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| | | | | | Volume 16, Issue 9 | April 30, 2014 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Microsoft Early Experts is a free, online study group for virtualization professionals who want to extend their Hyper-V, System Center, and Microsoft Azure knowledge with Microsoft certifications. You’ll find videos, study materials, and hands-on practice with real products. Join today. |
A new version of the Security Development Lifecycle Threat Modeling Tool is now available. It offers several improvements, including an enhanced approach to threat generation and a drawing service so Visio is no longer required. Download the Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool 2014 now for free. |
The Garage Series hits the Microsoft Exchange Conference in Austin, Texas. Learn about group collaboration with new Office 365 experiences, check out inline editing using Office Online within OWA, and see the OWA for Android app. |
A new update to the PowerShell DSC Resource Kit provides 14 additional resource modules. Get an overview of the new modules and discover how they will make DevOps auto-provisioning even easier. | | | Microsoft recently announced a new Windows 8.1 update. Brad McCabe visits the Edge Show to take a close look at what's new in this update and highlight some of the changes that will be important to IT pros. |
Wield powerful weapons, face the eight monsters of IT, and see if you have what it takes to reach Castle Refactory. Play the game and improve your IT skills. For each weapon you download, we'll enter you for a chance to win an Xbox One (up to four entries). |
What is DevOps? How might it affect your career? Check out the DevOps blog series to get a deeper look into the role of IT professionals in DevOps and get access to resources that will help you understand DevOps from different perspectives. |
Created with system architects and system designers in mind, this new guide provides a collection of design considerations that need to be addressed when planning a BYOD infrastructure to ensure you protect company data. | | | | | | | | Free from Microsoft Press, this System Center ebook is organized by cloud type. It begins with a short overview of the Cloud OS strategy from Microsoft and a high-level hybrid cloud architecture. It also covers the design and deployment of private cloud solutions using Windows and System Center to deliver the software-defined datacenter where storage, network, compute, and management are all virtualized and delivered by the Microsoft platform. | |
| | | | | | | | May 7, 2014, 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time Want to accelerate the delivery of software and updates in your company? Join Microsoft experts to explore on-premises and public cloud scenarios and learn more about DevOps for IT pros. Register now for this free training from MVA. | | May 8, 2014, 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time Learn to protect your data in the real world in this demo-filled Jump Start course from Microsoft Premier Field Engineer Milad Aslaner and Certified Ethical Hacker Erdal Ozkaya. Learn how Windows 8.1 addresses security as a whole system, and find out how to stop hackers and harden your enterprise architecture. | | May 21–22, 2014, 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time With Microsoft Azure and System Center 2012 R2, IT professionals can extend on-premises networks to embrace the power of the cloud – securely and seamlessly. This free event from MVA will help you understand how you can use hybrid cloud solutions to solve pressing IT issues. | | | | |