Business
- The Creative Agency Secrets methodology for winning new customers
- Pinpoint Pointers: 5 Things That Will Make Your Profile Stand Out
Offshoring
VMware
- LUN sizes in the new storage world
- Free e-learning course – VMware vCenter Operations Manager Fundamentals
- Free e-learning course – VMware vCloud Director Fundamentals
Generic Microsoft learning resources
- Weekly aggregation of MS blog posts
- Weekly aggregation of news 2
- Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up
- Technical rollup
- E-Book Gallery for Microsoft Technologies
- 22 Free Microsoft eBooks to Add to Your Must Read List
- Born To Learn Blog
- How to stay informed about training
- How to Prepare for Upcoming Microsoft Product Releases
- Channel 9 MSDN
- Technet Wiki
- Technet Video
- Over 100 TechEd 2012 Hands-On Labs are now available online
- Microsoft Virtual Academy
- Microsoft Learning Plan Tool
- Springboard series
- Gear Up sales toolkit
- Microsoft Sales Specialist–Update–Partner Sales Skills Excellence
- Microsoft Practice Accelerator
- U.S. Partner Training News; Windows Intune and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Training for Your Role
Events (various topics)
Office
Generic Office Learning Resources
Office 2013
- Webcast: Steve Ballmer Announcement Office 2013
- Microsoft Office 2013 preview Zdnet
- Office 2013 Customer Preview Link Summary
- What’s new for IT Pros in the new Office release?
- Resources for the new Office release
- Office 2013 Technet Library
- System requirements for Office 2013 Preview
- Office 2013 Recommended Reading
- Microsoft Unveils The New Office
- Office 365 ProPlus Administrator Series on the Office 365 Preview blog
- What’s new in volume activation for Office 2013 Preview? Active Directory-Based Activation
- Introducing Skydrive Pro
- Office 2013 RT for Windows RT tablets will ship as Preview, lack macros and other features
- Resources for the new Office release
- The New Office – Developer And IT Pro Resources
- New Security Features in Office 2013 Preview
- Introducing Access 2013
- Getting started with Access 2013 Web Apps
- Access 2013 and SQL server
- Introducing Excel 2013
- The Excel Button – Bringing Excel Everywhere
- Excel 2013 Flash Fill
- Introducing Word 2013
- Reading in the new Word
- Unlock PDFs with the new Word
- Introducing apps for the new Office and SharePoint and the Office Store
- Office Customer Preview
- Using the new Office with touch
- Office Preview – Getting Started Guide
- The new Office Web Apps
- Apps for the new Office and SharePoint IT admin guide
- Reading in the new Office
- Office and SkyDrive for Windows
- Introducing SkyDrive Pro
- Office and the Cloud
- Using Click-to-Run to install the new Office
- Office Deployment Tool for Click-to-Run
- Deployment guide for Office 2013 Preview
- Office 2013 Preview App-V packages available (App-V 5.0 Beta)
- A new and enhanced developer experience for Office and SharePoint
- New file format options in the new Office
- Introducing Office Telemetry in the new Office
- Using Office Telemetry Dashboard to see how well your Office solutions perform in Office 2013
Exchange 2013, Outlook 2013
- The new Exchange
- What’s New in Exchange Server 2013? Downloadable Technical Documentation now available!
- The new Outlook Web App extends to tablets and phones
- Microsoft Exchange Preview
- Integrating Exchange 2013 Preview and Lync Server 2013 Preview
- Managing the new Exchange
- Exchange Server 2013 Preview installation in Windows Server 2012
- Installing Exchange 2013 Preview Prerequisites on Windows Server 2008 R2
- Installing Exchange Server 2013 Preview
- Changing DAG & DAG members IP addresses
Lync 2013 / Lync Online
- What’s new in Lync 2013
- Lync server 2013 Preview – Major Server Features – Quick reference guide
- Microsoft Lync 2013 Preview in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
- Integrating Exchange 2013 Preview and Lync Server 2013 Preview
- Lync 2013 training slides and labs for developers
- Lync 2013 Technet Library
- Lync Server 2013 Preview – High Availability Test
- Lync 2013 Client first look
- Lync Online Preview: Get the Latest Information from Office 365
Project 2013 / Project Online
Sharepoint 2013
Exams
- 70-331 Core Solutions for SharePoint Server 2013 (70-331).
- 70-332 Advanced Solutions for SharePoint Server 2013
Courses
- Clinic 40028A: First Look Clinic: What’s New for IT Professionals in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
General
- SharePoint 2013 TechNet library
- SharePoint 2013 MSDN library
- SharePoint Team Blog
- Sharepoint 2013 training for IT pros and developers (documents, videos and presentations)
- SharePoint 2013 Ignite training powerpoint slides
- IT Professional Reviewer’s Guide for SharePoint Server 2013
- Test Lab Guides for SharePoint Server 2013 Preview
- Deployment Guide for Sharepoint 2013 Preview
- New sharepoint technical content
- The new Sharepoint
- Capabilities and features in SharePoint 2013
- Some key SharePoint 2013 features
- SharePoint 2013: A Knight in shining Armor
- Top Ten Productivity Reasons to Move to Microsoft SharePoint 2013
- Get The Point blog – SharePoint for End Users
Sharepoint user adoption
Powershell and Sharepoint 2013
- Windows PowerShell cmdlets available in SharePoint Server 2013 Preview
- Windows PowerShell Command Builder 2.0 for use with Sharepoint and Office 365
Design
- Using Dreamweaver and Design Manager with SharePoint 2013
- Show Off Your Style with SharePoint Theming
- Changes to the Design View in SharePoint Designer 2013
eDiscovery
Publishing
Authentication
Licensing
Search
- Overview of Search in SharePoint 2013
- Hybrid Search in SharePoint 2013
- Introducing SharePoint 2013 Search Result Types and Display Templates
- Query Rule Conditions in SharePoint 2013 Search
- Introduction to Hover Panel in Search 2013
- Introducing People Search
- Introducing Search Schema for SharePoint 2013
Information Rights Management (IRM)
User profiles, social enterprise and my sites
- What’s new in SharePoint 2013 Profile Sync
- SharePoint 2013 To ‘Supercharge’ Enterprise Social Networking
- The Social Enterprise
- Sharepoint revolves around you
Sites
- New Feature – Site Mailboxes in SharePoint Online
- Keep Your Team in Sync with Site Mailboxes
- The New Team Site
- New task management features for team sites
SkyDive Pro
Office Web Apps
Upgrade
Known issues
Windows Server 2012 Essentials (SBS)
- Windows Server 2012 Essentials Beta available : First Look
- Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Essentials available now
- Windows Server 2012 Essentials technet
- Windows Server 2012 Essentials Feature List
- Email Options Supported by Windows Server 2012 Essentials
- Growing Beyond 25 Users with Windows Server 2012 Essentials
- Windows Server 2012 Essentials Deployment
Windows Server 2012
Server 2012 generic resources
- 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
- 70-411 Administering Windows Server 2012
- 70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services
- 70-412 Study guide Stanislas Quastana
- 70-413 Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure
- 70-414 Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure
- 70-415 Implementing a Desktop Infrastructure
- 70-416 Implementing Desktop Application Environments
- 70-417 Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) – Partner Learning Center (PLC) Server 2012 training
- Windows Server 2012 “Early Experts” Challenge
- Windows Server 2012 Editions
- Windows Server 2012 is coming
- The Windows Server 2012 Information Experience
- Windows Server 2012 Licensing and Editions
- Windows Server 2012 Licensing and pricing, see FAQ link
- Did You Know 2012
- Top 10 Features in Windows Server 2012
- IT Pro Summer Expedition Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 Training Resources–July Update
- What’s New in Windows Server 2012 & Hyper-V
- What’s New in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 presentation
- Microsoft Jump Start Series Windows Server 2012: Preparing for the Datacenter Evolution
- Microsoft Jump Start Series Windows Server 2012: Preparing for the Datacenter Evolution – Day 1 presentation slides
- Microsoft Jump Start Series Windows Server 2012: Preparing for the Datacenter Evolution – Day 1 Q&A Chat log
- Microsoft Jump Start Series Windows Server 2012: Preparing for the Datacenter Evolution – Day 2 presentation slides
- Microsoft Jump Start Series Windows Server 2012: Preparing for the Datacenter Evolution – Day 2 Q&A Chat log
- Microsoft Jump Start Series Windows Server 2012: Preparing for the Datacenter Evolution – Day 1 and day 2 Recordings
- Windows Server 2012 Roadshow Event Recap and Slides
- Windows Server blog
- Windows Server 2012 certifications overview
- Exam 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
- Gear Up for Windows Server 2012 Training + Certification
- Introducing Windows Server 2012 e-book
- Windows Server 2012 Evaluation Guide
- Microsoft Virtual Academy Windows Server 2012 First look
- Track: Windows Server 2012 Readiness
- Windows Server 2012 Various Videos
- Windows Server 2012 Understand and Troubleshoot Guides (UTG)
- Windows Server 2012 Virtual Labs
- Windows Server 8 Test Lab Guide
- Windows Server 2012 Tech Center
- Windows Server 2012 Technet Library
- Building an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Cloud Using Windows Server 8
- The Windows Server 2012 Information Experience
Server 2012 specific resources
Server 2012 overview
- TechNet Radio: IT Time – Windows Server “8” Beta Overview
- TechNet Radio: IT Time – An Overview of Windows Server “8” – Server Core
- New and Improved Networking Capabilities in Windows Server 2012: A platform for Partner solutions
Server 2012 Dell and HP
Server 2012 Hyper-V 3.0
- Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 Release Candidate
- Comparison between Microsoft Private Cloud and VMware Private Cloud
- A Response to VMware’s ‘Get the Facts’ page comparing vSphere to Hyper-V & System Center
- VMware vSphere vs. Microsoft Hyper-V: Which is cheaper?
- ITProGuru vs. Virtualization with Matt McSpirit on How Microsofts Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Stacks Up Against VMware
- Independent Third Party Assessments of Hyper-V
- Demo Day – Building a Cloud Infrastructure with Windows Server 2012
- So you want to get started with (Windows Server 2012) Hyper-V? Start here
- Windows Server 2012 – Part2: Virtualization Enhancements “Scalability & Flexibility”
- Windows Server 2012 – Part3: Virtualization Enhancements “Mobility”– Hyper-V Replica
- Windows Server 2012 Virtualization – Hyper-V Replica
- Types of failover operations in Hyper-V Replica
- Hyper-V Replica Powershell Series: Don’t want Replica folder names as GUIDs!
- Hyper-V Replica–Certificate Based Authentication in Windows Server 2012
- Requesting Hyper-V Replica certificates from a CA
- Requesting Hyper-V Replica Certificates from an Enterprise CA
- Interpreting Replication Health
- Fun with Hyper-V Replica in WS2012 RC
- Hyper-V Replica Powershell Series: Creating Hyper-V Replica Broker
- Introduction to Resource Metering
- Hyper-V Extensible Switch
- Hyper-V Extensible Switch videos
- All New Windows Server ‘8’ Hyper V Component Architecture Poster
- Trainsignal David Davis on Hyper-V 3 – Live at TechEd 2012
- Windows Server 8 – Manage Hyper-V 3.0 with PowerShell
- What’s new in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V – Dallas Cloud Summit Sales
- TechNet Radio: IT Time – Managing Hyper-V in PowerShell for Windows Server “8” Beta
- An update that enables Windows 8 Consumer Preview or Windows Server “8” Beta to be hosted in a Hyper-V virtual machine on Windows Server 2008 R2
- Simple Hyper-V Network Virtualization Demo
- Introducing Windows Server “8” Hyper-V Network Virtualization: Enabling Rapid Migration and Workload Isolation in the Cloud
- Software Defined Networking, Enabled in Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 SP1, Virtual Machine Manager
- How to Move Highly Available (Clustered) VMs to Windows Server 2012 with the Cluster Migration Wizard
- Customizing the OEM Appliance OOBE in Windows Server 2012 (including cluster sysprep)
- Hyper-V vs. VMware vSphere Guest Clustering
- Hyper-V snapshots in production
- Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V – List of Supported Client OS
- IT Time – TechNet Radio: Hyper-V Basics: Getting Started with Microsoft Virtualization Solutions
- Hyper-V Physical to virtual: Moving a natively booted VHD to be a real virtual machine
- Test Hyper-V over SMB configuration with Windows Server 2012 – Step-by-step Installation using PowerShell
Server 2012 administration (gui, powershell, server manager)
- Server 2012 usage including keyboard shortcuts
- Introducing Windows PowerShell Web Access in Windows Server 8 Beta
- Windows Server 2012: Getting started with PowerShell Web Access
- Windows PowerShell Web Access – Installation guide
- Server Manager – Power of Many; Simplicity of One
- Customize Tools menu in Server Manager
- Windows PowerShell 3.0 and Windows Server 2012 Server Manager Quick Reference Guides
- Use Windows PowerShell Commands in Windows Server 2012
- Bringing Powershell to DHCP
- Running show-command to discover cmdlets
- Windows 8: Enable .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0) i.e. (NetFx3) feature in Online & Offline mode!
- Snippets in Windows PowerShell ISE 3.0
- High Level Architecture of Windows PowerShell Workflow
- Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Release Preview
- 12 Routines of Windows Server 2012 Using a Non-Touch Device
- Shut down Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012
- Enable or Disable the Remote Administration Firewall Rule
- Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012 (dsforum2wiki)
- Introduction to CIM Cmdlets
Server 2012 storage, networking and high availability (including printing and patch management)
- Introduction to SMI-S
- Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) Users Guide for Windows Server 2012
- Managing iSCSI Initiator connections with Windows PowerShell on Windows Server 2012
- Using the EMC SMI-S provider with Windows Server 2012 and SCVMM
- Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Storage & Availability
- Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0 – Understanding how SMB Transparent Failover makes file shares continuously available
- Deploying Windows Server 2012 Beta with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) Step by Step
- Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0 demos at TechEd showcase File Server with multiple storage configurations and technologies
- Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster Sessions at TechEd
- How to Configure a Clustered Storage Space in Windows Server 2012
- How to Configure BitLocker Encrypted Clustered Disks in Windows Server 2012
- Introduction to Data Deduplication in Windows Server 2012
- Will I save disk space with Windows Server 2012 Deduplication?
- Server Message Block overview
- The basics of SMB Multichannel, a feature of Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0
- The basics of SMB PowerShell, a feature of Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0
- SMB 2.2 is now SMB 3.0
- VSS for SMB File Shares
- SMB Encryption in Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0
- Data Deduplication overview
- Windows Server 2012 BranchCache Deployment Guide
- Backup and Restore Considerations for Deduplicated Volumes
- Deduplication Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell
- Data Deduplication Planning and Deployment
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate (RC) Evaluation Resources
- Scale-Out File Server for Application Data Overview
- Storage Spaces Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Optimizing Windows Server 2012 storage management via PowerShell for both performance and resiliency
- Cluster-Aware updating in Windows Server 2012
- Quality of Service (QoS) Overview
- New and Improved Networking Capabilities in Windows Server 2012: A platform for Partner solutions
- What NICs should I use in Server 2012?
- NIC Teaming Overview
- Windows Server 2012 network teaming
- NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012 Brings Simple, Affordable Traffic Reliability and Load Balancing to your Cloud Workloads
- Server 2012 Network Subsystem Performance Tuning
- Update Management in Windows Server 2012: Revealing Cluster-Aware Updating and the New Generation of WSUS
- Ensuring High Availability of DHCP using Windows Server 2012 DHCP Failover
- DHCP Failover Load Balance Mode
- Print and Document Services overview
- Understand and Troubleshoot High Availability Printing in Windows Server “8” Beta
- Cluster in a box
- Clustering: What exactly is a File Share Witness and when should I use one?
- Holistic administration of IP address space using Windows Server 2012 IP Address Management (IPAM)
- Windows Server 2012 IP Address Management (IPAM) Teched 2012 video
Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
- Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
- Remote Desktop Services Overview
- Overview Videos for Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012
- Remote Desktop Web Access single sign-on now easier to enable in Windows Server 2012
- RD Connection Broker High Availability in Windows Server 2012
- TechNet Radio: IT Time –Setting up Windows Server “8” VDI in “13 Clicks and a Cup of Coffee”
- Everything you ever wanted to know about Microsoft VDI – from TechEd 2012
- Lessons from the Field: 22 VDI and RDS Mistakes You’ll Want to Avoid
- Remote Desktop Services “What’s New” in Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate
- Deploying Remote Desktop IP Virtualization Step-by-Step Guide
- Setting up a new Remote Desktop Services deployment using Windows PowerShell
- Dell Server 2012 RDS reference architecture for Windows Server 2012
- Fast and fluid audio/video experience with the new Lync and RemoteFX
- RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8
- Enabling a Seamless Multimedia Experience with RemoteFX Media Streaming in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8
- RemoteFX Multi-Touch for Windows 8
- RemoteFX for WAN: Overview of Intelligent and Adaptive Transports in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
Server 2012 WDS
Server 2012 Remote acces
- TechNet Radio: IT Time – WANs, LANs and Remote in Windows Server “8” Beta
- Server 2012 Direct Access
- Microsoft Download Center: Microsoft DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant 2.0 RC
- Remote Desktop Web Access single sign-on now easier to enable in Windows Server 2012
- Introduction to Windows PowerShell scripting in Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services
- RD Connection Broker High Availability in Windows Server 2012
Server 2012 Active Directory
- Active Directory Domain Services Overview
- Active Directory Recycle Bin Step-by-Step Guide
- Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Virtualization
- Windows Server 2012 “Server 8 Beta” Active Directory Recycle bin “Now Objects Restoration can be done from GUI” <– Can also rightclick on the domain in GUI to enable AD recycle bin
- Configuring Password Policies with Windows Server 2012
- Active Directory Federation Services Overview
- Managing RID Issuance in Windows Server 2012
- Safely Cloning an Active Directory Domain Controller with Windows Server 2012 – Step-by-Step
Server 2012 Access control and Security
- Access Control and Authorization Overview
- Dynamic Access Control (DAC)
- Windows Server 2012 Dynamic Access Control – The power of “And…”
- Standardizing Dynamic Access Control Configuration – Exporting and Importing Dynamic Access Control objects between Active Directory Forests
- Diving deepet into Windows Server 2012 Dynamic Access Control
- Document Quarantine with Windows Server 2012 Dynamic Access Control
- Network Policy and Access Services Overview
- Consumerization of IT Test Lab Guide: Windows To Go with DirectAccess
- Authentication Assurance and Claims Based Authentication
- Office 365 – Installing and Configuring ADFS 2.0 for Single Sign-on with Office365
- An ADFS Claims Rules Adventure
- ADFS 2.0 Client Certificate Authentication using test certificates
- There’s still time to participate in the Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 8 Beta review!
Server 2012 Migration
- Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows Server 2012 RC Compatibility Cookbook
- Migrate Roles and Features to Windows Server 2012
Server 2012 IIS 8.0
Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V)
- Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V)
- What to Expect in User Experience Virtualization Beta 2
Windows 8
- Windows 8 RTM 90-day trial (not upgradeable)
- 70-687 Configuring Windows 8 Exam
- 70-687 Exam Resources from techexams.net
- Explore Windows 8
- Tweaking IE10 (Internet Explorer 10) compatibiity
- Lynda.com Windows 8 Consumer Preview First Look videos
- Get Ready for Windows 8 Today!
- Windows 8 readiness – 4 new courses on the Partner Learning Center (PLC)
- What’s New in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 presentation
- Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) – Partner Learning Center (PLC) Server 2012 training
- Windows 8 How To from Dr. Z’s Blog
- Windows 8 Overview Computerperformance.co.uk
- Windows 8 and Microsoft Office 365 Training for Your Role
- Windows 8 resources for IT Pros
- Windows 8 Release Preview Guide
- Windows 8 Release Preview Technet
- Internet Explorer 10 Technet
- Managing client access to the windows store
- User State Migration Tool (USMT) How-to topics
- What’s New in Windows 8 for IT Professionals
- Windows 8 isn’t just a pretty face
- Windows 8 for IT Professionals
- Windows 8 Store / App Developer Agreement
- Building Windows 8 Blog
- Choosing a deployment strategy
- Get ready for Windows 8 with MAP Toolkit 7.0 Beta
- Coming in Windows 8: New Encryption Tool, Bitlocker Administration and Monitoring 2.0
- Role-Based Training for Windows 8 and Private Cloud
- Shut down Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012
- Tip o’ the Week #131 – Shortcuts with Windows 8 Release Preview
- New articles on 802.1X Wireless Access experience and certificate-based authentication with Windows 8 Release Preview
- Enable Hyper-V on Windows 8 Release Preview
- Windows 8: Windows RT Devices for Business
- Deploying Windows 8 with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)
- Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Update 1 available for download
- Windows 8: Windows To Go Overview
- Windows To Go Step-by-step
- Windows 8: What’s New In App Compat Tools
- Windows 8: Bitlocker
- Windows 8: Malware Resistance
- Media Playback: What you need to know about playing media to make your app shine in Windows 8
- Client Management Scenarios in the Windows 8 Timeframe
- Windows 8 Hyper-V: Scalability
- Secure booting in Windows 8
- How MS IT Deployed Windows 8 Consumer Preview
- Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2.0 What’s New
- Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows Server 2012 RC Compatibility Cookbook
- Simpifying Printing in Windows 8
- Collaborating to deliver Windows RT PCs
- Designing the Windows 8 touch keyboard
- Hardware accelerating everything : Windows 8 graphics
- Using your feedback to make narrator work better with touch
- Restoring the start menu for Windows 8
- The Windows 8 Task Manager
- Windows (Live) Essentials 2012
- Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows® 8
- How to install the Windows Performance Recorder for Windows 8
- How to develop a Windows 8 app in 30 days
- How to backup and restore Windows 8 activation
- Create a Windows 8 image with recimg.exe to preserve your Desktop apps after a refresh
- How to backup Windows 8 apps and files using RecImg
- Hands on with Windows RT (finally)
SQL Server 2012
- SQL Server Team Blog
- Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012
- SQL Server 2012 virtual labs 1
- SQL Server 2012 virtual labs 2
- TechNet Radio: Virtual Lab Insider – How Integration Services work in SQL Server 2012
- U.S. Partner Training News; Windows Intune and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Training for Your Role
- SQL Server 2012 Training Resources–July Update
Cloud
- Why Virtualization makes sense at every stage of IT life cycle
- Guide: Managing and Operating a Microsoft Private Cloud—How to Apply the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF)
- Migrate from VMware
- Deploying private clouds: lessons rearned from the Windows Server 2012 TAP TechED video
- Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track Information New and Improved
- Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track Guidance Set
- Microsoft Private Cloud Self Assessment Tool
- Microsoft Private Cloud Guided Labs
- Microsoft Private Cloud Evaluation Software
- Understanding Microsoft Private Cloud Competition – Microsoft Partner Network (MPN)
- Microsoft Private Cloud Technical Overview Course – Microsoft Partner Network (MPN)
- Harmonizing Cloud Security Requirements to Enable Cloud Adoption
- Role-Based Training for Windows 8 and Private Cloud
- Cloud fundamentals video series
- Private Cloud Jump Start
- Microsoft Solutions for Private, Public and Hybrid Clouds
- Virtualize Your Way to the Cloud with Hyper-V
- Virtualize Enterprise Applications
- Beyond Server Virtualization: Common Technologies for Your Move to Cloud Computing
- Cloud Fundamentals Video Series: An Inflection Point
- Cloud Fundamentals Video Series: An Update on Cloud Security Standards
- TechNet Radio: Virtual Lab Insider: Building Your Cloud Infrastructure with Virtual Machine Manager 2012
- Inside Microsoft IT – How CIOs can Benefit from Cloud Computing – Part 1
- Inside Microsoft IT – How CIOs can Benefit from Cloud Computing – Part 2
- TechNet Webcast: Hyper-V: The Base of a Private Cloud
- Inside Microsoft IT – Planning and Architecting a Private Cloud Infrastructure
- Cloud Fundamentals Video Series: Recoverability in the Cloud
- Presentations at TechED US 2012 now Available
- Cloud Computing: Negotiating Cloud Contract
- Bringing Windows Azure Services To Windows Server for Hosting Service Providers
- The Private Cloud: The New Center of the IT Universe
- All for one, one for all: Governments broaden vision for shared clouds and services
- Demo Day – Building a Cloud Infrastructure with Windows Server 2012
- Staying safe in the cloud: the questions to ask
Windows Azure
- Windows Azure Blog
- Windows Azure Datacenter IP Ranges
- Announcing One Year of Windows Azure FREE with WebsiteSpark
- VMs in the cloud today–FREE Windows Azure 90 Day Pass
- Web Sites Series: Create PHP and MySQL sites with Windows Azure Web Sites and WebMatrix
- Infrastructure as a Service Series: An Overview of Windows Azure Virtual Network
- Inside Microsoft IT – Managing Your Documents Using Windows Azure Storage
- Meet The New Windows Azure
- Windows Azure 2012 Spring Release
- Windows Azure free trial
- Windows Azure Community News Roundup – #TechEd Edition (#23)
- Windows Azure conversations
- Infrastructure as a Service Series: Virtual Machines and Windows
- Cloud Services Series: What’s new in Windows Azure Caching
- Windows Azure Watch What You Missed at TechEd North America 2012
- SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machine Early Adoption Cook Book
- Virtual Machines Series: Running SQL Server in a Windows Azure Virtual Machine
- Data Series: SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machine vs. SQL Database
- Windows Azure Training Kit – June 2012
- Windows Azure IAAS (Infrastructure As A Service)
- Python on Windows Azure – a Match Made in the Clouds!
- Introduction to Windows Azure
- Building a Multi-Server SharePoint Farm in Windows Azure
- Announcing the Developer Preview of Windows Azure Active Directory
- Introducing Windows Azure Active Directory (AD) – Web Single Sign-on (SSO)
- Windows Azure IaaS Overload
- VM I/O Performance on Windows Azure Virtual Machines – Part II: Striped disks performance results
- Upload VHD to Windows Azure
- Azure Data and Databases – When to use what
System Center 2012
- Building Private Clouds with System Center 2012
- System Center Blog Links
- Microsoft System Center Self-Study Guide Part I – III
- System Center 2012 – Power Start 26.-27.9.2012
- Get Certified on System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (Exam 70-243) with this FREE Study Guide!
- Cross Forest Support in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager – Part 1
- System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012 as Private Cloud Enabler
- An in-depth look at Virtual Machine Manager Services
- Virtual Machine Manager Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guide Beta
- What’s coming with System Center 2012 SP1
- ConfigMgr 2012: Upcoming Enhancements in SP1
- Announcing Availability of System Center 2012 SP1 Community Technology Preview 2 (CTP2)
- System Center 2012 SP1 CTP2 SPF Installation Issue
- System Center 2012 SP1 CTP2 Now Available
- A Quick Reference of Community Technology Preview (“CTP2”) Release of System Center 2012 SP1
- Interview with Vijay Tewari at TechEd North America About System Center 2012 SP1
- System Center 2012 Guided Hands On Labs
- Technical Documentation Download for the CTP2 release of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1
- Webcast Series: Bare Metal to Private Cloud
- Self Study Guides
- Great New Service Manager Blogs
- Add User to Group Automated Request Offering Walkthrough
- Runbook Commander Update 1.5 – An Orchestrator Console Extension for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
- Step-by-step: Connecting System Center App Controller to Azure Virtual Machines
- New Operations Manager Management Pack Authoring Tools
- Open Beta for System Center Operations Manager 2012 IPD Guide—Now Available for Download
- OpsMgr 2012: What should the SPN’s look like (visual representation)?
- OU, Logical Processor, Physical Processor, and other class properties are not discovered with OpsMgr 2012 on Windows Server 2003
- 8 Minute Demo – Simple Disaster Recovery with System Center 2012!
- Updating a SQL Cluster using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and System Center Orchestrator (System Center 2012 Updated)
- Extending User-Driven Installation (UDI) in MDT 2012
- Introducing User-Driven Install (UDI) for MDT 2012 Update 1
- Tips and Tricks for Deploying the Application Catalog in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
- Microsoft System Center Orchestrator 2012: Lead the System Center Band
- Free VMware Monitoring for System Center 2012 – with Veeam Management Pack
- Where is the Documentation for System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection?
- Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2012 – now available for download
- Step-by-Step installation of Exchange Connector 3.0 RC for System Center 2012 Service Manager
- Integrating VMM 2012 and OpsMgr 2012
Powershell
- Powershell Blog
- Powershell Magazine
- Windows Powershell Survival Guide
- Scripting with Windows PowerShell
- Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell (Release candidate)
- Secrets of Powershell Remoting
- An introduction to Powershell Remoting
- Windows Powershell remoting and delegating user credentials
- The Top Ten PowerShell Best Practices for IT Pros
- PowerShell Essentials for the Busy Admin
- Use PowerShell to Explore Nested Directories and Files
- Weekend Scripter: Automatically Indent Your PowerShell Code in the ISE
- Use Windows PowerShell Commands in Windows Server 2012
- Authoring Workflows using PowerShell Extended Syntax
- Self Study Guides
- Powershell.com
- Inside powershell with the scripting guys
- Parse PowerShell Transcript Files to Pull Out All Commands
- Script to Force User Logoff After-Hours
- Use PowerShell to Troubleshoot SQL Server via the Error Log
- Use PowerShell to Manage an EqualLogic SAN
- Powershell Remoting In Depth
- Turn PowerShell Commands into Reusable CLI and GUI Tools
- How to Use VBScript to Run a PowerShell Script
- Measure the Performance of Using Wildcards in a WMI Query
- Using PowerShell to Aid in Security Forensics
- Powershell uptime and disk space report
- Running a powershell script from a scheduled task
- Inside PowerShell with The Scripting Guys
- Sending e-mail via powershell script
- Use PowerShell 3.0 to Easily Download 60 Spanned Files
- Find All Word Documents that Contain a Specific Phrase
- Use Powershell to find specific Office Word built-in properties
- Alert On Low Disk Space, Including Mount Points
- Using powershell to report IP configuration multiple servers
- Use PowerShell to Monitor for the Creation of New Files
- Use PowerShell to Detect and Fix Files with Leading Spaces
- Use PowerShell to Check the License Status of Windows 8 (and Windows Server 2012)
- Use PowerShell to Identify Port Connections in Windows 8
- My Five Favorite PowerShell 3.0 Tips and Tricks
- What’s New In PowerShell v3: Demos to Download
- Introduction to CIM Cmdlets
Consumeration of IT (Office 365, Windows Intune, cloud, etc.)
- Consumerization of IT Jump Start
- Consumerization of IT
- Microsoft Consumerization of IT Content
- Windows Intune
- What’s New in Windows Intune
- Windows Intune and Mobile Devices
- Windows Intune Getting Started Guide
- U.S. Partner Training News; Windows Intune and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Training for Your Role
- TechEd presentation on Office365 for education
- Windows 8 and Microsoft Office 365 Training for Your Role
- Office 365 ROI Case Studies – Small and Medium Sized Businesses
- White Paper: Top 10 Reasons Why Enterprises Choose Office 365
- New Office 365 for SMB Jump Start – Targets Small Business and Exam 74-324!
- Office 365 Partner Getting Started Guide
- Office 365 Mobile Device Support
- Office 365 vs Google Apps from the perspective of a teacher
- Office 365 exam study resources
- Office 365 Script: Append additional proxy address to existing cloud identity
- Office 365 Script: Create cloud identities by referencing a CSV file
- Office 365 for education enrollment step by step
- Office 365 Open Initiative program gives resellers option to bill directly and gain higher margin up-front
- How to add proxy addresses with the same domain to existing Office 365 Exchange Online accounts
- Office 365 for education webinar
- Yes, The Office Webs Apps can do that …Better
- Try CloudRooms for free (1 hour) and learn about Office 2010 or Office 365
- Consumerization and SharePoint Security
- Managing BYO PCs in the enterprise
App-V and Server App-V
- Five short videos explaining and demonstrating Microsoft’s App-V
- Understanding Server App-V,Sequencing and Deploying Datacenter Applications
- Server App-V recipes
Lync 2010
- TechEd North America 2012: Lync Sessions
- TechEd Europe 2012: Lync Sessions
- Lync Server 2010 Updates Now Available: June 2012
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/auspartnertraining/archive/2012/06/28/no-cost-training-to-help-you-get-certified-on-lync.aspx
- Links for Learning Lync
- Microsoft Lync Online 2010 conversation translation (Lync-guistic)
Sharepoint
- WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 Mainstream support ending October 9th 2012
- SharePoint Tidbit – Slipstreaming SharePoint install…
Hardware
- Microsoft Surface (Tablet) Keynote 2012
- Announcing Windows Phone 8
- Editorial: Engadget on Windows Phone 8
- More business features coming to Windows Phone 8
- Mellanox Cracks 100 Gbps with New InfiniBand Adapters
Licensing
Tools
- Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator
- Richcopy (GUI version robocopy)
- Remote Desktop Connection Manager
- Zoomit
- Log Parser
- Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 7.0
- Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) Release Candidate is now available
- Updated PAL (Performance Analysis of Log) Tool 2.3.1 Released
- Z-Hire Employee Provisioning App – Freeware Active Directory, Exchange, Lync provisioning tool
- Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Update 1 available for download
- Learning MDT 2012’s User-Driven Installation (UDI)
- Introducing the App-V 5.0 Beta Sequencer: What Has Changed Since 4.6 SP1
- Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0: Automating with PowerShell
- Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell (Release candidate)
- Gantter web-based project scheduling made easy
- Microsoft Attack Surface Analyzer
- Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows® 8
Security and identity management
- Inside Microsoft IT – Maintaining Security Compliance at Your Organization through Server Patch Management
- Privacy and security RSS
- Using Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) to Automatically Provision User Identities
- PKI Certificate Renewal Strategy: A Simple Cascading Schedule
Troubleshooting and problem solving
- The troubleshooters and problem solvers…
- Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Clusters
- Troubleshooting Pool Leaks
- Server “Hangs” and Ephemeral Port Exhaustion issues (incl unable to logon to domain)
- Troubleshooting Kerberos authentication issues using network captures
- Common DFS Configuration misstakes and oversights
- The Microsoft Performance Guide
- Hotfix for “MMC has detected an error in a snap-in and will unload it” after installing the June 2012 .NET updates
- RSA minimum certificate key length impact on test certificates. Consider makecert.exe deprecated and use certreq.exe instead
- How to identify if your ADCS has issued any certificates with public keys <1024 bits (in preparation for KB2661254)
- Troubleshooting Server Application Virtualization 1.0
- Building a Knowledge Blogging System in SharePoint
- Becoming an Xperf xpert
- What is Windows Performance Analyzer all about and why should you use it instead of xperfview?
- Using A PAL (Performance Analysis of Log) Template To Easily Capture Performance Data
- How to install the Windows Performance Recorder for Windows 8
- How to bulk create 10000 users and groups for your test environment
- AD Replication Status Tool is Live
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JPat
June 21, 2012 at 18:02
Thanks for providing all the links! Copy & paste of the chat windows sadly does not pull out the linked items.
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