Download Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise 90-Day Trial Designed specifically for IT Professionals, so that you can test your software and hardware on a final version of the product. In addition, it provides the opportunity for you to become more familiar with the key improvements over previous versions of the Windows operating system, and experience firsthand how Windows 7 can make your PC environment more productive, secure, and manageable.

Hands On Labs, Learning Snacks & Courses

Course 10247: Preparing to Deploy Windows 7 Business Desktops   This two-hour course helps you plan and perform effective preparation tasks for deploying Windows 7 on client computers. It also covers the volume activation options available for Windows 7 activation. In addition, this course helps you prepare for the Exam 70-686, Pro: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator.

Links to Essential Planning and Piloting Resources for IT Professionals   Are you eager to get started using some of the latest Microsoft technologies?  Here are links to some of the latest software you may want to use, as well as resources to get you started in planning or piloting the software:    Windows 7  Windows 7 Download Windows 7 E-book:  Deployment Guidance Getting Started with Windows 7 Application Compatibility Handout Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5…

Finding and Organizing Information in Windows 7   Most people need to view, organize, and find information that is stored not just on their own computer, but also beyond. This Learning Snack describes libraries in Windows 7, and how you can use them to organize data efficiently. It also describes the search improvements in Windows 7 and demonstrates how you can find information stored across multiple computers, Web sites, and servers as easily as searching for information on your own computer.

Podcasts

New Features in Windows 7   A high-level overview of what’s new in Microsoft Windows 7, including elements in the new User Interface along with other features.

Windows 7 IT Pro Overview by Mark Russinovich  Tune in for this video of Mark Russinovich talking about why IT Professionals should care about Windows 7 and how it will help their organizations

Windows 7 Security Talk (Part 2 of 3): Networking Security and Application Control In this second webcast in the Windows 7 Security Talk series, we cover the networking components of the Windows 7 operating system, including DirectAccess, Network Access Protection, and how to deploy Windows 7 in a secure manner.

Webcasts, Videos

TechNet Video: Windows Firestarter Events (Part 4 of 5): Migrating Windows XP to Windows 7: Get it done! (Level 200)  Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 introduce fantastic new technologies to streamline your business, enhance security and save you money.  Part 4 of this Windows Firestarter event dives into how easy it is to deploy Windows 7 the way you want it deployed – your image, your way – even if you are migrating from Windows XP.

What’s New in Roaming User Profiles in Windows 7   I recently met up with Paul Volosen to talk about roaming user profiles. While the technology is not new, it has been improved in each release of Windows, giving admins more control over what parts of a profile can roam, as well as performance.  In this video, Paul shows what roaming profiles look like in Windows 7, and the process of setting them up in the admin console, as well as integrating with Folder Redirection and the scenarios for each technology. There are a couple of whitepapers…

Business Insights Webcast: Windows 7 Enterprise Return on Investment: New Forrester Study and Model (Level 100)   On the fence with Windows 7 operating system adoption? In this challenging economic climate, every IT investment needs to show a strong, tangible financial return. To help organizations assess the business value of migrating PC infrastructures to Windows 7, analysts Ben Gray and Jeffrey North of Forrester conducted an in-depth study of 12 enterprise early adopters. This informative webcast details the results from these industry thought leaders.

Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 introduce fantastic new technologies to streamline your business, enhance security and save you money.  Part 3 of this Windows Firestarter event shows you a simpler, yet more rich Web surfing experience with new Internet Explorer 8 features

Download Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Trial  Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 is the business collaboration platform for the Enterprise and the Web that enables you to connect and empower people through an integrated set of rich features. Whether deployed on-premise or as a hosted service, SharePoint Server 2010 helps you cut costs with a unified infrastructure while allowing you to rapidly respond to your business needs.

Hands On Labs, Learning Snacks & Courses

 Course 10176B: Hands On Lab: What’s New for IT Professionals in Microsoft SharePoint 2010 This hands-on lab explains the new and improved product features as applicable to IT Professionals and how to install, deploy, manage, and administer SharePoint Server 2010. It also provides information on how to integrate SharePoint Server 2010 with key applications and how to maintain and troubleshoot SharePoint Server 2010.

Course 10173B: First Look: What’s New for IT Professionals in Microsoft SharePoint 2010   This first-look clinic explains the new and improved product features as applicable to IT Professionals and how to install, deploy, manage, and administer SharePoint Server 2010. It also provides information on how to integrate SharePoint Server 2010 with key applications and how to maintain and troubleshoot SharePoint Server 2010.

Podcasts

Workflow in Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2007: Out-of-the-Box and Creating Custom Workflows   Simulcast from Microsoft Tech·Ed 2007 in Orlando, FL. In this session, we discuss the integration of Windows Workflow Foundation into Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0; how workflows are designed, stored, and used; and which capabilities are enhanced.

Tips and Tricks to Get You Started Using Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies  Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0 helps teams stay connected and productive by providing easy access to the people, documents, and information they need to make more informed decisions and get the job done.

More Tips and Tricks for Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies   You already know the basics; now is your chance to take Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to the next level. Join us for this informative webcast to learn how you can personalize your SharePoint user experience.

Webcasts, Videos

TechNet Webcast: Protecting Microsoft SharePoint with Data Protection Manager (Level 200)Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 is designed to help you back up your Windows environment. In this webcast, we focus on how System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 can provide continuous data protection for the latest generation of collaboration services, including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 introduces a whole new level of Windows data protection and recovery.

TechNet Webcast: Workflow in Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2007: Out-of-the-Box and Creating Custom Workflows (Level 200)  Simulcast from Microsoft Tech·Ed 2007 in Orlando, FL. In this session, we discuss the integration of Windows Workflow Foundation into Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0; how workflows are designed, stored, and used; and which capabilities are enhanced by taking advantage of client and server technology. We explain different authoring tools and techniques, including how to create no-code workflows using Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 and provide guidance on deployment.

TechNet Video: Managing and Using Microsoft SharePoint Online (Part 6 of (Level 100)   This presentation reviews the management and use of Microsoft SharePoint Online,  offered as part of the Business Productivity Online Suite.

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Tips and Tricks to Get You Started Using Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies (Level 100)   Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0 helps teams stay connected and productive by providing easy access to the people, documents, and information they need to make more informed decisions and get the job done. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is an integrated suite of server capabilities that builds upon Windows SharePoint Services, providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search, accelerating shared business processes, and facilitating information-sharing across bound…

Microsoft Office System Webcast: More Tips and Tricks for Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies (Level 300)   You already know the basics; now is your chance to take Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to the next level. Join us for this informative webcast to learn how you can personalize your SharePoint user experience, exchange ideas through new SharePoint blogs and wikis, and use document versioning, Excel Services, and Microsoft Office Groove 2007 to share documents and data more effectively.

Microsoft Webcast: HP Scales Knowledge Management Using Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technology (Level 200)   Find out how Hewlett-Packard (HP) has successfully scaled Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services to keep inventing while reducing operational costs by millions. This webcast illustrates how SharePoint solutions and technology can enable your organization to better manage and leverage global intellectual capital to achieve high revenue growth, greater profitability, superior business solutions, and increased customer satisfaction.

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Upgrade and Migration (Level 300)   Recorded at Microsoft Tech·Ed 2007 in Orlando, FL.This session covers the upgrade process from Windows SharePoint Services version 2.0 to version 3.0 and from Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Learn the different upgrade options, in addition to how to prepare your deployment of Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies today for upgrade

TechNet Webcast: Understanding the Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server Architecture (Level 100) Because they share the same underlying technologies, Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 is able to work with and build upon the architecture of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. This webcast focuses on the architectural features of SharePoint Portal Server, including a look at the architecture of services particular to SharePoint Portal Server. We also highlight key decision areas you must address during the design and planning phases of your own SharePoint-based solution.

So for the past year we’ve worked every Friday night as volunteers for www.purrfectpals.org — the world’s largest cat-only adoption organization and sanctuary.  Our jobs are not so glamorous, but our efforts support a great cause…  We roll up our sleeves to clean cages, socialize and adopt out abandoned cats and kittens on behalf of this wonderful organization. 

It’s sad to see how many cats are abandoned because of the economy, a death in the family or the owner just got tired of being a pet owner.  Fortunately, this “no-kill” shelter finds forever homes for these animals.  It’s a great way to end our week–knowing that we’ve helped save the world, one cat at a time!

 Course 10175A: TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development In this course, students with 3-6 months experience developing ASP.NET Web applications will learn how to develop and customize SharePoint Server 2010 applications.

Developing Solutions with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Microsoft SharePoint 2010 enables developers to build rich solutions easily, rapidly, and efficiently. This Learning Snack demonstrates how you can use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 to create and deploy your solutions. It also demonstrates how you can build Silverlight applications using the SharePoint 2010 client object model and use LINQ to SharePoint to create SharePoint entities.

Clinic 10277: What\’s New in Microsoft SharePoint 2010 for Developers  This two-hour clinic describes various new features and enhancements that Microsoft SharePoint 2010 provides developers. It describes how you can create and deploy SharePoint 2010 solutions using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. It also describes how you can develop remote clients for SharePoint 2010 and develop SharePoint 2010 solutions that incorporate data from external line-of-business applications.

Podcasts

Workflow in Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2007: Out-of-the-Box and Creating Custom Workflows Simulcast from Microsoft Tech·Ed 2007 in Orlando, FL. In this session, we discuss the integration of Windows Workflow Foundation into Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0; how workflows are designed, stored, and used; and which capabilities are enhanced.

Tips and Tricks to Get You Started Using Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0 helps teams stay connected and productive by providing easy access to the people, documents, and information they need to make more informed decisions and get the job done.

More Tips and Tricks for Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies  You already know the basics; now is your chance to take Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to the next level. Join us for this informative webcast to learn how you can personalize your SharePoint user experience.

Videos

MSDN Video: Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Multi-Tenant Hosting (Level 200) This session will introduce the new multi-tenant feature that ships with Microsoft SharePoint 2010. The basics of setup and configuration and setup will be discussed. Receive no-cost one-to-one technical support to help get your applications compatible as well as marketing benefits with Front Runner SharePoint 2010. Sign up today!

MSDN Video: Microsoft SharePoint 2010: PowerShell Administration (Level 200) In this session you will become familiar with the PowerShell administration capabilities of Microsoft SharePoint 2010. Topics such as site and user administration will be discussed. You will also get introduced to custom PowerShell cmdlet development. Receive no-cost one-to-one technical support to help get your applications compatible as well as marketing benefits with Front Runner SharePoint 2010. Sign up today

MSDN Video: Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Security (Level 200)   In this session you will become familiar with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 security architecture. The session will cover how to configure user access and the basics of claims-based authentication. Receive no-cost one-to-one technical support to help get your applications compatible as well as marketing benefits with Front Runner SharePoint 2010. Sign up today