TechNet Magazine May 2011
Cloud Computing:Head off to the Cloud
Cloud Computing holds considerable promise and possibilities, but you will get much more out of the experience if you are prepared. Andy Cordial
Cloud Computing:Architecting a Microsoft Private Cloud
In this first of a four part series, you’ll learn the definition of a Private Cloud, and how hosted Infrastructure as a Service can support that environment. David Ziembicki
Virtualization:Hyper-V and High Availability
Using Hyper-V with Windows Server failover clustering gives you a high-availability cluster of physical and virtual machines. Thomas Olzak
Cloud Computing:Take Your Virtual Machines to the Cloud
Running virtual machines on Windows Azure combines the benefits of virtualization and cloud computing. Joshua Hoffman
Microsoft Lync Server 2010:Security at the Edge
DoS and password brute-force attacks can be particularly nasty, but you can protect your network against these types of disruptions. Rui Maximo
Microsoft Lync Server 2010:Provisioning Mechanisms
There are many ways to provision Lync Server, each with varying degrees of capability and flexibility. It’s important to be familiar with all of them. John Policelli
Web Technologies:Can the Government Prevent a DDoS Attacks?
DDoS attacks are a part of life in the world of the Web. You will never be totally immune, but there are steps you can take to mitigate any threats. Will Hogan
Social Media:Four Ways to Make Social Technologies Relevant to Your Business
Social media and social technologies are here to stay, so it’s up to you to determine how to make the most out of them. Scott Klososky
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Geek of All Trades:Configure Remote Management with Server Manager
Remote Management wasn’t quite there with Windows Server 2008. It’s getting better with the R2 release, but you still have homework to do.Greg Shields
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Windows PowerShell:HTML Reports in PowerShell
You can actually use Microsoft Windows PowerShell cmdlets to generate HTML reports you can share with your colleagues.Don Jones
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Windows Confidential:Just What Is ‘Size on Disk’?
When you get the stats for the size of a folder, where, exactly, do those measurements come from?Raymond Chen
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Editors Note:Build for the Cloud
With the continued focus on the cloud, we take a practical approach – looking at how to build a private cloud platform and other cumulus topics.Lafe Low
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The Business of IT:The Complexity Challenge
While our professional lives may become inexorably more complex, this affords greater opportunities to learn from each other.Romi Mahajan
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Utility Spotlight:Juggle Those Virtual Desktops
Having multiple virtual desktops running multiple applications and multiple files can get a bit confusing. The aptly-named Desktops app can help.Lance Whitney
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Toolbox:New Products for IT Professionals
The tools in this month’s toolbox help you protect your public-facing Web site, decipher error codes, and organize and remember your username/password combinations.Greg Steen
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SQL Q&A:Dynamic Data and Disaster Recovery
This month’s solutions for SQL success run the gamut from expanding a tempdb and clustering a conundrum to half-baked disaster recovery plans.Paul S. Randal
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