TechNet Magazine: July 2012

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Editor’s Note: Come Together By Lafe Low The right technology deployed at the right place and the right time is the driving force that brings knowledge workers together. Microsoft System Center Orchestrator helps bring together the different components of the System Center suite. Read more…

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SQL Q&A: Disaster Recovery and Database Mirroring By Paul S. Randal Backups, disaster recovery and database mirroring have endless variations, all suitable for endless scenarios. Windows Confidential: Aliens Ate My Software By Raymond Chen When space aliens hold up your product release and other creative answers for why your product is delayed.

Utility Spotlight: Are You Compatible with Windows 8? By Lance Whitney The Upgrade Assistant that’s part of the Windows 8 release preview can check your hardware and software for Windows 8 compatibility. Windows PowerShell: Text, XML and CSV—Oh My By Don Jones Windows PowerShell has a variety of ways of dealing with text formatting, which is powerful but often confusing.

Toolbox: New Products for IT Professionals By Greg Steen The pair of tools in the spotlight this month helps facilitate virtual meetings and track file logs for troubleshooting and monitoring. Geek of All Trades: GPPs for the GPP-less By Greg Shields There are other ways to manage the compliance settings of Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager if you’re shut out of Group Policy.