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• Interesting Download for Week Ending - 11-14-2008....

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile (2007 Release) · Windows Server 2008 Evaluation Virtual Hard Drive Images (for Virtual Server 2005) · Windows Server 2008 Evaluation Virtual Hard Drive Images... Posted Nov 22 2008, 11:02 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, On the Edge, Beta, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud

• Interesting Sownloads for Week Ending - 11-07-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Help · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Protocol Documentation · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standards Documentation · DEPLOYMENT GUIDE -... Posted Nov 13 2008, 10:31 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IIS, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud

• TechNet Magazine December 2008 Interop issue now online

  The December 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online. And it's filled with information about interop. Find out how to integrate Linux clients with Active Directory, Manage Macs in a Windows environment, and more. FEATURE ARTICLES                                                                  ... Posted Nov 10 2008, 02:30 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Active Directory, Windows, Networking, Management, Scripting, Tools, New Issue, authentication, interop

• Setting up your laptop to run SCVMM 2008

  Now that System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 has released, I’m sure many of you are wanting to kick the tires.  The good news is that we’ve made that relatively easy to accomplish on a laptop but there are some assumptions to make... Posted Oct 28 2008, 11:00 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Active Directory, Windows Vista, Networking, Management, Virtualization, Virtual Server, Laptop Stuff, Linux, SCVMM, Windows Server 2008, SCOM, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V, Windows 7 Client, Windows 7 Server

• Azure Services Platform and Windows Azure Announced

  The Azure™ Services Platform is designed to help developers quickly and easily create, deploy, manage, and distribute web services and applications on the Internet. Windows® Azure is a cloud services operating system that serves as the development, service... Posted Oct 28 2008, 12:34 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Active Directory, World Wide Web, Networking, Deployment, development, Azure

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 10/17/2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB957000) · Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB957000) · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB957000) · Update for Windows Vista... Posted Oct 22 2008, 10:20 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, IPv6, IIS, Digital Imaging, Competitive, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, twitterfeed, The Cloud

• NAP for the Non-Network Admin

  We've talked about security in previous posts.  We've also talked about SMB, Large File Copies and a number of other networking-related issues.  Today we're going to talk about Network Access Protection (NAP) and its role in the... Posted Oct 16 2008, 10:05 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Networking, Architecture

• Speaking about System Center and Forefront tomorrow....

  I am in Austin and will be speaking at the InnoTech Conference tomorrow. I was tapped on short notice to do a 1 hour presentation on System Center and Forefront. I spent a lot of time today trying to figure out how to get everything I would like to talk... Posted Oct 15 2008, 10:45 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Exchange, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Live Events, Downloads, Virtualization, Tech News, ForeFront, Competitive, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, twitterfeed

• Windows Cloud Computing

  Vor gut einer Woche sorgte Amazon CTO Werner Vogel für einen Paukenschlag in der IT-Welt, indem er verkündete, dass noch diesen Herbst Microsoft Windows Server und SQL Server auf der Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) von Amazon - die bislang Unix- und Linux... Posted Oct 07 2008, 02:42 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Networking, Business, Interviews, trends, Innovation, User_Experience, Dynamic_Systems

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 10-03-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 - English · Branch Office Infrastructure Solution for Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft Windows Server 2008 UNIX Interoperability Management Pack for Microsoft OpsMgr... Posted Oct 06 2008, 08:09 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Webcasts, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, IPv6, IIS, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 09-26-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Windows HPC Server 2008 · Impact of Groove on a Network for TechNet · Microsoft Response Point 1.0 Service Pack 1 · Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB954920) - English · Update for... Posted Sep 30 2008, 09:32 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, IIS, Screencasts, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• NAP 101 – The Components of NAP

  Welcome back AskPerf Readers.  In my last post we covered the basics of Network Access Protection (NAP) – what it is, and what it can (and can’t!) do for you.  Today we’re going to go over the various components of NAP.  The diagram below... Posted Sep 30 2008, 06:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Networking

• Mitigando SQL Injection com uso do IAG 2007

  Por Yuri Diógenes (Security Support Engineer – ISA Server Team) Um dos ataques mais comuns nos dias de hoje em ambiente Web com aplicações que fazem uso de banco de dados é chamada de SQL Injection (Injeção de código... Posted Sep 28 2008, 12:54 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, SQL, Networking, Português

• Springboard Series – Windows Vista Performance

  WARNING – this is a progressive download video. It is not streamed. Therefore the entire 400MB video is downloaded and played if you click the big START button above. What’d you expect for 60 minutes of video? If you want to download the video and play... Posted Sep 27 2008, 12:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Security, Video, Search, Hardware, Windows Vista, Group Policy, Mobility, Networking, Deployment, Management, Laptop Stuff, Imaging, x64 OS and Apps

• Network Access Protection for the non-Network Admin

  We've talked about security in previous posts.  We've also talked about SMB, Large File Copies and a number of other networking-related issues.  Today we're going to talk about Network Access Protection (NAP) and its role in the... Posted Sep 26 2008, 06:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Networking

• Windows vs Walls

  Share this post: Read More... Posted Sep 18 2008, 11:12 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Security, Office, Active Directory, Search, Windows Vista, Mobility, Networking, SQL Server, Windows Group Policy, Internet Explorer, Xbox, Windows Mobile, Deployment, Management, Zune, Powershell, Virtual Server, Windows Media Services, HDTV, SCVMM, Visual Studio, Silverlight, Windows Server 2008, SCOM, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 09-12-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Virtualization with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB956697) · Ultrasound - Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tool for File Replication Service (FRS)... Posted Sep 16 2008, 04:26 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, Tech News, User Groups, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Stacked

  My friend and coworker Chris Henley has recorded a really useful screencast all about how the TCP/IP stack in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 have significantly improved… and how you can benefit from it. Here is his blog post.   Or you can... Posted Sep 10 2008, 04:29 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Video, Windows Vista, Windows Server, Networking, Training, performance

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 09-05-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Protocol Documentation · Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync Web Administration Tool · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Help · Internet Explorer... Posted Sep 09 2008, 12:36 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, SharePoint, Active Directory, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, User Groups, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 08-22-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 · System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Hotfix Rollup Package (KB954641) (x86 Systems) · System Center Data Protection... Posted Aug 26 2008, 12:06 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Hardware, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Interviews, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Podcasts, Powershell, Tech News, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Digital Imaging, Academia, Competitive, Demos, On the Edge, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Zunecasts, Systems Management, Live!, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 08-15-08

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Troubleshooting Windows Home Server Connector Installation · Microsoft Office Live Meeting Service Administrator's Guide - English · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB954366... Posted Aug 21 2008, 05:28 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, User Groups, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• August TechNet events – registration open

  Session 1:  “Why Vista?” While those “Mac vs. PC” commercials are entertaining, they don’t tell the whole story – especially when it comes to Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. In this session, we’ll dispel some of the common myths and misperceptions... Posted Aug 14 2008, 05:18 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Active Directory, Windows Vista, TechNet, Group Policy, Networking, Live Events, Deployment, Management, Powershell, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 08-08-2008

  As a heads up, I am posting the interesting DL info in the long format one more time. Partly because of a time crunch to get the info posted and partly because the alternative means of posting I wanted to do has caused me to raise some questions that... Posted Aug 12 2008, 12:32 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• 10 Days into my blogging extravaganza...

  On July 21st, I challenged myself to make a blog post at least once a day for the next 365 days. Here I am a week and a half later and I am happy to report that I have made good on the promise so far. They say it takes 21 days to form a habit so I have... Posted Jul 31 2008, 09:14 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, IE, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Deployment, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, User Groups, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Zunecasts, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Learn me somethin..., twitterfeed

• My 4 hours with Microsoft tech support....

  I just got off the phone after 4 hours with our very own Microsoft Tech support. My Exchange 2007 server stopped moving mail in or out and it appeared to be a hosed Edge Subscription. Turns out it was simpler yet far more complicated than that. A few... Posted Jul 29 2008, 08:05 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Exchange, Active Directory, Windows, TechNet, SBS, Networking, ForeFront, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Tech Support, twitterfeed