TechNet Flash: Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 SP1 Arrives

Unsubscribe | Customize TechNet Flash Volume 13, Issue 4 | February 23, 2011     Top Stories     Get Service Pack 1 Now Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 is ready with new virtualization tools, web resources, management enhancements, and Windows 7 integration. You can also evaluate the SP1 edition with the Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 trial. Also, see the Service Pack 1 evaluation resources. Cloud Security Is More Than a Leap of Faith IT administrators will continue to play an active role in security and risk management, even when leveraging cloud services as a utility. This edition of TechNet ON collects key guidance and resources to help address the security requirements in your cloud migration. Your Featured Content SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse 3.0 Unveiled Fast Track Data Warehouse is a set of reference architectures that help reduce time-to-solution and cost, and increase performance and scale through pre-tested and pre-tuned configurations. Demo: Using MAP to Simplify Your Windows 7 and Internet Explorer Migrations Learn how you can use the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.5 to streamline and simplify your migration to Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8 or Internet Explorer 9. New Office 2010 Top Task Page: Application Virtualization Learn how to use Application Virtualization to deploy applications on Office 2010 client computers without installing applications on each computer. Video: Riding the Windows 7 and Office 2010 Wave Stephen Rose will show you how to weave technologies including Windows 7, Office 2010, the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), and desktop virtualization technologies into a coherent desktop strategy.   TechNet Revamps Business Intelligence Center The Business Intelligence Center is now a content hub featuring six end-to-end scenarios that highlight cross-product integrations for BI solutions. This collection of BI scenarios provides guidance on how to implement these solutions in your organization. New Resource Center for Excel 2010 Learn about new features, performance, security, and more in Excel 2010 with resources for IT professionals, developers, and end users. Best Practices for Maintaining Office 2010 Learn how to use the Office Customization Tool (OCT), config.xml file, and Setup command-line tool to maintain and customize an Office 2010 installation. 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