Technet Flash: Announcing Wizards of Business Technology awards

Sign up for other newsletters  |  Unsubscribe  |  Update your profile Volume: 1, Issue: 05 - January 27, 2011 A Fortnightly Magazine for IT Professionals Dear Friends, This edition we kick-off with something really exciting for all IT professionals. We just recently announced the inception of 'Wizards of Business Technology' awards and are commencing the first edition with identifying the best implementations of SQL Server 2008 R2 that some of you readers have been a part of. This is your chance to share your story and get rewarded for it. Do check out the contest site. Security is something that is increasingly becoming important in all aspects of our conduct, whether personally protecting our personal data or at the workplace where each transaction is a potential threat and any oversight can result in serious repercussions. This year we will be embarking on several new initiatives to help you IT professionals get an in-depth understanding of security thought leadership from Microsoft and how to approach security aspects in your day to day technical jobs. As part of this we kick off with The Convergence of Desktop Security and Management, by Anirudh Singh Rautela, who is the security and privacy lead at Microsoft India. Do check his section out. Many thanks and happy reading... Chinmaya Saxena IT Pro Audience Marketing Manager Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd.     Transforming your Communications and Productivity with Office 365 by Aviraj Ajgekar Date : February 04, 2011 Time : 16:00 to 17:30 The Convergence of Desktop Security and Management By Anirudh Singh Rautela, Security & Privacy Initiative Lead and Product Manager - Security Desktop management and security have traditionally existed as two separate disciplines. Yet both play a central role in keeping users safe and productive. Management ensures proper system configuration, deploys patches against vulnerabilities, and delivers necessary security updates. Security provides critical threat detection, outbreak response, and system remediation. Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 enables businesses to align security and management to improve endpoint protection while greatly reducing operational costs. It builds on System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 and R3, allowing customers to use their existing client management infrastructure to deploy and manage endpoint protection. This shared infrastructure helps reduce ownership costs while providing improved visibility and control over endpoint management and security. Understanding the Convergence of Security and Management Watch a video presentation  for a quick overview.           How the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Makes Your Life Easier     Get helpful tips and tricks from Bytes by TechNet host Keith Combs and Senior Community Manager Stephen Rose on how to use the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) to create a technical proof of concept to help you see how Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010-as part of the Microsoft Optimized Desktop-will work in your environment. Remember, for the latest, up-to-date information, bookmark the Springboard Series blog or follow us on Twitter @MSSpringboard to get all the Windows 7 news first.             Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 Consolidates Desktop Security and Client Management   FEP 2010 heralds the convergence of client and security management by integrating FEP into System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 and R3 for a unified single console view. The new TechNet On feature package takes a look at the benefits of this consolidation.       Download Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010   Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 simplifies and improves endpoint protection while greatly reducing infrastructure costs. It builds on System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 and R3, allowing customers to use their existing client management infrastructure to deploy and manage endpoint protection.         Forefront Protection Server Management Console 2010 Now Available   The Microsoft Forefront Protection Server Management Console (FPSMC) 2010 provides multi-server management for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server and Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint.   Evaluate Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1   You can now register to download the 120-day trial or the virtual hard drive 180-day trial of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1.   New TechNet Resource Center: Outlook 2010 Resources   Learn about Outlook 2010 with resources for IT professionals, developers, and end users.   Join the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Malware Response Beta   Limit the risk of malware infection by determining the best response strategy for malware outbreaks. 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