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TechNet Magazine (UK Edition) September 2008

Page 4 Contents
Page 3: Editors Intro
Page 4: News
Page 10: Take Advantage of SQL Server
Page 13: Sustainable Computing – putting IT on a Diet
Page 17: 10 Ways to becoming an Environmental Leader
Page 22: What is Virtualisation?
Page 30: Windows Essential Server Solutions
Page 34: SQL Server 2008 – what’s new?
Page 40: SQL Server 2008 – new data types
Page 48: The Great Debate – security by obscurity
Page 58: New Elevation Power Toys for Windows Vista
Page 64: Sustainable Computing – sleep or hibernate
Page 66: Exchange Q & A
Page 69: Security versus Compliance
Page 73: Windows Powershell – The Drop Box
Page 77: Security Watch – Where is my PII
Page 80: Utility Spotlight – Microsoft Shared View
Page 81: Utility Spotlight – Web Capacity Analysis Tool
Page 82: Windows Confidential – History Taking Up Space

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TechNet Magazine (UK Edition) May 2008

Page 4 Contents
Page 6: Editors Intro & News
Page 10: Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management System
Page 13: Should I deploy Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 concurrently?
Page 22: Still on the fence with Windows Vista?
Page 26: Standardise data management with custom content types
Page 38: Better backups with Data Protection Manager 2007
Page 47: Track down elusive network problems
Page 54: Policy-driven networks access with Windows Server 2008
Page 62: SQL & A
Page 65: Cable Guy
Page 69: Deploying Windows in a virtual world
Page 75: Windows Powershell - Progress report
Page 77: Security Watch - Island hopping: mitigating undesirable dependencies
Page 80: Utility Spotlight - Windows Easy Transfer Companion
Page 81: Field Notes - Your most important task of the day
Page 82: Windows Confidential - Remind me never to do that again

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TechNet Magazine (UK Edition) March 2008

Page 4: Editors Intro
Page 6: News
Page 10: Inside Windows Server 2008 Kernal Changes
Page 20: Server Manager in Windows Server 2008
Page 28: 16 New Features in Exchange Server 2008 SP1
Page 36: Deploying Windows Server 2008 with System Center
Page 42: A guide to basic Computer Security Forensics
Page 46: Microsoft Security Intelligence Report
Page 50: Gathering Data in the Enterprise
Page 60: Security Confuguration Wizard in Windows Server 2008
Page 66: Cable Guy
Page 70: SQL Q&A
Page 72: Windows Powershell
Page 76: Security Watch
Page 80: Utility Spotlight
Page 81: Field Notes
Page 82: Windows Confidential - The file system paradox

TechNet Magazine (UK Edition) January 2008

Page 3: Contents
Page 4: Editors Intro
Page 6: News
Page 10: Expert Viewpoint – Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008
Page 14: Utility Spotlight - Virtual Machine Remote Control Plus
Page 17: Toolbox
Page 18: Simple, Scalable deployment with BDD 2007
Page 28: Changes to offline files in Windows Vista
Page 36: Build a Green Data centre
Page 44: New software update management tools
Page 52: Optimising SQL Server CPU performance
Page 60: Calculating the value of IT infrastructure
Page 63: Hey Scripting Guy – Desktop Management from beyond the grave
Page 68: Exchange Q&A
Page 72: Windows Powershell – Working without a script
Page 75: Security Watch – Secure access anywhere
Page 82: Field Notes – The Cod of Conduct
Page 82: Windows Confidential – The file system paradox

TechNet Magazine (UK Edition) November 2007

Page 3: Contents
Page 4: Editors Intro and News
Page 10: Utitlity Spotlight - BGInfo & Page Defrag
Page 12: What System Center offers you
Page 15: What is Virtualisation?
Page 20: SMS Evolved – a powerful new solution to manage your systems
Page 32: Keep an eye on your servers with Operations Manager 2007
Page 42: A guide to Windows Vista backup technologies
Page 50: 11 Essential Tools for Managing Active Directory
Page 58: Inside Windows Vista User Account Control part 2
Page 66: Hey Scripting Guy – Can this relationship be saved?
Page 70: SQL Q&A
Page 74: Security Watch – PKI enhancements in Windows
Page 78: Windows Powershell - Securing the Shell
Page 81: Field Notes – IM Interviews
Page 82: Windows Confidential – The known DLLs balancing act

TechNet Magazine (UK Edition) September 2007

Page 3: Contents
Page 4: Editors Intro and News
Page 7: Meet the IT Professional Evangelists
Page 10: Introduction to the Windows Server 2008 UK Product Manager
Page 12: Toolbox
Page 14: Utility Spotlight: SMSMap
Page 18: Getting started with System Centre Essentials 2007
Page 26: Managing hardware restrictions via Group Policy
Page 33: Inside Windows Vista User Account Control
Page 38: Improve security with Windows Mobile 6
Page 46: A powerful alternative to public folders
Page 54: Data protection and disaster recovery for Exchange Server 2007
Page 65: Hey Scripting Guy
Page 68: SQL Q&A
Page 71: Windows Powershell: Working with Active Directory
Page 75: Security Watch: Tools for managing ACLs
Page 81: Field Notes: Staying Sharp
Page 82: Windows Confidential: Looking Smart by being Stupid

TechNet Magazine (UK Edition) July 2007

Page 3: Contents
Page 4: Editors Intro and News
Page 7: One Year on
Page 10: Hardware -The Latest Developments
Page 11: Expert Viewpoint: Office Add-ins
Page 12: Toolbox
Page 14: Windows Server 2008
Page 20: System Centre Essentials 2007
Page 24: Inside the Windows Vista Kernel part 2
Page 34: Explore New Mobile Messaging Capabilities with Exchange 2007
Page 40: Simplify Database Maintenance with Table Partitions
Page 49: The Desktop Files: When I’m x 64
Page 54: Advanced Client Inventories with SMS
Page 62: Hey Scripting Guy
Page 66: SQL Q&A
Page 69: Windows Powershell: How GPMC APIs can simplify the way you manage Group Policy
Page 75: Security Watch: Deploying EFS part 2
Page 81: Field Notes: The doctor is in
Page 82: Windows Confidential: Looking Smart by being Stupid

TechNet Magazine (UK Edition) April 2007

Page 4: News
Page 10: Wikis, Blogs and IM: Cool Business Tools?
Page 11: Community
Page 12: Toolbox
Page 14: Inside the Windows Vista kernel part 1
Page 20: SharePoint Search
Page 36: Monitoring Active Directory with MOM
Page 50: SenderID
Page 57: Exchange and Outlook better together
Page 62: Group Policy templates in Windows Vista
Page 66: SQL Q&A
Page 68: Windows PowerShell
Page 73: Deploying EFS part 1
Page 78: Tech Support for In-laws
Page 81: Licensing
Page 82: Getting out of DLL Hell

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