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TechNet Magazine – June 2012

The June 2012 edition of the TechNet Magazine is now available for online reading.

• Editor’s Note: Time for TechEd

Featured Articles:

• Microsoft System Center Advisor: A Trusted Advisor
  By Paul Schnackenburg
  Microsoft System Center Advisor can help you troubleshoot system issues before they become serious problems.
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2010: Exchange Server and Active Directory
  By Jaap Wesselius
  Using Active Directory as a critical component of your Microsoft Exchange Server environment gives you lots of flexibility, options and performance.
• Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Profile and Package Sandbox Code
  By V. Gnanasekaran
  Properly profiling and packaging solutions to run in a sandbox environment gives you greater control of resource usage and scalability.
• Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Collaboration Station
  By Brien M. Posey
  Everything about Microsoft SharePoint is built and configured to promote collaboration, but you have to make sure your users are using it effectively.
• Cloud Computing: Negotiating Cloud Contracts
  By Vic (J.R.) Winkler
  The contract between your company and a potential cloud provider may be more complex than most, so it’s well worth the time to ensure you get it right.
• IIS: Quick and Easy Web Servers
  By Jason Helmick
  You can install Web servers much more quickly and easily using Windows PowerShell to help.
• Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Streamline SharePoint with RBS
  By Iqbal Khan
  Remote BLOB Storage (RBS) can improve SharePoint functionality and performance.
• IT Management: IT Is ‘The Company'
  By Romi Mahajan
  The artificial separation that has existed for years is no longer. The IT/business singularity is indeed upon us.

Columns:

• Utility Spotlight: Safely Back up PST Files
  By Lance Whitney
  The free Microsoft Personal Folders Backup tool can help you make regular backups of your users’ PST files.
• Windows Confidential: Bring on the Lab Rats
  By Raymond Chen
  Manipulating software developers can be a helpful strategy when fixing bugs during software development projects.
• IT Toolbox: New Products for IT Professionals
  By Greg Steen
  The tools in this month’s toolbox help you secure data in transit and monitor open network ports and services.
• Windows PowerShell: New Syntax in the New Shell
  By Don Jones
  Some new syntax commands in Windows PowerShell version 3 help you write easier-to-read, but somewhat limited, commands.
• Exchange Queue & A: Automate and Consolidate
  By Henrik Walther
  There are many ways to work around automation, mailbox sharing and consolidation issues in Exchange.
• Geek of All Trades: The Availability Answer
  By Greg Shields
  When configuring highly available Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol in Windows Server 2012, you can now include features and support that were never there before.