Windows Week in Review - A SearchWinIT.com podcast

Windows Week in Review:

 

A SearchWinIT.com podcast


A weekly podcast covering Microsoft Windows news and events. Includes analysis on Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Exchange, as well as the latest security and patch updates, systems management issues and more.

Beware the fake patch bulletin

This week, learn about the latest Windows security attacks that are causing headaches for IT, as well as what to expect from the Windows Server 2008 CTP.

Highlights:

  • (0:31) Phony Microsoft patch update hits the ‘Net
  • (2:16) Get to know “man-in-the-browser” attacks
  • (4:24) Microsoft encourages Office app development — good or bad?
  • (6:30) Windows Server 2008 CTP made available
  • (7:26) Quest acquires ScriptLogic
  • Other news this week:
    Four simple steps to a more secure database
    Xen virtualization will catch up to VMware in 2008

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    A look into SQL Server performance and upgrades

    In part two of our segment on SQL Server 2008, Microsoft product manager Francois Ajenstat discusses what Microsoft is doing to scale the upcoming version of SQL Server, as well as the progress regarding SQL Server upgrades and migration.

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    Microsoft exec outlines major SQL Server 2008 features

    At TechEd 2007, Microsoft product manager Francois Ajenstat discussed some of the major features in SQL Server 2008 that are designed to appeal to DBAs and IT administrators. In this first segment, Francois provides details on SQL Server’s Declarative Management Framework (DMF), Beyond Relational and more.

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    Patch Tuesday with a focus on Vista

    What’s “moderate” to one man might be critical to another. Hear why Microsoft may have gotten its patch rankings wrong this month, and which factors are keeping IT managers from deploying Windows Vista.

    Highlights:

  • (0:26) Microsoft releases four “critical” security bulletins
  • (3:24) IT managers still in no hurry for Vista
  • (4:43) Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 hits the streets
  • (5:35) Beta 1 for Service Manager 2007 released
  • Other news this week:
    Corporate databases still go unprotected, study says
    Upgrade to Microsoft’s free security assessment tool readied

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    News from Orlando: Microsoft TechEd 2007

    What do Tai Kwon Do, Back to the Future and TechEd 2007 all have in common? Find out when SearchWindowsSecurity.com Site Editor Dana Brundage calls in from Orlando.

    Highlights:

  • (0:24) Dana Brundage calls in from TechEd 2007
  • (3:31) The buzz around Microsoft SharePoint
  • (5:07) What’s on the horizon from Sysinternals
  • (6:20) Microsoft to release new Forefront beta by late 2007
  • Related articles:
    More stories from TechEd 2007

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