Solution Accelerators October Newsletter

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OCTOBER 2010   Security baselines for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2  IPD guidance for System Center Service Manager 2010  Windows Server 2008 R2 Security Baseline   Stay in step with Solution Accelerators Visit the Solution Accelerators website. Follow us on Twitter! Get the latest tips from Microsoft Solution Accelerators...in 140 characters or less: @MSSolutionAccel. What's new with Solution Accelerators? Subscribe to our news feed. MAP Toolkit Screencast Series Delve into MAP 5.0 for simplified Hyper-V virtualization assessment and consolidation. Tell us what you think Contact us with your questions, comments, and stories.   Take a look at our latest security and infrastructure planning and design resources! Influence the development of new releases New security baselines for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 now available for beta download. The latest security baselines in this beta review program are designed to help you plan, deploy, and monitor the security of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2. The baselines are formatted for import using the Security Compliance Manager, which provides guidance and tools to help you balance your organization's needs for security and functionality. Join the Security Compliance Manager Baseline Beta Review Program.  Download the Security Compliance Manager.  Join the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide Beta.  Reduce planning time and costs and ensure a successful rollout of Microsoft System Center Service Manager 2010 with this new guide. Register for the beta, download the guide, and send the Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) team your feedback on this new planning guidance!  Join the IPD beta program, and download the guide. Want to learn more? Visit the IPD home page. Download new Solution Accelerators Elevate the security of Windows Server 2008 R2. The Windows Server 2008 R2 Security Baseline, in combination with the Security Compliance Manager tool, is designed to help your organization plan, deploy, and monitor the security of Windows Server 2008 R2. This release also includes a Windows Server 2008 R2 settings pack, enabling you to define baselines that include settings outside the scope of the security baselines from Microsoft. To get the public release of this security baseline, download the Security Compliance Manager. © Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft is a trademark of the Microsoft Group of companies. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com Web site. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal Information. This newsletter was sent by the Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052

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