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• Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) Launches: Learn about the Cloud In the Cloud!

  MVA is a new online training portal aimed at IT Professionals, and anyone else,  who want to learn new skills and enhance existing ones for cloud computing environments.   The Microsoft Virtual Academy offers no-cost, easy-access training... Posted Apr 21 2011, 02:56 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, IE, Office 2007, System Center, SQL 2005, Live Events, IT Pro Resources, free training, Windows Server 2008, SQL 2008, Hyper-V, Cloud computing, IE 8, Cloud, Azure, Windows Server 2008 R2, Office 2010, Event Resources, Office 365

• «Сетевая Академия ЛАНИТ» проводит новый курс по BI в SQL Server 2008 R2

  Добрый день, уважаемые коллеги! Сегодня хочу рассказать про новый курс, который проводит “Сетевая Академия ЛАНИТ”: Москва: Новый курс 10337 «Обновление навыков работы с Microsoft SQL Server 2008 до SQL Server 2008 R 2» предназначен... Posted Apr 13 2011, 01:39 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: BI, R2, SQL 2008, CERT, Top, Обучение

• Cincinnati, OH Q/A TechNet Event: Transforming IT from Virtualization to the Cloud (4-6-2011)

  Good afternoon and thank you to everyone who attended the event in Cincinnati ! I hope everyone had a good time.  Again thank you for the patience with the projectors it turned out to be a crossed cable at the projector, but thank you for Thinking... Posted Apr 12 2011, 07:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, Active Directory, IE, Events, TechNet, Group Policy, SQL 2005, Fun Stuff, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Live Events, 2007 Office system, IT Pro Resources, Management, Podcasts, migration, Podcast, SQL 2008, Screen Casts, Hyper-V, Cloud computing, Azure, Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, Event Resources

• Springboard Rides Again- The Springboard Tour Dates and Cities Announced Register now!!!

  May 2 – Toronto | May 4 – Detroit | May 6 – Chicago | May 9 – Indianapolis | May 11 – Dallas | May 13 - Columbus The Springboard Series Tour is back! This 6 city tour brings the top product teams from Microsoft to you. We understand the questions and... Posted Apr 08 2011, 12:59 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, Active Directory, IE, Events, System Center, Group Policy, Exchange 2007, Live Events, 2007 Office system, IT Pro Resources, Management, Book of the Month, System Center Data Protection Manager, Powershell, migration, Small Business Server, ForeFront, SCVMM, Data Protection Manager, free training, Windows Server 2008, Tech Ed, IT Pro Momentum, A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (SWMI), SQL 2008, Windows 7, Hyper-V, MAP, Cloud computing, IT Manager, Azure, Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, Event Resources

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  We have a new promotion for TechNet Professional Subscriptions from now until June 30, 2011 purchase a new TechNet Subscription Professional and receive an additional three (3) months of service at no extra charge. By using TN3MNA06 you can receive the... Posted Mar 31 2011, 07:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Active Directory, IE, Windows Vista, Events, Office 2007, System Center, TechNet, Windows Server, ISA Server, Group Policy, SQL 2005, TechNet Events, Exchange 2007, 2007 Office system, IT Pro Resources, System Center Data Protection Manager, Powershell, Small Business Server, ForeFront, Small Business Server 2003, Data Protection Manager, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008, SQL 2008, Windows 7, Hyper-V, MAP, IE 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, Office 2010, Event Resources

• Introducing Microsoft Virtual Academy: Free Technical Training on many topics and yes training on Cloud!

  Looking for a simple, effective way to get the skills and training you needed to take advantage of the opportunity Cloud computing offers IT professionals? The Microsoft Virtual Academy offers no-cost, easy-access training for IT professionals who want... Posted Mar 25 2011, 02:19 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, Active Directory, Hardware, System Center, Group Policy, Management, ForeFront, SCVMM, Data Protection Manager, SQL 2008, Hyper-V, Cloud computing, IT Manager, Cloud, Azure, Windows Server 2008 R2

• SQL Edition Upgrade for Data protection Manager 2010 (DPM) Instance

  Добрый день, уважаемые коллеги! Сегодня я хочу вам представ��ть новый инструмент, который исправляет два неприятных момента в SQL Server Management Studio, которые появляются при апгрейде DPM 2010 с бета, RC или ознакомительной версии до полноценной... Posted Mar 02 2011, 11:03 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: System Center, Data Protection Manager, download, SQL 2008, 2008 R2, 2010, скачать, исправление

• Heartland IT Pro User Groups

  One of the great aspects of my job is I get to work with a lot of different user groups and meet lots of people from the IT Pro community.  Well I did my best to get a list of all the IT professional  user groups I work with in the Heartland... Posted Feb 25 2011, 10:03 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Active Directory, Search, Hardware, Virtual PC, IE, Windows Vista, Events, Office 2007, System Center, TechNet, Windows Server, ISA Server, Group Policy, SQL 2005, WebCast Question Logs, Fun Stuff, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Exchange 2007, Live Events, Interviews, 2007 Office system, IT Pro Resources, Management, Fun and Family, XBOX 360, Book of the Month, System Center Data Protection Manager, Podcasts, migration, Virtual Server, Podcast, Small Business Server, ForeFront, Small Business Server 2003, PHP, Data Protection Manager, Windows 2003, Social Media, Windows 2003R2, SXSW, Windows Desktop Search, free training, TechEd, Windows Server 2008, Football, Tech Ed, IT Pro Momentum, A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (SWMI), SQL 2008, Screen Casts, Apache, Windows 7, Hyper-V, MySQL, Health and Fitness, MAP, Cloud computing, IT Manager, IE 8, Featured, Cloud, expert, Azure, Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, Social Marketing, Office 2010, Writing, running, Matt Hester, Pages, IT Investigators, goofy, Event Resources, techent radio

• How to Convince Your Boss to Send you to Tech·Ed 2011 in Atlanta

  In a tough economic climate, it can be difficult for managers and HR teams to understand the business value of sending staff to the Tech·Ed conference because of the upfront costs.  Here are some talking points to help you make the case for Tech... Posted Feb 03 2011, 08:53 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Live Events, TechEd, Tech Ed, SQL 2008, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 R2

• MAP 5.5 RTW

  The next version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit—version 5.5— is now available for free download. Download MAP 5.5 Simplify planning for migration to the latest Microsoft products and technologies with the Microsoft Assessment and... Posted Jan 18 2011, 09:18 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange 2007, SQL 2008, Windows 7, Hyper-V, MAP, IE 8, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Пакет Cumulative Update 5 для SQL Server 2008 R2

  Добрый день! Вчера, то есть 21.12.2010 появился пятый кумулятивный набор для SQL Server 2008 R2. Всего в этом наборе 39 исправлений ошибок, которые были обнаружены на момент выхода RTM версии . Данные обновления рекомендуются к установке только в том... Posted Dec 22 2010, 04:16 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Downloads, R2, server, update, SQL 2008, обновления

• Bytes by TechNet, Brandon Covert and I talk IT and the Cleveland Browns

  As most of you know my favorite team is the Cleveland Browns.  As you most of you I also love technology.  Well in this Bytes by  TechNet I get the best of both worlds.  I got a chance to interview a friend of mine, Brandon Covert... Posted Nov 09 2010, 01:34 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, Active Directory, Interviews, Fun and Family, Podcasts, TechEd, Football, Tech Ed, SQL 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Office 2010

• SQL 2008 SP2 released!

  So, SQL 2008 SP2 has been released. Here may be some helpful links for you: SQL 2008 SP2 released in late September 2010. Here is the download location: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=8FBFC1DE-D25E-4790-88B5-7DDA1F1D4E17&displaylang... Posted Oct 22 2010, 09:35 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SQL 2008, Service Pack 2

• Bytes by TechNet, Getting my DPM fix with Jason Buffington

  This was a fun interview I had with my good friend with Jason.  What is funny, is that we used to live about 15 minutes apart from each other, but would onle see each other at TechEd.  This year in New Orleans was no different.  Jason Buffington... Posted Oct 21 2010, 12:05 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, System Center, Windows Server, Interviews, Data Protection Manager, TechEd, Tech Ed, SQL 2008, Screen Casts, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Live and Learn

  Learned a few little tidy bits this week, or maybe relearned what was known before. But some of it was painful discovery. I was building a lab with multiple physical servers and one big virtual server host. One of the virtual guests is TMG 2010 which... Posted Sep 24 2010, 10:13 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Server 2008, SQL 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, TMG 2010

• What does Microsoft have to offer Students?

  My good friend Sarah (aka: the codinggeekette) just recently wrote this great post.  If you are a student, know a student, or just interested in seeing some of the great resources Microsoft offers students you need to check out Sarah’s fantastic... Posted Aug 27 2010, 08:05 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Group Policy, Live Event Questions and Answers, Live Events, Fun and Family, XBOX 360, Book of the Month, Social Media, SQL 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Social Marketing, Office 2010

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0: Database Discovery for SQL Server part 4

  Welcome to part 4 of a 6 part series talking about a great FREE tool, which has released it’s 5th major version on Monday (7-12-2010).  The new version, MAP 5.0, has some exciting new features to help with discovery and software usage. In this screencast... Posted Jul 16 2010, 08:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SQL 2005, Podcasts, SQL 2008, Screen Casts

• Kerberos Authentication and SharePoint

  Today a very good whitepaper has been published on " Configuring Kerberos Authentication for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products ". It contains specifics for SQL Reporting Services (SSRS 2008 R2) and step-by-step instructions on how to setup... Posted Jul 16 2010, 05:43 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: ISA, MOSS, Kerberos, SharePoint 2007, SQL 2008, SharePoint 2010

• 2010 Information Worker Demonstration and Evaluation Virtual Machine (RTM) available as a free download

  Brief Description This download contains a two Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Virtual Machine set for evaluating and demonstrating Office 2010 , SharePoint 2010 and Project Server 2010 . Overview Virtual machine “a” contains the following pre-configured... Posted May 12 2010, 01:54 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information Worker, VPC, SQL 2008, virtual machine, VM, Office 2010, Project server 2010, SharePoint 2010, SQL 2008 R2

• OFFICE 2010, SharePoint 2010 Launch events REGISTER NOW, seating is limited!!!!

  We are coming to a city near you and we want to see you at the events!  We are going to talk about Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010.  Come out and spend some time hearing how these products can rock your world!  Here are just a small sampling... Posted Apr 15 2010, 09:29 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Active Directory, Search, Hardware, Virtual PC, IE, Windows Vista, System Center, ISA Server, Group Policy, SQL 2005, WebCast Question Logs, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Exchange 2007, Live Events, Interviews, 2007 Office system, Fun and Family, XBOX 360, Book of the Month, System Center Data Protection Manager, Podcasts, Virtual Server, ForeFront, Small Business Server 2003, Data Protection Manager, Windows 2003, Social Media, Windows 2003R2, SXSW, Windows Desktop Search, Windows Server 2008, Football, IT Pro Momentum, A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (SWMI), SQL 2008, Screen Casts, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Health and Fitness, IE 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Social Marketing, Writing

• It’s Not That Important

  We have all been there, your driving, you hear your cell phone ring, ding or beep, trust me it is not that important and here is why (please take a minute to read the article): Child killed in 3-car accident in Columbia Heights It is probably like hundreds... Posted Mar 20 2010, 07:36 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Active Directory, Search, Hardware, Virtual PC, IE, Windows Vista, System Center, ISA Server, Group Policy, SQL 2005, WebCast Question Logs, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Exchange 2007, Live Events, Interviews, 2007 Office system, Fun and Family, XBOX 360, Book of the Month, System Center Data Protection Manager, Podcasts, Virtual Server, ForeFront, Small Business Server 2003, PHP, Data Protection Manager, Windows 2003, Social Media, Windows 2003R2, SXSW, Windows Desktop Search, Windows Server 2008, Football, IT Pro Momentum, A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (SWMI), SQL 2008, Screen Casts, Apache, Windows 7, Hyper-V, MySQL, Health and Fitness, IE 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Social Marketing, Writing

• SQL Licensing under Virtualization

  In virtual environments, all products in the Per Processor licensing model are licensed by virtual processor. If you run the software in virtual Operating System Environments (OSEs), you need a license for each virtual processor used by those OSEs on... Posted Mar 19 2010, 10:35 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Licensing, SQL 2008

• Webcasts SQL 2008

  Hola, A finales de 2009 hemos impartidos 3 webcasts de SQL 2008, estos webcasts han sido grabados y están disponible (contra bolsa de horas) a nuestros Gold Partners que no pudieron asistir a las dichas sesiones. A continuación os paso la descripción... Posted Feb 15 2010, 06:49 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Webcast, SQL 2008

• How to Create Slip Stream Media

  Hi friends Many of us wanted to know how can we create Slip Stream Media for SQL 2008 with SP1. I found a very good article which has very good explanation of steps. Wanted to broaden to larger audience. Thanks Peter for the contribution. http://blogs... Posted Feb 12 2010, 11:49 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SQL 2008

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