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Direct Access vs. VPN
Direct Access is a new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that provides seamless intranet connectivity to Direct Access client computers when they are connected to the Internet. Unlike most traditional
Read More »Microsoft System Center Advisor
Microsoft System Center Advisor Microsoft System Center Advisor is an online service that analyzes installations of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (and later versions), and Windows Server 2008 (and later versions). It is a cloud
Read More »Windows Server Standard vs Windows Server Enterprise
Windows Server, Standard Edition is aimed towards small to medium sized businesses. Standard Edition supports file and printer sharing, offers secure Internet connectivity, and allows centralized desktop application deployment. The initial release of Windows
Read More »Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
Remote Desktop Services (RDS) is a capability in Windows Server 2008 R2, SP1 which separates where the desktop or application is used from where it runs. It accelerates desktop & application deployments enabling any
Read More »Lync Mobility (A basic overview)
Microsoft Lync 2010 offers mobility. It is a way of life for today’s business professionals. It makes communicating easier and more engaging by delivering a single unified communications experience across PC laptops, browsers, telephones,
Read More »Lync IM an Expert
The basic idea behind Lync im an expert is to solve the problems that users face. What is one’s first response as soon as a query or problem occurs? The magical phase “google it”,
Read More »Lync offerings with Office 365
Shedding a little light on the Microsoft office 365 won’t be a bad idea in the context of this article. Office 365 is Microsoft’s commercial software offering a set of products. Office 365 includes
Read More »Does Lync Offer Corporate Level Security?
The question of how to secure Lync voice traffic, both on an internal network and external to the network, is one that has been hovering around in the minds of many. Server-to-server Lync Server
Read More »Cribnotes: Lync Auto Attendant and Response Groups
Microsoft Lync Auto Attendants provide the means for a caller to be automatically transferred to an extension or queue without the intervention of an operator or a person. Auto Attendants use Interactive Voice Response
Read More »Skype: Lync Sip Trunk Plugged
Recently one of the hottest issues on the internet was Microsoft’s most recent and by far biggest acquisition ever: they bought Skype for $8.5 billion. Let’s not get into the debate about whether the
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