Customers in these markets are in good company as just five months after its release, Office 365 is being adopted eight times faster than its predecessor. More than 90 percent of Office 365 customers are small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, while over 40% of the Top 100 Brands (according to Interbrand) use Office 365 or related cloud productivity services from Microsoft.

In addition to expanding our geographic reach, we’ve added more than 30 new updates to Office 365, many of them a direct response to customer feedback. You can find all information our new ‘Feature Updates’ Wiki in the Office 365 community. Here are a few key updates:

Support for SharePoint Business Connectivity Services - Businesses can now connect critical line-of-business applications, such as CRM or SAP software, in a familiar SharePoint interface.
Windows Phone 7.5 Support - End users can access and update documents in SharePoint Online from anywhere using their Windows Phone.
Self-Serve Password Reset - IT Admins gain easier security resets with our a Password Reset Tool.
Lync for Mac - Mac users continue to gain features including full Lync client for instant messaging chats, and presence information in Office applications. They can now also host voice and video conferences with just like their PC based counterparts.
Office Web App Preview in Outlook Web Access (OWA) – Users can now display Office document attachments in Outlook Web Access for easier on the go edit and review.

For a full list of Office 365 updates, click here.

Among the companies that have recently chosen Office 365 are the leading fashion magazine Group Marie-Claire, which encourages a mobile work environment. “With the service, we have the added benefit of working together with familiar tools on almost any device, and can make quicker decisions when needed,” says Philippe Chapier, IT Manager for Group Marie-Claire.

Global brand Campbell Soup Company also will also standardize on Office 365 as a way to improve collaboration among its core business groups. Joe Spagnoletti, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Campbell Soup Company shared. “We’re betting on the cloud—and Office 365—as we prepare to build a highly collaborative workplace where employees across our global offices can all work together and communicate in seamless fashion.”

Do you have a new favorite feature or are excited to be a part of our new geographic expansion? Share your story now on Twitter or Facebook.

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Recommended Windows Hotfix for Database Availability Groups running Windows Server 2008 R2

Nick MacKechnie — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:28:25 GMT

Hi All,

Microsoft has released the following Knowledge Base (KB) article and accompanying software hotfix regarding an issue in Windows Server 2008 R2 failover clusters:

KB2550886 - A transient communication failure causes a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster to stop working

This hotfix is strongly recommended for all databases availability groups that are stretched across multiple datacenters. For DAGs that are not stretched across multiple datacenters, this hotfix is good to have, as well. The article describes a race condition and cluster database deadlock issue that can occur when a Windows Failover cluster encounters a transient communication failure. There is a race condition within the reconnection logic of cluster nodes that manifests itself when the cluster has communication failures. When this occurs, it will cause the cluster database to hang, resulting in quorum loss in the failover cluster.

Microsoft has encountered scenarios in which a transient network failure occurs (a failure of network communications for about 60 seconds) and as a result, the entire cluster is deadlocked and all databases are within the DAG are dismounted. Since it is not very easy to determine which cluster node is actually deadlocked, if a failover cluster deadlocks as a result of the reconnect logic race, the only available course of action is to restart all members within the entire cluster to resolve the deadlock condition.

MORE INFO…

Generally, this bug manifests when there is asymmetric latency (for example, where half of the DAG members have latency of 1 ms, while the other half of the DAG members have 30 ms latency) for two cluster nodes that discover a broken connection between the pair. If the first node detects a connection loss well before the second node, a race condition can occur:

· The first node will initiate a reconnect of the stream between the two nodes. This will cause the second node to add the new stream to its data.

· Adding the new stream tears down the old stream and sets its failure handler to ignore. In the failure case, the old stream is the failed stream that has not been detected yet.

· When the connection break is detected on the second node, the second node will initiate a reconnect sequence of its own. If the connection break is detected in the proper race window, the failed stream's failure handler will be set to ignore, and the reconnect process will not initiate a reconnect. It will, however, issue a pause for the send queue, which stops messages from being sent between the nodes. When the messages are stopped, this prevents GUM from operating correctly and forces a cluster restart.

If this issue does occur, the consequences are very bad for DAGs. As a result, we recommend that you deploy this hotfix to all of your Mailbox servers that are members of a DAG, especially if the DAG is stretched across datacenters. This hotfix can also benefit environments running Exchange 2007 Single Copy Clusters and Cluster Continuous Replication environments.

In addition to fixing the issue described above, KB2550886 also includes other important Windows Server 2008 R2 hotfixes that are also recommended for DAGs:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2549472 - Cluster node cannot rejoin the cluster after the node is restarted or removed from the cluster in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2549448 - Cluster service still uses the default time-out value after you configure the regroup time-out setting in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2552040 - A Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster loses quorum when an asymmetric communication fail

Nick.

System Center App Controller 2012 Beta

Nick MacKechnie — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:38:14 GMT

System Center App Controller 2012 beta provides a common self-service experience across private and public clouds that can help you empower application owners to easily build, configure, deploy, and manage new services.

System Center App Controller 2012 beta provides a common self-service experience across private and public clouds that can help you:

Easily configure, deploy, and manage services through a highly intuitive service-centric interface, while using a library of standard templates
Create, manage, and move services using a web-based interface that presents a customized view of resources based on your role in the organization
View private and public cloud services in a single view and get granular control of application components at each layer

System Center App Controller 2012 delivers the following benefits:

Self-service Application Management Across Private and Public Clouds
Using System Center App Controller 2012, datacenter administrators can flexibly delegate a customized, role-based view of your private cloud services (deployed on Virtual Machine Manager based infrastructure) and Windows Azure services, thus allowing you to easily manage them yourself. App Controller 2012 also enables you to move applications and components fluidly within public and private cloud environments.
Easy Deployment and Operations for Your Application Services Through a Highly Intuitive Service-centric Interface
App Controller 2012 enables you to design, build, configure, and deploy services using a library of delegated templates with predefined configuration values. Your datacenter administrators can assign to you the required authority to deploy applications, confident in the knowledge that these predefined service templates will be compliant with company IT standards and policies.
Visibility and Control with Unified Console Across Private and Public Cloud Resources and Applications
App Controller 2012 offers consolidated views of your private and public cloud services, including the virtual machines that represent those services. It also empowers you with granular control and visibility into application components, along with the ability to track on-going jobs and maintain a detailed history of changes.

Resource	Link
App Controller Beta download	http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=27843
App Controller Beta public announcement	http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/archive/2011/10/27/announcing-new-system-center-2012-pre-releases-delivering-self-service-application-management-with-the-microsoft-private-cloud.aspx
Public demo walk through of the App Controller Beta	http://blogs.technet.com/b/adhall/archive/2011/10/31/app-controller-demo-taking-a-walk-through-the-key-capabilities.aspx or the source is on TechNet Edge http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/system-center-app-controller-2012-capability-walkthrough.aspx
Using App Controller with non-IE browsers	http://blogs.technet.com/b/adhall/archive/2011/10/31/will-app-controller-run-in-browsers-other-than-ie8-and-ie9.aspx
Get involved in the Private Cloud evaluation program	http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/archive/2011/10/27/announcing-private-cloud-community-evaluation-program.aspx
App Controller – all the useful links	http://blogs.technet.com/b/adhall/archive/2011/10/27/app-controller-all-the-useful-resources.aspx
App Controller Beta FAQ	http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/A/68A81649-6ECB-4B7B-89E4-D29188103633/System%20Center%20App%20Controller%202012%20FAQ.pdf
App Controller Beta datasheet	http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/F/5/6F51FE0C-3254-4DC7-B1C6-D9CFA9DE396D/SC_AppController_Datasheet.pdf
App Controller homepage	http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/system-center/app-controller-2012.aspx
App Controller Forums	http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/appcontroller
App Controller online help	http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/appcontroller
App Controller release notes	http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/appcontroller/gg696040.aspx

SQL Server 2012 RC News

Nick MacKechnie — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:57:59 GMT

Just to share with you a summary that I built with the news, publicly available, about SQL Server 2012 RC:

Official Release Information

SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate is now Available!

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/11/17/sql-server-2012-release-candidate-is-now-available.aspx

Requirements & Specifications

Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2012

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ms143506(v=SQL.110).aspx

Product Specifications for SQL Server 2012

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143287(v=SQL.110).aspx

What’s New

What's New in SQL Server 2012 RC 0

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/3783.aspx

What's New in SQL Server Installation

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb500459(v=SQL.110).aspx

SQL Server 2012 : Changes to system objects in RC0

http://sqlblog.com/blogs/aaron_bertrand/archive/2011/11/18/sql-server-2012-changes-to-system-objects-in-rc0.aspx

Analysis Services

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/analysisservices/archive/2011/11/17/announcing-microsoft-sql-server-2012-release-candidate-0-rc0.aspx

What’s New In Power View

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/robertbruckner/archive/2011/11/17/what-s-new-in-power-view.aspx

Power View (SSRS)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh213579(SQL.110).aspx

What’s New in SSIS for SQL Server 2012 RC0

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mattm/archive/2011/11/17/what-s-new-in-ssis-for-sql-server-2012-rc0.aspx

The Pivot Transform – Now with UI!

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mattm/archive/2011/11/17/the-pivot-transform-now-with-ui.aspx

Downloads

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC0) - ISO

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28145

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Semantic Language Statistics RC0

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28148

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 RC0 End User License Agreements and Privacy Statement

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28146

SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit Web Installer Preview

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=27721

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 PowerPivot® for Microsoft® Excel® 2010 Release Candidate 0 (RC0)

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28150

SQL Server 2012 RC0 and PowerPivot V2 RC0

http://www.cubido.at/blogs/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1481

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Express RC0

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28151

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 RC0 Master Data Services Add-in For Microsoft® Excel®

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28149

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC0) Manageability Tool Kit

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28147

Samples

SQL Server Samples Readme

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/sql-server-samples-readme.aspx

BI Features

Install SQL Server 2012 BI Features

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh231681(v=SQL.110).aspx

Checklists for Installing BI Features

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh231668(v=SQL.110).aspx

ColumnStore

SQL Server Columnstore Index FAQ

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/sql-server-columnstore-index-faq.aspx

Columnstore Indexes

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg492088(v=SQL.110).aspx

SQL Server Columnstore Performance Tuning

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/sql-server-columnstore-performance-tuning.aspx

SSIS Manageability & Automation

SSIS and PowerShell in SQL Server 2012

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mattm/archive/2011/11/17/ssis-and-powershell-in-sql-server-2012.aspx

A Glimpse of the SSIS Catalog Managed Object Model

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mattm/archive/2011/07/26/overview-of-the-ssis-mom.aspx

SSIS T-SQL API Overview

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mattm/archive/2011/08/12/ssis-t-sql-api-overview.aspx

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.IntegrationServices Namespace

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sqlserver.management.integrationservices(v=sql.110).aspx

Contained Databases

Contained Databases

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh534404.aspx

White-Papers (CTP3)

New Spatial Features in SQL Server Code-Named “Denali” Community Technology Preview 3

http://sqlcat.com/sqlcat/b/whitepapers/archive/2011/08/08/new-spatial-features-in-sql-server-code-named-denali-community-technology-preview-3.aspx

Extracting and Loading SharePoint Data in SQL Server Integration Services

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh368261.aspx

Issues

Solving security issue in PowerPivot for SharePoint and Power View

http://sqlblog.com/blogs/marco_russo/archive/2011/11/19/solving-security-issue-in-powerpivot-for-sharepoint-and-power-view.aspx

Information & Documentation

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 RC 0 Release Notes – Very Important to read before starting any Installation

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/microsoft-sql-server-2012-rc-0-release-notes.aspx

Books Online for SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms130214(v=sql.110).aspx

Tutorials for SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh231699(v=sql.110).aspx

Developer Reference for SQL Server 2012

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd206988(v=SQL.110).aspx

Forums

Forums SQL Server (Pre-release)

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sqlserverprerelease

Product Information (www.microsoft.com/sqlserver)

Mission Critical Confidence - Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/future-editions/SQL-Server-2012-mission-critical-confidence.aspx

High Availability

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/future-editions/mission-critical/SQL-Server-2012-high-availability.aspx

Security & Compliance

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/future-editions/mission-critical/SQL-Server-2012-security-and-compliance.aspx

Breakthrough Insight - Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/future-editions/SQL-Server-2012-breakthrough-insight.aspx

SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/future-editions/business-intelligence/SQL-Server-2012-analysis-services.aspx

SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Information Management

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/future-editions/business-intelligence/SQL-Server-2012-enterprise-information-management.aspx

SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/future-editions/business-intelligence/SQL-Server-2012-reporting-services.aspx

Cloud On Your Terms - Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/future-editions/SQL-Server-2012-cloud-on-your-terms.aspx

SQL Server 2012 Cloud-Ready Information Platform

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/future-editions/cloud-computing/SQL-Server-2012-cloud-ready-information-and-intelligence-platform.aspx

SQL Server 2012 Programmability

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/future-editions/cloud-computing/SQL-Server-2012-programmability.aspx

Licensing & Editions

SQL Server 2012 Licensing Datasheet

http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/5/D/A5D112E1-78FF-491F-9364-F1BC6FAE7D57/SQL_Server_2012_Licensing_Datasheet_Nov2011.pdf

SQL Server 2012 Licensing

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/future-editions/sql2012-licensing.aspx

SQL Server 2012 Editions

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/future-editions/sql2012-editions.aspx

Resources Centers

Technet SQL Server 2012 Resource Center

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/denali_resource_center.aspx

Learning Center Resources

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/learning-center/resources.aspx

Codeplex

Microsoft SQL Server Community Samples: Integration Services

http://sqlsrvintegrationsrv.codeplex.com/

Microsoft SQL Server Database Product Samples

http://msftdbprodsamples.codeplex.com/

SQL Server Wallpaper

http://twitpic.com/7d7y08 - 1024 x 768

http://twitpic.com/7d7x8d - 1280 x 800

http://twitpic.com/7d7wiy - 1400 x 900

http://twitpic.com/7d7vwh - 1680 x 1050

Using Windows 7 Professional on a Slate PC Getting Started

Nick MacKechnie — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:10:18 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Using Windows 7 Professional on a Slate PC Getting Started which discusses how Windows 7 Professional on a slate PC keeps you productive, entertained, and connected.

Using Windows® 7 Professional on a slate PC keeps you productive, entertained, and connected, no matter where you are. Whether you are working on a Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® presentation, communicating on Microsoft Lync™, or browsing the web, the control is at your fingertips with a single device

Using Windows 7 Professional on a Slate PC Get Started

Deploying and Managing PKI inside Microsoft

Nick MacKechnie — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:08:02 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Deploying and Managing PKI inside Microsoft which discusses how Microsoft IT implemented an infrastructure for encrypted communications, security-enhanced remote authentication, and software validation.

Microsoft IT installed a public key infrastructure to implement a security-enhanced communications and remote authentication infrastructure. This enabled the use of S/MIME signatures and encryption, helped secure Web connections by using Secure Sockets Layer or Transport Layer Security, helped ensure the confidentiality of stored data by using Encrypting File System, helped ensure the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted data by using IPsec, and enabled strong network user authentication by using smart cards.
Technical White Paper

Microsoft IT Deploys Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring

Nick MacKechnie — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:16:58 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Microsoft IT Deploys Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring which discusses how Microsoft IT deployed Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring. By taking a staged and well-planned approach, they were able to transition BitLocker Drive Encryption management to the Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring infrastructure, resulting in several important benefits.

Microsoft IT deployed Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) which builds on BitLocker in Windows 7. MBAM offers an enterprise solution for BitLocker provisioning, monitoring, and key recovery. MBAM also helps to simplify BitLocker provisioning and deployments, improve compliance and reporting, and reduce support costs.
Technical Case Study

· The newest version of Windows Intune: More features and even better PC management.

Nick MacKechnie — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:05:49 GMT

The newest version of Windows Intune is now available. Sign up for a FREE 30-day trial and test it out on up to 25 PCs!

· Sign up for Windows Intune today!

Windows Intune brings together Windows cloud services for PC management, endpoint protection, and a Windows 7 upgrade subscription. With its simple web-based console, it can help you manage and secure virtually all your users’ PCs through the cloud—whether they’re working onsite, at home, in a remote office, or on the road. All you need is an Internet connection and the Windows Intune client installed on each PC you wish to manage.

The October 17^{th (US Pacific Time)} release of Windows Intune is packed with exciting new features—such as the ability to distribute third-party software, manage Microsoft and non-Microsoft licenses, and get better control of remote PCs. It’s also easier to use, with context-driven menus, improved navigation, and color-coded alerts that you can sort according to your own parameters.

Next steps:

Learn more about what’s new!

· Read:

o What’s New in Windows Intune

o Windows Intune at a Glance

o Windows Intune Product Guide

o Deploying Software and Third-Party Updates with Windows Intune

o Getting Started Guide

o Frequently Asked Questions

o Windows Intune Springboard Series

o Calculate your ROI

· Watch:

o Windows Intune Overview Video

o Software Deployment Video

o Software license management Video

o Windows Intune Policy enhancements Video

o Remote Task Video

· Interact:

o Check out the forum

o Sign up for the Windows Intune Newsletter

· If you’re not using Windows Intune yet, this is the perfect time to sign up for a free 30-day trial! View the complete Windows Intune Getting Started Guide to learn how to get the most from your trial.*

· If you’re already a Windows Intune pro, don’t worry—the architecture hasn’t changed at all. It just offers many new features and is a lot easier to use. Learn more about how you’ll get this next release.

Optimizing Branch Office Servers by Using Windows Server® 2008 R2 with Hyper-V

Nick MacKechnie — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:58:51 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Optimizing Branch Office Servers by Using Windows Server® 2008 R2 with Hyper-V which discusses how Microsoft IT uses Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V to provide a secure, future-proof platform on which to provide key services to users.

Microsoft Information Technology (IT) used Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V to virtualize all of the enterprise's branch-office servers. This enabled Microsoft IT to extend virtualization's benefits to a variety of site types, from small offices to large, complex branches, thereby improving services, reducing costs, and expanding infrastructure-consolidation efforts.
Article | Technical Case Study

Developing a Strategy to Simplify Planning and Improve Performance and Reliability Article

Nick MacKechnie — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:57:13 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Developing a Strategy to Simplify Planning and Improve Performance and Reliability, which discusses MSITs "Get Current" strategy which increases adherence to standards within MSIT production environments.

MSIT developed a "Get Current" strategy to increase adherence to standards within MSIT production environments. By using Microsoft technology, MSIT was able to develop a platform that could be used by all levels of IT leadership to measure and publish compliance and also allowed the creation of predictable planning roadmaps toward achieving business excellence through the optimization of the IT environment and its services.

Article | TDM Webcast

New SharePoint 2010 Courseware: Business Intelligence and Business Composites

Nick MacKechnie — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:51:50 GMT

We are pleased to announce that TechNet has published two new Training Courses for Implementing SharePoint Solutions. Each of these courses contains 5-6 modules representing 2 days of instructor led training, including video lessons and hands on labs.

SharePoint Server 2010 Business Intelligence Training

View the course: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/hh126809

Learn how you can lay a deep foundation for your SharePoint Server 2010 Business Intelligence (BI) skills in this training course. This course teaches how to use SharePoint Server 2010 as your BI platform and covers the following topics: Business Intelligence Overview, Excel Services, PerformancePoint Services, Visio Services, Reporting Services Integration with SharePoint 2010, and PowerPivot for SharePoint Server 2010. The content is cross referenced with available Advanced IT Pro training (Ignite) per module.

SharePoint Server 2010 Business Composites Training

View the course: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/hh126810

Learn how you can lay a deep foundation for your SharePoint Server 2010 Business Composites skills in this training course. This course covers a SharePoint Server 2010 Composites overview and all of these aspects for SharePoint Server 2010: Access Services, InfoPath Forms Services, Workflows in SharePoint 2010, Business Connectivity Services, and SharePoint BI and Composites Service Application Configuration.

Microsoft Guidance & Resources for Migration to and Application Compatibility with Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2

Nick MacKechnie — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:38:32 GMT

Hi,

In light of the upcoming end of support for Windows XP and for Windows Server 2003, many of our customers are asking for guidance and resources related Migration to and Application Compatibility with Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2.

We would like to help your company migrate to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in any way we can help. Below is a list of resources that may help you. In addition, if you need any hands-on assistance or training, we would be happy to refer you to available services from Premier or from Microsoft consulting partners who can help with actual migrations.

Online Resources

From the Windows 2000 End-of-Support Solution Center

Planning and Assessing a Migration or Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2

Assessment and Planning Toolkit for Windows Server 2008 R2
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely assess IT environments for various platform migrations and virtualization without the use of any software agents. NOTE: The oldest operating system supported by this tool is Windows Server 2003 SP2.

Windows Server Migration Tools
Administrators can use Windows Server Migration Tools to migrate server roles, features, operating system settings, and other data and shares to computers that are running Windows Server 2008 R2. NOTE: The oldest operating system supported by this tool is Windows Server 2003 SP2.

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 (MDT 2010) provides a common console with the comprehensive tools and guidance needed to efficiently manage deployment of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Planning and Assessing a Migration or Upgrade to Windows 7

Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Guide
This guide helps walk through the decisions you will make when migrating from a Windows XP environment to Windows 7 and to learn about the tools and resources available from Microsoft to help you each step along the way.

Download the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7
The Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 helps you to install, customize, and deploy the Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 family of operating systems.

User State Migration Tool 4.0 User's Guide
Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0 is a scriptable command-line tool that provides a highly-customizable user-profile migration experience for IT professionals included with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK).

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) is an agentless, automated, multi-product planning and assessment tool for quicker and easier desktop and server migrations. MAP provides detailed readiness assessment reports and executive proposals with extensive hardware and software information, and actionable recommendations to help organizations accelerate their IT infrastructure planning process, and gather more detail on assets that reside within their current environment. MAP also provides private and public cloud planning assessments, and server utilization data for Hyper-V server virtualization planning; identifying server placements, and performing virtualization candidate assessments, including ROI analysis for server consolidation with Hyper-V.

AppDNA: Third Party Tool for Application Compatibility Testing:

App-DNA™ AppTitude™ application compatibility software platform automates pre-migration application testing and intelligently remediates compatibility issues, so you can use application intelligence to migrate and manage your application portfolio.

How Microsoft IT Successfully Deployed over 50,000 Windows 7 Phones

Nick MacKechnie — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:53:23 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft IT Successfully Deployed over 50,000 Windows 7 Phones, which discusses the issues that were important for Microsoft IT to consider for such a large global deployment.

Microsoft IT was responsible for supporting the first ever Windows Phone 7 company wide deployment to over 50,000 employees. Cross-company, Cross-team collaboration, planning, and focused marketing were the keys to deploying and supporting Windows Phones successfully to permanent employees around the world.

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Free eBook: Microsoft Office 365: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime

Nick MacKechnie — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:15:36 GMT

We are very excited to announce that we are able to offer Microsoft Office 365: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime (ISBN 9780735656949), by Katherine Murray, as a free eBook.

For details on this book, including the Table of Contents, see our previous blog post here.

To download your free PDF eBook, click here. Updates to this eBook, as well as additional eBook formats, will become available in the future, so check this blog for updates.

Introduction (excerpt)

Let’s hear it for freedom. Freedom from your desk. Freedom from those boring managers’ meetings. Freedom to work anywhere, with anyone, anytime, on almost any device. Sounds good, right?

Office 365 is Microsoft’s smart and simple answer to cloud computing. Using the various programs in Office 365, you can do all the tasks you’re used to doing in your favorite Office applications—write documents, create presentations, check email, manage your calendar, crunch numbers, and more—and then share what you create in real time on a team site, design and publish a website, and even create and host live online meetings while you’re traveling on the train, sitting in a coffee shop, or dialing in on your phone.

This book shows you how you can use cloud computing—and specifically, Office 365—to get more done, collaborate more easily, and work more flexibly than you ever have before. From the necessary how-tos about creating and administering your Office 365 account and working with the various Office 365 programs to sharing files with your team, creating a team site, using Office Web Apps, and holding online meetings, you’ll discover how easy it is to work online and off, accessing and sharing your files whenever you need to. After you learn about each of the core programs, you can try strategies for building successful teams, and get some good ideas on practical ways you can put all this cloud power to work.

Who This Book Is For

Microsoft Office 365: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime is all about cloud solutions for small businesses, focusing on the core software services (Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Office Web Apps, and Microsoft Lync), and demonstrating ways you can create, manage, and lead teams effectively using the communications and collaborative online tools.

You’ll find helpful ideas and solutions in Office 365 if you

· Own or work in a small business and want to be flexible where and when you work.

· Need to collaborate with others near or far.

· Want to store and work with files online from any point you have web access.

· Lead a team online or face to face.

What Is Cloud Computing?

The phrase cloud computing brings to mind for me the feeling of stretching out on a hillside on a summer day while my sons pointed out the animals and shapes they saw in the clouds above. Cloud computing is a little like that—the ability of your technology to take on the shape you need for the type of project you need to accomplish. Want to put together a project team? You can do that in the cloud so that team members all over the globe can collaborate and communicate easily. Need to create a meeting space for your regional sales reps? You can create a team site for everyone in the cloud, using web servers and software, and you can enable every person to log in from any point they have access to the web.

So where is this cloud? The real definition of the phrase cloud computing simply means the ability to access files and applications online through multiple devices—your computer, browser, or phone. Microsoft has already been offering cloud services through the web in various ways:

· Windows Live SkyDrive is one of the Windows Live Services, a free web-based application that enables you to save, store, organize, and share files easily.

· Microsoft Office Web Apps are available for Word 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Excel 2010, and OneNote 2010, making it possible for you to save and work with your Office files online and collaborate with other authors. Office 2010 Web Apps are free to registered Office 2010 users.

· Microsoft Office Live Small Business is a web-based suite of services that enable you to create and market a website, communicate with others by email and instant messaging, and store and share files online. The basic services are free, and you can add specialty features for a monthly fee.

· Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) is a suite of messaging and communications programs designed to provide the kind of collaboration support companies need. BPOS includes Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Office Communications Online, and Office Live Meeting, all for a monthly, per-user fee.

The best news about cloud computing for you as an end user is the added flexibility the services offer you, without additional investment in either hardware or software. You can simply use your web browser—which is open anyway, right?—to get to the files you need to work with, make any changes, and save and share the files as you see fit.

The great thing about cloud computing for companies is that it enables them to expand the services they offer both staff and customers without adding to their own hardware infrastructure. Web services enable companies to connect workers and make collaboration possible on a global scale without adding servers, setting up datacenters, and more. The environment is secure, flexible, and expandable to accommodate as many users as businesses need to support.

Introducing Office 365

Microsoft Office 365 is Microsoft’s latest venture into cloud computing, bringing together tried-and-true programs that make communicating and collaboration natural online. Office 365 includes Microsoft Exchange Online for email and scheduling, Microsoft SharePoint Online for sharing files and creating team sites, and Microsoft Lync Online for instant messaging and online meeting. Office 365 mixes the capabilities of those programs with cloud versions of Office Professional Plus programs.

What Cloud Computing Means for You

Office 365 makes using Office in the cloud a simple, natural, and affordable way to make the most of services you are already familiar with, in ways that easily extend the technology you are probably already using. Sound too good to be true? It’s not. Office 365 enables you to easily and naturally

· Collaborate globally in real time.

· Use programs you already know.

· Create a virtual office where you can work with information securely while you’re on the go.

· Use your PC, browser, or phone interchangeably.

· Keep your information secure.

· Keep your hardware costs down.

· Use multiple devices to access and work with files.

· Create a shared team site.

· Boost productivity by making it easy for people to work together.

· Give users instant access to each other with presence technology and instant messaging.

· Incorporate social networking in your team communication.

Office 365 Versions

Because different types of organizations and businesses have different needs, three different versions of Office 365 are available for end users. These three versions are

· Office 365 for small businesses Small businesses and professionals who don’t have large IT requirements will find just the set of tools they need in Office 365 for small businesses. This version is easy to try (free for 30 days) and then low-cost ($6 per user per month at the time of this book’s publication), and it offers businesses Office Web Apps, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Exchange Online, and Microsoft Lync for instant messaging and online meetings.

· Office 365 for enterprises Enterprises have larger-scale IT needs than small businesses or individuals, requiring software that can handle a large number of email accounts, messages, and attachments; provide guaranteed uptime; offer reporting and support options; and deliver Active Directory features that enable a single sign-in for end users. Office 365 for enterprises offers all these features and adds on to standard BPOS services to extend the collaboration and online meeting capabilities. Office 365 for enterprises also offers flexible plans so that businesses of different sizes can tailor the features to get just the kind of cloud support they need.

· Office 365 for education Educational users face a unique set of challenges—they need to provide students with access to the latest software possible, but they have to do it on a shoestring (and perhaps diminishing) budget. Cloud-based services can help users in education save money and give students the tools they need to create projects, collaborate in real time, and learn how to use software in the cloud.

What Does Office 365 Add to BPOS?

Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite, also known as BPOS, has 40 million users all over the world. This highly successful online software suite offers communication and collaboration features that make it easy to connect in real time and work together on projects large and small.

Office 365 for enterprises extends the features of BPOS by adding Microsoft Lync for instant messaging and online meetings, Outlook Web App for management of email and scheduling, Office Web Apps, and the ability to create reports and administer the account through a web-based dashboard. The educational version of Office 365 also includes the latest version of Microsoft Live@Edu, which offers cloud solutions to thousands of schools and millions of students around the globe.

A Quick Roadmap

Microsoft Office 365: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime is organized in three parts to help you learn about different aspects of setting up and working with Office 365.

Part I, “Finding Your Place in the Cloud,” takes a look at the way people are working in the cloud today and introduces you to Office 365. Chapter 1 looks closely at teams, both inside and outside the office environment, and it takes a look at the way Office 365 offers a greener choice for small businesses. Chapter 2 shows you how to create an Office 365 account and set up a profile, and it gives you a big-picture tour of Office 365 so that you can begin planning just what you want to do with the tools. Chapter 3 is for the team manager or person who will be managing the Office 365 site; you’ll learn how to customize the site, add mobile devices, and set up and manage Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft Lync online.

Part II, “Teamwork in the Cloud,” is your guide to setting up, organizing, managing, and helping your team be successful using Office 365. Chapter 4 spotlights all the team features you can use to get everybody on the same page, calendar-wise; you’ll also find out how to share files, hold online meetings, instant message each other, and broadcast presentations. Chapter 5 walks you through creating, editing, and sharing a team site. Chapter 6 shows you how to create document libraries, share files with team members, and manage the files in SharePoint Online. You’ll also find out about working with file versions, tracking file changes, and comparing and merging files. Chapter 7 shows you how to create and use workflows to keep your team moving in the right direction, and Chapter 8 introduces all things Web App by shining a light on the capabilities of the various tools and showing you how to work with files online, coauthor documents, edit worksheets, broadcast presentations, and share notebooks. Chapter 9 rounds out this part of Office 365 by focusing on mobile technologies: find out how to use the various Office Mobile applications to review, edit, and share the files you develop with your team.

Part III, “Connecting in Real Time,” shows you how to use the communication and instant-messaging options in Office 365 to stay in touch with your team in real time. In Chapter 10, “Email and Organize with Office 365,” you learn how to use Outlook Web App to import and manage contacts, set email preferences, organize mail folders, work with your calendars and tasks, and more. Chapter 11, “Talking it Over with Microsoft Lync,” shows you how to connect in real time to other online users through instant messaging, voice calls, and online chats. You’ll learn how to manage transcripts, invite others to the conversation, and host web meetings. Chapter 12, “Designing Your Public Website,” shows you how to use the web tools in Office 365 to create a website to showcase your products and services and give your customers a sense of who you are and what you offer. Chapter 13, “Integrating Office 365,” presents a set of examples that show how you and your team can use the various tools in Office 365 together to create and share business projects.

About the Author

Katherine Murray has been writing articles and best-selling books about Microsoft Office in all its flavors since it was first released. She’s taught hundreds of thousands of Office users how to be productive (and creative) in Microsoft Word 2010 Inside Out, Microsoft Office 2010 Plain & Simple, and Microsoft Word 2010 Plain & Simple, as well as through her many articles on CNET’s TechRepublic and in Windows Secrets. Katherine is also a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and writes frequently about earth care topics. Her book, Green Home Computing for Dummies, was published by Wiley in 2009.

Katherine’s blog and website, BlogOffice, has inspired and educated Office users since 2002. Her new Office 365 companion site, Connect & Collaborate,offers an ongoing source of how-to’s, tips, and strategic case studies for Office users and IT professionals who want to efficiently and successfully work in the Cloud. Katherine’s focus is on delivering essential techniques and insights to help members of virtual teams who may be developing workflow strategies and managing projects, as well as those who are tasked with bringing those projects—simple or complex—to completion.

Business Insight: Improving Financial Reporting Discoverability

Nick MacKechnie — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:04:01 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Business Insight: Improving Financial Reporting Discoverability, which discusses the proliferation of data demands solutions to collect, store, and analyze data. Business Intelligence solutions for organizing and distributing reports across the enterprise built on Microsoft products support the rhythm of business, allow real-time access to key data sets, and help streamline data-driven decision-making. The single SharePoint portal to deliver reports.

Business Insight showcases a common problem within the financial vertical market using out-of-box SharePoint functionality as opposed to custom development. Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer requested access to financial reports near the end of a fiscal quarter. The result was a reply with 12 various intranet portals and file locations which exacerbated the poor situation. In reaction to the experience, the Finance team and Microsoft IT drove the creation of a single SharePoint portal to deliver reports to the leadership team.

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How Microsoft IT is Moving to the Cloud to Meet and Exceed the Needs of the Business

Nick MacKechnie — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:04:23 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft IT is Moving to the Cloud to Meet and Exceed the Needs of the Business, which discusses how Microsoft IT is moving to and investing in the cloud to meet the business needs of the customer.

Microsoft IT is investing in Microsoft cloud offerings at every level to meet and exceed the needs of the business. This video provides insight on the requirements which motivate investments and how IT services are planning and integrating with the cloud offerings.

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Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2008 R2-Now Available

Nick MacKechnie — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:30:52 GMT

Identify, classify, and protect data across targeted file servers in your organization

The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce that the Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2008 R2 is now available for download.

Download the toolkit

The Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2008 R2 is designed to help enable an organization to identify, classify, and protect data on their file servers. The out-of-the-box classification and rule examples help organizations* build and deploy their policies to protect critical information in a cost-effective manner.

*Use of the Microsoft Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2008 R2 does not constitute advice from an auditor, accountant, attorney or other compliance professional, and does not guarantee fulfillment of your organization’s legal or compliance obligations. Conformance with these obligations requires input and interpretation by your organization’s compliance professionals.

Successful data classification management programs require proper planning around these key critical areas:

· Identification of applicable IT GRC authority documents

· Identification of appropriate classification policies

· Implementation and evidence of appropriate controls

When used with the Microsoft System Center Service Manager IT GRC Process Management Pack, organizations can easily map classification requirements from various authority documents, such as PCI DSS and NIST 800-53. In addition, they can build and deploy their data classification policies, implement controls through Windows Server 2008 R2 File Classification Infrastructure, and provide evidence of data classification policies to auditors.

Download the Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2008 R2:

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How Microsoft IT Deployed Internet Explorer 9 at Microsoft

Nick MacKechnie — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:21:35 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft IT Deployed Internet Explorer 9 at Microsoft, which discusses the tools and technologies Microsoft IT used to deploy Internet Explorer 9 across the enterprise.

Microsoft Information Technology (Microsoft IT) worked closely with the Internet Explorer product team to test Windows® Internet Explorer® 9, and has now deployed it across the enterprise. With Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft IT is seeing benefits in increased performance, security and application compatibility.

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· Windows® Internet Explorer® 9

Two new Azure-focused technical case studies from Microsoft IT

Nick MacKechnie — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:53:42 GMT

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of two Azure-focused stories.

Learn how the Microsoft IT Volume Licensing team gained experience with Windows Azure by focusing on a straightforward, isolated customer-facing application that allowed them to architect and redeploy to Windows Azure in six weeks with immediate cost savings.
Technical Case Study

Architecting and Redeploying a Business Critical Application to Windows Azure
The Microsoft IT Volume Licensing team architected and redeployed a business critical application, with full security review and approval, to Windows Azure. The resulting solution delivers lower cost and improved scalability, performance, and reliability.
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Security Talk Series - Discussing the Latest in Security and Privacy

Nick MacKechnie — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:46:50 GMT

Managing security and privacy can be a daunting task; so where do you begin? Join us for these interactive online series to help you learn how to better address your day-to-day security and privacy challenges, drawing from the experience of some of our top security industry experts. Discover the various products and solutions, the latest and greatest security features, prescriptive guidelines, and relevant tips. These interactive online series are shared in the forms of webcasts, videos and podcasts.

Security Webcast Series:

Join the discussion with a diverse group of leading security and privacy experts in this informative series of webcasts. Each month Microsoft rolls out multiple Security Talk Series discussions that help you gain insight and prescriptive guidance on a variety of topics, each with differing levels of technical skills, and cover many products and solutions. The following are a list of areas covered:

• Cloud Computing

• Data Governance

• Information Security

• Internet Explorer

• Security Bulletins

• Security Development Lifecycle

• Security Intelligence Report

• Security Tools

• SQL Server 2008

• Windows 7

• All Webcasts

Security Video Series:

Free videos to learn more about Microsoft Security whenever and from wherever you want. You can then stream it or download to view offline.

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/securitytalk.aspx?tab=videos

Security Podcast Series:

Stream or download these audio podcasts to your favorite podcast software or mobile device. These podcasts are free and do not require registration. Learn about the latest Security Talk and other hot topics covered by our industry experts.

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/securitytalk.aspx?tab=podcasts&pageId=x1429&seriesID=Series-2c2cacd6-9242-4a62-a48c-33bed35e1313.xml