TechNet Magazine September 2010

TechNet Magazine September 2010

Silverlight Development:Build Your Business Apps on Silverlight

Silverlight has matured into a solid platform for developing and deploying line-of-business applications. Gill Cleeren, Kevin Dockx

Troubleshooting and Repair:Troubleshooting 201: Ask the Right Questions

Effective troubleshooting is a multifaceted exercise in diagnosis and deliberation, analysis and action. Stephanie Krieger

IT Management:Managing IT in a Recession—Tips for Survival

Being an IT manager in this ever-changing world of technology and business is hard enough. Throw in a flaky economy and it’s downright perilous. Here’s how to survive. Romi Mahajan

Virtualization:Top Ten Virtualization Best Practices

As virtualization continues to mature as a technology, so too are best practices for its application. If your virtual infrastructure is falling short, take a run down this checklist. Wes Miller

Special Report: IT Salary Survey:Good Times Ahead?

In the 15th year of Redmond magazine’s annual salary survey, IT salaries generally remained flat. Some respon-dents got raises—giving rise to optimism about salaries next year.

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Editors Note:Silver and Gold

This month, TechNet magazine delves into developing line-of-business applications with Silverlight, and best practices for virtual environments and how to best manage the art and science of virtualization.Lafe Low

Windows Confidential:History—the Long Way Through

Join our Windows Confidential columnist for a decidedly roundabout tour of all the directories with the word “system” in their name.Raymond Chen

Windows PowerShell:Cereal or Serial?

Serializing can help when exporting or retrieving objects with Windows PowerShell.Don Jones

Geek of All Trades:Automatically Deploying Microsoft Office 2010 with Free Tools

You can’t avoid Office 2010, but you can find other ways to automate installation with any of these free tools.Greg Shields

Toolbox:New Products for IT Professionals

This month’s tools include a free RAM disk emulator and a top-notch synchronization tool.Greg Steen

SQL Q&A:Maintaining Logs and Indexes

Some of the key ways to keeping SQL Server running efficiently are preserving log backups and properly maintaining indexes.Paul S. Randal

Utility Spotlight:Create Your Own Online Courses

Take control of your internal training programs, and develop your own custom courseware with Microsoft’s Learning Content Development System.Lance Whitney