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Register for TechNet IT Camp: The Future of IT, Series 1
Find a location near you and learn about Microsoft’s virtualization solution, Hyper-V, the first step on your path to mastering Private Cloud. Yung Chou, MSFT Wednesday, Feb 22

TechNet Radio: The Consumerization of IT at Microsoft
Director of IT Business Relationships Gus Gustafson joins us to talk about the consumerization of IT. Tune in as he shares some industry insight into this technology trend as well as Microsoft IT’s viewpoint on how to embrace a more flexible work style that can benefit both employee and company. Also be sure to listen in for how Microsoft IT is preparing internally for Windows “8”. Blain Barton, MSFT Wednesday, Feb 22

Monitoring Applications via Windows Phone 7.5 Devices and the Cloud
Volume Licensing IT Monitor (VLIT) is designed to provide near-real time status on availability and performance for critical applications in the VLIT ecosystem along with their business process mapping. It is difficult for the business and IT leadership to understand which critical business processes are affected if a system is down or having issues. Now with VLIT Monitor, monitoring alerts can be sent directly to your Windows Phone 7.5 device wherever you are. Anne Legato, MSFT Wednesday, Feb 22

Virtually Speaking: “What is Private Cloud?”
What exactly is a private cloud? In this episode of Virtually Speaking, Sr. IT Pro Evangelist Yung Chou explains the components that make up a private cloud, various virtualization solutions as well as how virtualization itself is merely a key enabler of IT as a Service Yung Chou, MSFT Tuesday, Feb 21

TechNet Radio: The SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event
Bruno Aziza, Worldwide Product Marketing Director for SQL Server covers the upcoming SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event, from what we can expect to see, hear and learn, how to sign-up as well as how you can interact with other attendees online. Blain Barton, MSFT Tuesday, Feb 21

Application Mgmt in a Private Cloud with SC 2012
Learn how the application management capabilities in System Center 2012 can help you deliver applications more cost-effectively, quickly and reliably. Angela Harris Tuesday, Feb 21

Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
After completing this lab, you will be better able to enable PXE support for a distribution point, modify the boot image to prompt for user device affinity, distribute operating system boot images to the distribution point, capture a Windows 7 client reference system, create a Windows 7 operating system image, create a task sequence to install a bare metal system as a Configuration Manager 2012 client running Windows 7, modify the task sequence to enable user device affinity, deploy the task sequence to the bare metal system and monitor the operating system deployment process. Natalia Vinokhodova Tuesday, Feb 21

Access Microsoft Forums with this Mobile App
The Microsoft Forums app allows you access MSDN, TechNet and Office365 forums right from your mobile devices. You can keep on track with the hottest topics, your own threads, favorite forums, in search with major topics, FAQs, and the latest news from OneCode & OneScript Warren Miao Monday, Feb 20

Deploy StockTrader Application as Service to Private Cloud
An effective way to accelerate the learning of private cloud is to walk through the process of deploying one. This blog post and screencast series will details the essential operations and steps to deploy and manage a service deployed to a private cloud in System Center Virtual Machine Manger 2012 Yung Chou, MSFT Monday, Feb 20

Get trained on Exchange Server 2010
Microsoft Learning Partners are offering special training deals for course: 10135 (Configuring, Managing and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010) and course: 10233 (Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010). Offers are available both online and in the classroom. Lisa Sheffield, MSFT Monday, Feb 20

Cloud Fundamentals: e-Discovery in the Cloud
In the latest in the Cloud Fundamentals Video Series, learn how to conduct effective e-discovery processes that meet customer needs in a way that isn’t disruptive to users of cloud services. Tim Rains, MSFT Friday, Feb 17

Virtually Speaking: Understanding Cloud Computing
In this episode of Virtually Speaking, Yung Chou dives deeper into explaining the basics of cloud computing and how it works. Tune in as Yung goes through the 5-3-2 principal of cloud computing as he examines the various service delivery models that are available as well as how each scenario can impact your business. Yung Chou, MSFT Friday, Feb 17

Virtual Lab: SCCM 2012 Hierarchy Install
After completing this lab, you will be better able to prepare Active Directory for System Center Configuration Manager publishing, install a central administration site, install a primary site server, install a secondary site server, view status message activity related to site server installation, and Configure appropriate boundaries for the environment Natalia Vinokhodova Friday, Feb 17

App Management in a Private Cloud with System Center 2012
Learn how the application management capabilities in System Center 2012 empower you in delivering applications more cost-effectively, quickly and reliably to your business. Thursday, Feb 16

Cloud Innovators: MigrationWiz and Office 365
We’re kicking off a new series today with Sr. IT Pro Evangelist Kevin Remde as he examines some of the top innovative companies who are using Microsoft Cloud solutions to help others improve their IT and business operations. For this first installment we welcome CEO of BiTitan, Geeman Yip as he explains how his company’s service MigrationWiz, helps users easily migrate their existing IT environment to Office 365. Kevin Remde, MSFT Thursday, Feb 16

Virtually Speaking with Yung Chou –“What is Cloud?”
Sr. IT Pro Evangelist, Yung Chou kicks off his new “Virtually Speaking” series by setting a baseline for what cloud computing is at its core, how it has evolved over several decades and what its true value is to IT Professionals, consumers and the technology industry. Yung Chou, MSFT Thursday, Feb 16

Video: Evaluating Different Cloud Service Offerings
Learn how the Cloud Security Alliance Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR) can help you compare and measure the benefits of cloud security services. Tim Rains, MSFT Wednesday, Feb 15

Connecting SharePoint 2010 to Line-of-Business Systems
This white paper discusses how enterprise architects can use SharePoint Server 2010 to connect users to business data that currently resides in disparate systems, allowing solutions that streamline processes and result in better, faster decisions. Bill Baer, MSFT Wednesday, Feb 15

Use Jump Start to Expand Your Microsoft System Center Skills
With Microsoft training and certification, you can expand your skills to use Microsoft System Center to monitor, provision, and manage hosted data centers, providing standardized environments and applications. Start right now with a free online Jump Start course. Phil Webb, MSFT Wednesday, Feb 15

TechNet Radio: SQL MVP Kevin Goff on SQL Server 2012
In this episode of Community Corner, John Weston interviews Microsoft SQL Server MVP Kevin Goff. Tune in as they discuss how businesses can benefit from BI and SQL Server, what virtualized SQL environments can look like, as well as cloud computing’s role in the business intelligence space John Weston, MSFT Wednesday, Feb 15

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