TechNet Flash India: Elevate your career with Microsoft Virtual Academy

Sign up for other newsletters  |  Unsubscribe  |  Update your profile Volume: 1, Issue: 08 - May 04, 2011 A Fortnightly Magazine for IT Professionals Hello IT Professionals, Cloud computing? It's one of the biggest opportunities for IT professionals in recent years. There's a greater need than ever for technology experts who can help businesses merge and manage their IT infrastructure with the cloud. But wouldn't it be great if there was a simple, effective way to get the skills and training you needed to take advantage of this opportunity-and get the recognition and rewards you deserve? That's where Microsoft can help. The Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) solutions zero cost training for IT professionals who want to get ahead in cloud computing. Developed by leading experts in this field, these modules ensure that you acquire essential skills and gain valuable recognition as the cloud computing specialist in your organization. How does it work? Simple. MVA takes you right to the heart of the latest advances in cloud computing, guiding you through real life deployment scenarios and the latest technologies and tools. By selecting the training modules that match your needs, you can start pursuing a new career path in your own organization and beyond. So are you ready for lift off? Find out more about how Microsoft can help your career hit the heights by visiting: Microsoft Virtual Academy. Where Your Career Meets the Cloud. Many thanks exploring the academy. Chinmaya Saxena IT Pro Audience Marketing Manager Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd.   Windows Intune by Arun Subramanian , Product Marketing Lead- Windows Client I am super excited about our new Cloud solution, Windows Intune. As you may be aware, Windows Intune launched on March 23rd and is now available to customers across 35 countries, including India. Windows Intune is an end-to-end Microsoft solution that brings together Windows cloud services for PC management and endpoint protection with a Windows 7 Enterprise upgrade subscription. Over the last few weeks, I have had the opportunity to travel across India and demo Windows Intune to our customers & partners. And I am excited by the feedback I have got from them on our latest cloud solution. What appealed to a majority of them was the simplicity of the solution...the ability to manage the remote desktops via a web console and over an internet connection, and from just about anywhere. All within minutes. Yes, it is as simple as that! Windows Intune allows IT administrators to manage patches centrally, protect PCs against malware with an inbuilt antivirus solution, monitor PCs with alerts, track hardware & software inventory among other things. Think of Windows Intune as System Center Configuration Manager in the cloud. At this time Windows Intune does not provide the ability to deploy an OS or applications. But over a period of time Windows Intune will achieve equivalency to our existing on premise solutions. Finally, for customers who sign up for the Windows Intune subscription, they are eligible for upgrade rights to Windows 7 Enterprise. Windows 7 is the best-selling operating system ever, and with features such as BitLocker, BitLocker To Go, App Locker, Direct Access...etc, this is one great offer to pass up. I encourage you to sign up for a zero cost 30 day intune download. All you need is a Windows Live ID.       Windows Internet Explorer 9 Released to Web     You can now download Internet Explorer 9. Check out the latest features for IT professionals, and get guidance to help you pilot and deploy this enterprise-ready browser in your organization with the Springboard Series for Internet Explorer 9.         Download Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Beta   System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012 is a management solution for the virtualized datacenter, enabling you to configure and manage your virtualization host, networking, and storage resources in order to create and deploy virtual machines and services to private clouds that you have created.             Aligning Tech and Business Today Requires Cloud Skills   Developing cloud expertise now means job security and career growth in the future. This edition of TechNet ON takes a look at the changing requirements and provides resources to develop the new skills.     Microsoft App-V 4.6 Service Pack 1 and MED-V 2.0 Released   Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2011, featuring Microsoft App-V 4.6 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and MED-V 2.0, is now available. App-V 4.6 SP1 makes App-V packaging easy, fast, and predictable, and MED-V 2.0 is easier to use than ever, with no dedicated infrastructure required.   Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Guide Now Available   Walk through the decisions you'll make when migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7. This guide provides assistance on migration - from gathering information about your environment to deploying the operating system. 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