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Volume 10, Issue 19: October 2008
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From the Editor
Greetings New TechNet Flash Subscriber,
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You’ve seen
our blog posts, and you might have even seen some
early posts from
D`Arcy and
Miguel and you might have even peaked at
the landing page and must be wondering what’s up!
What is TechDays and why are we doing this? Well it
all comes down to your feedback. Over the past years
you have asked for more technical content, less
marketing. You want to learn new skills, improve your
position within your organization or move on to bigger
and better things. All over the world Microsoft runs a
similar event you know as
TechEd. TechEd has been wildly popular and gotten
bigger each year but one piece of feedback you have
also given us was to make it local, so we did, and
TechDays Canada was born.
We have been working on
TechDays 2008 for over a year, and we are pretty
excited. We are heading out to seven cities across
Canada with 5 tracks and 6-8 sessions per track. That
is anywhere from 30 to 40 sessions per city and we are
bringing in the best experts from your local area to
teach you the skills you need to succeed. Whether it
is SQL Server, Infrastructure or my favorite,
virtualization, there are bound to be sessions you
want to see. Heck there are even two developer tracks
if that is your game. Learn more at www.techdays.ca
Are you registered yet?
Rodney Buike
IT Pro Advisor, Microsoft Canada
Rodney.buike@microsoft.com
Blogs.technet.com/canitpro
P.S. Want to keep track of when TechDays is coming to
your area?
Download the TechDays Sidebar Gadget for Windows
Vista and start counting down today!
YOUR FEATURED CONTENT
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The Ignite your Career webcast series was a huge
success last year. We have broadened the topics
and are reaching out to all sorts of audiences -
it doesn't matter if you manage infrastructure,
development, or architects. This is your
opportunity to connect and engage with your
peers and Microsoft on your own time. Join us
monthly for webcasts for Architects,
Implementers (IT pros and Developers) and
Managers of IT. Book mark
www.microsoft.ca/technet/ignite and check back
regularly for new webcasts. Ignite
Your Career Webcasts for IT Managers
Adapting to the upcoming generation of digital
native employees
October 14th, 2008
12:00pm - 1:00pm EST Ignite Your
Career Webcasts for Architects
An Introduction to the Microsoft Operations
Framework
October 21st, 2008
12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
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The Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK)
8 Beta simplifies the creation, deployment, and
management of customized packages of Internet
Explorer 8 packages. IEAK 8 can be used to
configure the out-of-box experience of Internet
Explorer 8 experience or to manage user settings
after deployment of Internet Explorer 8
deployment. You must have
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 installed on your
computer in order for IEAK 8 Beta to run
successfully.
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Kai Axford, CISSP and Senior Security
Strategist, Microsoft Trustworthy Computing
Group, dispels the top three virtual security
myths and offers a few observations for those
considering the virtual route.
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Help your end-users find the information, people
and expertise they need with a search solution
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Forefront Virtual labs now!
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Learn how Microsoft IT upgraded a 30-terabyte
database from SQL Server 2005 to a pre-release
version of SQL Server 2008. Hear how the
multi-terabyte database upgrade was planned,
tested, and implemented without a database
backup by following a structured, organized, and
methodical approach.
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Are you ready to virtualize your datacenter but
don’t know where to start? Download the
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 to
get a jump start. Also view the latest
TechNet Magazine article on how to use the
MAP Toolkit.
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The Big Easy Offer gives you choices on
Microsoft products and solutions that fit your
customer needs – and their budget. Now customers
can find the right solution for their
organization while earning money back on their
purchase in the form of a partner subsidy to
help make their solution more complete.
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EVALUATION CENTRE UPDATES
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SQL Server can store and consume any data type,
from virtually anywhere, while reducing the
development complexity with data abstraction and
integration with Visual Studio and the .NET
Framework. Download it today.
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By delivering simplified administration through
central management and providing critical
visibility into threats and vulnerabilities,
Forefront Client Security helps you protect your
business with great confidence and efficiency.
Forefront Client Security is now available.
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Designed for small businesses, Windows Small
Business Server 2008 is an affordable,
integrated server solution that helps you
protect your business data, helps increase
productivity, and present a more professional
image to customers – giving you the tools you
need to help grow your business capacity. Once
you have registered, you will have access to
valuable public preview resources assembled in
one convenient location.
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SUPPORT AND TROUBLESHOOTING
How-to Articles
Hotfixes
Knowledge Base Articles
See a selection of
new Knowledge Base articles on the TechNet Web
site. KB articles feature an Article Translations box
in the right column. You can select a language from
the drop-down list and read the article in the
selected language.
Also available via RSS 
FEATURED DOWNLOADS
UPCOMING WEBCASTS
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October 15, 2008, 10:00 A.M. Pacific Time
Learn how to assign costs to project tasks with
the new cost resources feature. The new budget
tracking feature will be covered, which provides
users with an efficient way to assign budgets to
projects and programs, and to allocate funds and
track costs, work, and materials against the
budget quickly and easily.
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VIRTUAL LABS
ON DEMAND
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Learn how to automate the most common management
tasks, how to create a delegation model using
Windows Authorization Manager, and how the power
of WMI can pick up where Virtual Machine Manager
leaves off.
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This TechNet Radio session features an overview
that highlights the new features and
architectural changes in the VSTS 2008 Database
Edition GDR. We also have our tip of the week.
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IT MANAGER
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The Canadian IT Manager Blog is continuously
updated with posts from our local team, along
with experts in the community. Check it out and
connect with your peers.
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In the spring, a number of Canadian IT
professionals came together to explore
environmentally conscious and economically sound
technology solutions at the Energize IT event in
Toronto. Our podcast series host, Ruth Morton,
was on hand to discuss subjects ranging from
‘The first steps towards developing a Green IT
Environment’ to ‘Helping to reduce data centre
usage and energy costs’ with today’s Green IT
experts.
Listen:
Windows Media Player Download
MP3
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SECURITY
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Download the September security updates,
including updates for Microsoft Windows and
Microsoft Office.
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With data gathered from more than 450 million
computers worldwide, the Microsoft Security
Intelligence Report offers a unique insight into
the IT threat landscape.
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