Technology Links of the Week (05/11/09-05/15/09)

 

IT Administration

The Ultimate Guide to .htaccess Files – Guide to .htaccess configuration for Apache web servers

SharePoint

File Shares vs. SharePoint – Nice article that points out some weaknesses SharePoint has that are addressed by a standard File Share.

SharePoint 2010 will require 64-bit SQL Server – The trend that Microsoft is moving everything to a 64-bit platform continues.

Web 2.0

Evernote Releases BlackBerry App – The best note taking application I have used now gets another mobile client.

Windows 7

Put a Recycle Bin Shortcut on the Window 7 Taskbar – Great Tip for Windows 7

How to Remove the Watermark from Windows 7 Builds 

Secrete Items on the Windows 7 Send To Menu – Handy tip to customize Windows 7 even more.

Microsoft

Microsoft outlines five ways Exchange 2010 will be faster, more scalable – Even if the 70% I/O is realistically 30% that will be great for our larger Exchange environments.  Now if they would just bring back the project to have it run on a SQL backend we would be doing alright.

Windows Server 2008 R2: 3 Key New Features – DirectAccess, BranchCache, and …

Office Communication Server 2007 R2 Virtualization – More OCS R2 virtualized roles are now supported.

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Technology Links of the Week

Virtualization How to Kill Stuck VM in ESX 3.5 - Windows Administrators or those not familiar with Linux command line will find this very useful. Windows Server Troubleshooting High LSASS CPU Utilization on a Domain Controller - Microsoft's Operations Manager gives Windows Admins insight into aspects of their environment that they normally might not have. This helped in troubleshooting an alert on a domain controller. Windows 7 SecureAble Tells You if Your Processor Will Support Windows 7's XP Mode - Helpful for early adopters looking at Windows 7. Windows 7 RC1: 10 Things You Need to Know - Useful link for Windows 7 SQL An Example of Test-Driven Development - Good for large scale SQL development projects. This can be an effective development aid. Understanding SQL Server's DBCC SHOWCONTIG - Great resource to understand this command that comes in handy when troubleshooting page fragmentation and page utilization. *Caution* This command can take a long time to run on large databases. Using The Data Profiler Task and FTP Task in SQL Server 2008 Integration Services - SSIS is a very powerful tool that I like more and more with every new feature I learn.
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Technology Links of the Week

SQL How to: Automate SSIS Package Execution by Using the SQL Server Agent (SQL Server Video) - Microsoft video demonstrating how to set up an SSIS package in SQL Server Management Studio SSIS Get all from Table A that isn't in Table B - Tutorial for SSIS scripting and data manipulation. A good introduction to to SSIS. SQL Server Editions - Fun on Twitter. Stack Overflow SQL Server Forum - Great SQL Server forum.
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