News System Center 2012 Beta Software Available System Center 2012 cloud and datacenter management solutions empower you with a common management toolset for your private and public cloud applications and services. They help you to deliver private cloud services that empower business teams, provide greater insights into application performance, and allow you to carry forward…
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September 2011 – Technical Rollup Mail–SQL
News Microsoft Aligning With ODBC http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/08/29/microsoft-aligning-with-odbc.aspx Microsoft’s Commitment to Interoperability http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/08/29/microsoft-s-commitment-to-interoperability.aspx Microsoft Ships CTP of HADOOP Connectors for SQL Server http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/08/25/microsoft-ships-ctp-of-hadoop-connectors-for-sql-server-and-parallel-data-warehouse.aspx Master Data Services – What’s New in SQL Server “Denali” http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/08/24/master-data-services-what-s-new-in-sql-server-code-name-denali-ctp3.aspx Other http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx Events SQL PASS Summit 2011 http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2011/ Documents SQL Server Code Name “Denali” CTP3 Product Guide http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27069 SQL Server Code Name “Denali”…
September 2011 – Technical Rollup Mail – Unified Communications
News Premier OpsVault — Operate and Optimize IT http://www.opsvault.com/ Microsoft Premier Support UK – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/ Antigen & Forefront http://blogs.technet.com/forefront http://blogs.technet.com/fssnerds Exchange http://msexchangeteam.com/default.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/msukucc http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/ http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/ Hosted Messaging Collaboration Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting NextHop – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/ http://communicatorteam.com Outlook http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx Other http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ocs/ee465814.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/themasterblog Documents Antigen…
July 2011 – Technology Rollup Mail – Security
News Consumerization of IT and Sophistication of Attacks When employees take their laptops home, do they pose a risk to your network when they bring them back? What kinds of exploits should you watch out for? In this webcast, you can explore how cybercriminals use marketing-like tactics to lure their victims, learn about the potential…
July 2011 – Technology Rollup Mail – Platforms
News Office 365 launch – download the Deployment Guide http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26509 Office 365 launch – download the introduction for administrators http://blogs.technet.com/b/uktechnet/archive/2011/06/29/office-365-launch-download-the-introduction-for-administrators.aspx MAP 6.0 Beta Review Program now available for free download MAP 6.0 Beta includes the following new and enhanced features to simplify private cloud planning and migration to Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V https://connect.microsoft.com/site297 Windows…
July 2011 – Technology Rollup Mail – Manageability
News Introducing Opalis and System Center Orchestrator 2012 Beta Opalis is an automation platform for orchestrating and integrating IT tools to drive down the cost of datacenter operations, while improving the reliability of IT processes. It enables IT organizations to automate best practices, such as those found in Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) and Information Technology…
July 2011 – Technology Rollup Mail – Internet
News SharePoint Technologies Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 Products is Now Available for Download Service Pack 1 includes stability, performance, and security enhancements that are a direct result of your feedback. It is strongly recommended to install the June 2011 Cumulative Update immediately after the installation of Service Pack 1. The June Cumulative Update…
June 2011 – Technical Rollup Mail – SQL
News Got Servers? Cisco Does ! Oh by the way they’ll rock your SQL Server configuration too http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/05/19/got-servers-cisco-does-oh-by-the-way-they-ll-rock-your-sql-server-2008-r2-configuration-too.aspx Microsoft Introduces the Cloud-Ready Information Platform http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/05/16/microsoft-introduces-the-cloud-ready-information-platform.aspx Visualise This: Take our PowerPivot Quiz and win an Xbox 360 http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/05/05/visualize-this-take-our-powerpivot-quiz-and-win-an-xbox-360.aspx SQL Server 2008 R2 Offers Enhancements, New Management Capabilities http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/SQL-Server-2008-R2-Offers-Enhancements-New-Management-Capabilities-518969/ Seven Reasons To…
June 2011 – Technical Rollup Mail – Internet
News SharePoint Technologies Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 Coming Soon. http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=973 SharePoint Lifecycle Management Solution with Project Server 2010 http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=975 Microsoft SharePoint General Manager, Eric Swift, to Host Exclusive Live Chat on Facebook! http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=976 Unleashing SharePoint 2010 for Records Management, Governance and Compliance http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=978 New: Operations and Manageability Resource Center…
June 2011 – Technical Rollup Mail – Platforms
News Office 2010 Service Pack 1 Scheduled for release at the end of June, SP1 will include updates across the client suites and server products. Check out the list of improvements and new features, and stay tuned for more details, on the Microsoft Office Blog. http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=72766cb983db93e4252e5c62ff48c6a211ea21f77205567f4d63bba0848d005602e1b07f74a56570 Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 with Service…