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Migrate Your Database to SQL Azure
Are you outgrowing your Access database or worried about security? Move
data from users' hard drives to a secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant
SQL Azure database. Your Access applications can connect to a SQL Azure
database. Reduce server purchase and maintenance costs and only pay for
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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 CTP Now Available for Testing
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Customer Technology Preview contains cumulative
updates 1 - 6 for SQL Server 2008 R2, and fixes to issues that have been
reported through our customer feedback platforms. These include
supportability enhancements and issues that have been reported through
Windows Error Reporting. |
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Virtual Roundtable: Is Windows XP Good Enough? Really?
Typewriters, cassette players, sector-based imaging - how much has
technology changed since Windows XP was launched? Watch as the panel
discusses these changes and Windows 7 vs. Windows XP, Internet Explorer 6
vs. Internet Explorer 8 and 9 and the client PC management stack.
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Try the New Office Ribbon Hero 2 Game
Remember Clippy? He lives on in Ribbon Hero 2, the lightweight game from
Microsoft that tests your knowledge of new Office features by actually
using them. Compete with your friends to see who knows more about
Office.
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Video: Creating a Dual-Boot System with Windows 7
In this four-minute video, get a step-by-step look at creating a
dual-boot system that includes Windows 7. Learn how to configure a
partition, perform the installation, and set the default operating
system.
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TechNet Flash Sponsors
GFI Software, and AvePoint:
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The Role of the Windows Azure VM Role
The Windows Azure Virtual Machine (VM) Role allows you to run a
customized instance of Windows Server 2008 R2 in Windows Azure, making
it easier to move applications to the cloud. In his TechNet Magazine article Take Your Virtual Machines to the Cloud,
Joshua Hoffman explains that the VM role lets you build virtual
machines for Windows Azure to leverage the scalable infrastructure and
cost savings that come with cloud computing....
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Events
Don't Miss Tech·Ed This Year
May 16 - 19, 2011
Atlanta, GA
There will be more than 1,000 in-depth learning opportunities at
Tech·Ed North America this year. Talk to product teams, take a
certification test, and learn about products such as Microsoft
SharePoint 2010. Register now.
Register to Attend Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011
October 3 - 6, 2011
Anaheim, CA
Network and hear experts from Microsoft and around the world share
their experience and knowledge about a variety of SharePoint topics.
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