- Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 is RTM
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On 16 November 2009, the Forefront Threat Management Gateway product team released their product to manufacturing. Forefront TMG is the next generation of ISA Server. Here are some of the new functionalities in the product:
- Secure Web Gateway
- URL filtering
- Anti-malware
- Network Inspection System (NIS)
- HTTPS scanning
- Works well with the Windows 7 BranchCache feature
Read more about the RTM of Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 or download and evaluate Forefront TMG 2010 yourself.
Additional resources
- Event with Scott Guthrie in Brussels on 4 December
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Scott Guthrie, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft and well known .NET guru, will be in Belgium for a free event by MSDN and VISUG on 4 December in the afternoon. Scott will be covering topics such as Visual Studio 2010, .NET Framework 4 as well as the latest on web development with ASP.NET 4.0 and the next version of Silverlight.
For the full agenda, registration and more info, please visit the MSDN Belux event page.
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- PowerPivot for Excel 2010 – November CTP
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Microsoft PowerPivot for Excel 2010, formerly known as Project “Gemini”, is a data analysis add-in that delivers unmatched computational power directly within Excel 2010. PowerPivot gives users the power to create compelling self-service BI solutions. The PowerPivot team just released the November CTP (Community Technology Preview)…
PowerPivot for Excel is a data analysis tool that delivers unmatched computational power directly within the application users already know and love: Microsoft Excel. It’s the user-friendly way to perform data analysis using familiar Excel features you already know, such as the Office Fluent user interface, PivotTable and, PivotChart views, and slicers. It’s the fast way to generate rich and interactive analysis tools, easily mistaken for IT solutions after weeks of effort. It’s the right way to achieve deeper business insight and shorter decision cycles.
In a nutshell:
- Take advantage of familiar Excel tools and features
- Process massive amounts of data in seconds
- Load even the largest data sets from virtually any source (including Access, Excel, SQL Server…)
- Use powerful new analytical capabilities, such as Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
- Make the most of multi-core processors and gigabytes of memory
- TechNet Roadshow on Exchange 2010
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The TechNet Belux team just announced that they will visit 3 cities in Belgium to let you discover the recently launched Exchange 2010. Ilse Van Criekinge will guide you through the product and give an overview of the rich set of technologies related to Exchange 2010 and Outlook 2010.
Registration
- Register for the session on 8 December 2009 in Brussels
- Register for the session on 9 December 2009 in Gent
- Register for the session on 10 December 2009 in Mons
Agenda
13:30 - 14:00 Introduction in Exchange 2010
In a time, when your organization requires its communication tools to be cost-effective and flexible, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 enables you to achieve new levels of reliability and performance by delivering features that can simplify your administration help, protect your communications, and delight your users by meeting their demands for greater business mobility.
In this presentation, we will introduce you to Exchange Server 2010 -- the cornerstone of Microsoft’s Unified Communications solution -- and highlight how this latest release can help you realize the new efficiency, by enabling you, with less, to do more.
14:00 - 15:00 Flexible and Reliable Messaging Infrastructure with Exchange 2010
IT organizations are looking for ways to provide a more reliable messaging infrastructure, while reducing their costs and streamlining administration. Using Exchange 2010 is a great way to achieve those goals. In this presentation, We will explore in more details how Exchange 2010 gives you the flexibility to provide a Reliable Messaging Infrastructure which meets the needs of your organization at a lower cost.
15:15 - 16:15 Information Protection and Control
Based on customer feedback, we focused on e-mail protection and compliance as one our 4 key investment areas in Exchange 2010. In this session we will show you how Exchange 2010 can help reduce the complexity of this increasingly important workload. You will get acquainted with using the improved Transport Rules, Moderated Mailboxes, MailTips, and how Information Rights Management is done in Exchange 2010.
16:15 - 17:30 Migration & BPOS
We will walk you through the process for introducing Exchange 2010 servers into an Exchange 2003/2007 organization. You will learn about the prerequisites, steps required, and the impact to client access for MAPI, Outlook Anywhere, OWA, ActiveSync, and POP/IMAP clients after the upgrade has occurred. In addition, we will introduce you the features provided for Exchange in the cloud, as part of BPOS.
Also check out our related posts on Unified Communications.
- Download System Center Service Manager 2010 Beta 2 Trial Software
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Learn about and download System Center Service Manager Beta 2, through the power of its integrated platform, reduces costs and improves IT responsiveness. With built-in processes and workflow for incident, problem resolution, change control and its configuration management database, Service Manager orchestrates activities and connects knowledge from System Center Operations Manager, System Center Configuration Manager, and Active Directory.
- TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Virtualization Best Practices for SQL Server
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Presenters: Suzanne Morgan, Microsoft Senior Program Manager, Lindsey Allen, Principal Program Manager.
This webcast focuses on virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server using Microsoft solutions and cover the benefits of using Microsoft virtualization technologies instead of technologies from key competitors. Register here.
- TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Virtualization Best Practices for Exchange Server
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Presenters: Arno Mihm, Microsoft Senior Program Manager, Rob Simpson, Microsoft Program Manager.
This webcast focuses on virtualizing Microsoft Exchange Server using Microsoft solutions and cover the benefits of using Microsoft virtualization technologies as compared to technologies from key competitors. Register here.
- Visual Studio Lab Management 2010 Beta2
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Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 is available for public download. Part of this release is the Beta 2 version of Visual Studio Team System 2010 Lab Management; an integrated solution to give you all the benefits of virtualization for application lifecycle management.
Visual Studio Download Page you can download all the required components from there.
- New VMM 2008 R2 Reviewers Guide Now Available
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A newly updated VMM 2008 R2 Reviewers Guide is now available. The new Guide showcases some of the new features that were shipped in R2 as well as all other core VMM 2008 R2 scenarios. The Guide is available for Field, Partners, and Customers. Please download the Guide here.
- Office 2010 beta and SharePoint Server 2010 beta Available on TechNet & MSDN Subscriber Downloads
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Recently published on TechNet & MSDN Subscriber Downloads:
Office Professional Plus 2010 beta
SharePoint Server 2010 beta
SharePoint Foundation 2010 beta
Update 18 November: Customers can now get the public beta at http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx
- Finding reference Cases & other Pre-Sales Support options
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As a partner of Microsoft you are entitled to use different types of pre-sales support. Think about : Ref. Cases, Technical Advisory Services, Technical Sales Assistance, Looking for a Presentation, …
Reference Cases :
In General
Sharepoint:
Virtualization :
Technical Advisory Services :
Technical Advisory Services is a phone based consultation service for Microsoft Partners. This service is designed to help partners architect and deploy state of the art infrastructure solutions. A global team of experienced Partner Technical Consultants provide:
- Technology talks and customized workshops to help you build deep skills at a fast pace.
- Implementation and deployment practices, design reviews, tools, and methodologies to build the right solution.
- Technology architecture guidance, application certification, code review and samples, and best practices.
- Guidance and demonstrations to help you leverage Microsoft technologies in your application design and development.
Partner Level and Competency or Program Membership Service Hours Per Membership Year :
- Microsoft Gold Certified Partners 40 hours
- Microsoft Certified Partners in the ISV/Software Solutions competency 15 hours
- Registered Members in the Microsoft Empower for ISVs program 10 hours
All Microsoft Partner Program members, including those who do not receive TAS through their Partner Program or Microsoft Competency benefits, may purchase TAS hours. Extended service hours are available for purchase at any time.
Technical Sales Assistance
Microsoft Certified/Gold Certified Partners have unlimited access to Technical Sales Assistance at no cost. Staffed by skilled Microsoft support professionals, the Technical Sales Assistance team provides technical, business, and competitive sales assistance. Direct phone and online access gives you the advantage in sales situations and the ability to position Microsoft technologies as the preferred solution for your customers.
Our global team of experienced Partner Technology Specialists offers you:
- Technical guidance about features, product capabilities, and integration of Microsoft solutions.
- Advice with business issues related to cost-value comparisons, total cost of ownership, and technical licensing questions.
- Access to a growing collection of sales resources, including hard-to-find reference materials, proof points, and other research content.
- Assistance with troubleshooting in a testing or demo environment.
- Help with Demo Showcase, our scenario-based demonstration environment.
- Worldwide support in 16 languages from our global partner support locations.
- For Microsoft Certified and Gold Certified Partners, unlimited presales support.
- Economic Impact of Windows Server 2008 R2 (by Forrester)
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Based on our interviews with Microsoft customers, Forrester constructed a composite company, a TEI framework, and an associated ROI analysis.
Table 1 illustrates the risk-adjusted cash flow for the composite organization based on data and characteristics obtained during the interview process.
Windows Server 2008 R2 can help your organization:
• Optimize resources.
• Reduce power consumption.
• Improve branch office performance and management.
• Create dynamic virtual data centers with live migration.
• Save time and speed and simplify deployment.
• Reduce storage costs.
• Help protect data.
• Improve availability.
• Simplify and automate management.
• Reduce TCO for Web and application serving with IIS 7.5.
Read the whitepaper at : The Total Economic Impact of Windows Server 2008 R2
- Economic impact of Exchange 2010 (by Forrester)
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Based on the interviews with the nine existing customers, Forrester constructed a TEI framework for a composite organization and the associated ROI analysis illustrating the financial impact areas. As seen in Table 1, the ROI for our composite company, computed from hard benefits, is 48% with a breakeven point (payback period) of less than six months after deployment.
Exchange 2010 Business Value: The study provides a clear list of Exchange 2010 value-proposition points. Here are the key benefits mentioned in the report:
- Cost avoidance of storage
- Reduced cost of high availability and disaster recovery
- Savings in backup systems and staff
- Fewer help desk or support calls
- Cost reduction of extending mobility
- Enhanced message filtering
- Simplified compliance and legal eDiscovery
- Voicemail cost avoidance
The white-paper has 3-year projected present value estimations. Consider this document a great starting point to build the business case for Exchange 2010 with your customers.
Get the whitepaper at : http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/5/0/75068B44-0A70-4BBF-9824-01ECF076F7AE/TheTotalEconomicImpact_pdf_11042009.pdf
- SQL Server Day, 3 December 2009
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On Thursday December 3rd, 2009, the Belgian SQL Server User Group (SQLUG.BE) and Microsoft are teaming up to organize the second edition of the Belgian SQL Server Day in Mechelen.
With a strong set of sessions and speakers, the opportunity to connect with over 250 of your peers and the first sneak preview of SQL Server 2008 R2, you’ll enjoy SQL Server Day 2009.
The day will start with an opening keynote by Microsoft. Together with you, the Microsoft team will take a look at the power of the SQL Server platform today and how it will evolve with SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Azure. Expect a powerful session filled with lots of demos that walk the talk.
Chris Webb will fly in to cover one of the technical sessions as well as the closing keynote, where he will point out how Microsoft achieves new breakthroughs in Self-Service Business Intelligence (BI) with PowerPivot (a.k.a. Gemini).
SQL Server Day 2009 also delivers 11 technical sessions, tailored to your needs as a SQL Server and Microsoft Business Intelligence professional or developer. A taste of what to expect :
- Designing effective aggregations in Analysis Services 2008
- New features in Report Builder 3.0
- Handling XML in SQL Server
- Policy Based Management
- Managing Data Movement
- Entity Framework in Visual Studio 2010
- Changes in SQL Server 2008 R2
- Effective ETL with Integration Services
- and much more…
All sessions are presented by recognized SQL Server specialists and SQL Server MVPs.
Register for free…
- Free ‘Deploying Windows 7’ e-book from Microsoft Press & TechNet Magazine
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Now available from Microsoft Press and TechNet Magazine, a free downloadable e-book with essential guidance on deploying Windows 7.
For additional resources and information on Windows client deployment, visit the TechNet Springboard Series website.
Topics covered in the above mentioned e-book:
- Deployment Platform
- Planning Deployment
- Testing Application Compatability
- Developing Disk Images
- Migrating User State Data
- Deploying Applications
- Preparing Windows PE
- Configuring Windows Deployment Services
- Using Volume Activation
- Deploying with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
and additional articles in the second part of the e-book:
- Why You Should Migrate to Windows 7 If You’re Still Waffling
- Common Issues in Windows 7 Migrations
- 9 Things You Should Know About Windows 7
- Running Windows 7 in Mixed Environments
- Integrating Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2
- The Good Computing Seal of Approval: Windows 7 Certification
