TechNet Flash: Accelerating Windows 7 Deployments

Unsubscribe | Customize TechNet Flash Volume 12, Issue 22 | November 3, 2010     Top Stories     Accelerating Windows 7 Deployments In the new TechNet ON feature package, find guidance, resources, and tools to simplify and streamline your Windows 7 deployments. It's much easier than you might imagine. Productivity in the Cloud with Office 365 - Get the Beta Discover a new service that brings your familiar Office software together with SharePoint, Exchange, and Lync in the cloud. Available worldwide next year, Office 365 will replace the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), Office Live Small Business, and Live@edu services. Download Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Release Candidate (RC) Register for the download and guided evaluation. Your Featured Content Introducing the Windows 7 Deployment Learning Portal Created by the group that developed the Windows 7 certification exam, the Windows 7 Deployment Learning Portal offers a free online assessment that covers key areas of the deployment process such as preparing for deployment, configuring a Windows 7 image, migration, and compatibility testing. SharePoint Online Resource Center Launched The newly launched SharePoint Online Planning and Administration resource center provides key resources for planning, administration, and operation of SharePoint Online, a cloud-based service that helps businesses provide collaboration, business intelligence, and information management capabilities. New Springboard Top Task: Office 2010 Security Find guidance and resources for using the security controls in Office 2010 that make it easier for IT professionals to build a robust defense against threats while maintaining information worker productivity. Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Screencast Series: Software Usage Tracking Simplify software license management and compliance processes with MAP 5.0. In this screencast you'll see how MAP's usage tracking feature can help streamline software asset management of key Microsoft server products: Windows Server, SharePoint Server, System Center Configuration Manager, Exchange Server, and SQL Server.   New Security Baselines for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 Now Available for Beta Download The most recent releases in the Security Compliance Manager Baseline Beta will help you plan, deploy, and monitor the security of SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2. Join the beta and influence the development of these new resources. Download: Security Intelligence Report v9 Microsoft has released the latest Security Intelligence Report (SIR). The ninth volume of this comprehensive report covers evolving threat landscape trends (January-June 2010) and battling botnet intelligence. TechNet Library: Deploy Office 2010 by Using Microsoft Application Virtualization Find detailed technical guidance on the processes and procedures for using Microsoft Application Virtualization to deploy Microsoft Office 2010 in a medium-sized organization. TechNet Radio: Preserving Data Privacy and Confidentiality in the Cloud Join John Baker and Javier Salido, Senior Program Manager with the Trustworthy Computing Group here at Microsoft, as they discuss challenges and solutions organizations may face when trying to maintain the privacy and security of their confidential data, if they decide to migrate their infrastructure to the cloud.   TechNet Flash Sponsors LogMeIn, and Idera: •  Free Trial of LogMeIn Rescue On-Demand Remote Support •  PowerShell Scripts for TechNet Flash Subscribers Editor's Note TechNet Flash Editor Mitch Irsfeld Twenty-Five Years and Still Getting Better Windows 7 turned a year old last month, just in time for the announcement of the Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate (RC). While Windows 7 was celebrating its first year with more than 240 million licenses, another big milestone looms... 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Register now and receive your Second Shot exam voucher. ADVERTISEMENT Free PowerShell Scripts for TechNet Flash Subscribers Use these PowerShell scripts to help you manage and administer SharePoint or SQL Server using Windows PowerShell. Events SharePoint Intelligence Technology Conference November 5, 2010 Santa Clara, CA Join your fellow SharePoint architects, developers, and other professionals working with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and SharePoint Server 2010 to learn more about enterprise content management, collaboration, workflow, search, business intelligence, and development. Attend PASS Summit 2010 November 8 - 11, 2010 Seattle, WA PASS Summit 2010 is the largest and most renowned Microsoft SQL Server and BI conference in the world, delivering the most technical sessions, the highest-rated sessions and speakers, and the greatest access to the Microsoft SQL Server development, SQL CAT, business intelligence, and customer service and support teams of any SQL Server event. Resources TechNet Plus Direct Subscription TechNet Flash Feed Blog TechNet Flash Archive TechNet Magazine MSDN Flash Newsletter Security Newsletter IT Management Community Hub TechNet | Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile ©2010 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement Microsoft respects your privacy.  Please read our online Privacy Statement. 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