TechNet Magazine: March 2013

ByÂ Lafe Low

Talk is no longer cheap. In fact, itâ€™s of immeasurable value. Talking, sharing, generating ideas, and communicatingâ€”thatâ€™s what drives collaboration, innovation and productivity. Communication is the key to success, and with unified communications and collaboration platforms, it just keeps getting easier and more efficient.

Featured Articles

	Cloud Computing: Cloud operations and security By Vic (J.R.) Winkler Recognizing and aggregating patterns is key to efficient and secure cloud operations. Â
	Windows Server 2012: Master Windows Deployment Services By Johan Arwidmark Using WDS, especially in concert with other deployment tools, gives you a powerful and flexible solution. Â
	SharePoint 2010: Establish the proper environment By Steve Wright, and Corey Erkes The manner in which you set up your development and testing environments and processes can greatly impact your applications. Â
	IT Architecture: The new face of IT By Paul Yu A cloud-based framework running on a network of virtual servers is the new look of the modern IT infrastructure. Â
	IT Management: Leadership, deconstructed By Ryan Haveson Being an effective leader is learned skill, but you can apply some simple techniques to build and drive a powerful team. Â
	Virtualization: VDI made easy By Kristin Griffin, and Freek Berson There are new options for deploying and managing your VDI environment with Windows Server 2012 RDS. Â Â
	Lync Server 2013: Link in with Microsoft Lync By Brien M. Posey Lync Server is a powerful communications platform, but there are several things you can do to improve its performance. Â
	IT Management: IT - The core, the core, the core By Romi Mahajan It has been said before, but itâ€™s truer than ever: IT is the core of business activity as a driver, a facilitator and a solution. Â

Columns

Utility Spotlight:
Keep Internet Explorer 10 at bay
By Lance Whitney

With the Internet Explorer 10 Blocker Toolkit, you can keep Internet Explorer 10 from appearing in the list of important updates for Windows 7.

Windows Confidential:
Feature-colored glasses
By Raymond Chen

If you canâ€™t explain your feature without using buzzwords, then donâ€™t expect anybody to understand you.

Toolbox:
New products for IT professionals
By Greg Steen

This monthâ€™s tools are all about monitoring, whether monitoring the uptime of your Web site or monitoring enterprise-wide systems and applications.

Windows PowerShell:
Looks a lot like a workflow
By Don Jones

Each month this year, Don Jones will present an installment in a 12-part tutorial on Windows PowerShell Workflow. We encourage you to read through the series in order, beginning with the January 2013 column.

SQL Q&A:
Undo the damage
By Paul S. Randal

Take a look inside query plan selection, excessively slow backups and the process of repairing a replication database.

Geek of All Trades:
Fault-tolerant Hyper-V storage
By Greg Shields

You can actually use the Windows Server 2012 Scale-Out File Server and Server Message Block to create a level of fault-tolerant storage.

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