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Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

• Best Practices for Deploying Virtual Machines using Hyper-V Virtualization Technology
• Centralized Server Virtualization Drives IT Cost Reduction
• Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services at Microsoft
• Deploying and Managing PKI inside Microsoft
• How Microsoft Designs the Virtualization Host and Network Infrastructure
• Implementing Volume Activation 2.0 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
• Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server 2008 Provides an Improved Web and Application Platform
• Leveraging Software to Reduce Energy Consumption
• Managing Network Access Protection at Microsoft
• Microsoft IT's Benefits of a Server Core Installation of Windows Server 2008
• Microsoft IT's Top Five Management and Operations Features in Window Server 2008
• Microsoft IT Virtualization - Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V Configuration, Supporting Core Application Workloads: Exchange, SharePoint and SQL Server
  See also: WMA | MP3 High | MP3 Low
• Rapid Deployment of Applications on the Microsoft Extranet
• Securing Business Workflows and Networks for Partners
• Securing the Microsoft Desktop Environment using Patch Management
• Securing the Network with Windows Server 2008
• Smart Card Deployment at Microsoft
• Structured Active Directory Schema Management at Microsoft
• TDM Webcast: Reducing IT Overhead with Volume Shrink and Storage Features in Windows Server 2008
• TechNet Radio: How Microsoft Does IT: Evolution of Information Security Strategy at Microsoft
• TechNet Radio: Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server 2008 Provides an Improved Web and Application Platform
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft does IT: Enhancing High Availability with Server Core in Windows Server 2008
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deploys Windows 2008 Clusters for File Services
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Is Providing an Improved Web and Applications Platform with Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server 2008
  See also: WMA | MP3
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Manages Network Access Protection
• TechNet Webcast: How MSIT Uses Terminal Services as a Scalable and Secure Remote Access Solution Gateway
• Virtualization - Business impact of Windows Server Virtualization in Microsoft IT
• Virtualization Moves Datacenter Functionality to the Branch Office
• Virtualization Quickly and Effectively Meets the Demands of Rapidly Changing Businesses
• Windows Server 2008 - High Availability - Failover Clustering
• Windows Server 2008 - High Availability - Server Core
• Windows Server 2008 - Management and Operations
• Windows Terminal Services 2008 and TS Gateway

Windows Server 2003

• Centralizing Access to Enterprise Data by Using the .NET Framework 3.0
• Certificate Migration from Key Management Service and Key Recovery at Microsoft
• Creating an Active Directory Site for Exchange Server
• Deploying a Worldwide Site Consolidation Solution for Exchange Server 2003 at Microsoft
• Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services at Microsoft
• Deploying and Managing PKI inside Microsoft
• Deploying Data Protection Manager at Microsoft
• Empowering Users with Self-Service Identity and Access Management Solutions: An Overview of Easy ID
• Exchange Server Error -1018
• Group Policy Object Infrastructure Management at Microsoft
• High Availability Computing at Microsoft
• How Microsoft IT Manages Labs Efficiently Through Consolidation
• Improving Remote Access Using MOF at Microsoft
• Improving Security with Domain Isolation: Microsoft IT implements IP Security (IPsec)
• Improving the Wireless Network Infrastructure at Microsoft
• Integrating Mobility into the Enterprise at Microsoft
• Load Balancing an RMS Cluster Using NLB
• Managing Active Directory at Microsoft
• Master Data Management at Microsoft - Microsoft Individual and Organization
• Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services
• Microsoft Distributed File System
• Microsoft File Server Resource Manager
• Microsoft IT Attack and Penetration Testing Team
• Microsoft Operations Framework: Improving the Way IT Organizations Handle IT Issues
• Microsoft.com Moves to x64 Version of Windows
• Microsoft.com Standard Server Configurations
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting Microsoft.com
• MS IT Enterprise SharePoint Performance and Optimization
• Optimizing Bandwidth at Microsoft
• Optimizing Storage Management at Microsoft
• Providing Security for Corporate Resources at Microsoft by Using ISA Server 2004
• Providing Security for the Network Perimeter at Microsoft
• Providing Security for Web Applications and Infrastructure: Best Practices for Managing Security Risks
• Securing the IT Environment at Microsoft
• Security Enhancements for Remote Access at Microsoft
• Server and Data Center Consolidation: Microsoft IT Enhances Cost Savings, Availability, and Performance
• Server Security Patch Management at Microsoft
• Single Instance Storage in Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2
• Single Portal Serves Personalized Content to a Global Audience
• TDM Webcast: How Microsoft Does IT: Creating a Single-Sign On Payroll Experience using Active Directory Federation Services
• TDM Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deploys and Manages Windows Mobile Options
• TDM Webcast: IT as a Strategic Business Asset: How Microsoft IT Does It
• TDM Webcast: Optimizing Application Platform Infrastructure to Advance Business
• TechNet Radio: How Microsoft IT Enables High Performance Computing (CCS)
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deploys Customer Data Protection Scenarios with DPM
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Designed and Deployed Active Directory Federation Services
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Does 64-bit Computing on Windows
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Implemented Information Protection with Windows Rights Management Services
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT ManagePoint Drives Smarter Decisions Around People and Productivity
  See also: Demonstration
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Optimizes Network Traffic with the Next Generation TCP/IP Stack
• TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Secures Access to Corporate Resources By Using ISA 2006
• Trustworthy Messaging at Microsoft
• Volume Expansion Using Diskpart.exe
• Windows Server 2003