Oct. '13 Issue: - System Center: Designing Orchestrator Runbooks
- News & Commentary
- Free Book Samplers
- Proactive Datacenter Monitoring using System Center Advisors
Resources: New Books:   MOS 2013 Study Guide for Microsoft Word Expert
 MOS 2013 Study Guide for Microsoft Excel Expert
 Microsoft System Center: Designing Orchestrator Runbooks
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All orders over $29.95 qualify for free shipping within the US.  Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Inside Out: Mailbox and High Availability
 Compliance: EXCERPT from Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Inside Out
 Managing Mailboxes, Groups, & Other Objects: EXCERPT from Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Inside Out
 Managing the Store & DAG: EXCERPT from Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Inside Out
 CompTIA Security+ Training Kit (Exam SY0-301)
 Exam Ref 70-486: Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications
 MOS 2013 Study Guide for Microsoft PowerPoint
 MOS 2013 Study Guide for Microsoft Excel
 PMP Rapid Review
 Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Pocket Consultant: Configuration & Clients
 Windows 8.1 Preview Step by Step Early Release
 Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Step by Step
 Software Requirements 3, Third Edition
More Books > | Free from Microsoft Press System Center: Designing Orchestrator Runbooks  We're very excited to announce a free ebook offering from Microsoft Press: Microsoft System Center: Designing Orchestrator Runbooks (ISBN 9780735682986) by David Ziembicki, Aaron Cushner, Andreas Rynes and the System Center series editor, Mitch Tulloch. This is the first in a series of unique (and free) ebooks that bring System Center experts together to discuss designing, deploying, and troubleshooting some of the most complex and mission critical aspects of key System Center capabilities. Download the 186-page PDF version, and EPUB version.
News & Commentary Core Solutions of Exchange Server 2013
Jump Start Sept. 27, 2013.  Are you planning an upgrade to Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, or do you just want to know more about what it would involve? Attend this fast-paced, demo-rich Jump Start about planning, deploying, and managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 on-premises. You'll find out how to manage the messaging infrastructure and provide high availability and security through live demos geared to your business needs. This Jump Start is appropriate for anyone upgrading from earlier versions of Exchange as well as IT Pros new to Exchange but with prior networking experience. It will help you prepare for Exam 70-341. Read More >
Imagine Cup 2014 registration open Sept. 12, 2013.  Are you a student developer? Check out the Imagine Cup competition. Imagine Cup is Microsoft's premier global student technology competition. You could win $50,000 and a trip to Seattle in July, 2014 for the world finals. Read More >
An Update on the Plan for Revising Books based on Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 from MS Press Sept. 23, 2013. Anne Hamilton, Born to Learn  I wanted to share our certification title plans to help you prepare for your exams. First off, in the Windows Server 2012 R2 MCSA track, we are planning to have the following titles available within 30 days of the exam. Highlighted titles are currently available for Windows Server 2012, and will be updated for R2. The remaining titles will be new for R2. Read More >
Get a second shot at your Microsoft Certification
for free Aug 30, 2013.  Earn a Microsoft Certification and prove your skills with current technologies and solutions. Passing Microsoft Certification exams can be tough, but for a limited time, you'll get a free second chance to succeed. With Second Shot, if you fail your exam the first time you take it, you can use the same voucher for your retake exam. Read More >
SharePoint 2013 Business Data Connectivity OData models with notification subscriptions Aug. 26, 2013. Posted by new SharePoint MVP Chris Givens  So, what have I been working on for the past two weeks? Well, other than consulting clients, books, and working on my garden, I have also been involved with the Microsoft Learning SharePoint 2013 Advanced Development Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) course 20489 that will be available later in the year (sorry no link just yet but it will be here when it is released). I was able to finish up two chapters on Search quickly as that is one of my main fortes, but then decided to take what I though was the middle of two Business Connectivity Services (BCS) chapters. Read More >
Windows Dev Center: What's new in Internet Explorer 11 Preview Aug. 16, 2013. Posted by Kristi Rasmussen, Windows Dev Center  I'm excited to tell you about Internet Explorer 11! With better compatibility, more responsive touch browsing, great developer tools, and support for WebGL for rendering interactive 2D and 3D graphics, IE11 is promising to be a great browser experience for web developers. I'll give you some teasers here for IE11 Preview, but for the full story, check out the Internet Explorer 11 Developer's Guide. Read More >
Free Book Samplers Get these new samplers - immediate PDF downloads: 
 Symon Perriman, Senior Technical Evangelist for System Center, demos the lifecycle of configuring and using System Center Advisor in its standalone mode, which is free and has no dependency on any other System Center component. First Symon explains how Advisor works to find best practices for Windows Server, Hyper-V, SQL, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync and Virtual Machine Manager, then he provides an overview of his lab. |
