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Just noticed these pop up on the Microsoft Download Center… some guides on migrating from various databases to SQL Server 2008 . Guide to Migrating from MySQL to SQL Server 2008 In this migration guide you will learn the differences between the MySQL
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Unless you are Uber-l33t, you are probably not working on your Microsoft Certified Master certification. This is where the best-of-the-best come visit the better-of-the-best on the Redmond Campus to learn everything there is to know about
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Internet Explorer: What’s New in Internet Explorer 8 Everyone expects something different from their browser. Some users are most concerned with security and privacy while others are more focused on customizability. Some want full standards compatibility,
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Wow… not sure how I missed this (especially as Scott covered it recently)! A perfect companion to the Microsoft Web Platform Installer is the Web Application Installer . Whereas the former installs and configures all of the plumbing (SQL,
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Just released, and only weighing in at 490 pages. You didn’t have anything better to do over the Thanksgiving weekend, did you? ;) Get it here. Brief Description This 490-page document covers the essential phases and steps to upgrade existing instances
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I was just reading through the SQL Server 2008 Compliance Guide that was just released, and it actually has some great information on taking advantage of the new features as part of your GRC program. Transparent encryption, policy-based management,
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Free eBook available here: http://csna01.libredigital.com/?urss1q2we6 Learn about major new features in SQL Server 2008 including security, administration, and performance. Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Chapter 1: Security and Administration
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In my last post , I lauded the SharePoint team for putting up a site covering their Best Practices, and mentioned that the other Product Groups should do the same. Ask and you shall receive… SQL Server Best Practices here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb671430.asp
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I am in the process of installing SQL Server 2005 on a new Windows 2008 Server, and ran into the following warning about missing some required components of IIS: - IIS Feature Requirement (Warning) Messages IIS Feature Requirement Microsoft Internet Information
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With the SQL Server 2008 release coming next quarter, now is a good time to start ramping up on the skills that you will need to deploy and take advantage of the new features of SQL Server 2008 . I see over on the Data Platform Insider blog that there
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I just ran into the following contest on a banner ad of all places... It looks like if you try out any of our current line of products (Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, DPM, and the like), you are entered to win some killer prizes! https://www.microsoft.com/Infrastructure/Evalu08/
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I was playing around with Trika's skydrive (wait a minute, that sounded better in my head)... and see that she has uploaded three very nice looking posters showing the various courses, tests and certifications available for SQL Server 2008, Visual Studio
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Many of Microsoft's enterprise-level applications use SQL Server on the back end to host data, content, etc. CRM, Operations Manager, Sharepoint... You get the idea. While many companies have Database Administrators (DBA's) to manage their business-critical
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Have you ever been curious how Microsoft protocols such as SMB, CIFS, BITS, IPSEC, or NTLM work behind the scenes? Perhaps you are a Computer Science student, and you want to see how thing work in a commercially available Operating System, or perhaps
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By no means a comprehensive list, today's Best Practices are brought to you by the letter " security ". TechNet Security Home Assess Your Environment •The Security Risk Management Discipline module •The Assessing Network Security book •The SANS Security
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