News Download Windows Server "8" Beta The next release of Windows Server, Windows Server "8", offers businesses and hosting providers a scalable, dynamic, and multitenant-aware, cloud-optimized infrastructure. It securely connects across premises and allows IT Professionals to respond to business needs faster and more efficiently. Windows Server: · Takes you beyond virtualization · Delivers the…
Tag: 2012
March–Technical Rollup Mail–SQL
News Do we have the tools we need to navigate the New World of Data? http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/02/28/do-we-have-the-tools-we-need-to-navigate-the-new-world-of-data.aspx Big Data for Everyone: Using Microsoft’s Familiar BI Tools with Hadoop http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/02/24/big-data-for-everyone-using-microsoft-s-familiar-bi-tools-with-hadoop.aspx Big Data, Hadoop and StreamInsight™ http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/02/22/big-data-hadoop-and-streaminsight.aspx Guest Post from EMC: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 & EMC VMAXe; A Perfect Match http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/02/22/guest-post-from-emc-microsoft-sql-2012-amp-emc-vmaxe-a-perfect-match.aspx Other http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx Events Strata Conference http://strataconf.com/strata2012…
March–Technical Rollup Mail – Internet
News SharePoint Technologies Revised Resource Centre: Upgrade and Migration for SharePoint Server 2010 You can upgrade your servers or server farm from a previous version of the SharePoint to a new version or you can migrate content into a new SharePoint environment. This page helps you plan and prepare for upgrade as well as perform…
February–Technical Rollup Mail–Manageability
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/ General Steve Rachui’s Manageability blog – ConfigMgr/OpsMgr – Site Home – MSDN Blogs http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverac/ System Center WebLog by Russ Slaten – Site Home – MSDN Blogs http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rslaten/ The Manageability Guys – Site Home – TechNet…
February–Technical Rollup Mail–Platforms
News Building Windows 8 – The next generation file system for Windows: ReFS Read all about the new file system for Windows – ‘Resilient File System’ http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/16/building-the-next-generation-file-system-for-windows-refs.aspx Building Windows 8 – Acting on file management feedback Read updates on some of the key issues and changes you can expect to see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/30/acting-on-file-management-feedback.aspx Case Study: Zaha…
February–Technical Rollup Mail–SQL
News SQL Server Migration Assistant 5.2 Now Available http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/01/30/microsoft-sql-server-migration-assistant-5-2-is-now-available.aspx Virtual Launch of SQL 2012 March 7th 2012 http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/01/26/join-us-march-7-2012-for-the-virtual-launch-of-sql-server-2012.aspx CO-OP Saves millions by switching from Oracle to SQL Server http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/01/26/the-co-operative-group-saves-millions-by-switching-from-oracle-to-sql-server.aspx Other http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx Events Strata Conference http://strataconf.com/strata2012 Full Event List http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/community/events.aspx Documents SQL Server 2012 Product Guide V2 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=2258142 New KB Articles Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2…
February–Technical Rollup Mail–Security
The TRM blog can be found here http://blogs.technet.com/trm/ Security News At 10-Year Milestone, Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Initiative More Important than Ever Today, with more than two billion people on the Internet, computing has become part of the fabric of our everyday lives. As the landscape continues to change, the 10-year milestone of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing…
February–Technical Rollup Mail–SharePoint & Internet
News SharePoint Technologies None this month. Premier OpsVault — Operate and Optimize IT http://www.opsvault.com/ Microsoft Premier Support UK – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/ Documents SharePoint Technologies None this month. Downloads SharePoint Technologies None this month. Microsoft Internet Information Server IIS DownloadCENTER This is your single source for finding Microsoft Internet Information Services tools,…
February–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…
January–Technical Rollup Mail–Platforms
News Building Windows 8 Blog detailing the developments of Windows 8 Virtualizing storage for scale, resiliency, and efficiency In this post, we are going to dive into a feature in the Windows 8 Developer Preview. Storage Spaces are going to dramatically improve how you manage large volumes of storage at home (and work). http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/05/virtualizing-storage-for-scale-resiliency-and-efficiency.aspx Refresh…