Most business will adopt Windows 7 by 2011; BranchCache and Content Updates

BranchCache and Content Updates; Top Ten Scrooge List for SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Eaton - NWW 10 Ways to Increase Power System Availability in Data Centers Data centers rely on a continuous supply of clean electricity. However, anything from a subtle power system design flaw to a failure in the electrical grid can easily bring down even the most modern and sophisticated data center. Fortunately, organizations can significantly mitigate their exposure to power-related downtime by adopting proven changes to their business processes and electrical power system management practices. Learn More Spotlight Story Most business will adopt Windows 7 by 2011, but prefer Google's cloud The Microsoft Subnet blog reports, "Microsoft, you are free to discontinue Windows XP sometime in 2010. Most businesses are expecting to hear that news, they say (although Microsoft has promised to support XP SP3 until 2014) and they are ready and willing to roll out Windows 7. On the other hand, Microsoft Office 2010 might not fair as well." Read full story Related News: BranchCache and Content Updates Glenn Weadock: One of the issues in any caching scheme involves data volatility. When data can change, there is a risk of caches becoming outdated. Top Ten Scrooge List for SQL Server 2008 Brian Egler: I started thinking about those features that Microsoft charges top-dollar for in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition, that really should really part of other editions. Samples On Codeplex Brian Egler: SQL Server sample databases were always delivered with the product. Not so in SQL Server 2008. Microsoft decided to de-couple the dependency and have us download the samples for free from codepex.com. The System Center Pack Catalog is Moving Kerrie Meyle: Actually, the catalog has already moved - beginning Wednesday evening with replication taking a while to filter through. The catalog is now hosted by a technology known as "Pinpoint." An Overview of a BranchCache Implementation Glenn Weadock: Last time, I wrote about the new BranchCache capability in Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2. Today I'll give you an overview on how to go about setting it up. Microsoft Exchange 2010: A hard upgrade and not yet in the cloud Microsoft Subnet: Microsoft Exchange 2010 was released with much fanfare on November 9. Several users I talked to running version 2003 are already working on cutting over. But this won't be a pain-free process because you can't do an in-place upgrade from 2003, or even 2007. How Microsoft Does VDI Microsoft does not offer a specific, purpose-built VDI tool comparable to XenDesktop or VMware View, so we did not include Microsoft in our test. In fact, based on Microsoft's longstanding relationship with Citrix, Microsoft suggests using XenDesktop for VDI — especially for Windows 7 hosting. Microsoft's 'whitelist' helps hackers, says Trend Micro By recommending that users exclude some file extensions and folders from antivirus scans, Microsoft may put users at risk, a security company said today. From Microsoft Subnet This is Network World's Microsoft Subnet news alert in which we focus on the top items from Microsoft Subnet, your source for Microsoft news, blogs, discussion items, security alerts, giveaways and more. Today from the Subnet communities On Cisco Subnet: Endpoint Security: As Important in 2010 As Ever and Analyst shares thoughts on Cisco competitor Avaya; On Microsoft Subnet SQL Server? Bah humbug!; On Google Subnet: Google " Dashboard" addresses privacy. Network World on Twitter? 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