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• Improving the Wireless Network Infrastructure at Microsoft (Level 300)
  Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  Details how Microsoft IT deployed the latest in wireless technology in its efforts to improve employee productivity and enhanced security. The deployment and testing was also in line with the Microsoft's goal to move toward completely wireless office buildings.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical White Paper

• Creating a Business Case for a Sales Platform Powered by Microsoft Dynamics CRM (Level 100)
  Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada), BCS published: 07/21/09
  Microsoft IT created a compelling business case for the design and deployment of a user-centered Global Sales Experience platform based on Microsoft Dynamics CRM. This platform improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the sales and marketing workforce while reducing total cost of ownership of sales force automation.
  TDM Webcast | Business Case Study

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• How Microsoft IT Designs and Creates Enterprise Publishing Portals Using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)
  Published: 07/28/09
  Join this session to learn valuable lessons and strategies from the implementation of MOSS 2007 publishing portals at Microsoft. Learn planning and development approaches for rich publishing portals. See customizations and lessons learned in the process of building these flexible, extensible platforms across the Microsoft enterprise. Walk away knowing how to more deeply leverage, customize, and extend native MOSS 2007 functionality.
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• How Microsoft IT Scaled Enterprise Services by Standardizing Business Processes and Integrating a Global Tools Platform (Level 300) 
  Published 07/14/2009
  When the Enterprise Services group committed to more than doubling its business, it realized that its existing processes and tools could not support the projected growth. Join this session to see how Microsoft IT (MSIT) provided a standard set of robust business processes and an integrated global tools platform, using Microsoft Office applications as the interface. The solution reduced core transaction costs and incorporated compliant policies, such as SOX, directly into processes. Tools and processes are integrated, reporting integrity is high, and engagement management is streamlined.
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• How Microsoft IT Secures Business Workflows and Networks for Partners (Level 300)
  Published 06/16/2009
  In designing the corporate extranet, Microsoft took advantage of its own technologies to provide a level of information and access that facilitates vital partner relationships and collaboration without jeopardizing security.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft is Architecting the Virtual Application Infrastructuret (Level 300)
  Published 06/02/09
  Microsoft IT is evaluating Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 (App-V) as a method to lower application management life cycle costs and to enhance the end user experience. Join this webcast to learn how App-V 4.5 sequencing, in conjunction with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, provides a deployment infrastructure for virtualized rich client applications in an enterprise environment. When planned carefully, the same tools can be used to deploy a virtualized application that would normally deploy a desktop application.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical Case Study

• How Microsoft IT Deploys Application Virtualization (Level 300)
  Published 05/26/09
  At Microsoft, application provisioning and management is largely a decentralized process. Users rely on time-consuming self-service tasks to obtain and install software. Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 (App-V) and System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 (Configuration Manager 2007) are helping to address these issues. Users have experienced significantly reduced application compatibility issues when running a number of virtualized applications. In addition, App-V and Configuration Manager 2007 are helping to address inefficiencies related to desktop application packaging, deployment, and security.
  IT Pro Webcast | Article

• How Microsoft Does IT: Using Virtualization with Hyper-V to Deploy System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Level 300)
  Published: 05/19/09
  Learn how to leverage virtualization in your data center environment to host System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM) site servers and roles. This step-by-step session explains how to deploy Hyper-V for maximum SCCM infrastructure performance. Prescriptive guidance details testing your site server and roles prior to deployment, thus ensuring success in a production environment. Learn how to create a single image, store it in a library, and deploy it effectively. Using knowledge gained in building a desktop management service based on SCCM, you will learn how to correctly size, test, and deploy SCCM using Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008.
  IT Pro Webcast

• How Microsoft Does IT: Deploying Windows 7 Using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and OSD (Level 300)
  Published: 05/19/09
  Microsoft is the first enterprise organization to use Windows 7 on a large scale, and that includes deployments using the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Operating System Deployment (OSD) feature. OSD provides administrators with a tool to create images that can be deployed to managed and unmanaged computers. The OSD user interface, and features such as driver management and the User State Migration Tool (USMT), have been significantly enhanced. Join subject matter experts from Microsoft IT as they share best practices. These include complex scenarios such as using OSD with Network Access Protection (NAP).
  IT Pro Webcast

• How Microsoft Does IT: Using Local Policies to Solve Complex System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Client Challenges (Level 300)
  Published: 5/12/09
  Any organization can have special-case scenarios where some clients must be managed differently. For example, software distributions or agent cycles may require special scheduling options. You might not want to use a separate site for large-scale client settings testing. Some clients may have special inventory reporting requirements. All of this, and more, is enabled by using local policies on designated clients. The solutions are often complex, and require scripting skills.  However, solutions for complex special-case scenarios are possible.
  IT Pro Webcast

• How Microsoft Does IT: System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Client Health Strategies (Level 300)
  Published: 05/12/09
  System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM) client health concepts and solutions are presented in the context of a 300,000 client environment. Join a SCCM expert from Microsoft IT to learn about his detailed analysis and effective strategies.
  IT Pro Webcast

• How Microsoft does IT: Improving the Sustainability and Use of SQL Server at Microsoft (Level 300)
  Published: 03/04/09 IT Pro Webcast added: 03/19/09 PowerPoint Presentation added: 04/02/09
  With more than 4,700 Microsoft® SQL Server® instances in operation, Microsoft Information Technology (MS IT) sought to reduce operational and capital expenses through server consolidation and multi-tenancy. The SQL Utility service facilitates this effort. The SQL Utility service and related server consolidation efforts contribute to environmental sustainability, more efficient utilization, and improved quality of service.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• How Microsoft Does IT: Best Practices for Deploying Virtual Machines using Hyper-V Virtualization Technology (Level 200)
  Published: 06/28/07 IT Pro Webcast added: 02/26/09 Technical Case Study added: 03/16/09
  Microsoft IT virtually deploys more than 80% of new servers using Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. To ensure optimal performance, Microsoft IT has developed configuration best practices, based on the application workloads or services being provided by the virtual machines.
  IT Pro Webcast | TechNet Radio | WMA | MP3 High | MP3 Low | Technical Case Study

• How Microsoft Designs the Virtualization Host and Network Infrastructure (Level 300)
  Published: 02/17/09
  At Microsoft, server virtualization has become a primary way to address data center power and space issues, and to rationalize server utilization. Find out how Microsoft IT developed best practices to configure host computers, storage, and network infrastructure in order to optimize virtual machine deployments.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical Case Study

• How Microsoft Does IT: Designing, Developing, and Deploying SharePoint Server 2007 Solutions (Level 200)
  Published: 01/27/09
  Learn how Microsoft IT leverages re-usable Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) solution building blocks for internal portals. Join us at 9:00 AM PST, Tuesday, the 27th of January 2009 for an exclusive look at how Microsoft developed and deployed its SharePoint portal environment, and how that environment helps solve business problems.
  IT Pro Webcast

• How Microsoft IT uses SQL Server Analysis Services to Deliver Agile, Executive-Level Business Intelligence Solutions (Level 200)
  Published: 01/13/09
  Find out how Microsoft IT overcame data disparity, security, and manageability challenges to deliver an executive-level Business Intelligence (BI) reporting solution. By using and extending Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Analysis Services, several disparate solutions were eliminated, costs were reduced by $2M per year, and a common Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and metrics catalog that supports multiple presentation formats was provided.
  IT Pro Webcast

• How Microsoft does IT: Managing Network Access Protection (Level 300)
  Published: 11/11/08 Podcasts added: 11/26/08 Technical White Paper added: 06/24/09
  Network Access Protection (NAP) is a powerful new Windows Server 2008 feature that can help protect networks from malicious software (malware) and other threats. This webcast explains how organizations can use NAP to institute requirements for accessing a network, create policies that check for compliance with those requirements, and update and manage devices that are not in compliance. Join us to learn how Microsoft IT manages NAP within Microsoft and how organizations can leverage this feature to report on health policy compliance, and to take action to address identified risks.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft IT Handles Master Data Management (Level 300)
  Published: 07/29/08 Technical Case Study added: 08/04/08 PowerPoint Presentation added: 08/04/08 Podcasts added: 09/15/08
  Join this webcast to learn how Microsoft IT is developing a system-of-record for key customer information, but also as a metadirectory, holding references to customer data in other business applications. In this session, attendees will learn about a central master of customer core profiles and legal hierarchies data which is available to all Microsoft IT applications in a variety of ways.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical Case Study | PowerPoint Presentation | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft does IT: Structured Active Directory Schema Management at Microsoft (Level 300)
  Published: 06/19/08 Podcasts added: 09/15/08
  Find out how Microsoft IT maintains a smooth and structured process for implementing Active Directory schema changes. Part of the reason for this normalcy is that a significant effort is made towards separating the business aspects of a schema change from the IT processes involved in the change. To minimize risks to users and applications, before a schema change is administered, it is assured that all parties such as business partners, application compatibility teams, and technical reviewers have analyzed the change and potential effects on users and applications.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical White Paper | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft IT Uses the Exchange Hosted Services to Protect the Messaging Environment (Level 300)
  Published: 06/05/08 Podcasts added: 09/15/08
  This session describes how Exchanged Hosted Services is used to filter spam, viruses and enforce corporate e-mail policies "in the cloud" before reaching the corporate network.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical Case Study | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft IT Deployed Live Meeting Service Portal (Level 300)
  Published: 06/05/08 Technical White Paper added: 09/05/08 Podcasts added: 09/15/08
  In this session, learn how Microsoft IT made changes to the security configuration and developed best practices for deploying any service and in particular Live Meeting.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical White Paper | WMA | MP3

• Management and Operations of the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Infrastructure at Microsoft (Level 300)
  Published: 05/13/08 Technical Case Study added: 06/05/08 Podcasts added: 09/15/08
  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the next generation of the Windows Server operating system that provides information technology (IT) professionals with the tools and features that allow them to maximize control over their network while providing unprecedented operations and management capabilities. In this webcast find out how Windows Server 2008 delivers a radical change to the operating system architecture that results in a significantly more manageable, reliable, and secure IT infrastructure than ever before.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical Case Study | PowerPoint Presentation | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft IT Leverages Microsoft's Enterprise IT Development Platform (Level 300)
  Published: 05/08/08 PowerPoint Presentation added: 05/30/08 Technical White Paper added: 06/04/08
  In this webcast you will hear how by standardizing and centralizing its development environment on Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server (TFS), the Microsoft IT (MS IT) division has realized significant operational, support, and security efficiencies. Over 450 global projects within Microsoft IT are hosted on four TFS instances, which are supported by a single operations team. Data, which previously resided on a variety of source repositories, is now standardized through process templates and a central data source. Development productivity is increased through project work item, source code, and build integration. Collaboration and communication is enhanced by the consolidation of various sites, file shares, and document repositories into a single SharePoint-integrated document store.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• How Microsoft IT Deploys Windows 2008 Failover Clusters for File Services (Level 300)
  Published: 03/07/08 Technical Case Study added: 04/10/08 PowerPoint Presentation added: 05/12/08 Podcasts added: 06/11/08
  In this webcast come and learn how Microsoft IT leverages clustering included in Windows 2008 Server to support users worldwide.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical Case Study | PowerPoint Presentation | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft IT Manages Windows Server 2008 Networking Security (Level 300)
  Published: 03/14/08 Technical White Paper, PowerPoint Presentation added: 05/09/08, Podcasts added: 05/26/2008
  Learn how Microsoft IT discusses the next generation of networking features in Windows Server 2008 and the network security solution scenarios these features enable.
  IT Pro Webcast | MP3 | WMA | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• How Microsoft does IT: Enhancing High Availability with Server Core in Windows Server 2008 (Level 300)
  Published: 03/07/08 Technical Case Study added: 04/10/08 Podcasts added: 05/03/08
  In this webcast, we explain why Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the next generation of the Windows Server operating system that helps information technology (IT) professionals maximize control over their infrastructure while providing unprecedented availability and management capabilities, leading to a significantly more secure, reliable and robust server environment than ever before.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical Case Study | WMA | MP3

• How MSIT Uses Terminal Services as a Scalable and Secure Remote Access Solution Gateway (Level 300)
  Published: 02/27/08 PowerPoint Presentation added: 03/28/08 Podacasts added: 06/11/08
  Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services environment acts as a SSL-based remote access solution. MSIT created a scalable remote access solution that is accessible by using HTTPS connections and improved end-user experiences.
  IT Pro Webcast | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft Deployed and Manages Microsoft Forefront Client Security (Level 200)
  Published: 02/19/08 PowerPoint Presentation added: 02/25/08 Technical White Paper added: 06/11/08 Podcasts added: 07/09/08 Technical White Paper added: 03/18/09
  Learn how Microsoft IT has deployed what is currently the largest deployment of Forefront Client Security with a supported node population of nearly 40,000 desktops.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | PowerPoint Presentation | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft IT Implemented New Storage Designs for Exchange Server 2007 (Level 300)
  Published: 12/10/07 Technical White Paper added: 04/07/08 Podcasts added 05/15/08
  How does Exchange Server 2007 enable a large enterprise to increase mailbox quotas globally by a factor of ten and still lower storage costs, reduce maintenance complexities, and simplify data recovery processes? Microsoft IT was able to take advantage of Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) in new mailbox server designs based on direct attached storage (DAS). Advantages of CCR and DAS over alternative configurations will be discussed along with how MSIT was able to eliminate storage as a single point of failure while at the same time lowering costs to two dollars per gigabyte.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• Line of Business Client Application Compatibility Testing at Microsoft (Level 300)
  Published: 11/28/07 Technical White Paper added: 03/18/08
  Provides an overview of the Microsoft IT Application Compatibility Testing Program, which enables Microsoft to smoothly upgrade desktop software and operating systems in its business units and to provide product development teams with feedback from real-world application compatibility testing.
  MP3 | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft IT uses Visual Studio Team System 2005 to Measure Software Code Stability (Level 300)
  Published: 10/30/07 TechNet Radio added: 02/04/08 Podcasts added: 06/11/08
  A strategic initiative within Microsoft IT is to improve the overall productivity, quality, and predictability of internal software development projects. Microsoft IT partnered with Microsoft Research to create a Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2005 extension that counts lines of code and predicts system defects. In the software development environment, insight into the volume of code being produced, and the changes applied to that code, provide measurements of productivity and quality. Join this webcast to see how the Line of Code (LOC) counter provides a flexible and extensible framework for automating the LOC counting process.
  IT Pro Webcast | TechNet Radio | Note on IT | PowerPoint Presentation | Zip | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft IT Deploys System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 (Level 300)
  Published: 10/17/07 Technical Case Study added: 11/29/07
  In this webcast, we explain how Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 can optimize disk-based backup and recovery, deliver consistent data protection, and increase an IT organization's operational efficiencies. Join this session to see how System Center Data Protection Manager version 2.0 delivers business value, integrated archive support and native application support for Microsoft Exchange Server and SQL Server databases, file server protection and restoration, reporting functionality, and scalability.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical Case Study

• How Microsoft IT Is Providing an Improved Web and Applications Platform with Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server 2008 (Level 300)
  Published: 10/17/07 Technical White Paper added: 04/10/08
  Join this webcast to learn about some of the new benefits and features in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0 in the Windows Server 2008 operating system as experienced during the deployment of IIS7 as the Web and application platform for Microsoft.com. IIS7 in Windows Server 2008 provides management, security, performance, and extensibility improvements when Windows Server 2008 is deployed to host and manage applications and services that run on the server and/or over the Web.
  IT Pro Webcast | TechNet Radio | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft IT Streamlined the SAP Unicode Conversion Process to Minimize User Impact and Enhance Performance (Level 300)
  Published: 09/18/07 Podcasts added: 09/24/07
  Join this webcast to find out how Microsoft, like many large organizations, relies on SAP AG enterprise resource planning (ERP) products to manage the day-to-day operations of its business. Newer SAP releases require the use of the Unicode codepage. In an effort to cause the least impact to SAP users and interfaces, minimize downtime, and equal pre-conversion SAP system performance, Microsoft IT developed a process that streamlined the conversion process requirements from one week to 22 hours. Only 15 of those hours were required for the actual conversion process. This process included exporting data through multiple servers, minimizing export and import times, and splitting large tables into as many as 13 packages. As a result, critical import and export times improved, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 log space requirements were minimized during data imports.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft IT Manages Physical Security through Strategic IT Convergence (Level 300)
  Published: 09/05/07 TechNet Radio added: 01/02/08 Technical White Paper updated 10/09/09 Video added: 07/31/2008
  The purpose of World Wide Security Operations is to protect Microsoft's assets in a manner consistent with corporate culture. Through the strategic deployment of security systems, Corporate Security is improving the way that they protect Microsoft assets, information, and employees. The goal of this story is to describe the MS and partner "secure by design" technologies that support access control, monitoring solutions, and incident response and real-time communication solutions.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | TechNet Radio | Video 500k | Video 764k | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft IT Designed and Deployed Active Directory Federation Services (Level 200)
  Published: 08/28/07 Podcasts added: 9/04/07
  Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) helps companies extend their authentication infrastructure across enterprise and organizational boundaries. Attend this webcast to hear the engineer who was responsible for the internal deployment of ADFS at Microsoft discuss ways to configure the ADFS components, including the federation server, federation server proxies, ADFS Web agents, and deployment challenges. We look at this real-world deployment of ADFS, explore both the business and technical scenarios that ADFS can help you solve, and describe the challenges you may face.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft IT Manages a SAN-based Enterprise Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server Infrastructure (Level 300)
  Published: 07/17/07 Podcasts added: 07/20/07
  Historically, Microsoft has used a variety of internal tools, such as Source Depot and Product Studio, to manage the software development process. In 2005, Microsoft decided to standardize the software development process and deliver a consistently high level of service support for it. To do this, Microsoft IT implemented Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server, and now supports it across multiple product development teams. Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server provides efficient, secure, and reliable storage for crucial assets like source code files, business requirements, and artwork. In this webcast, we learn how Microsoft IT partnered with the Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server development team and the Microsoft IT data center to provide a centrally managed Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server environment that uses the Microsoft data center environment to provide storage area network (SAN)-based data storage capacity. Because Microsoft IT was the first environment to run Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server for so many teams, the team encountered application performance issues. Microsoft IT discovered that, based on different deployment scenarios, multiple configurations were required for unique server and data storage capacity needs. By establishing the multiple configurations, Microsoft IT was able to meet the performance and storage capacity needs of different types of development groups.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft IT Uses SQL Server 2005 to Power a Global Forensic Data Security Tool (Level 300)
  Published: 06/19/07 PowerPoint Presentation added: 11/19/07
  The Microsoft Information Security team uses an internal tool called Information Security Consolidated Event Management (ICE) version 3.0 to gather forensic data from more than 85 proxy servers around the world. Powered by Microsoft SQL Server 2005, this 27-terabyte data management system collects different types of global evidence, such as inbound and outbound e-mail traffic, log-on events, and Web browsing, into a single database. Join this session to learn how ICE 3.0 provides rapid security analysis and queries, robust proxy performance analysis, and extensive troubleshooting functionality. We discuss how table-level partitions allow event processing and database loading without affecting the ongoing query activities and analysis work of security forensics engineers. Storage area networks (SAN) manage enterprise storage for ICE 3.0, and the service maintains an uptime of nearly 99.9%. A controller application dynamically launches multiple instances of Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), which seamlessly responds to changes in the volume of incoming evidence. This tool was redesigned in 2006 using SQL Server 2005. Join us for a closer look at how this SQL Server upgrade enhanced the data feed process and query response time, expanded the data retention period, and reduced manual data loading and data validations.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | TechNet Radio | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• How Microsoft IT Manages Network Access Protection (Level 300)
  Published: 06/12/07
  Network Access Protection is a powerful new tool available with Windows Longhorn for protecting the network from malware and other threats. Using NAP the administrator can institute requirements for accessing the network, create policies that check for compliance to those requirements, and means to update and manage devices that are not in compliance. Learn how NAP can be used in your network to report on health policy compliance and take action to address identified risks.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft IT Deploys Exchange 2007 Edge Transport (Level 300)
  Published: 05/22/07 Techincal White Paper added: 01/08/09
  Join this webcast to learn how Microsoft IT deployed Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Edge Transport server role, which is used for perimeter network deployment. We discuss how Exchange Server 2007 Edge Transport supports Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) routing, provides anti-spam filtering technologies, and support for antivirus extensibility.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | PowerPoint Presentation | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft IT Manages Security Knowledge for Better Application Risk Management (Level 300)
  Published: 05/15/07 Podcasts added: 05/18/07
  Building on the Microsoft Threat Analysis and Modeling version 2.0 application, Microsoft Threat Analysis and Modeling Enterprise enables better use of knowledge through an aggregate analysis of threat models. Threat Analysis and Modeling Enterprise provides central management and consistent distribution of information used to manage compliance with a wide variety of regulatory, security, and privacy requirements proactively. In this webcast, we outline some of the features of these two products and explain why the applications were developed.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft IT Designs and Architects its Exchange 2007 Based Messaging Environment (Level 300)
  Published: 04/20/07 PowerPoint Presentation added: 11/14/07
  How does a large enterprise plan and implement the design and architecture of its next generation of messaging systems? In this webcast, engineers from the Microsoft IT messaging team uncover the details on how they introduced and fully deployed the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 infrastructure in a production environment with more than 120,000 mailboxes. Join this session as we discuss: Messaging topology design; Hardware planning for various Exchange Server 2007 server roles; Client Access server role and mobility scenarios; Transport server role architecture; Mailbox server role and storage designs; Backup, restore, and high-availability strategies.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• How Microsoft IT Implemented Information Protection with Windows Rights Management Services (Level 300)
  Published: 04/20/07 Podcasts added: 05/01/07
  Microsoft must secure and safeguard the privacy of its confidential data, just like any other business that creates valuable intellectual property. Learn how Microsoft IT implemented Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) to control how sensitive business e-mail messages and business productivity documents could be shared and used, without risking losses in productivity. In this webcast, we explain how Microsoft IT incorporates RMS into the Trustworthy Messaging framework, discuss considerations for an RMS deployment, and describe managing an RMS deployment using service management and metrics. Join us to learn how you can protect valuable data in your organization.
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• How Microsoft IT Implemented and Manages Enterprise Search at Microsoft with Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)
  Published: 04/17/07 Updated: 09/20/07
  Like most large companies, Microsoft's intranet contains terabytes of both structured and unstructured content that employees need to find and use on a daily basis. In the past, it has been difficult to bring such diverse content sets together in a single search center experience, but with the recent release of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 it's possible to allow users to search against different content repositories with just a few clicks. In this content find out how Microsoft manages its internal enterprise search experience built on MOSS 2007 both on the central corporate portal site and as search service that is consumed by thousands of internal SharePoint sites and 75,000+ employees worldwide.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• How Microsoft IT Deploys Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging (Level 300)
  Published: 04/10/07 Updated: 07/19/07
  What is the best way to implement the Unified Messaging (UM) features of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007? Join us to discover how Microsoft IT uses Unified Messaging to integrate voice messaging with an internal e-mail messaging environment. In this webcast, we detail the technical implementation and deployment strategy for deploying Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging features in the Microsoft enterprise messaging environment. Learn what UM features and functions are deployed at Microsoft so far, why UM is a compelling service to offer Microsoft employees, and the design issues to consider when planning to integrate Exchange Server 2007 with an existing PBX infrastructure in your own organization.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft Online Services Defends Against Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (Level 300)
  Published: 04/05/07 Podcasts added: 04/24/07
  Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities are a serious threat to providing Microsoft Online Services customers with a trustworthy computing experience. In this webcast, we explain how inconsistently or poorly integrated validated output can cause XSS vulnerabilities. Learn how the Microsoft Anti-Cross Site Library provides product teams with a reliable, standard technique for validating input in their applications. In an environment of 80,000 servers across 6 datacenters serving hundreds of millions of customers monthly, handling this issue is a challenge. Attend this session to discover how the Windows Live Security group met overcame this obstacle by requiring the use of the Anti-XSS Library.
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• How Microsoft IT Uses Identity Lifecycle Manager (Level 200)
  Published: 04/05/07 Podcasts added: 04/19/07
  How does Microsoft take advantage of the next-generation features in Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) 2007 to enhance identity management? What tools and processes does Microsoft use to manage accounts and comply with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) regulations? Join this webcast to learn how Microsoft IT uses ILM and other tools to manage identity and directory services in a large and complex environment.
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• How Microsoft IT Optimizes Network Traffic with the Next Generation TCP/IP Stack (Level 300)
  Published: 03/13/07 Podcasts added: 04/12/07
  Join this webcast for more information on the new TCP/IP protocol suite-known as the Next Generation TCP/IP stack that is included in the Windows Vista operating system and Microsoft Windows Server code-named "Longhorn." A complete redesign of TCP/IP functionality for both Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), this TCP/IP stack meets the connectivity and performance needs of varied networking environments and technologies.
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• How Microsoft IT Implements System Center Operations Manager 2007 (Level 300)
  Published: 03/02/07 Article added: 02/13/08
  As a first step in building an end-to-end solution, Microsoft IT used System Center Operations Manager 2007 to consolidate two of its largest management groups into one group, the Enterprise Monitoring Team (EMT). This webcast shows how the latest version of Operations Manager significantly changes the way that EMT monitors its operations. See how new templates and improved management pack design enable group managers to adjust their monitoring definitions and configurations without having to depend on EMT specialists.
  TechNet Radio | IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• How Microsoft IT Deployed Windows Vista (Level 300)
  Published: 02/16/07 Podcasts added: 04/02/07
  Would you like to receive some of the most recent information on deploying the Windows Vista operating system in an enterprise environment? Attend this webcast for a detailed description of the worldwide Windows Vista deployment at Microsoft, which has resulted in a user base of over 60,000 desktops. Discover the improvements in the mechanics for deploying Windows Vista, and learn about the up-front planning needed to incorporate the new operating system's features and capabilities into an enterprise.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• How Microsoft IT Manages the World's Largest Windows SharePoint Services Deployment (Level 300)
  Published 01/31/07 Podcasts added: 02/12/07
  For more than six years, Microsoft IT has been hosting different versions of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. Join this webcast to learn about the best practices, processes, and challenges of hosting the newest version of the product concurrently with older versions. Topics we cover in this discussion include operational process, service definitions, and lessons learned from Microsoft IT's experiences in hosting Windows SharePoint Services in a large-scale deployment scenario.
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• How Microsoft IT Deployed Office Groove 2007 (Level 300)
  Published: 1/03/07 Podcasts added: 02/05/07
  Join this webcast for a detailed description of the worldwide deployment of Microsoft Office Groove 2007 by Microsoft IT, which resulted in a user base of over 8,000 and a stable hosted and on-site server infrastructure. Learn how the Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 environment integrates directly with the Active Directory directory service, requires little administration, and integrates closely with the 2007 Microsoft Office system and Microsoft SharePoint products and technologies. Discover how Microsoft IT collaborated with the Groove development team to determine design enhancements that were incorporated into the product.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft IT Deployed the 2007 Office System (Level 300)
  Published: 1/09/07 Podcasts added: 01/22/07
  The beta release of the 2007 Microsoft Office system provided the Microsoft IT Messaging and Collaboration Services (MACS) team with the opportunity to test improved deployment tools. In this webcast, see how tools such as the single build folder, single customization patch, and script hook can simplify the enterprise-wide rollout of applications. Learn how the MACS team used these tools to ensure that deployment scenarios are fully tested before the release of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Also, see how these deployment tools extended the productivity-increasing benefits of the enhanced Office system applications to users throughout the company. Join us to hear from the Microsoft IT MACS team about their experiences with delivery process, installation, use of new deployment tools, and deployment reporting.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | TechNet Radio | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft Automated Employee Performance Reviews (Level 300)
  Published: 12/05/06 Updated: 12/8/06
  Join this webcast to learn from the experiences of the Microsoft IT group as they migrated the Microsoft employee review system from a largely manual, paper-based document process to a fully electronic, automated process.
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• How Microsoft IT Deployed and Architected SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)
  Published: 11/14/06 TechNet Radio added: 01/30/07
  Are you considering the upgrade to or deployment of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007? Are you wondering how Microsoft deployed the product themselves? In this webcast, you have an opportunity to talk with two of the key contributors to the deployment of Office SharePoint Server 2007 at Microsoft. Join this session for a discussion of the architecture, design decisions, lessons learned, and planning that went into the upgrade and rollout of Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
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• How Microsoft IT Designs Its 64-bit Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure (Level 300)
  Published: 11/7/06 IT Note added: 12/1/06
  How does a large enterprise plan and implement the migration of its existing 32-bit messaging system to the 64-bit platform? In this webcast, find out how Microsoft IT was able to take advantage of 64-bit architecture to fully deploy Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 in its production environment. Hear engineers from the Microsoft IT messaging team describe how they were able to overcome some of the toughest performance bottlenecks in the Microsoft messaging systems. Learn how the 64-bit platform was used in hardware planning for various Exchange Server 2007 roles in Microsoft IT. We also discuss 64-bit platform-specific considerations relating to mailbox server and storage design, Client Access Server and mobility scenarios, transport, and Internet mail.
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• How Microsoft IT Secures Access to Corporate Resources Using Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 (Level 300)
  Published: 10/24/06 Updated: Podcasts added 11/06/06
  In this webcast, we explain how Microsoft IT adopted Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 for secure Web publishing as an alternative to remote access. Join this presentation to learn how Microsoft IT's deployment of ISA Server 2006, with its many new features, saves the company millions in hardware and personnel resources.
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• How Microsoft IT Optimizes Client Security by Using Windows Vista (Level 300)
  Published: 09/27/06 TechNet Radio entry added: 12/7/06
  In an attempt to strengthen the security of data network and data storage, Microsoft IT deployed an early version of Windows that provided improved defenses against the threats of unauthorized access and communications. Join this webcast to find out how they planned it, how they deployed it, what it improved, and what they learned from it.
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• How Microsoft IT Monitors and Manages the Exchange Messaging Infrastructure as a Service (Level 300)
  Published: 08/23/06 TechNet Radio added: 11/10/06
  In this webcast, learn how Microsoft IT improved its messaging service using targeted metrics and great processes. Hear about the service level agreements (SLAs) and reports the company uses to focus on operational and service improvements. We describe IT service reviews and explain why they are an important component of a successful service. We also show examples of experience-based scorecards and the metrics that go beyond server uptime to enhance the messaging experience for end users.
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• How Microsoft IT Defends Against Spam, Viruses, and E-Mail Attacks (Level 300)
  Published: 09/25/06
  Find out how Microsoft IT manages the large quantities of unsolicited commercial e-mail (spam) and malicious software (malware)-infected messages in its inbound Internet e-mail traffic. In this webcast, we describe how Microsoft IT uses Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 technologies, Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, and third-party solutions to reduce the quantity of spam routed through the corporate messaging infrastructure by filtering at the gateway layer. We then explain how Microsoft IT cleans the remaining messages by removing threats posed by viruses, worms, and common malware distribution vectors such as file attachments.
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• How Microsoft IT Centrally Manages Its Infrastructure Using System Center and MOF (Level 300)
  Published: 8/29/06
  This webcast provides an overview of how Microsoft's own IT department centralized the management of its infrastructure using Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005, Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003, and the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF). Learn how this implementation has helped to lower the cost of operations, reduce headcount, improve disaster recovery plans, and further develop and foster partner relationships. Join us to find out how these products can provide similar benefits for your IT department.
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• How Microsoft IT Manages Labs Efficiently Through Consolidation (Level 300)
  Published: 08/28/06
  Attend this webcast to discover how Microsoft IT centralizes its labs and efficiently manages them using Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003, Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005, and Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005.
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• How Microsoft IT Does Mobile Messaging (Level 300)
  Published: 07/18/06
  This webcast describes how Microsoft IT used Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 and Windows Mobile 5.0 with the Messaging and Security Feature Pack to enhance its mobile messaging infrastructure. By implementing these new technologies, Microsoft IT was able to manage mobile devices more easily, better secure mobile devices, and enable end users to take advantage of a richer mobile messaging experience.
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• How Microsoft IT Does Intrusion Detection and Advanced Monitoring (Level 300)
  Published: 06/27/06
  Microsoft has one of the largest, most varied computing environments in the world, with a large user population and a huge number of clients, servers, and other devices. The presence of applications under development adds additional complexity to the environment. This webcast describes how the network security team at Microsoft monitors this environment in an effort to proactively detect and prevent security threats and to respond to security events when they occur.
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• How Microsoft IT Approaches Trustworthy Messaging with Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) (Level 300)
  Published: 06/06/06
  Like most enterprises, Microsoft shares information among its resources through e-mail and other electronic documentation, and must guard the security and privacy of this data. As a result, Microsoft launched the Trustworthy Messaging initiative to help protect the sensitive data sent to and from internal, corporate clients without sacrificing users' ability to freely share information. Join this webcast to learn how Microsoft IT implemented trustworthy messaging through Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services (RMS).
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• How Microsoft IT Plans SharePoint Capacity and Growth (Level 300)
  Published: 05/23/06
  Microsoft IT shares its best practices on how to configure enterprise-scale deployments of Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies. Learn about best practices for key SharePoint Products and Technologies including Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Cluster service and Network Load Balancing, Windows SharePoint Services, Windows SharePoint Portal Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, and Internet Information Services (IIS). These best practices were tested with 60,000 Microsoft employees and partners, storing six terabytes (TBs) of content. Find out how Microsoft IT configures its primary Windows SharePoint Services farm in this large, complex, fast-growing information technology infrastructure.
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• How Microsoft Corporate IT Plans to Migrate an Internal Decision Support Application from Excel 2003 to Office Excel 2007 (Level 300)
  Published: 05/16/06
  The Rhythm of the Business (RoB) project is a feature-rich Microsoft IT decision support application based on Microsoft Office Excel 2003, with more than 280 Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) subroutines and functions. The RoB project is in the process of being migrated to the 2007 version of the Microsoft Office System. This webcast examines important aspects of the migration, including use of the new ribbon UI, custom task panes, ideas for VBA code reuse, application deployment using a managed COM add-in, and dynamic event handling.
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• How Microsoft IT Manages SharePoint Operations (Level 300)
  Published: 04/18/06
  This presentation tells how Microsoft IT runs the day-to-day operations of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server within their SharePoint Products and Technologies infrastructure. Join us to learn how Microsoft IT manages their databases, active/passive storage area network (SAN) based SQL clusters, and several terabytes of content world wide. We share architectural thoughts, designs, and best practices learned from managing one of the largest and fastest growing SharePoint deployments in the world. This webcast covers backup/restore operations, database management, content clean-up, performance measurement, configuration best practices, and growth metrics collections based on SQL Reporting Services.
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• How Microsoft IT Does Threat Modeling (Level 300)
  Published: 04/11/06
  The process of threat modeling is built on a simple principle: To build a feasibly secure system, one must understand all the threats in that system. The challenge, however, is in making threat modeling more accessible to non-specialists. Microsoft has developed a process through which minimal input can produce a feature-rich threat model that identifies a wide range of critical information including contextual threats, trust boundaries, fracture points, attack surfaces, and direct and transitive access control. This webcast describes and demonstrates this threat modeling process, outlines its benefits, and shows how threat modeling fits into the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle.
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• How Microsoft Measures the Success of Its Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Solutions (Level 300)
  Published: 03/28/06 TechNet Radio added: 10/20/06
  Does your organization have a disaster recovery and business continuity strategy? If so, how do you measure its effectiveness? Join this webcast to learn about the process Microsoft IT developed for defining requirements for disaster recovery solutions and the metrics designed to measure the health of the recovery program. Find out how Microsoft uses a program development life cycle (PDLC) to determine what to protect, how to protect it, and how to develop and maintain preparedness plans for business continuity in the face of disaster.
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• How Microsoft IT Manages SharePoint Disaster and Recovery (Level 300)
  Published: 03/21/06
  Get a deep insight into how Microsoft IT protects intellectual property at Microsoft that is stored in Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server. This webcast covers the backup/restore architecture and configuration supporting six terabytes of content stored on SharePoint Portal Servers located in four datacenters around the world. We also cover Microsoft IT processes for recovering single documents, webs, sitecollections, databases, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Service Farms, and SharePoint Portal Server Portals and Farms.
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• How Microsoft IT Deployed File Server Resource Manager (Level 300)
  Published: 03/15/06
  With the increasing demand on storage resources, information technology (IT) administrators must oversee larger and more complex storage infrastructures yet still track the kinds of information available in it. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 File Server Resource Manager allows administrators to understand, control, and manage the quantity and type of data stored on their servers. This webcast presents how Microsoft IT implemented File Server Resource Manager and the lessons they have learned. Learn best practices for setting up disk quotas and planning for future storage needs.
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• How Microsoft IT Architects and Configures DFS Replication (Level 300)
  Published: 02/21/06
  Dustin Fraser- Microsoft IT Sr. Systems Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
  Distributed File System Replication, or DFS Replication, is an integrated Microsoft Windows Server 2003 replication technology new to Release 2 (R2) that includes significant improvements over its predecessor, File Replication Service (FRS), such as customizable replication topologies, scheduling, bandwidth throttling, and in-box health reporting. This webcast provides a brief overview of architecting DFS Replication solutions and then moves on to a practical demonstration of configuring DFS Replication, command line tools and scripting, and health reporting.
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• How Microsoft IT Manages Windows Storage (Level 300)
  Published: 02/14/06
  Angus Drummond - Microsoft IT Group Manager, Storage Utility, Microsoft Corporation
  The internal Microsoft Information Technology (IT) department moved to a storage utility solution to improve storage utilization and to lower the total cost of ownership. By establishing the Storage Utility Operations (SUOPS) team to manage the utility and its chargeback model, Microsoft is able to provide better cost visibility and accountability for the business units. The SUOPS team centralized storage management and reporting for efficiency, permitting headcount re-allocation and improving under-utilized asset tracking. The result was an increase in storage utilization and a reduction in the average server footprint. Attend this webcast to learn how your organization can benefit from the experience of Microsoft IT.
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• How Microsoft Delivers Self-Service Identity and Access Management Solutions (Level 300)
  Published: 01/31/06
  Learn how the Microsoft information technology (IT) department uses Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003 to empower end users with a self-service identity and access management solution. The solution creates a personalized e-mail address, is user friendly, and provides flexibility for regional naming preferences. At the same time, the solution is robust, spans complexities, and enforces compliance with defined conventions for naming accounts. Join this webcast for an exclusive look at how Microsoft determined the business logic and deployed Easy ID in six months.
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• How Microsoft IT Runs SAP on SQL Server 2005 (Level 300)
  Published: 01/24/06
  This webcast describes how the Enterprise Application Services (EAS) team in the Microsoft Information Technology (IT) department utilizes the new database mirroring and online indexing features in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to dramatically increase the availability of SAP R/3 at Microsoft. Additionally, by using the 64-bit version of SQL Server 2005 with commodity 64-bit hardware, EAS was able to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) while increasing performance, scalability, and reliability in the SAP R/3 landscape. Join this webcast to find out how they did it.
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• How Microsoft IT Implements Exchange 2003 Anti-Spam Technologies (Level 300)
  Published: 01/17/06
  Wouldn't we all like to improve how we manage spam? This webcast presents how Microsoft does just that, providing an overview of anti-spam technology in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and how the Microsoft Information Technology (IT) department uses these technologies to help control spam. The webcast also provides a complete overview of the anti-spam technologies available in SP2 and explains how the department implements them. Join us to learn best practices, tips, and other useful information for getting the most from the anti-spam technologies in SP2. We conclude with a question and answer session.
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• How Microsoft Information Security Protects Critical Information Assets (Level 300)
  Published: 01/10/06
  How does the Microsoft Information Technology (IT) team secure a computing environment that has more than 300,000 network devices in 96 countries? This webcast shows how Microsoft Information Security manages security risks by adhering to the following standards: fast, reliable, protected, and secure by design. Learn how we align the Information Security organization with the security life cycle, translating risk into a coherent plan composed of key strategies and tactics. Then take a deeper dive into enhanced auditing and monitoring. We discuss two hot topics, automated vulnerability scans and network-based intrusion detection systems (NIDS). Learn our approach to protecting critical information by monitoring for vulnerabilities, complying with policy, and using NIDS.
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• How Microsoft IT Deployed Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) and Distributed File Replication Services (DFSR) (Level 300)
  Published: 12/13/05
  Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) is a new component in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 that helps companies to extend their authentication infrastructure across enterprise and organizational boundaries. Come listen to engineers on the Microsoft IT team discuss the challenges and opportunities of designing and deploying an ADFS infrastructure.
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• How Microsoft Does IT: Using Business Scorecard Manager 2005 to Enhance Business Performance (Level 300)
  Published: 12/6/05
  Learn about how Microsoft IT integrates Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 into its business performance management system, making IT performance information easy to find and deliver, clearly associated with supporting contextual data, and shared across the enterprise. Using scorecards to monitor performance against objectives while facilitating accountability, Microsoft IT enhances the quality of business strategy execution and demonstrates the value of IT across the enterprise.
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• How Microsoft IT Implements Encryption Using SQL Server 2005 (Level 300)
  Published: 11/01/05
  Detailed discussion describing how Microsoft IT uses SQL Server 2005 to improve data security for its line of business applications. SQL Server 2005 enabled Microsoft IT to implement column-level encryption together with a robust, and yet easy-to-use encryption key management framework.
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• How Microsoft Does IT: Protecting the Branch with Data Protection Manager (Level 300)
  Published: 10/18/05
  Learn the details behind the Microsoft Information Technology (IT) Data Protection Manager (DPM) deployment, including the process they used for pre-deployment planning. Find out the lessons learned during and after the deployment process, as well as the operational details of running a day-to-day branch office data protection operation with DPM. In this webcast we detail the technology behind DPM and the planning that went into the Microsoft IT deployment of DPM.
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• How Microsoft IT Deployed Office Communicator 2005 (Level 300)
  Published: 10/4/05
  Learn how the Microsoft information technology group deployed the Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 client. Office Communicator raised the bar for internal collaboration at Microsoft by building upon previous Microsoft Windows Messenger features to enable telephony integration and richer presence. This webcast highlights Office Communicator enhancements such as better integration with the Microsoft Exchange Server messaging system, improved public space instant messaging connectivity and multi-party application sharing. We look at Office Communicator's robust find features, enhanced video and convenient methods for integration to other collaboration services such as third-party audio conferencing and Microsoft Office Live Meeting.
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• How Microsoft IT Deployed Live Communications Server 2005 (Level 300)
  Published: 09/27/05
  What's your information technology (IT) department doing with Microsoft Office Live Communications Server? Are you deploying it or anticipating a future deployment? Would it help if some industry experts had successfully employed it in a challenging environment and could tell you about it? Then you'll want to join our webcast about how Microsoft IT designed and deployed the Live Communications platform at Microsoft. Learn how they use industry standard Session Initiation Protocol to provide presence information, encrypted real-time communications, a single namespace across trusted forests, and integration with Microsoft Office, telephony and other collaboration programs to enhance information worker productivity.
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• How Microsoft IT Deployed Smart Cards for Securing Remote Access (Level 300)
  Published: 09/13/05
  Is it time for your organization to move beyond basic password protection for its information technology (IT) infrastructure? Consider Microsoft, which provides over 70,000 employees worldwide with remote access to its corporate network. Previously, remote access pathways into enterprise networks were considered secure, but often they have little protection from malicious intruders. Microsoft IT responded to this threat by requiring users to employ smart cards, a form of two-factor authentication, for remote access into the network. This webcast discusses how Microsoft utilized and deployed smart cards company-wide, and includes the decision criteria in choosing smart cards over other available technologies.
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• How Microsoft IT Implements Exchange Security (Level 300)
  Published: 08/30/05
  Exchange Security Guides provide the best recommendations for running a secure Exchange environment. Tune into this webcast, one of the top-rated breakout sessions (MSG362) from Tech•Ed 2005 in Orlando, Florida, and learn how Microsoft IT applies and manages these recommendations in its Exchange ecosystem. Focusing on specific examples from the internal messaging environment at Microsoft, we discuss a variety of messaging security topics. Topics include email hygiene, securing mobile messaging infrastructure, hardening the Exchange server platform, and securing Exchange communications.
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• How Microsoft IT Does 64-bit Computing on Windows (Level 300)
  Published: 08/23/05
  What is the real benefit of 64-bit processing, and does it apply to you? How can you leverage 64-bit capable hardware with the Microsoft Windows Platforms now and in the future? This webcast will help answer these questions at a technology decision-maker and information technology (IT) professional level. We will help you on the path toward leveraging 64-bit computing with Microsoft products. In addition, you will get some insight into Microsoft IT's experience to-date with 64-bit Microsoft Windows Server System products. Microsoft IT will share its vision on how they will utilize 64-bit platforms with the newest Windows operating system and beyond.
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• How Microsoft IT Improved Efficiency Using Virtual Server 2005 (Level 300)
  Published: 08/16/05
  Microsoft Information Technology's (IT) Virtual Server Utility offers Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 to internal Microsoft customers as a centralized managed service. This service is backed by a Service Level Agreement (SLA) competitive with agreements associated with the ownership and management of a physical server. Microsoft had a very positive experience with Virtual Server 2005, which met or exceeded expectations across the entire SLA, metric by metric. It even exceeded expected cost-savings. Join this webcast to learn about pilot implementation experiences at Microsoft with Virtual Server 2005. We will show how this program met the challenging IT requirements at Microsoft, the methods Microsoft IT employed and the lessons Microsoft IT learned from the experience.
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• How Microsoft IT Manages Active Directory Infrastructure (Level 300)
  Published: 07/19/05
  Ever wondered how Microsoft information technology (IT) manages and operates its Active Directory infrastructure? Do you think Microsoft employees are especially tolerant of downtime or performance issues? Microsoft has the oldest production Active Directory in the world (happily authenticating users since 1999). Come listen as Microsoft IT shares its best practices on everything from domain controller placement, performance monitoring and change management to disaster recovery, tools and 64-bit domain controllers.
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• How Microsoft IT Customized Outlook 2003 for Use by the Microsoft Sales Force (Level 300)
  Published: 06/28/05 Podcasts added: 08/18/08
  Busy salespeople need an efficient and familiar way to get their job done. Microsoft IT has created a way for the Microsoft sales force to have critical information provided to them through a very familiar tool; Microsoft Office Outlook. This innovative approach has eliminated the need for salespeople to learn a new sales tool and, thus, has virtually insured widespread adoption throughout the Microsoft sales force. Salespeople are now able to retrieve critical sales account and opportunity data directly through Outlook. You won't want to miss this informative webcast to see how Microsoft is now using Outlook to help the Microsoft sales force realize its potential.
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• How Microsoft IT Deploys Customer Data Protection Scenarios with DPM (Level 300)
  Published: 06/14/05
  Are you satisfied with the way you're performing branch office backups? Are they as reliable and efficient as you'd like them to be? Join this webcast led by Calvin Keaton, Microsoft Information Technology (IT) operations manager, to learn how Microsoft uses Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) for branch office backup. This webcast will cover details of the Microsoft IT DPM deployment, including the return on investment and total cost of ownership analysis which drove the decision to deploy DPM. It will also include key performance metrics and lessons that Microsoft IT learned during this deployment.
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• How Microsoft IT Does SharePoint Portal Server Hosting (Level 300)
  Published: 05/24/05 Podcasts added: 11/26/08
  This Webcast contrasts two of the Microsoft hosted portal offerings: a high density shared hosting service and a dedicated customized portal service. The discussion details the business requirements for the service offerings, the technical details on implementation and execution, and finally discusses the realized value of our current service offering. Demos are shown of both the enterprise central portal (MSWeb) and the Microsoft Sales Portal.
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• How Microsoft IT Manages Group Policies (Level 300)
  Published: 05/17/05 Podcasts added: 11/26/08
  Learn how the Microsoft IT organization manages Group Policies across Microsoft Corporation's own internal Active Directory Forest. In this Webcast, IT professionals from Microsoft give a brief overview of the Managed Active Directory environment, and discuss some of the challenges faced today. The Webcast concludes with recommendations for what you can do to manage GPOs in a large enterprise.
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• How Microsoft IT ManagePoint Drives Smarter Decisions Around People and Productivity (Level 300)
  Published: 04/26/05
  As competition globalizes and companies grow, the challenge to stay on top of inventory, personnel, and business transactions is more formidable than ever. This Webcast shows how a large company known for fast response to changing market conditions stays on top of its business. Microsoft has created world class data warehouses and transaction systems where each warehouse / system is independent. Join this Webcast to learn how ManagePoint provides a unified scenario-based reporting view to the 11,000 managers at Microsoft. Managers make smarter, faster decisions on people, productivity and cost efficacy data without thinking about which system is providing their data.
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• How Microsoft IT Deployed MS Reports, a Suite of Tools: Catalog, Assistant and Analytics (Level 300)
  Published: 04/19/05
  Overview of how Microsoft extended Microsoft Office Excel 2003 functionality and used Web services to access discrete backend SQL Server databases. The new MS Reports reporting platform supports multiple Microsoft teams that require reporting by allowing end users to quickly consume and analyze data, using familiar tools and interfaces, without understanding the data sources and systems.
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• How Microsoft IT Implements Trustworthy Messaging at Microsoft (Level 300)
  Published: 04/12/05
  Similar to most enterprise organizations, Microsoft shares information among its resources through e-mail and other electronic documentation. At the same time, we have a concern for the security and privacy of this data. With that in mind, Microsoft created the Trustworthy Messaging initiative to provide confidentiality for key business sensitive data sent to and from internal corporate clients without sacrificing their ability to freely share this data. Join us as we review, in detail, Microsoft IT's implementation of Trustworthy Messaging.
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• How Microsoft IT Deployed PKI Inside Microsoft (Level 300)
  Published: 04/5/05
  This Webcast presents a detailed discussion of how Microsoft IT installed a Public Key Infrastructure, built originally with Windows 2000 Server Certificate Services, and later upgraded with Windows Server 2003, to implement a secure communications and remote authentication infrastructure. This enabled the use of S/MIME signatures and encryption, secured Web connections by using SSL or TLS, ensured the confidentiality of stored data by using EFS, ensured the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted date by using IPSec, and enabled strong network user authentication by using Smart Cards. Join this Webcast to find out how you can do this—or something similar—too.
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• How Microsoft Does IT Security Enhancements for Remote Access (Level 300)
  Published: 03/29/05
  Detailed discussion of how Microsoft IT significantly improved the security of its corporate network remote access solution using the latest generation of Microsoft products, such Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, Internet Authentication Service, Internet Security Accelerator 2004, Microsoft Operations Manager 2005, SQL Server 2000, Public Key Infrastructure & Certificate Services, and Connection Manager. The solution deployed, called Secure Remote User (SRU), enabled Microsoft IT to manage specific remote desktop configurations, ensuring that all established security requirements are met when remote users access corporate network resources. SRU contributes to reducing the external attack surface of the Microsoft corporate network, thereby better protecting its intellectual property.
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• How Microsoft IT Develops an Operations Manager 2005 Custom Management Pack (Level 200)
  Published: 03/22/05
  This Webcast examines the storage design deployed within Microsoft to support the large-scale clusters utilized for the worldwide Exchange consolidation. Experts from Microsoft IT outline best practices learned during the deployment, and provide methodologies that will help you gain an understanding of what is required to deliver an optimized storage design.
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• How Microsoft IT Does Storage Design In Exchange Scale Up Deployments (Level 200)
  Published: 03/01/05
  This Webcast examines the storage design deployed within Microsoft to support the large-scale clusters utilized for the worldwide Exchange consolidation. Experts from Microsoft IT outline best practices learned during the deployment, and provide methodologies that will help you gain an understanding of what is required to deliver an optimized storage design.
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• How Microsoft IT Deploys ISA Server 2004 within Microsoft (Level 200)
  Published: 01/21/05
  Are you puzzling over how to make the best use of Microsoft ISA Server 2004 in you organization? Join this Webcast to learn how Microsoft's internal IT organization deploys ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition. This presentation describes the four primary implementations of the ISA Proxy/Firewall product. Topics covered include array member placement, function, and monitoring. Learn how Microsoft deals with internal DOS attacks against the proxy arrays and common management issues associated with arrays which span physical locations.
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• How Microsoft IT Maintains High Availability for Exchange Server 2003 at Microsoft (Level 200)
  Published: 01/11/05
  Microsoft IT, using the latest server and storage hardware products, as well as using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 clusters, sets a mailbox availability target of 99.99 percent. Join us as we review how Microsoft IT implements strict service level agreements and regular review processes to make sure it either meets it aggressive goals or knows when and why it does not.
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• How Microsoft IT Manages a Service-Oriented Architecture Using Existing Platforms (Level 200)
  Published: 12/06/04
  As enterprises become aware of the benefits of moving to a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), they are looking at viable ways to design a solution using existing technologies. This session examines how Microsoft is internally managing its services using current Microsoft technologies while keeping future technologies in mind. Architecture topics covered include access rights management, dynamic service selection, and composition and enforcement of service level agreements. The discussion also covers centralized management, monitoring and reporting, and subscription automation and workflow.
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• Deploying Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 within Microsoft IT (Level 200)
  Published: 11/9/04
  Microsoft IT deployed Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 to manage over 5000 servers, while simplifying infrastructure monitoring systems. The Webcast will describe how Microsoft IT replaced multiple management systems with MOM 2000. Microsoft IT then enhanced the scalability and functionality of its internal monitoring infrastructure by upgrading to MOM 2005. The methodology used to deploy MOM 2005 is covered in detail, along with the design criteria that was used to build a MOM 2005 monitoring infrastructure with full redundancy. Specific coverage is given to the way in which Microsoft IT monitors the end-to-end health of its entire monitoring infrastructure. This system ensures high availability, and enforces a Service Level Agreement (SLA) that demands rapid notification of global server and network failures. The Webcast includes a review of customized scripts and database queries. Microsoft IT uses these scripts and queries to closely monitor the health and performance of the MOM 2005 monitoring infrastructure, and to provide rapid problem notification to MOM 2005 administrators. The Webcast also describes how Microsoft IT deploys MOM 2005 Management Packs to optimize server hardware monitoring and infrastructure services.
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• Leveraging Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 Advanced Security Technologies for a More Secure Desktop (Level 200)
  Published: 08/16/04
  The Microsoft Information Technology Group is challenged to leverage and integrate new product and technology features into the IT infrastructure while monitoring cost constraints and security threats. Recently they utilized new management techniques, technologies and product features to further secure our internal network against attacks from worms and viruses. The Microsoft IT deployment of Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 involved over 65,000 desktop installations and the successful testing of over 200 internal Line-of-Business applications with Microsoft standard hardware configurations. Attend this presentation as Microsoft IT shares their experience and reviews technical considerations, processes, tools and best practices used to deploy and support the desktop operating system at Microsoft.
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• Optimizing Network Bandwidth Usage and Application Performance (Level 200)
  Published: 08/10/04
  THow does Microsoft successfully manage their growing wide area network demand and escalating operating costs? Microsoft IT assembled a small, dedicated team, tasked with identifying and implementing ways to improve engineering, operating, and management efficiencies for overall bandwidth consumption. They set and met goals to increase network efficiency by 12 percent and reduce costs by nine percent. Through strategies such as rigorous auditing of existing bandwidth usage and more accurate forecasting of future bandwidth needs, existing capacity was utilized more efficiently and costs were reduced. Come view the tools Microsoft uses to help manage their network more effectively.
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• How Microsoft IT Does Server Consolidation (Level 200)
  Published: 07/13/04
  Similar to many IT organizations, Microsoft IT is challenged to leverage and integrate new product and technology features into the IT infrastructure while monitoring cost constraints and security threats. Recently, Microsoft IT leveraged new management techniques, technologies and product features to consolidate nearly 30% of its infrastructure server base. Join us as we review in detail our Model Enterprise Infrastructure (MEI) initiative, discussing the overall projects and technical specifics on how we made these significant strides in infrastructure server consolidation.
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On-demand IT Manager Webcasts & Podcasts

• How Microsoft IT deployed DirectAccess to Provide Secure Access to Corporate Resources from Anywhere (Level 200)
  Published: 08/13/09
  Although broadband services and Wi-Fi have dramatically improved, the connectivity experience for remote corporate users remains largely unchanged. Microsoft is leveraging the DirectAccess feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to allow seamless remote access to corporate applications and data for its employees. The solution, which only requires Internet connectivity and credentials, reduces costs by leveraging the Internet as a transport mechanism. It also provides a compelling user experience, enables unified access architecture, and offers strong host based security.
  TDM Webcast

• How Microsoft IT Manages Vendor Development Projects (Level 300) 
  Published: 07/30/09
  When managing vendor development projects, lack of metrics, or the dependence on a single metric, can lead to surprises by the project's end. Learn about the tracking system that Microsoft IT uses to manage software development projects from a client perspective. Agile Cross IT Engineering (AXE) generates telling project metrics from a small amount of provided data. The system provides immediate project feedback, and supports overall project and vendor analysis.
  TDM Webcast

• CIO Scorecard Fosters Strategic Performance Management Culture (Level 200)
  Published: 01/23/09 TDM Webcast added: 02/13/09
  Microsoft IT (MS IT) falls under strict corporate scrutiny to demonstrate its business value and return on investment. The CIO Scorecard at Microsoft helps to strategically align the organization with corporate and fiscal objectives, manage organizational performance, and demonstrate the value of IT across the enterprise. The CIO Scorecard has matured to a level that enables, sustains, and drives business strategy execution.
  TDM Webcast | Business Case Study

• Security Monitoring and Investigations on the Microsoft Corporate Network (Level 200)
  Published: 02/26/09
  The Microsoft Corporate Network is one of the world's largest, most prominent networks and attracts intrusion attempts from malicious users and malicious software. Learn how Microsoft IT monitors network security, responds to intrusion attempts and policy violations, and conducts computer forensic investigations.
  TDM Webcast

• Rapid Deployment of Applications on the Microsoft Extranet (Level 200)
  Published: 03/12/09
  RXP Security is a high-performance, scalable, security-enhanced, adaptable framework for deploying applications on the Microsoft extranet. Its centralized, shared platform eliminates the need for building custom authentication and authorization components into individual applications.
  TDM Webcast | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft IT Does IT: An Application Envisioning Proof of Concept Experience with Microsoft Expression Blend (Level 200)
  Published: 11/13/08
  Learn how Microsoft IT validated that Expression Blend for Silverlight increases productivity, quality, and fidelity for Program Management/Analysts and Business Process Owners during application development.
  TDM Webcast

• How Microsoft Does IT: Deployment Planning for Windows Vista BitLocker (Level 200)
  Published: 10/16/08 Technical Case Study added: 10/02/08 Podcasts added: 11/26/08
  To increase data security on laptop and desktop PCs, the Microsoft Information Security team is deploying functionality within Windows Vista called BitLocker Drive Encryption. Join this webcast to find out more about BitLocker. It is a new hardware-enhanced security feature in the Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate operating systems that provides better off-line data protection.
  TDM Webcast | Technical Case Study | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft IT Does Secure Application Development (Level 200)
  Published 04/09/08 Podcasts added: 07/09/08
  Join this webcast to learn how Microsoft IT's Application Consulting and Engineering (ACE) team secures Microsoft's internal business applications. The ACE team will share state of the industry, application security challenges, and how application security fits into the development lifecycle for IT. Learn about the ACE team's methodology and processes developed in the areas of application security and performance optimization.
  TDM Webcast | WMA | MP3

• Patch Management as a Service at Microsoft (Level 200)
  Published 04/09/08 Podcasts added: 07/09/08
  Successful security update management is crucial to maintaining computer security at any organization. Join this webcast to hear Microsoft IT's experience managing patching with over 330,000 devices in a challenging environment. Microsoft IT will share approach, timeline, technology, testing, reporting, and the future as Microsoft IT continues to improve its processes and implements the latest products to provide better and more efficient patching solutions.
  TDM Webcast | WMA | MP3

• How Microsoft IT Secures Mobile Devices (Level 300)
  TDM Webcast added: 03/07/08 Podcasts added: 05/03/08
  Join this session and find out how Microsoft IT is empowering the mobile workforce via the deployment of the Windows Mobile platform. Microsoft IT fully integrates Windows Mobile features and applications, with both established hardware and infrastructure, and future plans support master security policy migrations, such as complete two-factor authentication operations.
  TDM Webcast | WMA | MP3 | TechNet Radio

• How Microsoft IT Uses System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to Extend Network Health (Level 200)
  Published: 03/07/08 TechNet Radio added: 04/29/08 Technical Case Study added: 06/06/08
  In this webcast you will learn how Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 ensures that computers connecting or communicating on the network meet the organization's requirements for system health. By Implementing it, Microsoft IT is able to enforce security and compliance, as well as target policies to specific forest and domains within Microsoft.
  TDM Webcast | WMA | MP3 | TechNet Radio | Technical Case Study

• Line of Business Client Application Compatibility Testing at Microsoft (Level 300)
  Published: 11/28/07 Technical Case Study added: 03/18/08
  Provides an overview of the Microsoft IT Application Compatibility Testing Program, which enables Microsoft to smoothly upgrade desktop software and operating systems in its business units and to provide product development teams with feedback from real-world application compatibility testing.
  MP3 | Technical Case Study

• How Microsoft Does IT: Creating a Single-Sign On Payroll Experience using Active Directory Federation Services (Level 100)
  Published: 11/08/07
  To replace a solution that required separate authentication and did not meet Microsoft security password retrieval policies, Microsoft IT implemented a single-sign on experience for employees to access corporate payroll using Active Directory Federation Services and a third party solution, PingIdentity.
  TDM Webcast

• How Microsoft Does IT: Enabling Information Security through the HBI Information Classification (Level 200)
  Published: 04/03/08 Technical Case Study added: 06/19/08
  To address growth larger than Information Security's manual inspection and notification processes could keep up with, Assessment and Compliance needed a solution to reduce the number one operational risk, the loss of sensitive information.
  TDM Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical Case Study

• Managing a Global Internal Helpdesk with Outsourcing and Call-Avoidance Techniques (Level 100)
  Published: 10/12/07 Podcasts added: 03/28/08
  Does your organization manage an internal helpdesk? Microsoft IT manages a global internal helpdesk that receives 63,000 contacts per month. To improve the client support experience and productivity while reducing costs Microsoft IT took two approaches: off-shoring and outsourcing the internal helpdesk (including Service Desk and Deskside support), and developing a number of call avoidance techniques. Join this webcast to hear first-hand the benefits and lessons learned from outsourcing, as well as the programmatic approach and high client satisfaction for problem resolution and call reduction through call avoidance techniques.
  TDM Webcast | WMA | MP3

• Reducing IT Overhead with Windows Server 2008 Storage Features (Level 100)
  Published: 09/19/07
  Attend this webcast for IT managers to learn about the new and improved storage features in the Windows Server 2008 operating system. These new storage features, Failover Clustering, Disk Management, Server Backup, and Storage Explorer, are designed to improve an organization's storage infrastructure, while reducing IT overhead by helping administrators maximize the control and availability of the storage services they provide to users.
  TDM Webcast

• How Microsoft IT Improved Project Portfolio Selection To Drive Business Value (Level 100)
  Published: 08/28/07 Business Case Study added: 02/04/08
  Do you feel overwhelmed every year when it comes time to develop your IT budget? Does your business partner feel frustrated with the lack of rationale for what gets funded and what does not? Do you and your business partner spend a lot of time trying to agree on what's important? Join this webcast to learn about the authors' experiences in developing and rolling out a new strategic planning and portfolio management process and tool built on Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server across Microsoft's Human Resources division. Discussion will include how Microsoft IT and HR overhauled the entire portfolio of projects, instilled a process and governance culture, and is on track to deliver significant business impact. The process spans the entire portfolio management lifecycle from strategy definition through implementation.
  TDM Webcast | Business Case Study

• Creating a Global Human Resources System Foundation with SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 100)
  Published: 07/13/07
  Migration of Human Resources Web's content platform to MOSS 2007 allows faster future development, reduction of 50% custom code resulting in business and IT agility, lower sustenance costs , brings capabilities essential to future state architecture, and aligns with Microsoft IT's global vision for simplification. In the past each application or content site developed its own functionality and process, leading to greater than 20 existing applications and/or sites today that are highly customized. Continuing down this path breeds redundant work as well as convoluted technical architecture. Business benefits are expected to include ROI greater than $10 million over 3 years, 50% custom code reduction, and reduction of 15 custom global HR websites.
  TDM Webcast

• How Microsoft IT Delivers Mobility Solutions to Microsoft Employees (Level 200)
  Published: 04/11/07
  Since Windows CE emerged in the 1990s, Microsoft employees have continuously adopted and improved the Windows Mobile platforms. Currently, 75 percent of Microsoft employees use Windows Mobile powered devices to speed the pace of their business and information workflow. Since the humble beginnings of Windows CE version 1.0, Microsoft IT has supported employee use of the technology and has run the primary Windows Mobile internal beta programs. Join this webcast as we outline: Microsoft IT operational disciplines of device standardization, Windows Mobile and Microsoft Exchange Server application service extensions and Market procurement strategies and future service expansion objectives.
  TDM Webcast

• IT as a Strategic Business Asset: How Microsoft IT Does It (Level 100)
  Published: 04/05/07
  At Microsoft, the Microsoft IT group plays a valuable role in adding business value to both internal and external organizations. Microsoft IT is quickly becoming a strategic partner with the overall business of Microsoft for building better products, testing solid solutions, and acting as a role model for other IT environments. Join this session as we define the function Microsoft IT serves within Microsoft and provide insight into how we implement this role to protect digital assets, drive toward a live infrastructure, and adopt powerful frameworks.
  TDM Webcast

• Enterprise Search at Microsoft with Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 200)
  Published: 01/31/07 Updated: 09/20/07
  Like most large companies, Microsoft's intranet contains terabytes of structured and unstructured content that employees need to find and use on a daily basis. In the past, it has been difficult to bring such diverse content sets together in a single search-center experience. Join this webcast to see how the recent release of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 makes it possible for users to search different content repositories with just a few clicks. We explore how Microsoft manages its internal search experience built on SharePoint Server 2007, both on the central corporate portal site and as a search service used by more than 75,000 employees worldwide.
  TDM Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• Improve Productivity and Communication Using Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 100)
  1/31/07
  Have you ever thought about how much time is lost by your employees because of miscommunication or by the learning curve for a new product, environment, or policy? Join this webcast to get a better understanding of how Microsoft IT is attacking this problem head-on with the built-in features in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.We describe using a programmatic approach to improving the quality, effectiveness, and timeliness of the communications and content sent to employees. We also examine how tools, support, availability of critical patches, and access to user education resources can help you boost productivity and communication.
  TDM Webcast

• Overview and Demonstration of myBI (Level 200)
  Published: 1/17/07
  Please join this session to see how Microsoft IT uses Microsoft BI tools to create an ‘internal to Microsoft' BI Portal called ‘myBI'. myBI is a personalized UI Portal destination providing access to scorecards (BSM), OLAP reports (ProClarity), standard relational reports (SQL Server Reporting Services), Excel reports and more. Live demo using these technologies will be shown. The primary purpose behind this session is to show customers how Microsoft leverages our own BI technologies. (Note: myBI is not an externally available product for customers, but an example of how Microsoft products can be leveraged to deliver an enterprise BI capability).
  TDM Webcast

• Optimizing Application Platform Infrastructure to Advance Business (Level 200)
  Published: 1/09/07
  Using the Application Platform Infrastructure Optimization (APIO) model from Microsoft, IT organizations can help drive business forward by quickly delivering connected, flexible, and secure applications. This is especially important for IT managers, who are responsible for developing new applications and managing the network infrastructure. Join this webcast to learn how Microsoft applies the concept of APIO to advance business with IT solutions that enable: flexible user experience, business intelligence; service-oriented architecture, business process; data management and application development.
  TDM Webcast

• Optimizing Business Productivity Infrastructure to Fuel Business Growth (Level 200)
  Published: 11/14/06
  The Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) model helps companies build business productivity infrastructure to fuel business growth and transform their IT infrastructure into a strategic asset. People drive business outcomes, but companies are challenged to achieve higher information worker productivity and effectiveness, while minimizing the cost and complexity of IT infrastructure. This is especially challenging for IT managers, who keep the IT infrastructure running while planning for company growth over the long term. In this webcast, we describe how the industry-based BPIO model can help IT managers accomplish both. We provide an overview of the BPIO model, and illustrate how Microsoft IT applied the BPIO model and benefited from the increased business productivity.
  TDM Webcast

• How Microsoft Maximizes Its IT Investment Through Infrastructure Optimization (Level 200)
  Published: 10/26/06
  As a company grows, its information technology infrastructure must also grow, typically becoming more complex, more costly to maintain, and subject to continually increasing demands. Often, the IT infrastructure does not align well with strategic business needs, making it difficult for the organization to realize the full value of its technology investments. See how Microsoft applies the concept of infrastructure optimization to strategically and systematically move its capabilities from a reactive mode to a more mature proactive approach.
  TDM Webcast

On-demand IT Pro Discussions on TechNet Radio

• How Microsoft Does IT: Evolution of Information Security Strategy at Microsoft (Level 300)
  Published: 05/08/09
  Here is a chance to learn how Microsoft has evolved their security strategy. In this episode of TechNet Radio, Microsoft principal security architect Price Oden talks to Microsoft senior program manager Dan Hitchcock about where Microsoft has been, where they are today, and where the company is headed with security strategy.
  TechNet Radio

• How Microsoft IT Developed a Business Case for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Level 200)
  Published: 09/30/08 TechNet Radio added: 12/18/08
  Learn how Microsoft IT plans to implement Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 in a data center to enable reduced costs through optimized IT resources, improve efficiency, and allow the data center to meet its data and computing needs.
  TechNet Radio | Article

• How Microsoft Does IT: Deploying, Managing, and Hosting SharePoint at Microsoft (Level 200)
  Published: 11/18/08
  Join us for this radio session, in which Dan Lozovatsky answers some of the most common questions customer have asked about how Microsoft IT upgraded and migrated from Microsoft Office SharePoint 2003 to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
  TechNet Radio

• Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation to Improve IT Processes (Level 200)
  Published: 09/22/08
  Describes MSIT's three-year vision to adopt Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation, a single suite of engineering tools to facilitate planning, development and project management activities.
  TechNet Radio

• How Microsoft IT Upgraded a Multi-Terabyte Database from Yukon to Katmai (Level 300)
  Published: 08/20/08
  Learn how Microsoft IT upgraded a 30-terabyte database from SQL Server 2005 to a pre-release version of SQL Server 2008, code named Katmai. The upgrade was part of Microsoft's dogfooding program that ensures that Microsoft becomes its first and best customer by using the product internally before releasing it to the outside world. By dogfooding Katmai, Microsoft was able to flush more bugs out of the product and perform a reality check that the product is actually as good as the product team says it is. Hear how the multi-terabyte database upgrade was planned, tested and implemented without a database backup by following a structured, organized and methodical approach.
  TechNet Radio

• How Microsoft IT Developed A Centralized BI Solution Supporting In-Production Application Monitoring (Level 200)
  Published: 08/13/08
  Hear how Microsoft IT used Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with Excel Services to develop a scorecard which automates service level compliance reporting on internally developed applications, making it faster and easier for IT leaders to make business decisions.
  TechNet Radio

• How Microsoft IT Approached the Deployment of Microsoft Application Virtualization v4.5 (SoftGrid) (Level 200)
  Published: 05/29/2008
  Discussion about the Microsoft IT implementation of SoftGrid covering the benefits of application virtualization within Microsoft's environment.
  TechNet Radio

• How Microsoft IT Leverages SQL Server 2008 SSIS Data Flow Enhancements (Level 300)
  Published: 05/26/2008
  Join this session to learn how SSIS (SQL Server Integration Service) 2008 dataflow engine enhancements have significantly improved the performance of loading, filtering and transforming 1TB of network log data into the ICE data warehouse.
  TechNet Radio

• How Microsoft IT Uses System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to Extend Network Health (Level 200)
  Published: 03/07/08 TechNet Radio added: 04/29/08 Technical Case Study added: 06/06/08
  In this webcast you will learn how Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 ensures that computers connecting or communicating on the network meet the organization's requirements for system health. By Implementing it, Microsoft IT is able to enforce security and compliance, as well as target policies to specific forest and domains within Microsoft.
  TDM Webcast | WMA | MP3 | TechNet Radio | Technical Case Study

• How Microsoft IT Secures Mobile Devices (Level 300)
  Published: 02/26/08 TDM Webcast added: 03/07/08
  Join this session and find out how Microsoft IT is empowering the mobile workforce via the deployment of the Windows Mobile platform. Microsoft IT fully integrates Windows Mobile features and applications, with both established hardware and infrastructure, and future plans support master security policy migrations, such as complete two-factor authentication operations.
  TechNet Radio | TDM Webcast

• How Microsoft IT uses Visual Studio Team System 2005 to Measure Software Code Stability (Level 300)
  Published: 02/04/08
  A strategic initiative within Microsoft IT is to improve the overall productivity, quality, and predictability of internal software development projects. Microsoft IT partnered with Microsoft Research to create a Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2005 extension that counts lines of code and predicts system defects. In the software development environment, insight into the volume of code being produced, and the changes applied to that code, provide measurements of productivity and quality. Join this webcast to see how the Line of Code (LOC) counter provides a flexible and extensible framework for automating the LOC counting process.
  TechNet Radio | IT Pro Webcast | Note on IT | PowerPoint Presentation | Zip

• Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server 2008 Provides an Improved Web and Application Platform (Level 300)
  Published: 08/02/07 Technical White Paper added: 04/10/08
  Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server 2008 provides management, security, performance and extensibility improvements when Windows Server 2008 is deployed to host and manage applications and services that run on the server and/or over the Web.
  TechNet Radio | IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft IT Manages Physical Security through Strategic IT Convergence (Level 300)
  Published: 09/05/07 Podcasts added: 9/14/07 TechNet Radio added: 12/28/07 Video added: 07/31/2008
  The purpose of World Wide Security Operations is to protect Microsoft's assets in a manner consistent with corporate culture. Through the strategic deployment of security systems, Corporate Security is improving the way that they protect Microsoft assets, information, and employees. The goal of this story is to describe the MS and partner "secure by design" technologies that support access control, monitoring solutions, and incident response and real-time communication solutions.
  IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | TechNet Radio | Video 500k | Video 764k | Technical White Paper

• Future of Server Virtualization with Microsoft IT (Level 300)
  Published: 06/28/07 IT Pro Webcast added: 02/26/09
  Building on the success of leveraging Virtual Server 2005 R2 for Microsoft IT's Virtual Server Utility, Microsoft IT looks forward to leveraging Window Server virtualization feature to drive additional value and move virtual machines as the commodity data center platform offering.
  TechNet Radio | WMA | MP3 High | MP3 Low | TDM Webcast

• How Microsoft IT Uses SQL Server 2005 to Power a Global Forensic Data Security Tool (Level 300)
  Published: 06/19/07 PowerPoint Presentation added: 11/19/07
  The Microsoft Information Security team uses an internal tool called Information Security Consolidated Event Management (ICE) version 3.0 to gather forensic data from more than 85 proxy servers around the world. Powered by Microsoft SQL Server 2005, this 27-terabyte data management system collects different types of global evidence, such as inbound and outbound e-mail traffic, log-on events, and Web browsing, into a single database. Join this session to learn how ICE 3.0 provides rapid security analysis and queries, robust proxy performance analysis, and extensive troubleshooting functionality. We discuss how table-level partitions allow event processing and database loading without affecting the ongoing query activities and analysis work of security forensics engineers. Storage area networks (SAN) manage enterprise storage for ICE 3.0, and the service maintains an uptime of nearly 99.9%. A controller application dynamically launches multiple instances of Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), which seamlessly responds to changes in the volume of incoming evidence. This tool was redesigned in 2006 using SQL Server 2005. Join us for a closer look at how this SQL Server upgrade enhanced the data feed process and query response time, expanded the data retention period, and reduced manual data loading and data validations.
  TechNet Radio | IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• How Microsoft IT Implements System Center Operations Manager 2007 (Level 300)
  Published: 05/02/07
  As a first step in building an end-to-end solution, Microsoft IT used System Center Operations Manager 2007 to consolidate two of its largest management groups into one group, the Enterprise Monitoring Team (EMT). In this webcast, we show how Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, the next generation of Microsoft Operations Management and successor to MOM 2005, significantly changes the way that EMT monitors its operations. See how new templates and improved management pack design enable group managers to adjust their monitoring definitions and configurations without having to depend on EMT specialists.
  TechNet Radio | IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• How Microsoft IT Enables High Performance Computing (CCS) (Level 300)
  Published: 04/03/07
  Jeff Kahn, Product Manager, US Windows Server Marketing and Cathy Palmer, Lead Program Manager for HPC System Administration, chat about the market for HPC and Microsoft's new and exciting offering for that market, Compute Cluster Server 2003. Cathy details the steps in setting up a CCS cluster and explains what an Admin has to do to maintain a CCS cluster. They also look at some interesting applications and scenarios for HPC and talk about how Microsoft is focusing on making management and deployment of such systems interoperate with existing enterprise infrastructure.
  TechNet Radio

• How Microsoft IT Deployed Windows Vista Wireless Group Policy (Level 300)
  Published: 03/06/07
  New features in Windows Vista Wireless group policy provided the Microsoft Identity and Access Management (IAM) team with the ability to deploy a group policy object to automatically configure wireless network settings for Windows Vista and Windows XP clients. The team was able to leverage the new interoperability feature to configure wireless network settings for both Windows Vista and Windows XP within a single group policy object in each domain. The enhanced security features allowed the team to block clients from connecting to specific Adhoc networks and configure stronger authentication and encryption methods. In this interview Michael Murphy speaks with Brian Davies about the team's design and deployment methods for the group policy rollout.
  TechNet Radio

• How Microsoft IT Deployed the 2007 Office System (Level 300)
  Published: 01/03/07 Podcasts added: 01/22/07
  The beta release of the 2007 Microsoft Office system provided the Microsoft IT Messaging and Collaboration Services (MACS) team with the opportunity to test improved deployment tools. In this webcast, see how tools such as the single build folder, single customization patch, and script hook can simplify the enterprise-wide rollout of applications. Learn how the MACS team used these tools to ensure that deployment scenarios are fully tested before the release of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Also, see how these deployment tools extended the productivity-increasing benefits of the enhanced Office system applications to users throughout the company. Join us to hear from the Microsoft IT MACS team about their experiences with delivery process, installation, use of new deployment tools, and deployment reporting.
  TechNet Radio | IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft IT Deployed and Architected SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)
  Published: 11/14/06 TechNet Radio added: 01/30/07
  Are you considering the upgrade to or deployment of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007? Are you wondering how Microsoft deployed the product themselves? In this webcast, you have an opportunity to talk with two of the key contributors to the deployment of Office SharePoint Server 2007 at Microsoft. Join this session for a discussion of the architecture, design decisions, lessons learned, and planning that went into the upgrade and rollout of Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
  TechNet Radio | IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• How Microsoft IT Optimizes Client Security by Using Windows Vista (Level 300)
  Published: 09/27/06 TechNet Radio entry added: 12/7/06
  In an attempt to strengthen the security of data network and data storage, Microsoft IT deployed an early version of Windows that provided improved defenses against the threats of unauthorized access and communications. Join this webcast to find out how they planned it, how they deployed it, what it improved, and what they learned from it.
  TechNet Radio | IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper

• How Microsoft IT Monitors and Manages the Exchange Messaging Infrastructure as a Service (Level 300)
  Published: 08/23/06 TechNet Radio entry added: 11/10/06
  In this webcast, learn how Microsoft IT improved its messaging service using targeted metrics and great processes. Hear about the service level agreements (SLAs) and reports the company uses to focus on operational and service improvements. We describe IT service reviews and explain why they are an important component of a successful service. We also show examples of experience-based scorecards and the metrics that go beyond server uptime to enhance the messaging experience for end users.
  TechNet Radio | IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3 | Technical White Paper | PowerPoint Presentation

• How Microsoft Measures the Success of Its Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Solutions (Level 300)
  Published: 03/28/06 Updated: TechNet Radio added 10/20/06
  Does your organization have a disaster recovery and business continuity strategy? If so, how do you measure its effectiveness? Join this webcast to learn about the process Microsoft IT developed for defining requirements for disaster recovery solutions and the metrics designed to measure the health of the recovery program. Find out how Microsoft uses a program development life cycle (PDLC) to determine what to protect, how to protect it, and how to develop and maintain preparedness plans for business continuity in the face of disaster.
  TechNet Radio | IT Pro Webcast | WMA | MP3

Demonstrations

• Controller Workspace: Connecting With Excel Services in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
  Published: 04/21/08 Technical Case Study added: 01/08/09
  Describes how Microsoft IT created a centralized user interface platform, called Controller Workspace, that enables users to view reports, key performance indicators (KPIs), and other finance data. Out-of-box features of Microsoft Office 2007 Excel Services in Office SharePoint Server 2007 provide the foundation for the centralized portal.
  Content Summary | Technical Case Study | Demo 300k | Demo 500k

• Microsoft Improves Access to Customer Data with New Smart Client Solution
  Published: 06/09/05
  Multimedia presentation of the Customer Explorer tool, built as an add-in to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, to give field sales personnel easy access to Siebel and other sources of customer data in a familiar application. Customer Explorer improves data access and ability to update information quickly and easily.
  Content Summary | Demonstration | IT Pro Webcast

Video

• CIO Scorecard Fosters Strategic Performance Management Culture (Level 200)
  Published: 01/23/09 TDM Webcast added: 02/13/09 Video added: 09/11/09
  Microsoft IT (MS IT) falls under strict corporate scrutiny to demonstrate its business value and return on investment. The CIO Scorecard at Microsoft helps to strategically align the organization with corporate and fiscal objectives, manage organizational performance, and demonstrate the value of IT across the enterprise. The CIO Scorecard has matured to a level that enables, sustains, and drives business strategy execution.
  Content Summary | Video | Business Case Study | TDM Webcast

• Unified Communications Delivers a Scalable, Consolidated, and Manageable Communication Experience (Level 100)
  Published: 08/26/09
  Unified Communications at Microsoft supports over 40,000 users. Multiple communications tools such as e-mail, Instant Messaging, voice mail, voice, and presence are delivered in a unified experience which is available anywhere. Because multiple and disparate communication systems have been consolidated and in sourced onto a single solution, the ability to manage and measure the environment is enhanced.
  Content Summary | Video

• DirectAccess is Key to Microsoft IT Remote Access Strategy (Level 200)
  Published: 08/26/09
  Microsoft IT has leveraged DirectAccess as its future in preferred remote access technology. DirectAccess is a new feature in Windows 7 and Window Server 2008 R2. With DirectAccess, users are always connected to the corporate network whenever they are connected to the Internet, and without having to use a VPN. This seamless and ubiquitous access method has resulted both significant end user and business benefits for Microsoft.
  Content Summary | Video

• Consolidated Business Intelligence Portal Lowers Costs (Level 200)
  Published: 08/11/09
  A single, consolidated business intelligence portal helps Microsoft streamline business processes and lower costs. Users can share business information securely across the enterprise, and can view and organize reports with ease.
  Content Summary | Video

• Building Windows 7 installation images for multiple audiences (Level 100)
  Published: 07/08/09 Article added: 10/02/09
  Do you have limited resources to deploy Windows 7 in your organization? Learn how Microsoft IT (MSIT) optimized its enterprise Windows 7 image to maximize end user productivity and provide a seamless client experience. The Windows 7 installation image was configured to meet corporate hardware and software standards. If the installation encountered non-standard hardware or software, the image directly re-routed the user to Windows Update so that they could quickly and easily be up and running.
  Content Summary | Video | Article

• Windows 7 End User Experience Reduces Support Costs (Level 200)
  Published: 07/01/09 Article added: 10/02/09
  At Microsoft, the deployment of Windows 7 led to an improved end user support experience, resulting in decreased Helpdesk costs. New diagnostic features, improved software and hardware compatibility, and an investment in self service support content supported an accelerated adoption rate.
  Content Summary | Video | Article

• Delivering a Comprehensive Self Service Customer Engagement Portal (Level 200)
  Published: 07/01/09
  The Global Foundation Team (GFS) developed a MOSS 2007-based self-service portal to support over 250 internal clients of highly visible external Microsoft properties. The portal provides comprehensive services such as a service offerings catalog, a sign up mechanism, reporting services, and service tracking. Efficient and easy to use, the portal has proven itself to be a competitive asset. It lowers costs to the business and customers by streamlining workflows and speeding development.
  Content Summary | Video

• Maturing Deployment Methodology Yields Streamlined Windows 7 Deployment (Level 300)
  Published: 07/01/09 Article added: 10/20/09
  Windows 7 deployment goals have been exceeded and Helpdesk call volume is below anticipated levels. Microsoft IT delivered on a Windows 7 deployment plan that minimized end user disruption. Investments in communications and productivity materials support a prepared end user population.
  Content Summary | Video | Article

• Virtualization Moves Datacenter Functionality to the Branch Office (Level 100)
  Published: 06/19/09 Article added: 10/02/09
  Do WAN access issues and costs keep you from providing the datacenter services in branch offices that benefit your corporate users? Learn how Microsoft IT uses Windows Server 2008 R2 and virtualization to deliver datacenter functionality to branch offices. Services at the branch office level include file and print management, offline folder redirection, operating systems and application distribution, and patch management. This has significantly improved service availability, lowered management costs, and reduced servers.
  Content Summary | Video | Article

• Centralized Server Virtualization Drives IT Cost Reduction (Level 200)
  Published: 06/08/09 Article added: 10/02/09
  Are you faced with the competing demands of server growth and cost control? Learn how server and application growth at Microsoft has matured to a model where technologies such as virtualization power a centralized and consolidated server and application management system. In addition to reducing costs associated with physical space and power demands, the model improves server and application manageability.
  Content Summary | Video | Article

• Work Smart Guides Deliver Key Software and Services Productivity Scenarios (Level 200)
  Published: 06/08/09 Article added: 10/23/09
  Microsoft IT (MS IT) created Work Smart Guides to provide employees with scenario-based, re-usable, best-use productivity aids on Microsoft products and IT technologies. The goal of the Work Smart Guides project is to enable more consistent, productive, and cost-effective use of software and service offerings across the company.
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• Streamlined PC Procurement Improves Productivity While Controlling Costs (Level 200)
  Published: 05/02/2009 Article added: 10/20/09
  Do you manage a PC procurement system? Learn how Microsoft IT closely manages the PC configurations available to its employees. Specific computer procurement guidelines allow Microsoft employees to easily purchase supported PCs. In turn, providing a limited set of supported PC configurations enables the corporation to improve application compatibility, hardware compatibility and provide an improved user experience.
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• Leveraging Software to Reduce Energy Consumption (Level 200)
  Published: 05/02/2009 Article added: 10/08/09
  Faced with data center capacity limitations, soaring server use and increased energy consumption, Microsoft IT (MS IT) organized for and developed an Environmental Sustainability (ES) plan. Aimed at reducing the environmental impact of Microsoft, the ES plan includes the strategy of using software to reduce the energy consumption of software-driven devices.
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• Protecting Removable Storage Devices at Microsoft (Level 200)
  Published: 05/02/2009
  BitLocker to Go, a feature native to Windows 7, extends full volume encryption to USB devices. Microsoft IT took advantage of centralized management features, such as Group Policy enforcement of BitLocker protection on removable drives. At the same time, end users are provided multiple options for access, such as a strong password, smart card, or domain user credentials.
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• Securing Customer and Partner Data with Windows Vista BitLocker (Level 200)
  Published: 05/02/2009
  Committed to protecting customer and partner data, Microsoft chose to enable full volume encryption for its mobile workforce. Cost considerations were factored when choosing Windows Vista BitLocker as the native encryption method for primary and secondary data. The feature is easy to use, integrates into the Active Directory management infrastructure, and enables data restoration through escrow keys.
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• Virtualization Quickly and Effectively Meets the Demands of Rapidly Changing Businesses (Level 200)
  Published: 01/23/2009
  Microsoft IT is working towards a Dynamic IT capability. Virtualization technology and particularly Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 is providing the means to drive down costs and increasing efficiency of the Server Infrastructure.
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• How Microsoft IT Manages Physical Security Through Strategic IT Convergence (Level 100)
  Published: 07/31/2008
  Learn how Microsoft leverages convergence strategies to control costs while increasing operational efficiencies in the physical security space.
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• Microsoft Leverages Microsoft Dynamics AX to Manufacture Software Media (Level 200)
  Published: 07/07/06
  Video on Microsoft IT's internal experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX. The video highlights how Microsoft Operations Puerto Rico set up an end to end supply chain management system that will scale the operation from production 20 million CDs to 80 Million CD and DVDs.
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• Developing Line of Business Applications on Windows Mobile 5.0 (Level 200)
  Published: 03/13/06
  Overview describing how Microsoft IT created a Windows Mobile device application on the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform that decreases response times in critical customer situations.
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• Managing Fabless Semiconductor Manufacturing by Using Microsoft Dynamics AX (Level 200)
  Published: 03/13/06
  Discussion and video on Microsoft IT's internal experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX. Highlights how the Silicon Operations group at the Microsoft Home and Entertainment Division leveraged Microsoft Dynamics AX to set up fabless semiconductor manufacturing. This brought about a reduction in the cost of producing the Graphics Processing Unit for the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, and helped to beat the competition to market.
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• Expense Reports Made Easy with Microsoft Office Solutions (Level 100)
  Published: 07/27/05
  Video overview of the MS Expense InfoPath client. Created to enhance the productivity and user experience of its highly mobile workforce, Microsoft created an expense reporting tool based on Microsoft Office technologies. The InfoPath form provides highly mobile users with an intuitive, rich client, expense reporting experience. It seamlessly connects to an existing backend expense reporting system. Because of the ease of use and built-in controls, the tool is expected to speed the submission of expense reports, while reducing redundant expense reporting and the need for manual audits.
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• Supply Chain Management using BizTalk Server (Level 200)
  Published: 07/27/05
  Overview of how Microsoft IT used BizTalk Server and RosettaNet Accelerator to manage its supply chain. As a result, Microsoft IT expects a 126 percent return on investment and 50 percent reduction in development time.
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• Microsoft Operations Framework: Improving the Way IT Organizations Handle IT Issues (Level 200)
  Published: 06/03/05
  Video testimonies from Microsoft IT employees on the value and benefits obtained from the deployment of the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF). Discusses the initial challenges and dramatic changes that took place as the framework was implemented.
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