More top picks from the week: Windows Server 2008 R2 RC available Microsoft responds to EU over antitrust charges: let's talk Windows 7 RC1 and Vista SP2 – Two Drastically Different Release Paradigms TechED Developer Party SSMS 2008: Prevent saving changes that require table re-creation From our bloggers: Mitchell Ashley: Converging on Microsoft Sorry…the EC2 Cloud is full, come back later We all envision the cloud to be an on demand resource where at anytime we can add computing and storage capacity at the drop of the hat. I’ve had that bubble kind of burst for me last week while using Amazon’s EC2 service. Tyson Kopczynski: Hidden Microsoft Windows 7 BranchCache Stuff - Part Deuce BranchCache is Microsoft's WAN optimization feature in Windows 7. I'm delving into how to configure Distributed Cache mode, and how you test, verify, and troubleshoot the configuration if need be ... Ok, are you scratching your head? Well, that is the point. Alex Lewis: Windows into Silicon Valley Communicator Mobile available now I use CoMo, communicator mobile, almost everyday. Whether it's to make a call from my mobile "from the office" or just IM with colleagues, a mobile strategy is key for any UC solution. Brian Egler: SQL Server Strategies ReportBuilder 2.0 – focus on the end user The new version of ReportBuilder has been released. It was not ready for prime time when SQL Server 2008 was made available in August Joe Schurman: Microsoft Voice and UC Swine Flu + Recession = Microsoft Office Live Meeting The Swine flu should remind us all that the time is right for virtual meetings, but we need to put some time into fixing audio and video quality issues, providing intelligent meeting lobbies, and creating an interactive and post-session on-demand experience. Glenn Weadock: Windows Server 2008 Back to the future with thin computing? The old mainframe model is not such a bad one. There are lots of challenges that we face in a modern Windows environment that were just not an issue on (say) the DEC VAX. Susan Hanley: Essential SharePoint Meet me in … a Meeting Workspace: Tips and Best Practices Meeting Workspaces is one of the least understood (and therefore, least used) features of SharePoint. Let me offer some clarity. Randy Muller: All About Microsoft Certifications XPM - XP mode for Windows 7 XPM will be a fully licensed copy of Windows XP with Service Pack 3 in a virtual machine akin to Virtual PC. What is key here is that XPM will not run as a separate Windows desktop Kerrie Meyler: Managing Microsoft The 2009 Microsoft Management Summit The conference had a lot of focus on virtualization and cloud computing management .. but you can expect to hear a lot more about the V10 products - both ConfigMgr and OpsMgr - as planning and design for both gets underway later this year. Hot discussions among Microsoft Subnet readers Security companies commit Anti-Virus 'Piracy' on unsuspecting users Oracle's Sun Is Blinding In Microsoft's Eyes 12 killer freebie SharePoint add-ons More Regarding H-1B Visas Microsoft and Apple: A Tale Of Two Cities Giveaways and goodies: 1) A Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500. 2) Fifteen copies of the training video SQL Server Fundamentals for the Accidental DBA by Eric Johnson (a $69.99 value). Deadline is May 31, 2009. Entry forms can be found on the Microsoft Subnet home page. Check out Microsoft Subnet’s library for free chapters. |
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