TechNet Magazine: September 2012

ByÂ Lafe Low

Microsoft provides a host of efficiency and automation tools that, individually and combined, help you automate and expedite processes and perform IT miracles across your environment from the comfort and safety of your office and your keyboard.

Featured Articles

	Microsoft Office 2010: Manage Microsoft Office with Group Policy By Brien Posey You can use a variety of Group Policy settings to help you centrally manage and configure the entire Microsoft Office product family. Â
	SQL Server: Minimize Disk I/O By Glenn Berry , Louis Davidson , and Tim Ford Query tuning and indexing is an effective way to reduce physical and logical disk I/O. Â
	SQL Server 2012: Better Business Intelligence By Stephen Strong Pre-configured Reference Architectures give you a tested roadmap for configuring SQL Server to manage business intelligence workloads. Â
	Virtualization: Virtual Desktops Done Your Way By Jorge Orchilles You have many options for deploying a virtual infrastructure running Windows 7, depending on your needs and environment. Â
	IT Management: The DIY Culture of IT By Romi Mahajan Other business functions can learn a thing or two from the do-it-yourself culture of the IT profession. Â

Columns

Windows Confidential:
In Triplicate, Please?
By Raymond Chen

Itâ€™s simply not possible to write a formal document detailing every possible action, whether itâ€™s a good idea or not.

Windows PowerShell:
Sometimes, Text Is Best
By Don Jones

You donâ€™t have to overthink the problem when you can use Windows PowerShell to get things done quickly and easily.

Geek of All Trades:
Office 365 SSO: A Simplified Installation Guide
By Greg Shields

Installing, configuring and activating single sign-on within Office 365 is a lengthy but worthwhile process.

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