TechNet Magazine July 2012

TechNet Magazine July 2012

Microsoft System Center Orchestrator 2012:Lead the System Center Band

Automating IT processes saves time and effort, and you can do it fairly easily with System Center 2012 Orchestrator. Paul Schnackenburg

Microsoft Office 365:Moving Office to the Cloud

Making the move to Office 365 conveys unique advantages for small to midsize businesses, but there are several transition issues you need to consider. Brien Posey

IT Management:IT and the Social Web

Symbiosis—not silence—is the key to IT earning its long-overdue degree of respect. Romi Mahajan

Microsoft SharePoint 2010:Mandatory Services in SharePoint

There are both mandatory and optional services you can identify and activate within Microsoft SharePoint 2010. Steve Wright, Corey Erkes

Identity and Access Management:Filling the Gap in Identity and Access Governance

Traditional identity solutions focus on access to applications, but that misses as much as 80 percent of corporate data. Matt Flynn

Microsoft Office:The Mathematics of Office Compatibility

When planning an Office upgrade, simple mathematics will help you determine your appropriate compatibility-testing scenario. Chris Jackson

Windows 7:Fun with Windows Media Player 12

Whether you’re running podcasts or just listening to music, the Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7 gives you plenty of options. William Stanek

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010:Coexistence with Exchange Server 2007

You can install Exchange Server 2010 into an existing Exchange Server 2007 environment and have the two coexist for as long as you need. Japp Wesselius

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Editors Note:Come Together

The right technology deployed at the right place and the right time is the driving force that brings knowledge workers together.Lafe Low

Windows PowerShell:Text, XML and CSV—Oh My

Windows PowerShell has a variety of ways of dealing with text formatting, which is powerful but often confusing.Don Jones

Geek of All Trades:GPPs for the GPP-less

There are other ways to manage the compliance settings of Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager if you’re shut out of Group Policy.Greg Shields

Windows Confidential:Aliens Ate My Software

When space aliens hold up your product release and other creative answers for why your product is delayed.Raymond Chen

SQL Q&A:Disaster Recovery and Database Mirroring

Backups, disaster recovery and database mirroring have endless variations, all suitable for endless scenarios.Paul S. Randal

Toolbox:New Products for IT Professionals

The pair of tools in the spotlight this month helps facilitate virtual meetings and track file logs for troubleshooting and monitoring.Greg Steen

Utility Spotlight:Are You Compatible with Windows 8?

The Upgrade Assistant that’s part of the Windows 8 release preview can check your hardware and software for Windows 8 compatibility.Lance Whitney