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• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 11-21-2008

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Active Directory Migration Tool v3.0 · Response Point White Paper: Maintaining Response Point · Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB953467) · Response... Posted Nov 26 2008, 04:36 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IIS, Beta, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• 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

• Want to Get a Second Shot? Certification Exam for SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V and more...

  Good news to all of you who are IT professionals out there! Microsoft Learning team is now offering a second shot for you to take a Microsoft certification exam for free. This is a great way to get the SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V and... Posted Nov 17 2008, 02:41 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, virtualisation, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server, Virtualization, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, SQL 2008, Hyper-V, MAP, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Hyper-V Server

• 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

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 10-31-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB957200) · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB957200) · Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB957200) · Update for Windows... Posted Nov 10 2008, 12:14 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: 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, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud, Azure

• Four machines down and one to go!

  subtitled.....Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager to help reduce my physical machine count.... Back in May I posted about some changes I was making to my home network . I did move a few things around but then I pushed the project aside. Two machines... Posted Nov 03 2008, 07:13 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Deployment, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, twitterfeed

• [RTM News] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Now Available!

  Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkt 3.2 New Features Expanding to assess readiness for Microsoft Online Services, SQL Server 2008, Forefront Client Security, and Network Access Protection Many of you are in the midst of an IT migration or upgrade... Posted Nov 03 2008, 04:11 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Video, news, Windows, virtualisation, Windows Vista, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, case study, Desktop Deployment, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2000, TechNet Magazine, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, demo, virus, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, Virtual Server 2005 R2, SQL 2008, anti-spyware, anti-virus, rtm, Green IT, online services, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Case studies, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Server Deployment, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management, Microsoft Online Services, Sustainability, video demo, SQL 2000, PC Security, customer evidence, TechNet Magazine articles, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, MAP Toolkit, RTM Announcements, Microsoft Hyper-V Server

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 10-24-2006

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Windows Server Operating System Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 · Windows Springboard Series: Configuring Windows Vista for Performance - Part 1 of 2 · System Center Virtual Machine... Posted Oct 29 2008, 10:56 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, ISA, Downloads, Virtualization, Tech News, ForeFront, IPv6, IIS, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, twitterfeed, Cloud, Silliness..., The Cloud, Azure

• Test Drive the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta

  If you haven't heard, the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta is now available for a free download. From desktop deployments, server deployments, virtualization, datacenter consolidation, Green IT, PC security, Microsoft Online Services... Posted Oct 26 2008, 12:04 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, news, Windows, virtualisation, Windows Vista, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Softgrid, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Solution Accelerators, SQL 2008, Green IT, online services, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Virtualization Management, Microsoft Online Services, SCVMM 2008, Sustainability, PC Security, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program

• 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

• 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

• [NEWS!] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta Now Available!

  Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta Now Available! Many of our customers do not know what computers are in their IT environment or what applications have been deployed. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 Beta makes... Posted Oct 14 2008, 05:57 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, news, Windows, virtualisation, Windows Vista, Microsoft, SQL, SQL Server, SQL 2005, Virtualization, SQL Server 2005, case study, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, WVHA, SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Partners, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Katmai, virus, Solution Accelerators, IT Professionals, SQL 2008, anti-spyware, anti-virus, Green IT, online services, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, Case studies, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, MAP, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Online Services, Sustainability, SQL 2000, PC Security, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program

• 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

• Webcast Alert! Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta

  Hi Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) fans! Are you curious what MAP Toolkit 3.2 Beta looks like? Come join the webcast on October 10 and you will get a sneak peek. We have only 50 lines open so first come first serve! Date and Time: October... Posted Sep 29 2008, 05:59 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Webcast, Windows, Windows Vista, Webcasts, SQL, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, IT Professionals, Green IT, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft application Virtualization, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Online Services, PC Security, MAP Toolkit, Beta Announcements, Beta Program

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 09-19-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Update for Outlook 2003 (KB924423) · Windows Home Server Technical Brief for Drive Extender · Windows Home Server Technical Brief for Home Networking · Windows Home Server Technical Brief... Posted Sep 22 2008, 09:15 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, On the Edge, music, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• 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

• 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 - 08-29-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Windows Server 2008 Fax Server Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 · Windows Server Print Server Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 · Update for... Posted Sep 02 2008, 11:51 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, Active Directory, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, SBS, ISA, Downloads, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• TechNet Radio: What's New in the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR...

  <pssst....doesn't sound very TechNet-like to me> There is a new TechNet Radio session online regarding Visual Studio . The subject matter in itself is more developer related that IT Pro related, but that isn't why I am calling it out. I... Posted Aug 27 2008, 12:30 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Tech News, IIS, On the Edge, Developery Stuff

• 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

• TechNet Radio: Performance Improvements in SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services

  The latest edition of TechNet Radio is now online. In this session we speak to Roni Karassik (Product Mgr SQL Marketing - Microsoft), Paul Mestemaker (Program Mg SQL CAT - Microsoft), and Richard Tkachuk (Sr. Program Mgr SQL - Microsoft) about SQL Analysis... Posted Aug 19 2008, 02:26 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, SBS, Interviews, Opinion, Podcasts, Screencasts, Blather, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• 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