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SQL Server 2008: How to Improve Performance & Decrease Power Consumption Business Continuity Solutions for SQL Server 2005 on Dell PowerEdge Servers Should You Outsource Your PKI Requirements? MCPmag News: IE Security Patch; SQL 2005 SP3; More From RMG Group: ActiveSync; Virtualization Buyers' Guide; More Redmond Radio: Microsoft Hires Yahoo Exec; Patch Tuesday; More RedmondReport.com: Long Live Windows XP; Intel and Car Batteries Special Offers: DB Security; Exchange and UC; VSLive! SF; More -  SQL Server 2008: Maximize Performance & Reduce Costs with Dell and AMD No registration required to watch this 3 minute video on how Dell™ customer, ServiceU, maximized their on-demand software business and decreased their power and cooling needs by 50%! All achieved by running Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 on Dell servers powered by high efficiency AMD Opteron™ processors. Watch the video today. - MCPmag News Off-Cycle Internet Explorer Security Update Released As expected, Microsoft released its second out-of-cycle patch in three months -- this time to plug a widely discussed and "critical" vulnerability in Internet Explorer. By Jabulani Leffall Microsoft Delivers SQL Server 2005 SP3 Microsoft ratcheted up its product support for SQL Server 2005 by releasing Service Pack 3 (SP3) on Monday, along with SP3 Cumulative Update 1. By Herb Torrens 'Kilimanjaro' SQL Server CTP To Begin in January The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) unveiled a limited community technology preview (CTP) of "Kilimanjaro," which is expected to begin in January. By Kurt Mackie 2008: IT Salaries on the Rise The joint MCPmag.com and Redmond Magazine Salary Survey shows IT job and salary strength. By Michael Domingo For more certification and Microsoft news, check MCPmag.com daily. Elsewhere on Redmond Media Group The Redmond Media Group of Web sites covers the whole world of IT and Microsoft, from developer issues to networking to strategic decisions that can affect businesses. Check out some of the stories that made headlines at the other RMG Web sites: 2008 Readers' Choice Awards: Introducing Redmond's Triple Crown Readers love some products so much that they keep voting them Readers' Choice winners again and again. To recognize the dynasties in our annual competition, Redmond is introducing the "Triple Crown," a brand-new award for products that have won (at least) three Readers' Choice honors in a row. By Lee Pender Are ActiveSync's New Policies in Sync? With Service Pack 1, Exchange 2007 gets a slew of new policy settings. We take a look at how they stack up against those of the BlackBerry. By J. Peter Bruzzese Professional Developer Conference Roundup Redmond Developer News' portal for all the developer news that streamed out of PDC this week. 2009 and Beyond Our panel of dev industry leaders and pundits provides a glimpse into the turbulent year ahead. By Michael Desmond Worldwide Partner Conference Roundup RPCmag.com's portal for the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference: All the partner news that's fit to blog. Get'r Done A few thoughts for thriving in this economy from Ken's most recent radio interview. By Ken Thoreson MIKE'S RAILS ZONE: Handling Many-to-Many Relationships in Rails Let's walk through the steps and code needed for handling this kind of relationship in the user interface. By Mike Gunderloy The Ultimate Virtualization Buyers Guide A growth spurt is starting to occur, and the vendors you'll find on the pages of our inaugural Buyers' Guide are supplying the vitamins. By Mark Ferelli and the Virtualization Review Staff ESJ.com's 2008 IT Salary Survey From staff to management, IT salaries are on the move. - Business Continuity Solutions for SQL Server 2005 on Dell PowerEdge Servers Are you about to implement a business continuity strategy for your customer? This report from Dell gives you options and techniques available at the database layer. The Dell Engineering team explains the features Microsoft has built into the SQL Database engine and how they fit into a business continuity strategy. Should You Outsource Your PKI Requirements? Do you understand the security and operational issues related to implementing and managing internal public key infrastructures (PKI)? Get this paper and find out why it may be best for organizations both small and large to outsource their PKI requirements. Outsourcing saves time, money, and in many cases makes it much easier to manage PKI overall. - White Paper: "Database Security: Preventing Enterprise Data Leaks at the Source" This IDC paper presents a pre-emptive approach to information protection and control (IPC). It discusses the growing internal threats, the impact of government regulations, and how enterprises must adopt database security best practices to protect sensitive customer data or company information. Read it now in the Tech Library! VSLive! February 24-26, 2009 in San Francisco Save $200. Register by January 21. For agenda, sessions, and more, visit: http://vslive.com/2009/sf/ Webcast: Unlock the Voice of Microsoft Exchange Learn how to add voice capabilities to Exchange Server 2007 for a complete Unified Communications solution at this webcast. You will also explore the Unified Messaging features of Exchange Server 2007 and discover how an integrated VoIP and messaging solution will improve your business communications. Sign up for this webcast! Special from RCPmag.com: Virtualization -- The Next Real Thing RCPmag.com contributor Fred Bayles outlines the benefits and challenges of virtualization in a way that can help you pitch the hot technology to customers. Read it now in the Tech Library! Discounts on Windows 2008/Books at Amazon.com Not quite up to speed on Windows Server 2008, yet your company is looking to you for migration guidance? Get a jump on studying with new books at deep discount from Amazon.com. Check out Introducing Windows Server 2008 by Mitch Tulloch and the Microsoft Windows Server Team (Microsoft Press) and Windows Server 2008 Unleashed from Rand Morimoto et al. (Sams). Also available now: Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition with 5 CALs along with the Windows Server 2008 Resource Kit, both at less than retail. More Windows Server 2008 resources at Amazon.com. -