New: IDC White Paper on Business-Critical Workloads Available

Today a new IDC White Paper (sponsored by Microsoft) was made available:http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/B/D/5BD5C253-4259-428B-A3E4-1F9C3D803074/IDC_Business_Critical_Workloads.pdfThe purpose of the write-up is to document what’s happening in the world of x86-based Servers; why they are THE platform businesses choose for their business-critical workloads.  This is not a Microsoft story…“Oh really?  You sponsored it!”Yeah, you got me there.  (smile)  But, really, … Continue reading New: IDC White Paper on Business-Critical Workloads Available

Transparency: What guides Microsoft to improve server products and reduce your TCO?

Here’s another TLA for you all to learn: CEC.  Microsoft’s Common Engineering Criteria.  The Microsoft Common Engineering Criteria is a set of engineering requirements and guidelines that govern all of Microsoft’s server products.  The idea here is that we build products that work well together, and work to help you reduce your TCO (another TLA … Continue reading Transparency: What guides Microsoft to improve server products and reduce your TCO?

Savings. TechNet Subscriptions. What could be better?

IMPORTANT UPDATE: This promotion and promotion code have expired.Please CLICK HERE for the most current promotion.Whenever I present a live TechNet Event, I ask my audience to raise their hands if they are a TechNet subscriber.  Usually about 1/3 of the audience raises their hand.  Considering that this is typically a Microsoft-friendly audience, I'm a … Continue reading Savings. TechNet Subscriptions. What could be better?

Best of Questions and Answers from TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 5 of 6): SharePoint Server 2007 Security, from Service Accounts to Item-Level Access

Hi!Below are the best of the questions and answers that occurred during our TechNet Webcast entitled, "SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 5 of 6): SharePoint Server 2007 Security, from Service Accounts to Item-Level Access"John Weston was kind enough to help out with the questions and answers during the webcast.  Much of what you see below is … Continue reading Best of Questions and Answers from TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 5 of 6): SharePoint Server 2007 Security, from Service Accounts to Item-Level Access

Resources for TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 6 of 6): Keeping Control of Your SharePoint Sites with IT Governance

Here are some resources relating to part 5 of the SharePoint Server 2007 webcast series I'm presenting, entitled "SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 6 of 6): Keeping Control of Your SharePoint Sites with IT Governance".I hope you find them useful.Kevin— SharePoint Series Landing Page http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/sharepointserver.aspx?tab=webcasts The SharePoint Guide - Document Download http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/0/6/e06e6d91-7d14-44d0-83fb-2800fcd3a4fb/SharePointGuide.docCommunity Kit for SharePoint: Windows Live … Continue reading Resources for TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 6 of 6): Keeping Control of Your SharePoint Sites with IT Governance

Resources for TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 5 of 6): SharePoint Server 2007 Security, from Service Accounts to Item-Level Access

Here are some resources relating to part 5 of the SharePoint Server 2007 webcast series I'm presenting, entitled "SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 5 of 6): SharePoint Server 2007 Security, from Service Accounts to Item-Level Access".I hope you find them useful.Kevin— SharePoint Series Landing Page http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/sharepointserver.aspx?tab=webcasts Plan and Design for Security (Windows SharePoint Services and Office SharePoint … Continue reading Resources for TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 5 of 6): SharePoint Server 2007 Security, from Service Accounts to Item-Level Access

Resources for TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 4 of 6): Compliance and Records Management

Here are some resources relating to part 4 of the SharePoint Server 2007 webcast series I'm presenting, entitled "SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 4 of 6): Compliance and Records Management".I hope you find them useful.Kevin— SharePoint Series Landing Page http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/sharepointserver.aspx?tab=webcasts Microsoft Enterprise Content Management http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA101747881033.aspxEnterprise Content Management from Microsoft http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA102063591033.aspx?pid=CL100796281033Enterprise Content Management Team Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/ecm/Get SharePoint Training … Continue reading Resources for TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 4 of 6): Compliance and Records Management

Best of Questions and Answers from TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2008 (Part 3 of 6): Disaster Recovery

Hi!Below are the best of the questions and answers that occurred during our TechNet Webcast entitled, "SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 3 of 6): Disaster Recovery"John Weston was kind enough to help out with the questions and answers during the webcast.  Much of what you see below is either specifically his answer, or based on the … Continue reading Best of Questions and Answers from TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2008 (Part 3 of 6): Disaster Recovery