Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 is now ready for download with new deployment functionality, Client Access server role improvements, self-signed federation certificates, new Exchange ActiveSync features, and more.
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The new TechNet ON feature package focuses on the role of IT in the Cloud and adapting your skills for success in the new platform. It starts out at the strategic level with an interview with Microsoft CIO Tony Scott. Then check out TechNet Magazine’s Top 10 Essential IT Skills and Redmond Magazine’s IT Cloud Survival Skills.
We then surface the training, tools, and other resources to help plan and update your skills to maximize your career potential.
The TechNet ON packages are updated every two weeks on the TechNet homepage.
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As announced earlier this month, LightSwitch Beta 1 was released yesterday, offering a simple, fast way to build applications for the desktop, web, and the cloud. This early look at the upcoming addition to the Visual Studio family allows you to build custom business apps with little or no development experience.
LightSwitch provides prewritten code and other reusable components to handle routine tasks and offers step-by-step guidance. But you can also use Visual Basic .NET or C# to write custom code.
Applications created with LightSwitch support exporting data to Microsoft Office Excel for sharing and reporting. You can also attach your application to existing data sources including Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Azure, SharePoint, Microsoft Office Access (post-Beta), and other third-party data sources.
Since this is an early beta, some of the features are subject to change based on ongoing development activities and customer feedback. Read the release notes for more information.
For the full rundown, including a helpful tutorial, read Jason Sanders blog.
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Microsoft has unveiled an updated preview of the upcoming version 2 release of Windows Home Server, code named “Vail,” based on Windows Home Server 2008 R2.
New features in the “Vail” release include:
· Extending media streaming outside the home or office
· Improvements in multi-PC backup and restore
· Simplified setup and user experience
· Significantly expanded development and customization tools for partners
Test the latest beta and provide feedback via the Connect program
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Take our quiz to find out how Microsoft cloud services can help you offload commodity workloads, manage security capabilities and “shadow” IT applications, and generally give your department the freedom, agility, and flexibility to grow your business. Let’s get quizzical.
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