Infrastructure builds can be a big job.  Especially when it comes to environments like SharePoint, which not only require you to provision the server itself, but also plan for Active  Directory for identity and  SQL server for backend data storage.  With Windows Azure IaaS you…

Are you need to thinking about high-availability, disaster recovery, or Dev/test for your databases?   Windows Azure can help, especially when it comes to working with your SQL workloads.  Running SQL Server in Windows Azure can provide your organization a quick and easy way to get…

Being the caretaker for the storage of your enterprise is a critical task.  Windows Azure storage can help ease the burden of your growing storage needs.  Learn how to leverage Windows Azure Storage can help you take your enterprise to the next level.  Hear from Matt Hester, Senior IT…

Abstract:Michael Palermo welcomes  Henry Sterchi and Mike Lescault as they discuss Project Spark. Tune in and check out one of the coolest “game maker” video game platforms available today and learn how you can get involved making, creating and playing your own Project Spark inspired games or…

In this episode Nick Harris and Chris Risner are joined by Dave Fellows, CTO of GreenButton - a leading provider of cloud solutions for compute-intensive applications.  Throughout the show Dave discussed and demonstrated Their flagship product GreenButton Cloud Fabric -…

Today's project isn't "really" a hardware project, but it does involve Bluetooth and controlling your PC, so I guess it's close enough... :) Nico Vermeir provides a cool look at how we might be able to build our own Office Remote like project. (If you've not played with Office Remote,…

Learn about protecting the physical assets in your organization, including servers and clients—and the software running on them—and how to secure them. [01:33] - Protecting Your Computer from Malware[09:22] - Protecting the Client Computer[16:41] - Protecting your Email[21:23] - Protecting your…

A network can be the most vulnerable part of an IT infrastructure. Learn some of the methods and options for securing these invaluable assets, and gain from a discussion of firewalls, Network Access Protection (NAP), protocols, and wireless networks, from a security standpoint. [01:18] -…

Hear about security policies and how they may work in an organization. See how policies provided by Group Policy can prevent unauthorized access to an organization's resources. [01:22] - Commmon Password Attacks[08:00] - Password PoliciesFull course outline: Mod 01: Understanding Security LayersMod…

Get an introduction to the topics of authentication, authorization, and accounting—what they are, how they are different, and how each is implemented and managed. Look at available options and how to use some of the tools in Windows for implementing each one. [01:51] - Authentication[28:25] -…