TechNet Flash - Volume 12, Issue 21: October 20, 2010
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There are many scenarios during an upgrade where you’ll want to migrate a SQL Server installation. We've collected a series of articles and resources that describes the processes and tools to make the task easier.
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Video: How the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Makes Your Life Easier
Get Windows 7 insider knowledge in this Bytes by TechNet interview. Keith Combs and Stephen Rose, Sr. Community Manager, walk through the process of creating a technical proof of concept to help you see how Windows 7 and Office 2010 - as part of the Microsoft Optimized Desktop - will work in your environment.
Microsoft's Private Cloud Principles
A discussion of the general rules and guidelines to support private cloud computing. These principles are often interdependent and together form the basis on which a private cloud is created.
Virtual Machine Servicing Tool (VMST) 3.0 Now Available
VMST 3.0 helps you reduce IT costs by making it easier to update your offline virtual machines, templates, and virtual hard disks with the latest operating system and application patches - without introducing vulnerabilities into your IT infrastructure.
TechNet Radio Community Corner: DirectAccess and IPv6
In this episode, John Weston interviews Doug Spindler, founder and president of Pacific IT Pros. Listen in as John and Doug discuss a wide variety of topics such as why user groups are important for networking and career advancement. They also discuss alternatives to VPN using DirectAccess and IPv4 vs. IPv6.
Screencast: Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0
Streamline planning and deployment of Windows 7 and Office 2010 with hardware compatibility proposals from MAP 5.0. Watch the screencast and see how MAP can help you plan a more seamless migration.
Video: Accessing Local and Network Resources in Windows 7
Learn how to configure access to local and network resources in Windows 7. This video will discuss file and folder permissions, copying files versus moving files, encrypting files and folders with Encrypting File System (EFS), accessing shared resources such as folders and printers, configuring HomeGroup and User Account Control, configuring authentication and authorization, and configuring BranchCache.
Microsoft Reveals Availability of Microsoft Dynamics SL 2011
Microsoft announced that Microsoft Dynamics SL 2011, its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution designed for midsize project-driven organizations, will be generally available in the second quarter of 2011 in English in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Puerto Rico.
Download the Microsoft Security Compliance Manager
The first of the baselines included in the Security Compliance Manager Baseline Beta Review Program is now available to download. This security baseline, in combination with the Security Compliance Manager tool, is designed to help your organization plan, deploy, and monitor the security of Windows Server 2008 R2.
Virtual Lab: How to Protect SQL Server with DPM 2010
After completing this lab, you will be better able to create Data Protection Manager 2010 protection groups for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005, create Data Protection Manager 2010 protection groups for SQL Server 2005 using DPM Management Shell, and perform disaster recovery and database restoration on computers that are running SQL Server.