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Service Manager 2010 expected this week
Rand Morimoto: Microsoft will likely be announcing the public availability of their long awaited System Center Service Manager 2010 "helpdesk" product at the Microsoft Management Conference (MMS) in Las Vegas this week. Read More


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How to force an IP-HTTPS connection on a DirectAccess client…
Tyson.Kopczynski: Pop quiz hotshot, you've got a DirectAccess client on a NAT'ed home network and you want to force it to use IP-HTTPS. What do you do? Read More

Microsoft tool for Martians now available for politicians
Microsoft has released a new social tool for political campaigns dubbed Town Hall. TownHall is currently being used by NASA for its Be A Martian site. Read More

Microsoft nurtures software to save the world
Robert Mullins: The Imagine Cup competition is pitting 10 finalists against each other who have created games that put the spotlight on global issues like child mortality, conservation, health, gender equality and poverty. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Splunk

Make IT Data a Strategic Asset
This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More!

After three years effort, Microsoft's open source IronRuby stable and available
Microsoft Subnet: Microsoft developers has released v 1.0 of IronRuby, an open-source project that integrates .Net code and the .Net framework with the popular open source programming language Ruby. Read More

Data Protection Manager 2010 Protection Best Practices
Rand Morimoto: The following are best practices in protecting applications using Microsoft's backup and recovery tool. Read More

Microsoft sponsors gaming competition for a good cause
Robert Mullins: Many video games feature competition among Mafia hit men, post-apocalyptic armies or cops and robbers. But how about a battle between medicines and disease? Read More


WEBCAST: ShoreTel

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Learn about a switch-based architecture that provides the industry's lowest total cost of ownership while exploiting the full power of IP. See why this system beats the market leaders and has over 1 million users like Big Brothers/Big Sisters who candidly discuss their selection process, goals and ultimate success in moving to UC. Learn More!

How Microsoft technology drives IT job growth
Microsoft Subnet blog: IT job seekers would be smart to explore gaining an IT certification with Microsoft, according to the software maker, who says a revamped training catalog addresses emerging technologies such as virtualization and cloud computing as well as foundational high-tech skills. Read More

Operations Manager 2007 R2 Operations and Security Reporting Best Practices
Rand Morimoto: The following are best practices when configuring operations and security report in OpsMgr 2007 R2. Read More

U.S military aggressive on fighting cyber attacks
Robert Mullins: A nominee to head the United States' Cyber Command is expected to tell a Senate committee Thursday that the U.S. should retaliate against cyber attacks even when the identity of the attackers is unknown. Read More

Operations Manager 2007 R2 Monitoring and Alerting Best Practices
Rand Morimoto: The following are best practices when setting up monitoring and alerting in OpsMgr 2007 R2. Read More

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