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Tue 7 Feb 2012

Altaro Hyper-V Backup V3 | Can Microsoft save Windows Azure? | Windows 8 release date rumors | New Backup Exec | IT salaries rise

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  • New in Altaro Hyper-V Backup V3 link
  • Can Microsoft Save Windows Azure? link My view: MS shouldn’t have copied Google’s cloud model but Amazon’s
  • Amazon S3 Price Reduction link
  • Windows 8 beta release date near, as rumors fly link
  • Getting touchy with Office 15, Surface 2.0 and Windows 8 link
  • Symantec releases faster next-gen NetBackup, Backup Exec link
  • Microsoft drops Start button from Windows 8, reports say link This is already my favorite Windows 8 feature.
  • IT salaries rise, bonuses get bigger link Another proof that IT matters more and more. Also read: link
  • Ed Bott: Get a head start on Windows 8 (and get 30% off my new book) link
Thu 2 Feb 2012

Windows Phone 8 will be based on the Windows 8 kernel | SQL Server 2012 online launch event | Saint Zuck

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  • Windows Phone 8 Preview – Windows Phone 8 will be based on the Windows 8 kernel link
  • SQL Server 2012 online launch event (March 7) link
  • Saint Zuck – I don’t agree often with Nicholas Carr, but this one he got right: link Btw Zuck has this nonsense from S. Jobs
Wed 1 Feb 2012

Microsoft releases PST Capture tool for Exchange | Top 10 Admin Console improvements in Configuration Manager

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  • Microsoft releases PST Capture tool for Exchange link
  • Top 10 Admin Console Improvements in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager link
  • Microsoft ‘committed’ to Hyper-V OpenStack support link
  • Is it time for Microsoft to relinquish the Evil Empire crown to Google? link I guess Sergey won’t like this headline.
Tue 31 Jan 2012

Windows 8 file management | Office 15 with Metro support? | Still stuck on Microsoft’s IE 6?

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  • Building Windows 8: Acting on file management feedback link
  • Microsoft’s Office 15: To Metro or not to Metro? link
  • Still stuck on Microsoft’s IE 6? There’s an updated tool for that link
Mon 30 Jan 2012

Office 15 Technical Preview | Hyper-V Dynamic Memory | Update Rollup 6 for Exchange 2007 SP3

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  • Hyper-V Dynamic Memory: Explanation and Recommendations link
  • Microsoft Begins Office 15 Technical Preview link
  • What does the Office 15 schedule say about Windows 8? link
  • Cast your vote in the Windows 8 release schedule prediction pool link
  • Released: Update Rollup 6 for Exchange 2007 Service Pack 3 link
  • Microsoft Updates SQL Server Migration Assistants to v5.2 link
  • Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) for System Center 2012 Release Candidate Documentation link
  • Microsoft offers startups $60K in Windows Azure cloud services link
  • Windows 8 stable on ARM, going to developers soon, say sources link
  • Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocol Documentation link
  • Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation link
  • Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation link
  • Microsoft documentation: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Standards Support link
  • How Bill Gates changed Microsoft’s stance on open source link
Thu 26 Jan 2012

System Center Advisor released | Security Compliance Manager 2.5 beta available | Windows 8 pre-beta build

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  • System Center Advisor Released – Proactive Server Configuration Management link
  • Microsoft Security Compliance Manager 2.5 now available for beta download link
  • Windows 8 has entered its final pre-beta build link
  • Amazon Web Services moves backups to cloud with new appliance link
  • Android is catching up to IOS in the booming tablet market link
Tue 24 Jan 2012

SQL Sever 2012 release date | Supporting sensors in Windows 8 | Windows 8 consumer preview | IT salary survey

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  • SQL Server 2012 release date: March 7 link
  • SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event, information, resources, and much more link
  • Building Windows 8: Supporting sensors in Windows 8 link
  • Windows 8: Why the coming beta is likely to be labeled the ‘consumer preview’ link
  • IT salary survey: Highest earners are cozy with business, hard on IT link
Mon 23 Jan 2012

Windows 8 mobile networks improvements | Windows Store details | System Center 2012 licensing details

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  • Microsoft details Windows 8 Store link
  • Building Windows 8: Engineering Windows 8 for mobile networks link
  • System Center 2012 – Licensing Update link Comprehensive article
Fri 20 Jan 2012

Microsoft record earnings | Free Microsoft private cloud training | World IPv6 launch

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  • Free Microsoft Private Cloud Training link
  • Microsoft Earnings: Record Overall Revenues But Slight Dip In Windows link My view: MS really needs a $200 Windows 8 tablet
  • World IPv6 Launch: this time it’s for real link Are you prepared? Check out the 4sysops IPv6 tutorial: link
Thu 19 Jan 2012

TechNet Magazine: January 2012 | Windows 8 tablet specs | Microsoft Enterprise product roadmap webcast

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  • TechNet Magazine: January 2012 link
  • IT salary satisfaction survey shows CIO salaries dipped in 2011 link
  • Microsoft Releases Windows 8 Tablet Specs link
  • Microsoft Enterprise Product Roadmap Webcast link
  • Microsoft Private Cloud Evaluation Resources link
  • Microsoft System Center 2012 To Manage Citrix, VMware Hypervisors link
Tue 17 Jan 2012

System Center 2012 licensing | Sysinternals updates | Windows 8 tablet pricing | Windows 8 news | Best ultrabooks

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  • System Center 2012 RC Released & New Licensing Information link
  • Microsoft details new licensing plans for its cloud management suite link
  • Sysinternals Updates: Autoruns v11.21, Coreinfo v3.03, PortMon v 3.03, Process Explorer v15.12 link
  • Download Microsoft Private Cloud Evaluation Software link
  • Windows 8 tablets priced between $599 and $999? link
  • Windows 8 pre-beta demoed, shows new features [Video] link
  • Microsoft’s Windows 8: What we learned this week link
  • World’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional dies at 16 link
  • The best ultrabooks of CES 2012 link
  • AWS Free Usage Tier now Includes Microsoft Windows on EC2 link
Thu 12 Jan 2012

TMG 2010 Service Pack 2 Rollup 1 | Android apps on Windows 8 | Microsoft real-time threat feed | Windows 8 in October

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  • Rollup 1 for Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 Service Pack 2 link
  • Software lets Windows 8 run Android apps link
  • Microsoft to Launch Real-Time Threat Intelligence Feed link
  • SQL Server 2012 coming soon, are you ready? (list of on-demand training available now in the Partner Learning Center link
  • Microsoft still hinting at October Windows 8 release date link
  • Ultrabook PCs and Tablets Dominate 2012 CES News Cycle link
  • Microsoft’s Ballmer: If I had it to do all over again… link Seems Ballmer has read the Steve Jobs book
  • Microsoft now paid royalties on 70% of US Android smartphones link
Mon 9 Jan 2012

Windows 8: Refresh and reset your PC | Virtualizing storage | Microsoft to detail new private cloud and System Center strategy

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  • Building Windows 8: Refresh and reset your PC link
  • Building Windows 8: Virtualizing storage for scale, resiliency, and efficiency link
  • Microsoft to detail new private cloud and System Center strategy link
Wed 4 Jan 2012

Last chance to win Desktop Central license (worth $995 USD) | Microsoft says goodbye to IE6 | Microsoft holodeck

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  • Last chance to win a license of the desktop management software Desktop Central (worth $995 USD) link
  • Microsoft says goodbye to IE6 link IE6 usage in the US has now officially dropped below 1%
  • The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown page link
  • Microsoft shows off early attempts at a holodeck link
  • Microsoft to enable Linux on its Windows Azure cloud in 2012 link
  • Nginx overtakes Microsoft as No. 2 Web server link
  • Why Android updates are a mess: it’s the business model link
Thu 22 Dec 2011

Office 365 Integration Module for Windows SBS 2011 Essentials | Microsoft CIO talks about the consumerization of IT at Microsoft

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  • Microsoft CIO talks about the Consumerization of IT at Microsoft link
  • Office 365 Integration Module for Windows SBS 2011 Essentials Released link

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