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]]> Best practices for using fine-grained permissions https://www.microsoftpost.com/13039/microsoft-download/best-practices-for-using-fine-grained-permissions/ Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:54:57 +0000 Describes best practices for using FGP when implementing SharePoint 2010 Products or SharePoint Products and Technologies.

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]]> Risk and Health Assessment for Microsoft SharePoint Server Datasheet https://www.microsoftpost.com/12607/microsoft-download/risk-and-health-assessment-for-microsoft-sharepoint-server-datasheet/ Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:03:24 +0000 The Risk and Health Assessment Program for Microsoft SharePoint Server has been developed to provide in-depth analysis of your Office SharePoint Server and Windows SharePoint Services configurations, custom code, and operational procedures, uncovering areas that are potential risks to server stability or that do not align with Microsoft best practices.

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]]> Rules Update for Active Directory Domain Services Best Practice Analyzer for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Editions (KB980360) https://www.microsoftpost.com/12424/microsoft-download/rules-update-for-active-directory-domain-services-best-practice-analyzer-for-windows-server-2008-r2-x64-editions-kb980360/ Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:39:00 +0000 Install this update to revise the rules of Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) for the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

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]]> Forefront UAG BPA Tool https://www.microsoftpost.com/12245/microsoft-download/forefront-uag-bpa-tool/ Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:12:17 +0000 The Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) Tool is designed for administrators who want to determine the overall health of their Forefront UAG computers and to diagnose current problems. The tool scans the configuration settings of the local Forefront UAG computer and reports issues that do not conform to the recommended best practices.

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]]> Developing and Deploying with SQL Azure https://www.microsoftpost.com/12229/microsoft-download/developing-and-deploying-with-sql-azure/ Mon, 31 May 2010 18:50:17 +0000 This document provides guidelines on how to deploy an existing on-premise SQL Server database into SQL Azure. It also discusses best practices related to data migration.

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]]> Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint Best Pratices Analyzer https://www.microsoftpost.com/12071/microsoft-download/microsoft-forefront-protection-2010-for-sharepoint-best-pratices-analyzer/ Mon, 10 May 2010 04:28:36 +0000 The FPSP 2010 Best Practices Analyzer examines a local server running FPSP 2010 and presents a list of warnings and errors for configurations that do not conform to recommended best practices.

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]]> Update for Best Practices Analyzer for HYPER-V for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB977238) https://www.microsoftpost.com/11971/microsoft-download/update-for-best-practices-analyzer-for-hyper-v-for-windows-server-2008-r2-x64-edition-kb977238/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:04:20 +0000 You can use Hyper-V Best Practices Analyzer to scan a server that is running the Hyper-V role, and help identify configurations that do not comply with the best practices of Microsoft for this role.

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]]> Update for Best Practices Analyzer for DHCP Server for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB977236) https://www.microsoftpost.com/11972/microsoft-download/update-for-best-practices-analyzer-for-dhcp-server-for-windows-server-2008-r2-x64-edition-kb977236/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:04:20 +0000 You can use DHCP Best Practices Analyzer to scan a server that is running the DHCP role and help identify configurations that do not comply with the best practices from Microsoft for this role.

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]]> Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Network Policy and Access Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (NPAS) (KB977239) https://www.microsoftpost.com/11963/microsoft-download/update-for-best-practices-analyzer-for-network-policy-and-access-services-for-windows-server-2008-r2-x64-edition-npas-kb977239/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:04:18 +0000 You can use the Network Policy and Access Services update for Best Practices Analyzer to scan a server that is running one or more of following the role services: Network Policy Server, Health Registration Authority, and Routing and Remote Access Service.

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]]> Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Application Server for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981392) https://www.microsoftpost.com/11961/microsoft-download/update-for-best-practices-analyzer-for-application-server-for-windows-server-2008-r2-x64-edition-kb981392/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:04:17 +0000 You can use the Application Server update for Best Practices Analyzer to scan a server that is running the Application Server role.

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]]> Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Windows Server Update Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981390) https://www.microsoftpost.com/11960/microsoft-download/update-for-best-practices-analyzer-for-windows-server-update-services-for-windows-server-2008-r2-x64-edition-kb981390/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:04:17 +0000 You can use the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) update for Best Practices Analyzer to scan a server that is running WSUS.

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]]> Update for Best Practices Analyzer for File Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981111) https://www.microsoftpost.com/11957/microsoft-download/update-for-best-practices-analyzer-for-file-services-for-windows-server-2008-r2-x64-edition-kb981111/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:04:16 +0000 You can use File Services Best Practices Analyzer to scan a server that is running the File Services role and one or more of following role services: DFS Namespaces, DFS Replication, File Server, File Server Resource Manager, Services for Network File System.

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]]> Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Active Directory Rights Management Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981391) https://www.microsoftpost.com/11954/microsoft-download/update-for-best-practices-analyzer-for-active-directory-rights-management-services-for-windows-server-2008-r2-x64-edition-kb981391/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:04:16 +0000 You can use Active Directory Rights Management Services Best Practices Analyzer to scan a server that is running the AD RMS role and help identify configurations that do not comply with the best practices of Microsoft for this role.

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]]> SQL Server 2000 Best Practices Analyzer https://www.microsoftpost.com/11945/microsoft-download/sql-server-2000-best-practices-analyzer/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:04:14 +0000 SQL Server 2000 Best Practices Analyzer is a database management tool that lets you verify the implementation of common Best Practices on your servers.

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]]> MOF Technology Library https://www.microsoftpost.com/10930/microsoft-download/mof-technology-library/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:04:11 +0000 The MOF Technology Library provides guidance and best practices to help IT pros better understand how to use MOF with Microsoft technologies. The first component of the library is a new series of Reliability Workbooks. These resources provide the knowledge, specific tasks, and schedules needed to keep technologies running smoothly so IT can deliver the services an organization expects.

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]]> SC Service Manager 2010 Eval https://www.microsoftpost.com/11877/microsoft-download/sc-service-manager-2010-eval/ Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:46:50 +0000 Microsoft System Center Service Manager 2010 is a flexible platform for automating and adapting IT Service Management best practices to your organization’s requirements.

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]]> Top Development Best Practices for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 White Paper https://www.microsoftpost.com/11856/microsoft-download/top-development-best-practices-for-microsoft-dynamics-ax-2009-white-paper/ Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:45:06 +0000 Top Development Best Practices for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 White Paper

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]]> Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Development Best Practices White Paper https://www.microsoftpost.com/11855/microsoft-download/microsoft-dynamics-ax-2009-development-best-practices-white-paper/ Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:45:06 +0000 Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Development Best Practices White Paper

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]]> Operations Guide for System Center Essentials 2010 https://www.microsoftpost.com/11814/microsoft-download/operations-guide-for-system-center-essentials-2010/ Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:25:57 +0000 This guide discusses best practices for everyday use and maintenance of System Center Essentials 2010. Topics include monitoring computers, deploying software and updates, and virtualization management.

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]]> Application Privacy Assessment https://www.microsoftpost.com/11710/microsoft-download/application-privacy-assessment/ Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:53:09 +0000 A questionnaire to help organizations evaluate and improve their privacy and security best practices.

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]]> Best Practices for Running Linux on Hyper-V https://www.microsoftpost.com/11627/microsoft-download/best-practices-for-running-linux-on-hyper-v/ Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:07:57 +0000 This white paper discusses the benefits of virtualizing Linux on Hyper-V, and it offers best practices for enhancing the performance of Linux as a guest operating system on a Hyper-V host.

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]]> Analysis Services Many-to-Many Dimensions: Query Performance Optimization Techniques https://www.microsoftpost.com/11517/microsoft-download/analysis-services-many-to-many-dimensions-query-performance-optimization-techniques/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:44 +0000 This best practices white paper discusses three many-to-many query performance optimization techniques, including how to implement them, and the performance testing results for each technique.

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]]> Active Directory Design Guide https://www.microsoftpost.com/11385/microsoft-download/active-directory-design-guide/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:29:10 +0000 This guidance provides general recommendations for the design, deployment and management of an Active Directory environment in a healthcare organization according to current best practices.

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]]> Healthcare Desktop User State Migration Guide https://www.microsoftpost.com/11380/microsoft-download/healthcare-desktop-user-state-migration-guide/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:29:09 +0000 This guide provides best practices for healthcare organizations migrating a users desktop state.

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]]> Automated Build Application Integration Guide https://www.microsoftpost.com/11362/microsoft-download/automated-build-application-integration-guide/ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:08:08 +0000 How to integrate Windows applications into the Healthcare Desktop Automated Build process in accordance with current best practices.

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]]> Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0 https://www.microsoftpost.com/11356/microsoft-download/microsoft-baseline-configuration-analyzer-2-0/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:00:57 +0000 Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0 (MBCA 2.0) can help you maintain optimal system configuration by analyzing configurations of your computers against a predefined set of best practices, and reporting results of the analyses.

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]]> Microsoft® Forefront™ Client Security Best Practices Analyzer https://www.microsoftpost.com/11264/microsoft-download/microsoft%c2%ae-forefront%e2%84%a2-client-security-best-practices-analyzer/ Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:28:39 +0000 Best Practices Analyzer for FCS v1.0

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]]> Microsoft Dynamics AX Development Best Practices White Paper https://www.microsoftpost.com/11085/microsoft-download/microsoft-dynamics-ax-development-best-practices-white-paper/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:05:53 +0000 Microsoft Dynamics AX Development Best Practices White Paper

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]]> Forefront TMG Best Practices Analyzer https://www.microsoftpost.com/10968/microsoft-download/forefront-tmg-best-practices-analyzer/ Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:42:11 +0000 The Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) Tool is designed for administrators who want to determine the overall health of their Forefront TMG computers and to diagnose current problems. The tool scans the configuration settings of the local Forefront TMG computer and reports issues that do not conform to the recommended best practices.

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]]> Operations Guide for System Center Essentials 2010 Release Candidate https://www.microsoftpost.com/10933/microsoft-download/operations-guide-for-system-center-essentials-2010-release-candidate/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:35:41 +0000 This guide discusses best practices for everyday use and maintenance of System Center Essentials 2010. Topics include monitoring computers, deploying software and updates, and virtualization management.

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]]> ILM Datasheet https://www.microsoftpost.com/10813/microsoft-download/ilm-datasheet/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:20:43 +0000 This offering uses Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003 and best practices to simplify digital identity management and maintain data integrity.

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]]> Smart Card Lifecycle Management Datasheet https://www.microsoftpost.com/10715/microsoft-download/smart-card-lifecycle-management-datasheet/ Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:59:01 +0000 The Smart Card Lifecycle Management component of this offering will help you envision, plan and develop a Smart Card Lifecycle Management infrastructure designed specifically for your environment, using a consistent and standardized methodology based on the best practices collected from organizations worldwide.

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]]> Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server Best Pratices Analyzer https://www.microsoftpost.com/10651/microsoft-download/microsoft-forefront-protection-2010-for-exchange-server-best-pratices-analyzer/ Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:36:42 +0000 The FPE 2010 Best Practices Analyzer examines a local server running FPE 2010 and presents a list of warnings and errors for configurations that do not conform to recommended best practices.

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]]> Outlook 2007 Best Practices https://www.microsoftpost.com/10218/microsoft-download/outlook-2007-best-practices/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:08:27 +0000 This article is intended to provide users of Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 guidance on how to best use the product.

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]]> Application Templates Under the Hood https://www.microsoftpost.com/10046/microsoft-download/application-templates-under-the-hood/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:18:54 +0000 Best practices for how to work with core capabilities within both Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Designer.

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]]> Project Server 2007 Performance and Capacity Planning https://www.microsoftpost.com/10024/microsoft-download/project-server-2007-performance-and-capacity-planning/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:57:55 +0000 Best practices and recommendations for Project Server 2007 performance and capacity

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]]> Communications Server 2007 R2 Site Resiliency White Paper https://www.microsoftpost.com/9995/microsoft-download/communications-server-2007-r2-site-resiliency-white-paper/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:17:10 +0000 This white paper provides guidelines and best practices for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 site resiliency.

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]]> System Center Service Manager 2010 Beta Evaluation https://www.microsoftpost.com/9860/microsoft-download/system-center-service-manager-2010-beta-evaluation/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:04:32 +0000 Microsoft System Center Service Manager (Service Manager) is a flexible platform for automating and adapting IT Service Management best practices to your organization’s requirements.

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]]> Application Compatibility Best Practices for Remote Desktop Services https://www.microsoftpost.com/9855/microsoft-download/application-compatibility-best-practices-for-remote-desktop-services/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:28:44 +0000 This white paper highlights some of the common application compatibility issues with Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2008 R2 and offers solutions for these issues. This paper also introduces the Remote Desktop Services Application Analyzer tool.

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]]> Operations Guide for System Center Essentials 2010 Beta https://www.microsoftpost.com/9827/microsoft-download/operations-guide-for-system-center-essentials-2010-beta/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:25:09 +0000 This guide discusses best practices for everyday use and maintenance of System Center Essentials 2010. Topics include monitoring computers, deploying software and updates, and virtualization management.

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]]> BizTalk + SharePoint: 1+1=3: Integration Best Practices https://www.microsoftpost.com/9814/microsoft-download/biztalk-sharepoint-113-integration-best-practices/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:25:08 +0000 The integration of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009 and Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 brings a whole new set of capabilities to end users. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server gives BizTalk Server a “face,” providing human workflow features and dashboard functionality.

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]]> System Center Essentials 2010 Operations Guide https://www.microsoftpost.com/9805/microsoft-download/system-center-essentials-2010-operations-guide/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:11:50 +0000 This guide discusses best practices for everyday use and maintenance of System Center Essentials 2010. Topics include monitoring computers, deploying software and updates, and virtualization management.

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]]> FOSE 9.1 Product Documents https://www.microsoftpost.com/9603/microsoft-download/fose-9-1-product-documents/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:05:20 +0000 Product documents for FOSE 9.1 include the following: New Features Guide, Administration Center User Guide, Directory Synchronization Tool Administration Guide, Customer Quick Cards and Forefront Online Security for Exchange Filtering Service Launch and Best Practices

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]]> Microsoft FSOCS Best Practices Analyzer https://www.microsoftpost.com/9489/microsoft-download/microsoft-fsocs-best-practices-analyzer/ Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:42:10 +0000 The Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS) Best Practices Analyzer compares your existing FSOCS deployment against recommended best practices to identify configuration setting changes that could help you improve FSOCS performance and malware detection rates.

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]]> BizTalk Server Best Practices Analyzer V1.2 https://www.microsoftpost.com/8985/microsoft-download/biztalk-server-best-practices-analyzer-v1-2/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:41:34 +0000 The post BizTalk Server Best Practices Analyzer V1.2 appeared first on microsoftPost.com.

]]> BizTalk Server 2009 Performance Optimization Guide https://www.microsoftpost.com/8946/microsoft-download/biztalk-server-2009-performance-optimization-guide/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:59:18 +0000 The BizTalk Server 2009 Performance Optimization Guide provides prescriptive guidance on the best practices and techniques that should be followed to optimize BizTalk Server performance.

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]]> BizTalk Server 2009 RFID Operations Guide https://www.microsoftpost.com/8015/microsoft-download/biztalk-server-2009-rfid-operations-guide/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:33:53 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/biztalk-server-2009-rfid-operations-guide/ Provides detailed information for planning a BizTalk Server RFID environment, as well as recommendations and best practices for configuring, deploying, maintaining, and monitoring the environment. Microsoft Download Link…

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]]> Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server https://www.microsoftpost.com/7827/microsoft-download/disk-partition-alignment-best-practices-for-sql-server/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:46:46 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/disk-partition-alignment-best-practices-for-sql-server/ Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server Microsoft Download Link…

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]]> Understanding the Host Integration Server Client https://www.microsoftpost.com/7762/microsoft-download/understanding-the-host-integration-server-client/ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:08:13 +0000 http://www.microsoftpost.com/microsoft-download/understanding-the-host-integration-server-client/ This white paper discusses the HIS Client, including installation, configuration, architecture, and best practices. Microsoft Download Link…

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