TechNet Magazine: April 2012

Editor’s Note: Mind Your BusinessEditor’s Note: Mind Your Business

By Lafe Low

A collaborative platform such as SharePoint is all about sharing, but that sharing must be regulated, lest it decline into disarray. As authors Steve Wright and Corey Erkes point out in their recently released book, “Pro SharePoint 2012 Governance” (Apress, 2012), the issue of governance becomes a factor simply by virtue of having a handful of users collaborating with SharePoint.

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Deploying multiple virtual machines into clusters requires some special management and configuration techniques.

 

Mobile Computing: Be on the Lookout for Mobile Malware

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By Jaime Blasco
An ethical hacker gives his view on the dangers of mobile malware and the steps you can take to protect your mobile workforce.

 

Microsoft Dynamics CRM: Big Data Drives Gaming Industry CRM

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Windows Server 2008 R2: Get the Most from Server Core

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Server Core is a basic, no-frills way of maintaining your Windows environment. If you’re not familiar with it yet, you soon will be.

 

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2: Certificates Drive RDS Security

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Virtualization: Create Hyper-V Virtual Machines with Windows PowerShell

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SharePoint 2010: The Purpose of Governance
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Virtualization: Dealing with Legacy Apps

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Utility Spotlight:
Tweak Your Keyboard
By Lance Whitney

The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator lets you customize the keyboard layout for yourself or any of your users.

Windows PowerShell:
Shortcut Syntax
By Don Jones

There are usually many ways to do the same thing in Windows PowerShell. Find the one that works for you and stick with it.

Toolbox:
New Products for IT Professionals
By Greg Steen

This month’s tools cover a variety of file management tasks, from organizing your desktop and unlocking files to copying files from Linux disks.

Windows Confidential:
Ship It
By Raymond Chen

Who gets a "Ship It" award? You need to have contributed to shipping the actual product—otherwise you're just writing code.

Exchange Queue & A:
Get the Right Message
By Henrik Walther

This month, our regular Exchange Queue & A columnist is joined by a guest contributor to resolve your most vexing Exchange issues.

Geek of All Trades:
Step-by-Step DirectAccess Installation
By Greg Shields

Just because you're part of a small business doesn't mean you can't extend your network over the Internet with DirectAccess.

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