Windows Server 2008 R2 provides enhanced management control over resources across the enterprise. It is designed to provide better energy efficiency and performance by reducing power consumption and lowering overhead costs. It also helps provide improved branch office capabilities, exciting new remote access experiences, streamlined server management, and expands the Microsoft virtualization strategy for both client and server computers.

Watch this TechNet Edge video for a look at Hyper-V server and a quick lesson on getting started with virtualization technology on Windows Server.

Get the latest from Windows Server experts, product managers, and evangelists at one online destination. The Windows Server Experts blog has the tips, tutorials, and advice IT pros need to get the most out of Windows Server 2008 R2.

After completing this virtual lab you will be better able to install and administer Microsoft® Forefront Security on the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Edge Transport server role.

It's quick and simple to initiate a conference call with your team or move from IM to a group chat or meeting using Office Communicator. Watch the video to learn more.

Many organizations are turning to new software-based conferencing and collaboration solutions for audio and Web conferencing as well as continued face-to-face conferencing via video. Companies who use these capabilities report achieving measurable improvements in their corporate performance including increased business efficiencies, total cost savings, and environmental footprint reductions.

Expansive business processes, Web-based applications, and the demand for global collaboration with business partners and customers are shaping up to be game changers for enterprise security.

This TechNet Edge video explores the Microsoft Forefront security products that help protect Microsoft Exchange Server.

View this Webcast to see how Microsoft's own IT organization uses Forefront Client Security to secure its client infrastructure.

System Center desktop solutions enable IT to empower users by streamlining the connection of any authorized user to the applications or resources they need-regardless of their location or connectivity. System Center achieves this by managing the delivery of traditional, virtual application, mobile, streamed and virtual desktop infrastructure, providing both secure access and the consistent, optimized performance that today's users expect.

Jeff Wettlaufer chats with Microsoft System Center GM Brad Anderson about System Center's role in reducing IT infrastructure costs.

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SharePoint 2010 enables robust business collaboration for the enterprise and the Web by offering a fuller breadth of capabilities and new enterprise-class management tools.

SharePoint Products and Technologies provide a comprehensive suite of features in all areas of information management, and can enable you to consolidate all your enterprise solutions into a single, manageable platform. Many of the world's leading companies are already realizing benefits from the adoption of these technologies.

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BI systems built on the SQL Server 2008 platform can scale to meet the needs of the very largest organizations and provide businesses of all sizes with a competitive advantage -- supporting better decision making and helping executives spot emerging business opportunities.

Watch this video to see Nigel Ellis discuss what the future has in store for SQL Data Services.

A key factor in addressing economic challenges is to reduce costs and drive efficiencies, and IT departments are under increasing pressure to maximize the return on IT investment and get the best possible value from new and existing systems. This white paper describes ways in which organizations can use Microsoft SQL Server 2008 to save time and money.