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The Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 development system and tools enable your organization to deliver innovative solutions that take advantage of Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, mobile devices, and the Web to help your company stay competitive and provide rewarding customer experiences. With Visual Studio 2008, you can create custom applications that deliver high quality, secure, interoperable, rich-user experiences on the latest platforms. Visual Studio 2008 and the Microsoft .NET...

Your database is corrupt, what should you do? Well, it depends. How critical is the data? Do you know what is really wrong with the database? Should you restore or repair? It is all about limiting downtime and data loss when a corruption occurs. In this episode, Paul Randal gives you insight into how to recover from corruption without making things worse.

"Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 includes integrated provisioning and management support for Intel vPro/Active Management Technology (AMT) hardware management technologies. This integration provides a strong solution for enterprise management of both desktop software and hardware platforms within a single unified administration console. Join this webcast to learn how to provision and use vPro to extend the capabilities of System Center Configuration Manager to incorporate...

"Is there such a thing as effective innovation for legacy systems? Yes. Experts from Microsoft and Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software share insights on the changing landscape for legacy systems based on industry-standard protocols and secure communications techniques. This webcast is intended for customers supporting VSE, and we provide insight into: Managing costs better and lowering your total cost of ownership. Streamlining integration of patches and updates on the CI...

In this webcast, we explore PHP and open source software and explain how it can be used on the Windows Server operating system. We cover the Microsoft open source service offerings for developers, IT professionals, and businesses that can be used on Windows Server environments. We examine the Windows Server 2008 environment for hosting open source applications and the benefits for users to reduce the cost of ownership. We describe how Windows Server 2008, Internet Information Services (IIS)...

In this webcast, we look at some of the powerful scripting capabilities of Windows PowerShell. First, we introduce some of the basics of Windows PowerShell we examine how the help system works and review the Windows PowerShell command structure. We also discuss how to format output and some basic Windows PowerShell commands. Next, we explore variable declaration and scripting constructs in Windows PowerShell to perform basic programmatic functions, like loops and branching. Then we look at...

Get tips for administering and maintaining desktop and workgroup geodatabases. This is the third episode of a series on implementing and managing desktop and workgroup geodatabases.

How fast is the Server Message Block (SMB) version 2.0 protocol? Some claim it is up to 40 times faster than SMB 1.x, others say SMB 2 is actually slower than SMB 1 or requires various registry tweaks to match the performance of SMB 1. Actually, all three of the statements are correct under specific circumstances. In this webcast, we look at what the new SMB 2 protocol does, how its performance is influenced by the new TCP/IP stack, and how other network parameters like Jumbo Frames contribute...

In this webcast, we show some of the elements of the Windows Server 2008 operating system that enable robust protection of documents and messages. Information Rights Management (IRM) is a growing concern for all sorts of organizations. In this webcast, we outline common IRM needs and scenarios. We first look at the new features of Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS), in addition to the previous version of RMS and the two service packs issued for it. We cover how to employ RMS...

In this webcast, we explore the features and capabilities included in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform and the application suite known as LAMP, and we compare it to the Windows Server operating system and application solutions. Join this in-depth comparison as we demonstrate the benefits of using the robust capabilities in Windows Server 2008 and describe how the operating system can help reduce the cost of ownership. We compare Apache with Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0,...

Learn how to create desktop and workgroup geodatabases and be introduced to the role of the database server administrator account. This is the second episode of a series on implementing and managing desktop and workgroup geodatabases.

So you have acquired the Windows Vista operating system and the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance. Now what's next? Come listen to tips and tricks on how to start your deployment. Hear the best way to get the most benefit out of this set of tools, straight from Microsoft deployment experts.

Discover how Windows PowerShell command-line options can interface with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to manage client settings. In this webcast, we explore administrative tasks, how to manage the Windows Vista operating system, and how to troubleshoot network problems.

In this webcast, we provide an introduction to Windows PowerShell for IT professionals and show how to automate client administrative activities in the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista operating systems. We explore the features and capabilities of Windows PowerShell, describe customer scenarios to manage day-to-day server and client administration activities, and discuss command-line syntax usage. Original Broadcast Date: Monday, December 08, 2008