| Volume 11, Issue 1: January 14, 2009 | Note from the Editor | | | Greetings and Welcome to TechNet Flash. I hope you are as pumped as I am to start playing with the beta of Windows 7. We've certainly made it easy to do so. IT professionals now have a place of their own to download the Windows 7 Beta. In addition, see the new features that make everyday tasks faster and easier, make your PC work the way you want it to, and make new things possible. And you won't want to miss Mark Russinovich on Channel 9 going Inside Windows 7. For a good one-stop blog for IT pros to get the latest Windows 7 info, bookmark the Springboard Series blog. Also, as Steve Ballmer announced at CES, TechNet Plus subscribers can download the Windows 7 Beta now from Subscriber Downloads. For subscribers having difficulties accessing Windows 7 product keys, be aware that the Windows 7 Beta has a built-in 30-day grace period for installations before product keys are required. Customers with this issue should continue to download and install Windows 7 Beta without the product key and then check back later when this issue is resolved. If you've been deploying Windows with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), you can deploy the Windows 7 Beta with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 beta. Join the beta now. MDT 2010 is the next version of the solution accelerator for operating system and application deployment. New features like flexible driver management, optimized transaction processing, and access to distribution shares from any location simplify deployment and make your job easier. A Month of SQL Server 2008 Tips TechNet Magazine's popular Tip of the Day is focusing on SQL Server 2008 for the month of January. You might know about the numerous ways to customize, optimize, automate, and secure your SQL Server implementation. But do you really know how to get the most out of it? The month of SQL Server 2008 Tips can help you take better control of your SQL Server infrastructure. Here are some of the tips you'll find on TechNet Magazine: Mitch Irsfeld
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Evaluation Center Updates | | Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 SP1 delivers enhanced on-device security and over-the-air policy enforcement. Register to download the free 120-day trial software and receive access to technical resources to help guide you through the evaluation experience. | | | Configuration Manager 2007 R2 delivers new features and platform support for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008, as well as application virtualization management, SQL Server Reporting Services integration, client status reporting and Forefront Client security. Operating system deployment enhancements such as unknown computer and multicast support are also now available. |
IT Management | | The new Microsoft TechNet IT Management Community Hub is ready for you to participate. Connect, find resources, and get the information you need. Check out webcasts and podcasts from industry leaders, blogs by subject matter experts, community forums – and that's just the beginning. |
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Featured Downloads | | Service Pack 1 for DPM delivers expanded services, including protection of Hyper-V virtualization platforms, enhanced application and, now, client protection and online backup to the cloud. Download today and learn more. | | | System Center Updates Publisher is a stand-alone tool that enables independent software vendors or line-of-business application developers to import software update catalogs, create and modify software update definitions, export update definitions to catalogs, and publish software updates information to a configured update server. |
What's New for TechNet Plus Subscribers | | As announced at CES, TechNet Plus subscribers can download the Windows 7 Beta now from Subscriber Downloads. For subscribers having difficulties accessing Windows 7 product keys, be aware that the Windows 7 Beta has a built-in 30-day grace period for installations before product keys are required. Customers with this issue should continue to download and install Windows 7 Beta without the product key and then check back later when this issue is resolved. Not a subscriber yet? Check out what TechNet Plus can do for you. |
Upcoming Webcasts | | January 16, 2009, 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time
In this webcast, we look at the first steps for creating a virtual environment. We analyze what makes a good candidate for virtualization and what does not. We also cover the software and hardware requirements for the main types of virtualization. | | | January 20, 2009, 8:30 A.M. Pacific Time
Learn about the Cisco WAN optimization platform, how to deploy Windows Server on WAAS, which Windows Server infrastructure services are supported on this platform, and how to manage Windows Server on this platform. |
Security | | Download the new version of MSAT today and compare your results against industry peers to gauge your security state. |
On Demand | | We look at what the new SMB 2 protocol does, how its performance is influenced by the new TCP/IP stack, and how other network parameters like Jumbo Frames contribute to overall network performance. | Microsoft Platform Dialog on TechNet Radio: Virtualization WMA | MP3 High In our new monthly interview series, this month we discuss virtualization with Baldwin Ng, senior product manager for the Solution Accelerators Core Engineering Team. We also feature another installment of our tip of the week with Chris Avis.
Virtual Labs | | After completing this lab, you will be better able to prepare Excel and your data for table analysis, use the Key Influencers tool and interpret the reports generated, use the Detect Categories tool, the Fill from Example tool, forecasting tool (to predict future sales), and use the Highlight Exceptions tool to locate possible data outliers or corruption. | | | After completing this lab, you will be better able to enable local continuous replication (LCR) on a Microsoft Exchange storage group, and recover from a disk failure by using the copy taken by LCR. |
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