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whitepaper TechNet Webcast: NAP and NPS in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 (Level 300)2009-07-28 Microsoft
  The presenter of this webcast will explore NPS and NAP enhancements to show how Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 are better together. The presenter will discuss NPS deployment improvements in Windows Server 2008 R2. The topics will include configuration templates, Automated NPS SQL logging setup, accounting improvements, multiple SHV policy, and IAS migration. Then the presenter will discuss Windows 7 user interface improvements in the action center.

Tags: Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Consulting Firm Saves $40,000 a Year in VPN Costs, Speeds File Access by 40 Percent2009-07-27 Microsoft
  Convergent Computing (CCO) helps midsize and large organizations design and support multiplatform network solutions. Most CCO employees work remotely and need a secure, reliable way to connect to the corporate network and download files quickly. When working at customer sites, employees often could not connect to the company's Virtual Private Network (VPN), and connecting from an unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot raised security concerns. Also, it could take 15 minutes to download a file. In January 2009, CCO deployed Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. The new DirectAccess feature in the operating systems gives employees instant access to the corporate network and saves CCO U.S.$40,000 a year in VPN costs. DirectAccess also improves security and remote management.

Tags: Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Lobbying Organization Reduces Hardware, Speeds Deployment With Virtualization2009-07-27 Microsoft
  The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) is a private lobbying organization that provides counsel on international and local business issues for 12,000 member companies. Technology is essential to enabling its 670 employees to exchange information with the members who fund the organization. With just seven people on the IT infrastructure staff, DI needed a more efficient and cost-effective way to deploy and manage the servers on which its communication system depends. Using the Windows Server 2008 Datacenter operating system with Hyper-V and solutions from the Microsoft System Center suite, DI cut the time needed to deploy servers from one month to 30 minutes, reduced its server count by 40 percent while expanding its server environment, and simplified management of its virtual and physical infrastructure.

Tags: Server Hardware		   
whitepaper TechNet Webcast: Saving IT Costs With Windows Server 2008 R2 and Virtualization Technologies(Level 300)2009-07-23 Microsoft
  The presenter of this webcast will explore how Windows Server 2008 R2 saves IT costs by using Virtualization technologies to consolidate servers, improve availability, improve manageability of Hyper-V servers, and simplified deployment methods for virtual machines and physical machine deployments. First the presenter will discuss Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V features that consolidate servers. The topics include simplified deployment features and hardware support. Then the presenter will discuss Failover Clustering Live Migration feature that fails over share cluster vm's to ensure servers are available 24/7. Then the presenter will discuss reducing deployment costs using Microsoft Assessment and Planning Accelerator, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 to provision Hyper-V on physical and vm machines.

Tags: Server Hardware		   
whitepaper TechNet Webcast: Infrastructure Optimization With the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (Level 300)2009-07-21 Microsoft
  The presenter of this webcast will explore how Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP) tool can make it easier to assess the current IT infrastructure and determine the right Microsoft technologies for the IT needs. It is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely inventory computer hardware, software, and operating systems in small or large IT environments - without installing any agent software on the target computers. The presenter will begin by discussing MAP capabilities and features for determining software and hardware needs throughout the IT infrastructure. The topics will include how MAP works to assess computers throughout the organization and operating systems that it supports.   
whitepaper Process Management Company Saves $49,000 With Virtual Server Solution2009-07-16 Microsoft
  Caltrol, a leading representative company for industrial process management and automation solutions, had a disconnected server environment and physical servers that were aging, unreliable, and inefficient. Caltrol implemented Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and virtual servers to reduce hardware and build a business continuity environment. As a result, it has reduced costs, optimized system performance, and improved its backup and recovery process.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper TechNet Webcast: New Server Migration and Server Manager Functionality in Windows Server 2008 R2 (Level 300)2009-07-16 Microsoft
  The presenter will explore Server Migration capabilities and new server administration improvements with the Initial Configuration Tasks (ICT) and Server Manager. The presenter will first discuss the supported Migration Scenarios. Then the presenter will explain how Technet Migration Guides can be used to speed up server migration. Next, the presenter will review how to initially configure a server to install Windows Server 2008 R2. Then, the presenter will cover how Windows Server 2008 R2 consolidates many of these tasks into a single screen called the Initial Configuration Tasks (ICT). Then the presenter will go over the Windows PowerShell command-line tool to discuss the new Migration cmdlets.   
whitepaper TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Group Policy Changes (Level 300)2009-07-14 Microsoft
  The presenter of this webcast will explore Group Policy enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. The presenter will show how Administrative template improvements make it easier to configure and Group Policy preference improvements to configure defaults for non-Group Policy-aware Windows components. Then the presenter will discuss Starter GPO improvements and scripting Group Policy Objects using Windows Powershell Group Policy cmdlets.

Tags: Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Distributor Uses Virtualization to Reduce Disruptions and Costs, and Double Efficiency2009-07-13 Microsoft
  Based in San Antonio, Texas, SPFM is a distributor of medical equipment, health and beauty products, and specialty food items. The company needed to modernize its IT infrastructure to accommodate rapid growth and improve the availability of critical applications. With the help of Catapult Systems, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, SPFM replaced 12 older servers with 5 new servers running Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V technology. The firm also deployed Microsoft System Center data center solutions to gain new IT efficiencies and monitor servers proactively. Using server virtualization, clustering, and preemptive monitoring, SPFM has eliminated business interruptions and freed the business to grow; it has also avoided a U.S.$75,000 hardware expense and associated electrical costs of $10,000 annually.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services Technical Overview (Level 300)2009-07-09 Microsoft
  The presenter of this webcast will examine Remote Desktop Services for Windows Server 2008 R2. The presenter will begin by discussing user experience improvements in RemoteApp and Remote Desktop. Then the presenter will discuss remote application improvements by integrating Applications in start menu. Next, he will explore Remote Desktop Services manageability improvements. The topics will include TS Powershell support, improved application installs, single management console for both RemoteApp & Desktop connections and RemoteApp and Desktop Web Access, Single sign-on experience within a workspace, and connection broker install & profile management. Finally, the presenter will explore how Remote Desktop Services improves presentation services by providing a single broker to connect users to virtual machines. The topics will include enhanced solution for VDI scenarios with Hyper-V.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS