Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Solution Accelerators: Tools and guidance from Microsoft

Solution Accelerators Newsletter for IT Pros
Act faster. Go further.


January 2010




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Join a Beta Review Program

Opening soon: Beta review program for new Security Compliance Manager! This new tool provides centralized management, a security settings database, customization capabilities, and export flexibility for security baselines, accelerating an organization's ability to efficiently manage the security and compliance process for the most widely used Microsoft technologies. Join the Security Compliance Manager Beta, and help the security team build this offering to best meet your needs. The beta will launch early February 2010; participants will be notified via e-mail when the materials are available. Existing members, bookmark this link.

Provide feedback and influence the development of MOF Management Reviews. These resources will help your organization ensure that its IT services are on track to deliver expected business value. The first management reviews in the series include Portfolio, Release Readiness, and Operational Health. Join the MOF Beta, and use this opportunity to influence the development of MOF Management Reviews. Already a member? Bookmark this link to preview the beta release.


Download New Solution Accelerators

Successfully implement Forefront UAG with the new Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guide. The newly released IPD guide for Forefront Unified Access Gateway (Forefront UAG) takes you through the logical three-step planning and design process of selecting the Forefront UAG features required, determining the number of instances, and designing the infrastructure. Learn more about this key guidance for a successful Forefront UAG implementation.

Get the most from your Microsoft technologies with MOF Reliability Workbooks. These resources provide the knowledge necessary to keep technologies running smoothly so you can deliver the services your organization expects. The first workbooks in the series address Microsoft Active Directory, System Center Operations Manager and Virtual Machine Manager, Hyper-V, and Windows Server 2008 R2. Download the MOF Reliability Workbooks, and start getting the most from your organization's technologies.

New release of Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool (OVMST) 2.1 creates big buzz in December! We're seeing a huge uptake for this Solution Accelerator, which helps customers safely update their offline virtual machines without introducing vulnerabilities into their IT infrastructures. The new version supports the R2 wave! Get all the info, and download OVMST 2.1 here.


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