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* Microsoft Share Point now has a 10 percent share of the portal market & the new release which features enhanced integration with Office 2007 is sure to give Share Point a boost* Offers clear instructions & soup-to-nuts coverage of this complex product focusing instead on practical solutions to real-world Share Point challenges* Features tips tricks & techniques for administrators who need to install & configure a Share Point portal as well as ordinary users who need to populate & maintain the portal & use it for collaborative projects* Topics covered include setting up a Share Point portal matching Share Point to business needs managing portal content branding collaborating on Share Point sites using a portal to improve employee relations & marketing putting expense reports & other interactive forms on a portal & monitoring & backing up Share Point ...

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If you're a database administrator you know Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is revolutionizing database development. Get up to speed on SQL Server 2008 impress your boss & improve your company's data management
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This is the definitive real-world guide to Microsoft System Center 2012 Microsofts newest & most powerful version of System Center. Authored by consultants whove deployed System Center in hundreds of enterprises & innovative smaller businesses this book brings together up-to-the-minute tips tricks & techniques you just wont find anywhere else. Youll learn how to use System Centers powerful capabilities to build highly-efficient managed environments that encompass datacenters cloud environments client computers mobile devices & more. The authors address planning design implementation integration & administration & cover every component including Configuration Manager Operations Manager Data Protection Manager Virtual Machine Manager Service Manager & Orchestrator. * Use Configuration Manager 2012 to deliver software & updates in highly-distributed environments including datacenters clouds & mobile devices * Reliably manage & report on assets with Configuration Manager 2012 * Perform monitoring alerting operations & security reporting with Operations Manager 2012 * Use Data Protection Manager 2012to protect file systems SQL Microsoft Exchange & Share Point * Leverage Data Protection Manager 2012s enhanced central monitoring & remote recovery * Run Hyper-V virtualized environments with VMM 2012-including new private clouds & mixed private/public fabrics * Use Service Manager 2012 to provide top-down integration & use Orchestrator 2012 for bottom-up process automation & integration glue" * Give users an efficient self-service portal for creating service & incident requests & browsing service catalogs * Manage service offerings & implement enterprise-wide change control with Service Manager 2012 * Ensure compliance by creating executing & repeating auditable documented processes with Orchestrator 2012" ...

Unbeatable advice & expert tips for evaluating designing & deploying virtualization solutions If youre an IT professional you know that virtualization is essential in todays computer infrastructures. This valuable reference is your key to all things Microsoft virtualization. Written by a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) it breaks down all the various technologies what they mean to your organization in terms of saving money & solving problems & how to design & deploy various solutions effectively. Youll find invaluable tips & information on such topics as Hyper-V the changes that Windows 8 brings private cloud scenarios & more. Written by well-known 11-time Microsoft MVP Windows expert & Microsoft insider John Savill Provides practical advice & expert insights on understanding evaluating designing & deploying virtualization solutions Keeps you up to date with how Windows 8 & Windows Server 8" affect your virtualization processes Covers virtualization in all its forms--machine application & user Explores the private cloud & public cloud & what they mean to your organization Focuses on Microsoft solutions such as Hyper-V but also delves into Citrix Quest software App Sense & other Microsoft partner solutions Discusses bringing your own device requirements through VDI & session virtualization & which one is right Features video demonstrations & walkthroughs of some processes Microsoft Virtualization Secrets is like having a built-in Microsoft expert on hand to help you avoid mistakes & save time!" ...

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Microsoft (R) Windows 7 In Depth Beyond the Basics... Beneath the Surface... In Depth Microsoft Windows 7 In Depth is the comprehensive guide to Microsofts Windows 7 for everyone whos no longer a Windows beginner: corporate small office/home office & personal users alike. Top Windows authors Robert Cowart & Brian Knittel have packed this 1 100-page book with intensely useful & practical information that cant be found elsewhere. You can turn here for expert guidance on... Migrating to Windows 7 as an individual
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With Microsoft still the leader in Server OS & the next release: Windows Server 2008 R2 predicted to be the biggest upgrade since Server 2003 this book will serve network & systems administrators through upgrading migration & implementation. This latest server release is also being timed in conjunction with Microsoft's new desktop OS: Windows 7. Over 85% of surveyed enterprises skipped the Vista OS upgrade & plan to make the jump to Windows 7. Many of the features on Server 2008 R2 are designed to only work with Windows 7. * Features information on how to plan deploy & administrate Windows Server 2008 R2 using best practice guidance* Provides in-depth coverage of Hyper-V Direct Access Remote Desktop Services Active Directory & Branch Cache*

Includes:: Delta Changes to allow experienced administrators to quickly gain insight to changes between Windows Server 2008 & Windows Server 2008 R2

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