March-May, 2008

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{ What’s New in Windows Server 2008 }

HEROS happen {here]
http://www.heroshappenhere.com

Windows Server Web Site
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008

The Server Unleashed!
http://serverunleashed.com

Windows Server 2008 Reviewer’s Guide
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/2008/bb414776.aspx

Top 10 Reason’s to Upgrade
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/why-upgrade.aspx

Active Directory Improvements
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/active-directory.aspx

Core Infrastructure Improvements
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/core-infrastructure.aspx

High Availability
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/high-availability.aspx

High Performance Computing
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/high-performance.aspx

Virtualization and Consolidation (Hyper-V)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/virtualization-consolidation.aspx

Web and Application Platform Improvements
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/web-application.aspx

Scripting with PowerShell
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs/msh.mspx

PowerShell Team Blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/

Microsoft TechNet Script Center
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

Windows Server Division Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver

Server Core Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/server_core

Windows Server 2008 Retail Pricing Announcement
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/nov07/11-12HyperVPR.mspx

Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guides
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=518d870c-fa3e-4f6a-97f5-acaf31de6dce&DisplayLang=en

Windows Server 2008 – Compare Server Roles (Roles available by Server Version)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/compare-roles.aspx

{ Virtualization and Your Infrastructure }

Microsoft Virtualization Home
http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization

Infrastructure Optimization
http://www.microsoft.com/io

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb977556.aspx

Hyper-V Virtualization and Consolidation
http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v

Hyper-V TechNet TechCenter
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/servermanager/virtualization.mspx

Hyper-V FAQ
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hyperv-faq.aspx

Installing Microsoft Hyper-V
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/virtualization/install.mspx

Hyper-V Step-by-Step Guide
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/c513e254-adf1-400e-8fcb-c1aec8a029311033.mspx?mfr=true

Video – Managing Hyper-V on Server Core
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=5119240c-6579-4827-8338-7f5539930402

Virtualization WMI Providers (great for PowerShell Scripting!)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc136992(VS.85).aspx

Virtualization Team Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/

System Center – Your Platform {managed}
http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter

System Center Virtual Machine Manager
http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/scvmm/default.mspx

Presentation Virtualization with Terminal Services
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/presentation-terminal.aspx

Terminal Services Gateway
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/9da3742f-699d-4476-b050-c50aa14aaf081033.mspx?mfr=true

Terminal Services RemoteApp
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/57995ee7-e204-45a4-bcee-5d1f4a51a09f1033.mspx?mfr=true

Terminal Services Web Access
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/95258ce8-5ddd-42cb-9e95-cec19ef4f43d1033.mspx?mfr=true

Terminal Services Team Blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

Microsoft Application Virtualization (formerly SoftGrid)
http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/softgrid/default.mspx

{ Securing Your IT Infrastructure with Windows Server 2008 }

Security and Data Protection Improvements
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905073.aspx

TechNet Magazine: Service Hardening in Windows Vista (applies to Server as well)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc162523.aspx

New Networking Features in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726965.aspx

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/ff06e8d5-b029-4c4a-8e13-2f27d721087b1033.mspx

Step-by-Step Guide for Read-Only Domain Controllers
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/ea8d253e-0646-490c-93d3-b78c5e1d9db71033.mspx

Wireless Networking in Windows Vista (applies to Server as well) – Document Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=eb958617-b3d3-42cf-a434-87ad81259fc6&displaylang=en

BitLocker Drive Encryption Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Server 2008
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2008/en/library/cbc28269-5146-4672-9161-8872697897061033.mspx

ADFS Documentation Team Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/adfs_documentation/

Network Access Protection TechCenter
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/bb545879.aspx

Active Directory Rights Management Services Role
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/77b591cc-5d32-4ff6-bb02-64bde149dc991033.mspx

Windows Server 2008 Auditing AD DS Changes Step-by-Step Guide
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/a9c25483-89e2-4202-881c-ea8e02b4b2a51033.mspx

Event Subscription Overview
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/6955be85-64fe-40c8-9bbc-ee7a1298e8d21033.mspx

Step-by-Step Guide to Controlling Device Installation and Usage with Group Policy
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/library/9fe5bf05-a4a9-44e2-a0c3-b4b4eaaa37f3.mspx

Windows Server 2008 – Active Directory Auditing Enhancements
http://edge.technet.com/Media/Windows-Server-2008-Active-Directory-Auditing-Enhancements

{ Exploring Windows Server 2008 Web and Application technologies }

IIS 7 Home
http://www.microsoft.com/iis

IIS Community Portal (best source of IIS information)
http://www.iis.net
IIS.NET Blogs
http://blogs.iis.net/

Getting Started with IIS 7.0
http://blogs.iis.net/chrisad/archive/2007/3/1/1599947.aspx

IIS 7 SDK
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms692515.aspx

Application Host Config
http://www.iis.net/articles/view.aspx/IIS7/Use-IIS7-Administration-Tools/Using-XML-Configuration/Introduction-to-ApplicationHost-config

What happened to the metabase?
http://www.iis.net/articles/view.aspx/IIS7/Use-IIS7-Administration-Tools/Using-XML-Configuration/How-to-use-Metabase-Compatibility-with-IIS7

IIS 7.0: Converting Metabase Properties to Configuration Settings
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa347565.aspx

IIS 7 on Server Core
http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2007/6/4/1738267.aspx

IIS 7 on Vista?  You bet! 
Here’s a great breakdown of what Editions of Vista support which IIS 7 functionality
http://www.iis.net/1100/SinglePageArticle.ashx

Getting Started with the IIS Manager
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/113/getting-started-with-iis-manager

IIS 7 Feature Delegation
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/155/an-overview-of-feature-delegation-in-iis-70

Extending IIS: Developing a Module using .NET
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/170/developing-a-module-using-net

Managing Sites with IIS 7.0’s WMI Provider
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/162/managing-sites-with-iis-7s-wmi-provider

Getting Started with AppCmd.exe
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/114/getting-started-with-appcmdexe

IIS 7 Shared Configuration
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/264/shared-configuration

How to use HTTP Detailed Errors in IIS 7.0
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/267/how-to-use-http-detailed-errors-in-iis7

Bill Staples’ Take on IIS 7.0 vs. Apache
http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2007/5/7/1696624.aspx