TechNet Magazine March 2013

TechNet Magazine March 2013

Lync Server 2013:Link in with Microsoft Lync

Lync Server is a powerful communications platform, but there are several things you can do to improve its performance. Brien Posey

Virtualization:VDI made easy

There are new options for deploying and managing your VDI environment with Windows Server 2012 RDS. Kristin Griffin

IT Management:IT: The Core, The Core, The Core

It has been said before, but it’s more true than ever – IT is the core of business activity as a driver, a facilitator and a solution. Romi Mahajan

IT Architecture:The new face of IT

A Cloud-based framework running on a network of virtual servers is the new look of the modern IT infrastructure. Paul Yu

Windows Server 2012:Master Windows Deployment Services

Using WDS, especially in concert with other deployment tools, gives you a powerful and flexible solution. Johan Arwidmark

SharePoint 2010:Establish the proper environment

The manner in which you set up your development and testing environments and processes can greatly impact your applications. Corey Erkes, Steve Wright

Cloud Computing:Cloud operations and security

Recognizing and aggregating patterns is a key to efficient and secure cloud operations. Vic (J.R.) Winkler

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Editor's Note:Keep Talking

Communication is the key to success, and with unified communications and collaboration platforms, it just keeps getting easier and more efficient.Lafe Low

Windows Confidential:Feature-colored glasses

If you can’t explain your feature without using buzzwords, then don’t expect anybody to understand you.Raymond Chen

Windows PowerShell:Looks a lot like a workflow

Each month this year, Don Jones will present an installment in a 12-part tutorial on Windows PowerShell Workflow. We encourage you to read through the series in order, beginning with the January 2013 column.Don Jones

Geek of All Trades:Fault-tolerant Hyper-V storage

You can actually use the Windows Server 2012 Scale-Out File Server and Server Message Block to create a level of fault-tolerant storage.Greg Shields

IT Management:Leadership, deconstructed

Being an effective leader is learned skill, but you can apply some simple techniques to build and drive a powerful team.Ryan Haveson

Utility Spotlight:Keep Internet Explorer 10 at bay

With the Internet Explorer 10 Blocker Toolkit, you can keep Internet Explorer 10 from appearing in the list of important updates for Windows 7.Lance Whitney

Toolbox:New products for IT professionals

This month’s tools are all about monitoring, whether monitoring the uptime of your Web site or monitoring enterprise-wide systems and applications.Greg Steen

SQL Q&A:Undo the damage

Take a look inside query plan selection, excessively slow backups and the process of repairing a replication database.Paul S. Randal