| Volume 11, Issue 9: May 6, 2009 | Note from the Editor | | | Greetings, and Welcome to TechNet Flash. A quick public address announcement: If you are reading this newsletter on a mobile device, check out our new [Hyperlink to come] mobile-friendly TechNet Flash, delivered in a format more suitable for smaller screens, including Windows Mobile devices. As of yesterday, you can download the Windows 7 Release Candidate. Yes, the RC is now available and features several changes and improvements since the beta release, including improved boot performance, FAT32 support, and User Account Control (UAC) design changes. To assist in your evaluation, here are some key resources: 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 | | 8 Minutes, 22 seconds In this video Mark Wilson looks at using PowerShell to perform some basic operations on a Hyper-V workload. It is intended to show how straightforward it is to control Hyper-V using WMI from PowerShell and give the viewer enough information to develop the concepts further in their own environment. | | | 4 Minutes, 14 seconds
Learn how to build a GPO to deploy all three pieces of the OCS client: Microsoft Office Communicator 2007, Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007, and the Microsoft Office Outlook Add in for Live Meeting 2007. |
Featured Downloads | | Microsoft Forefront codename "Stirling" is an integrated security suite that delivers protection across endpoint, servers, and the edge. By delivering simplified management and providing critical visibility into threats, vulnerabilities, and configuration risks, Forefront codename "Stirling" helps you protect your business with greater confidence and efficiency. | | | Microsoft Exchange 2010 Server helps you achieve new levels of reliability and performance by delivering features that simplify your administration, protect your communications, and delight your users by meeting their demands for greater business mobility. |
IT Management Latest Resources for IT Managers from the "Platform Blueprint Solutions" Series: | | Watch this webcast with your peers to see how Microsoft Unified Communications simplifies access to information no matter where you are. If you struggle with information overload, then register for this webcast and see how context, relevance, and immediacy help move you from being available to being ready. | To stay updated on the next installment for IT Managers, visit the IT Management Hub.
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Upcoming Webcasts | | May 08, 2009, 10:00 A.M. Pacific Time
In this webcast, we detail how the Windows 7 operating system helps improve energy efficiency through new power management innovations. We illustrate how IT professionals can improve battery life and power consumption using new Windows diagnostics utilities. | | | May 19, 2009, 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time
This session will cover common deployment topologies and the challenges they present, best practices for managing the product, and configuration tips and tricks to help ensure a successful deployment. |
Identity and Security | | The Microsoft Forefront team has released an anti-spam portal to provide the latest news and tools about anti-spam resources. This portal is a "one-stop" resource for anti-spam information, including risks and business impacts associated with spam, blogs, forums and communities, evidence, and related technical and product information. | | | The new Forefront Security for Exchange Server capacity planning tool helps you understand what hardware, architecture, and configuration settings will produce recommended system performance and message throughput results for comprehensive protection your Exchange servers. |
On Demand | | Explore the Microsoft Forefront security suite of products through these webcasts, podcasts, and virtual labs and arm yourself with the knowledge and tools to simplify your budget and security decisions. | | | Learn how Microsoft System Center products and solutions can help you take advantage of your IT resources. Join this month's series of webcasts, podcasts, and virtual labs to increase your insight into, and control over, your IT infrastructure. |
Virtual Labs | | After completing this lab, you will be better able to configure new management features provided by AD RMS, AD RMS template management, and configure AD RMS by registry settings and GPO on the client side. | | | After completing this lab, you will be better able to install Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) and understand the provisioning and enrollment process for the AD RMS server. |
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