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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:15 AM

Top Developer Technologies of Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows® Server® 2008 R2 builds upon the exceptional legacy of Windows Server 2008.  R2 is an incremental release to Windows Server 2008 – and only the second time that Windows Client and Server releases are shipped simultaneously (Windows 2000 Server®
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Monday, August 17, 2009 11:55 AM

A Computing Platform That Scales

Windows Server 2008 R2 represents the latest evolution of the Windows Server operating system and corresponding support for high-end hardware systems with large numbers of microprocessors.  The 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008
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Monday, August 17, 2009 11:35 AM

Extend Your Existing Windows Service with the New Windows Web Services API

The WS-* web services industry standard protocols are widely accompanied by managed-code end-point implementations.   With the Windows Web Services API (WWSAPI), you can connect your native client applications with web services as well as implement
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Monday, August 17, 2009 11:33 AM

Server Core is Now for .NET Applications Too

Server Core is a minimal installation option for Windows Server and is available with the following Windows Server editions: · Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Edition · Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition · Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition · Windows
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Friday, August 14, 2009 3:39 PM

PowerShell V2 means Powerful Automation

Windows PowerShell is a Windows command-line shell designed for ease-of-use not only by system administrators but also for application and system developers.  The shell includes an interactive prompt and a scripting environment that can be used independently
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Friday, August 14, 2009 3:35 PM

Availability Dates : Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM

The Windows Server Division weblog indicates that RTM is now available via MSDN and TechNet subscriber downloads.   Other availability dates are also listed.
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Thursday, August 13, 2009 2:37 PM

New and Extensible File Classification Infrastructure

Managing storage is no longer simply about volume and availability; organizations need to manage their data more effectively and more efficiently.  Only by gaining insight into their data can companies reduce the cost of storing, maintaining, and
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:00 PM

Managed Service Accounts, Background Services, and Instrumentation

The modern challenges of implementing efficient Windows Services or background processes include performance, power efficiency, and security.  Windows Server 2008 R2 introduces a number of new platform features for systems and application developers
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:29 AM

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SDK Available

The RTM release of the Windows SDK supporting Windows 7 is available on the Microsoft download center via Web setup and ISO .   It’s also available to MSDN Subscribers . One caveat is that the 64 bit versions of the ISO download are not available
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Monday, August 10, 2009 5:31 PM

The Uber-Extensible Web Platform

The Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Server (Internet Information Services, IIS, version 7.x) is built with a completely modular architecture, on top of rich extensibility APIs.  This enables developers to easily add, remove and even replace built-in IIS
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Friday, August 07, 2009 9:47 AM

Windows 7 RTM is Now Available for MSDN Subscribers

As of the date of this post, Windows 7 (but not Windows Server 2008 R2) is available for MSDN subscribers within the subscriber downloads section section of the website.   Note that subscribers may also download the debugging symbols (for both
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 6:44 PM

VHD and Hyper-V APIs Enable Creative New Solutions

Although VHD files are closely associated with virtualization products like Hyper-V, the VHD file format is actually a stand-alone technology useful beyond just virtualization solution scenarios.   With Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7,
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