Visio 2010 Process Diagrams: Drawing on Experience with Mark Nelson

Posted By: Harry Miller | Nov 20th @ 1:00 PM | 2,151 Views | 0 Comments
Visio 2010 has new features specifically for process diagrams, such as cross-functional flowcharts (swimlane diagrams) and BPMN diagrams.

Mark Nelson, the lead PM on the Visio team for these features, shows how they work using the Beta version of Visio.
Tags: diagramming, Office 2010, Visio

Windows 7 DirectAccess Explained

Posted By: yung | Nov 20th @ 12:01 AM | 5,470 Views | 2 Comments
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The Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating systems introduce DirectAccess, a new solution that provides users with the same experience working remotely as they would have when working in the office.
 
With DirectAccess, remote users can access corporate file shares, Web sites, and applications without connecting to a virtual private network (VPN), as shown in Windows 7 DirectAccess User Experience. Further, DirectAccess separates intranet traffic from Internet traffic, as shown on the left, and reduces unnecessary traffic on the corporate network.  DirectAccess requirements include: …[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: directaccess, IPv6, Network Access Protection, Networking, Windows 7, Windows 7 client, Windows Server 2008 R2

Morgan Keegan on Exchange 2010

Posted By: Adam Bomb | Nov 19th @ 12:01 AM | 3,699 Views | 0 Comments
The last stop on the Exchange customer road trip was Memphis.  We met with a couple guys from Morgan Keegan.
They expect to see some significant cost savings and improved uptime.  They even got written up in Wall Street and Technology - you can see the write up here.
Tags: Customer Story, Exchange, exchange 2010

Windows 7 DirectAccess User Experience

Posted By: yung | Nov 18th @ 6:50 PM | 3,910 Views | 0 Comments

This is a follow-up posting with Windows 7 DirectAccess Explained. Here, I configured a simple infrastructure with my Hyper-V-enabled laptop to demonstrate the user's experience in accessing corporate resources with DirectAccess including:

  • dc.contoso.com

DC/DNS/DHCP/CA

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Tags: directaccess, IPv6, Network Access Protection, Networking, Windows 7, Windows 7 client, Windows Server 2008 R2

Technical Talks with Tim Vander Kooi-Windows Server2008 R2

Posted By: Evren Toktas | Nov 18th @ 1:59 PM | 3,538 Views | 0 Comments
Join Tim Vander Kooi, chairman of the board for the North American arm of Culminis, and Kevin Watt, Product Manager as part of  Windows Server team in US Subsidiary, as they delve deeper into the changes that Windows Server 2008 R2 brings to the server OS and what these changes mean with regard to existing network infrastructure. What current applications and products are affected by making the move to Windows Server 2008 R2 and also how do Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 together bring a new dimension to network computing?[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: community, IT Manager, Podcast, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, Webcast, Windows Server 2008 R2

Forefront TMG RTM Overview Interview

Posted By: David Tesar | Nov 17th @ 11:59 PM | 4,777 Views | 0 Comments

With the RTM of Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG), David Cross tells us about what's new and gives some real-world examples of how Microsoft IT has benefited from TMG over ISA 2006.  He also discusses the following:

  • Why TMG only utilizes Microsoft signatures with the GAPA / NIS capabilities
  • How TMG protects non-Microsoft & unmanaged clients
  • URL filtering capabilities 
  • How TMG can help you save costs
  • How to migrate from 32-bit ISA 2006 servers to the (only 64-bit) TMG server
  • The differences between UAG and TMG

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Tags: forefront, Forefront Edge, Security, TechEdEMEA09, TMG

Announcing the RTW of the IIS SEO toolkit and the RC of URL Rewriter 2.0

Posted By: Joey Snow | Nov 17th @ 10:15 AM | 4,854 Views | 1 Comment
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Need to make your web site’s relevance more search engine friendly as well as create simpler URLs?  Today marks the RTW (Release to Web) of the IIS Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Toolkit and the RC (Release Candidate) of URL Rewriter 2.0.[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: IIS, IIS 7.5, IIS Extensions, Search Engine Optimzation, SEO Toolkit, URL Rewrite

Thrive Live! Virtualization

Posted By: Evren Toktas | Nov 17th @ 3:04 AM | 4,757 Views | 0 Comments
Join Kevin Remde, Sr. IT Professional Evangelist and Shanen Boettcher, General Manager in the Server & Tools Division on the US team at Microsoft, as they discuss Hyper-V in Windows Server & System Center and how Microsoft Virtualization solutions can cost less and help you maximize the return on your virtualization investment. They will also address the features and benefits of Windows Server Virtualization and System Center including how they work together to allow complete integration.[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: Virtualization, Webcast, Windows Server 2008 R2

Exchange 2010 at Global Crossing

Posted By: Adam Bomb | Nov 16th @ 11:45 AM | 10,643 Views | 0 Comments
The second stop on the Exchange early adopter road trip was Vegas.  The customer we visited with, Global Crossing, was actually just in town for a conference, but who am I to turn down a visit to Sin City?
Global Crossing is upgrading to Exchange 2010 to take advantage of the great new e-mail archiving, cheaper storage options, and as a replacement for its legacy voicemail system. 
CIO Magazine also caught up with Global Crossing this week and posted this story on the cost savings the company hopes to realize by standardizing on Windows phones and EAS and moving off of BlackBerry smartphones.
Tags: Customer Story, Exchange, exchange 2010

Windows PowerShell : Variables, Types, and Operators

Posted By: Phil Pennington | Nov 13th @ 5:10 PM | 7,969 Views | 1 Comment

Join James Brundage, PowerShell Test Team member, as he introduces Variables, Types, and Operators.  

Windows PowerShell is a Windows command-line shell designed for ease-of-use not only by system administrators but also for application and system developers.  The shell includes an interactive prompt and a scripting environment that can be used independently or in combination.  PowerShell V2 is available by default with both R2 and Windows 7 and, via an optional update, previous versions of Windows.

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Tags: powershell, PSV2, W2K8R2, Windows 7, Windows PowerShell, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008 R2
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