SharePoint Server 2007 SP2 bug causes the program to cease at 180 days Microsoft is warning customers of SharePoint Server 2007 SP2 of a bug that causes the program to stop functioning at 180 days. Ozzie, services and virtualization will get the cloud started From blogger Mitchell Ashley, Converging on Microsoft: In an interview Ray Ozzie indicated that e-mail and collaboration, a.k.a. Exchange, SharePoint and online Outlook, is what enterprises will turn to first as apps are put in the cloud. Enterprises are generally the toughest customers to satisfy because their requirements are so much more extensive. More than just recoverability, you have transaction volume requirements, auditing, systems management, and service levels that must be met. Demotion Blues, Verse 1 From blogger Glenn Weadock, On Windows Server 2008: You can't demote a domain controller unless it's connected to the domain where you promoted it. Windows Server wants to replicate any local changes off to another DC before it permits your DC to be demoted. Microsoft releases freebie VB security tool for developers Microsoft has released a free tool, the SDL Process Template, for its Visual Studio Team System platform. The tool is intended to help developers easily add security and privacy to their applications. Microsoft responds to questions on "Geneva" support of SAML 2.0 Microsoft has clarified some questions the Microsoft Subnet blog raised in an earlier post about Microsoft Geneva's support for SAML, saying support for the standard has been much improved. SmartSIP Joins OCS to... everyone else From blogger Alex Lewis, Windows into Silicon Valley: SmartSIP was rather quietly released last week by Evangelyze.net. It allows enterprises to integrate Microsoft OCS with virtually any other SIP platform and endpoint device. Dell shows off Android Cupcake Netbook Dell released a video last week of the Dell Mini 10v Netbook running the Cupcake update of Android. While there has been much talk of Android-powered netbooks, this is the first hint of one by a major manufacturer. Add 'Filter as you type' functionality to SharePoint lists From blogger Ron Barrett, A Better Windows World: There are a ton of great add-ons for SharePoint. One I came across on CodePlex that I thought was particularly interesting is a project called SharePoint InstantListFilter. Help for SharePoint end users: allowing edit access to one document From blogger Susan Hanley, Essential SharePoint: This week, a client had a sign-up sheet for a volunteer activity that she posted to her SharePoint intranet site. Participants needed to edit the document She added her entire audience to the Members group on the site without realizing that this gave them permission to edit any document or list on the site. Develop Custom Reports in SSMS... From blogger Brian Egler, SQL Server Strategies: Wouldn't it be nice if we could take the Microsoft canned reports in RDL format and customize them to our own needs using Reporting Services without having to start from scratch? Well now you can. Auditing using Operations Manager 2007 From blogger Kerrie Meyler, Managing Microsoft: Audit Collection Services (ACS) is a component of OpsMgr that enables you to collect records generated by an audit policy and store them in a centralized database. These records are normally written to the local security log; ACS enables taking that information and storing it in a centralized SQL Server repository. It's not easy to buy WS2008 Foundation version From blogger Glenn Weadock, On Windows Server 2008: So I decided to hunt around a bit and see if I could quickly and easily buy a Windows Server 2008, Foundation Edition bundle. If my experience is any indication, you're not going to have an easy time of it! Universal health care for SQL Server? SQL Profiler - 2008 style From blogger Brian Egler, SQL Server Strategies: SQL Server Profiler has always been a great tool for tracing activity "under the hood" on a SQL Server and assessing its performance. One feature that helps us quickly set up a trace on our current connection is new in SSMS 2008, namely "Trace Query in SQL Server Profiler." Anouncing the PowerShell Summer Scripting Games 2009 From blogger Tyson Kopczynski, Hidden Microsoft: The PowerShell Summer Scripting Games of 2009 have been officially announced. The games are being held in collaboration with PowerShellCommunity.org and PoshCode.org. May Giveaways Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet are collectively giving away books on Google Apps Deciphered, the CCNA Security exam, an awesome SQL Server 2005/2008 training video and the grand prize, a Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500. Deadline for entries May 31. |
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