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New Azure posts at http://craigswartz.wordpress.com
New Blog location-take a look
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over 4 years ago
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CraigSwartz
I've started posting at http://craigswartz.wordpress.com and welcome your feedback on posts via the ratings feature, and more features to come..Thanks for following me via RSS, Craig
Quick Lab Setup and teardown with Visual Studio Lab Manager
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over 4 years ago
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CraigSwartz
Many of my client discussions have been around creating lab environments for developers - new on the scene is Visual Studio Lab Management 2010.. Visual Studio Lab Management 2010 enables teams to accelerate setup/tear down and restoration of complex...
Enable Direct Access Quickly with the Unified Access Gateway (UAG)
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over 4 years ago
by
CraigSwartz
Direct Access allows you to be connected to corporate reources from anywhere without a VPN login process. I was part of a meeting today observing how you can use a UAG appliance from Celestix to make this happen quickly without a great deal of network...
MIX10 Developer Conference - March 15- Development tool and Support offer
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over 4 years ago
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CraigSwartz
At todays Mobile World Congress, free development tools and free support were offered to MIX10 attendees - for details, visit the MIX10 site here: here . There is also a Windows Phone 7 Series track at MIX10. This is a great opportunity to see the...
Windows Phone 7 Series - Backstage access
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over 4 years ago
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CraigSwartz
Steve Ballmer announced Windows Phone 7 Series today in Barcelona. To see a video demonstration and have access to backstage content, register at the Windows Phone 7 Series site. Heres the link: http://www.windowsphone7series.com/ If you also want...
Word automation services and Open XML power Document assembly and automation with Sharepoint 2010
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over 4 years ago
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CraigSwartz
One of the hidden gems at the Developers conference was this presentation on how the combination of Word services in Sharepoint2010 and Open XML can automate the document creation and assembly process. This can be escpecially applicable in Legal, Banking...
Need a technical walk thru of Office Communication Server R2 Group Chat setup?
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over 4 years ago
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CraigSwartz
Heres a video detailing the setup and client interface of OCS R2 Group chat in Technet. While its listed as 200 level, my caution is that it is for the technically inclined, as it walks thru the administration setup process, so Caffeine is a prerequisite...
How Microsoft became first to Social Search - great read
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over 4 years ago
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CraigSwartz
Heres a great article and video about the sprint to create Social search in Bing: Sean Suchter works on the white board at the Microsoft Research lab... (Gary Reyes, Mercury News) http://tinyurl.com/yed7l6w
Timely access to key information with the Beta release of the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Dashboard
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over 4 years ago
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CraigSwartz
Build and customize Dashboards in minutes using the new flexible and interactive interface. Here is a view how the new Beta dashboard for Configuration Manager operates: To Join the beta, heres the link: https://connect.microsoft.com/InvitationUse...
Tasks and Task automation using Powershell, System Center, and Virtual Machine manager
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over 4 years ago
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CraigSwartz
I spend a good deal of time discussing the power of scripting using Powershell at the overview level, but certainly the proof is in the pudding. Here is a specific blog for Scripting, giving tips and specific scripts to use: http://blogs.technet.com/heyscriptingguy...
2010 Microsoft BI Conference
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over 5 years ago
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CraigSwartz
The 2010 Microsoft BI Conference will be in New Orleans June 7-10, topic areas include: · Empowering End Users · Improving Organizational Effectiveness · Increasing IT and Developer Efficiency · Partner Services and Solutions Delivery ...
3 Screens & the Cloud in New York
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over 5 years ago
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CraigSwartz
Bill Zack spoke regarding Microsofts Technology Vision at a penel in NYC. This vision is he convergence of content and protocols across all devices - see Bill's post here: http://blogs.msdn.com/billzack/archive/2010/01/18/3-screen-the-cloud-in...
Migrating from Exchange 2003 to 2010
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over 5 years ago
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CraigSwartz
Now that Exchange 2010 has released, many are looking for guidance on migration, includng some who are evaluating moving from Exchange 2003. Here is a technical article on the subject in Technet: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exdeploy2010/default...
Branch Infrastructure Deployment Guide
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over 5 years ago
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CraigSwartz
The Branch Infrastructure Deployment Guide has been updated with new guidance for the Server R2, including Branch Cache. IThe new guide can be found here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/branchoffice/default.aspx
Taking the Virtualized environment to the next level - Automation of event handling
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over 5 years ago
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CraigSwartz
Now that Virtualization and Live Migration are commodity capabilities across the virtualization landscape, its time to make life easier for the operations of these environments, and a little less manual, by monitoring and making systemic changes in an...
Sharepoint Public Website Webcasts
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over 5 years ago
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CraigSwartz
Here is a list of Webcasts to address many of the persistent questions I receive related to Sharepoint implementation for Public sites - SharePoint Internet Business Live Webcasts TechNet Webcast: Staffing, Methodology, and Governance for...
Web Analytics with SharePoint
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over 5 years ago
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CraigSwartz
Many clients have asked about Web analytics wit SharePoint sites, Here is a whitepaper on the topic: whitepaper .
Developer training - Performance, Web, and Management using Windows Server 2008 R2
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over 5 years ago
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CraigSwartz
Channel 9 is featuring a training course with hands on labs to take advantage of the servces in Windows Server 2008 R2 featuring: -Many Core scaling -Trigger started services -Windows Powershell features -Web Platform Extensions -Automation...
SharePoint for Public-facing Sites - Design Considerations
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over 5 years ago
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CraigSwartz
SharePoint is widely used for intranets, now an increasing number of companies are using it for their Public-facing site, leveraging the heavy lifting SharePoint can do in the background to add more time to the creative. There is a technet webcast which...
Bing translator - For Enterprise apps
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over 5 years ago
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CraigSwartz
Bing has a number of web services offered in addition to search. One example is the Bing translator. There is a great description of how to integrate the Bing translator engine (Ajax service via API) with enterprise search. Find it here: http:/...
Find N Go on the IPhone with MotionX and Bing maps
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over 5 years ago
by
CraigSwartz
Search for a locale, and get directed there using Bing Maps on the iphone. This 2.99 app makes navigation pretty cost effective (that is, if you have already the sunk cost of an iphone).. Heres a link to Chris Pendleton's post o the app: http:/...
Microsoft's free security download - Security Essentials
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over 5 years ago
by
CraigSwartz
Just released, Security Essentials is a security package for the home PC, as a download from Microsoft. The key difference is this version is not centrally managed as the corporate version is. Get it Here: http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials
Office 2007 Deployment- information and webcast
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over 5 years ago
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CraigSwartz
Joy Dakin-Schwalm has created a space specifically for all things Office deployment related. Included are webcasts, tips for deployment, and downloads for Office. This is a great wealth of Office related information. Rather than restate it, I suggest...
Bing Maps for the Enterprise - Enhancing Business applications with geo data
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over 5 years ago
by
CraigSwartz
Business intelligence is enhanced by visualizing data patterns. Best of all, geo maps highlight location and regional awareness of key performance indicators. Add this to the great integration with Sharepoint, SQL and Performance point, and you have a...
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