• TechNet Flash April 30, 2014: Hybrid cloud | Free ebook: Integrated Cloud Platform | Windows 8.1 security

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    Here are the headlines from April 30, 2014:

     

    Top News:

     

    Live event: Moving to a hybrid cloud with Microsoft Azure

    Free ebook: Microsoft System Center Integrated Cloud Platform

    Register for free, live training on Windows 8.1 security (May 8)

    InfoWorld: SQL Server 2014 pushes the pedal to the metal

     

     

    Top Downloads

     

    SQL Server 2014

    Windows 8.1 Enterprise

    Windows Server 2012 R2

    System Center 2012 R2

    System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

    Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

    Windows Intune 30-day trial

    Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

    Windows Azure Pack

     

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    Featured Content

     

    The risks of running Windows XP

    Edge Show: What’s new in the Windows 8.1 update

    Join Early Experts for a free way to enhance your skills and career

    Battle the monsters of IT, sharpen your IT skills, and possibly win an Xbox One

    New Windows Intune update provides support for Windows Phone 8.1 and Samsung Galaxy devices

    Now available: Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool 2014

    Introducing the new DevOps blog for IT professionals

    New user experiences with groups, attachments, and Office 365 mail

    What’s new in PowerShell: Desired state configuration simplifies auto-provisioning

    Critical design considerations for a bring-your-own-device infrastructure

    Roadmap for the next version of Microsoft Identity Manager

    Big data: Introducing the Microsoft Analytics Platform System

    Companies already benefitting from new features in SQL Server 2014

    Available on demand: The Accelerate Your Insights keynotes

    Power Map: April update now available

    Accelerate Your Insights: Watch the videos

    Edge Show: Using the MAP toolkit to assess and plan your VM migration to Microsoft Azure

    Read about Microsoft’s approach to compliance in the cloud

     

     

    Training and Books

     

    Free ebook: Microsoft System Center Integrated Cloud Platform

     

     

    Events

     

    Register now: A guide to DevOps for IT pros

    Register for free training on Windows 8.1 security

    The best of both worlds: Moving to a hybrid cloud with Microsoft Azure

     

     

  • TechNet Flash April 16, 2014: Accelerate Your Insights: Watch the keynotes | Play Quest of the Cloudwalker | Learn about DevOps for IT pros

     

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    Here are the headlines from April 16, 2014:

     

    Top News:

     

    Accelerate Your Insights: Watch the keynotes

    Quest of the Cloudwalker: Play a game, sharpen your IT skills, and possibly win an Xbox One

    Live event: Register now for a guide to DevOps for IT pros

    Edge Show: Get an overview of Generation 2 virtual machines

     

     

    Top Downloads

     

    SQL Server 2014

    Windows 8.1 Enterprise

    Windows Server 2012 R2

    System Center 2012 R2

    System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

    Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

    Windows Intune 30-day trial

    Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

    Windows Azure Pack

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    Featured Content

     

    Join the new Office 365 IT pro network

    See how SQL Server 2014 is setting new performance marks

    Office 365 cross-platform experiences featuring Office for iPad

    Integrate all your data with the new Analytics Platform System

    New pricing for Microsoft Azure compute and storage

    Gain new insights from big data using HDInsight

    Windows XP support has ended: Prepare for your transition to Windows 8.1

    Sessions from Build 2014 are now available on demand

    Learn how to use the new features in Power BI for Office 365

    Get ready for Windows 8.1 update

    How to move a Microsoft Azure VM to a different subnet within a virtual network

    Critical design considerations for a bring-your-own-device infrastructure

    A new way to add Microsoft certifications to your LinkedIn profile

     

     

    Training and Books

     

    Windows XP support has ended: Prepare for your transition to Windows 8.1

     

    Events

     

    Microsoft PDW: Modern data warehouse with big data analytics

    Microsoft-sponsored webinar: Taking In-Memory OLTP Mainstream

    Register now: A guide to DevOps for IT pros

     


  • TechNet Flash April 2, 2014: Enterprise Mobility Suite, SQL Server 2014 and Microsoft Office on iPad

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    Here are the headlines from April 2, 2014:

     

    Top News:

     

    Announcing the Enterprise Mobility Suite

    SQL Server 2014 reaches general availability

    Now available: Microsoft Office on the iPad

    April 17 hybrid cloud web­cast with Mark Russinovich and Brad Anderson

     

     

    Top Downloads

     

    Windows 8.1 Enterprise

    Windows Server 2012 R2

    System Center 2012 R2

    System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

    Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

    Windows Intune 30-day trial

    SQL Server 2014

    Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

    Windows Azure Pack

     

    Get Microsoft Cloud OS products and services alerts

     

     

    Featured Content

     

    New virtual labs provide hands-on experience with SQL Server 2014

    Now available on demand: Learn how to deploy Windows 8.1 the right way

    Dear Azure: Everything you wanted to know about cloud computing, but were afraid to ask

    Free training: Migrate your small business from Windows XP to Windows 8.1

    Edge Show: The benefits of hybrid identity

    TechNet Radio: How the PASS BA conference can help you take your data skills to the next level

    Free MVA course: Windows 8.1 modern LOB application deployment

    Live online event: Microsoft Corporate BI and SAP BI Integration Jump Start

    Windows Azure infrastructure services IP address management

    Edge Show: Service management automation with the Windows Azure Pack

    Adapting to change: Consumerization at Microsoft

    Get certified at TechEd for 50% off

     

     

    Training and Books

     

    Learn how to deploy Windows 8.1 the right way

    Free training: Migrate your small business from Windows XP to Windows 8.1

    Windows 8.1 modern LOB application deployment – free course from MVA

     

     

    Events

     

    Top 8 reasons to start planning for Windows 2003 end-of-life

    Mark your calendar for our Accelerate Your Insights event

    Hybrid Cloud Series: Live webcast featuring Mark Russinovich and Brad Anderson

    Online event: Microsoft Corporate BI and SAP BI Integration Jump Start

    Register for the PASS Business Analytics Conference

     

  • TechNet Flash March 19, 2014: SQL Server 2014 released to manufacturing, System Center Advisor training, and Windows Azure Pack virtual labs

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    Here are the headlines from March 19, 2014:

     

    Top News:

     

    SQL Server 2014 released to manufacturing for April 1 availability

    Free MVA course: System Center 2012 R2 Advisor for IT Pros

    New virtual labs: Get hands-on experience with Windows Azure Pack

    Mark your calendar for our Accelerate Your Insights event

     

     

    Top Downloads

     

    Windows Server 2012 R2

    System Center 2012 R2

    System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

    Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

    Windows Intune 30-day trial

    SQL Server 2014 CTP2

    SQL Server 2014 Express CTP2

    Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

    Windows Azure Pack

     

    Get Microsoft Cloud OS products and services alerts

     

     

    Featured Content

     

    Garage Series: What’s different and better in the cloud for IT pros?

    Edge Show: Using Chef to deploy Windows Azure resources

    Free MVA training: Virtualizing your data center with Hyper-V and System Center

    TechNet Radio: To scale out or not to scale out... that is the question

    Top 14 things every IT pro should love about Windows PowerShell

    How much can you save with Office 365?

    Become a solutions expert with free exam prep and limited-time certification offers

    Oracle VMs with license included are now available for Windows Azure

    Disaster recovery: Saving desktops, work files, and pictures of Fluffy the Cat

    Life in the digital crosshairs: An inside look at how Microsoft builds secure software

     

     

    Training and Books

     

    Free MVA course: System Center 2012 R2 Advisor for IT pros

    Free MVA training: Virtualizing your data center with Hyper-V and System Center
    Now available on demand: SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
     
    Recommended Windows Server MVA training:
    ·       Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
    ·       Windows Server 2012 R2: Web and Application Platform
    ·       What’s New in VDI for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1
    ·       Windows Server 2012 R2: Storage

     

     

     

    Events

     

    Mark your calendar for our Accelerate Your Insights event
    Spend a day working hands-on with Windows Azure
    Join us at the Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit 2014
    TechEd 2014: Trends, innovations, professional development, and more

     

  • TechNet Flash March 5, 2014: How to deploy Windows 8.1, Power BI for Office 365 and SAP, and the role of databases in cloud computing

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    Here are the headlines from March 5, 2014:

     

    Top News:

     

    Live event: How to deploy Windows 8.1 the right way

    Power BI for Office 365 adds connectivity for SAP BusinessObjects

    Find out how the role of databases changes in cloud computing

    Software-defined networking with Windows Server and System Center

     

     

    Top Downloads

    Windows Server 2012 R2

    System Center 2012 R2

    System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

    Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

    Windows Intune 30-day trial

    SQL Server 2014 CTP2

    SQL Server 2014 Express CTP2

    Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

    Windows Azure Pack

     

    Get Microsoft Cloud OS products and services alerts

     

     

    Featured Content

    Now available: The TechEd 2014 content catalog

    New virtual labs provide hands-on experience with Windows 8.1

    Free MVA Course: Migrating from Windows XP to Windows 8.1

    Power Map for Excel is now generally available

    Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 5.0 Technical Preview

    Step-by-step guide to file server disaster recovery in the cloud

    The road to recovery: A disaster recovery checklist

    Edge Show: A look at Windows Azure Pack with Windows Server and System Center 2012 R2

    Application patterns and development strategies for SQL Server in Windows Azure virtual machines

    Windows Azure HDInsight supports Hadoop 2.2 clusters in preview

    Disaster recovery: The case for offline backups

    Edge Show: Changes to DFS in Windows Server 2012 R2

    Linking unlikely data sources to generate new insights

    Using PowerShell to deploy virtual machines to the cloud

    TechNet Radio: Virtual machine and service templates

     

     

    Training and Books

    Free MVA course: Migrating from Windows XP to Windows 8.1

    Learn how to deliver a new, secure deployment model for your highly mobile workforce

    Advance your database career with a limited-time offer

    Free training: App performance monitoring with System Center 2012 R2

     

    Recommended System Center MVA training:

     

     

    Events

    How to deploy Windows 8.1 the right way

    Big Data: Don’t miss Structure Data 2014 in New York

    Join us at the Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit 2014

    Register for MEC and learn directly from Microsoft and Exchange experts