| Volume 11, Issue 12: June 3, 2009 | Note from the Editor | | | Greetings, and Welcome to TechNet Flash. We're moving into summer and that means we start to see the sun as often as a couple times a week here in the Northwest. For us soggy Seattleites, that's nothing to complain about. Sightings of that strange yellow orb traditionally portend a slight slow-down in the volume of announcements, giving us time to go scrape the moss off, well, everything! The moss may have to wait this year. Here's an example: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Available for Download Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, is now available for public download. SP2 supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment for consumers, developers, and IT professionals. For more details, see the TechNet page for Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. Thanks for reading, Mitch Irsfeld Editor, TechNet Flash Subscribe to the TechNet Flash Feed blog for news updates as they happen, often several times a day. You can also follow the updates on Twitter. |
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New Videos for IT Pros | | 9 Minutes 7 seconds
This demo shows how to create a report project in Visual Studio; create shared data sources; design a report; add interactive sorting; change the project settings to deploy the report; deploy the report; and run the report in SSRS. | | | 13 Minutes 7 seconds
This demo shows how to download and install the MOS Directory Synchronization tool; synchronize Active Directory with MOS; edit an Active Directory user and synchronize with MOS; and enable a synchronized account to use MOS. |
Featured Downloads | | Explore how Windows 7 helps IT organizations like yours to better manage and secure a client infrastructure, and learn about the key new features that improve IT pro productivity. Discover the tools and resources you'll need to test, pilot, and deploy Windows 7 in your organization. Also remember to mark your calendar for the July 1, 2009 Windows 7 Beta expiration. | | | Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate (RC) is designed to help reduce operating costs and increase efficiencies while providing enhanced management control over resources across the enterprise. |
IT Management | | June 4, 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time
If improving security is critical, but you believe security is tied to overwhelming administrative costs or have other security concerns, then join us for this webcast and experience security as a business enabler. | | | Hear about the latest trends impacting IT and the resources and guidance available to help you plan and deploy the latest Microsoft virtualization technologies. | To stay updated on the next installment for IT Managers, visit the IT Management Hub.
Scripting for IT Pros | | Join the Microsoft Scripting Guys and more than 1,000 beginning and advanced scripters at this year's Scripting Games. This year's Scripting Games are focused on learning and not on competition. This year's theme is the decathlon, so strap on your best scripting shoes and we'll see you soon. Follow us on Twitter to find out about Scripting Games details as they are announced. | Hey Scripting Guy...
Support and Troubleshooting How-tos Hotfixes Knowledge Base Articles See a selection of new Knowledge Base articles on the TechNet Web site. KB articles feature an Article Translations box in the right column. You can select a language from the drop-down list and read the article in the selected language.  Also availabile via RSS
Upcoming Webcasts | | June 8, 2009, 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time
Learn how we've made the Exchange Management Console more powerful, extended the reach of PowerShell, and made it easier to delegate management tasks. | | | June 10, 2009, 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time
In this webcast, we'll take a look at the centralized console for DPM 2007 that Bocada has created, as well as look at the seamlessly integrated monitoring of DPM and non-DPM backups within the Bocada solution. |
Identity and Security | | With Geneva and Active Directory federation technologies, enterprises can more efficiently deploy and manage new applications, establish a consistent security model to consolidate access management, and facilitate easy collaboration between organizations. Learn more about Active Directory technologies. |
On Demand | | In this webcast, we detail how the Windows 7 operating system helps improve energy efficiency through new power management innovations. | | | Tight budgets put all purchasing decisions under the microscope. Nonetheless, security professionals must keep up with ongoing regulations and new threats to sensitive data while ensuring the security of their systems. The good news is that the Microsoft Forefront security suite of products can help. |
Virtual Labs | | Learn about the installation and configuration options such as installing a new farm, configuring global workflow settings, configuring incoming e-mail, administrative tasks, farm topology, provisioning new Web applications and configuring alternative forms-based authentication. | | | In this lab you will learn how to use new Group Policy features and settings introduced in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 as well as learn to create a group policy central store. |
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