Good read (and picture) of SQL 2005 Symmetric Encryption

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/mcoles/sql2005symmetricencryption.asp

Creating a Custom User Site Provisioning Solution with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

The white paper and code sample for Creating a Custom User Site Provisioning Solution with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is now live.

The products and technologies in this solution include SharePoint, BDC, InfoPath, Forms Server, SharePoint Designer, Workflow and VSTO.

Major Update to the MOSS and WSS Downloadable SDKs (8/22/2007)

The sharepoint team blog posted/announced a major update to the MOSS and WSS Software Development Kit (SDK) downloads.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/22/just-published-major-update-to-the-moss-and-wss-downloadable-sdks-8-22-2007.aspx

Finally a tool to create an Application Definition for BDC in MOSS 2007.

Announcing the Microsoft Business Data Catalog Definition Editor for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

New Management Toolkit (Management Pack) for SharePoint 2007.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/17/announcing-the-availability-of-the-sharepoint-manageability-toolkit-beta.aspx

Forefront Security for SharePoint SP1 Available Now

This is the posting at the SharePoint Team BLOG about the availability of SP1 (Service Pack 1) of Forefront Security for SharePoint, not to be confused with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 or Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 which will be released at a later date.

Finally a complete guide in white paper for Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services - Installation and Configuration Guide for SharePoint Integration

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/02/microsoft-sql-server-reporting-services-installation-and-configuration-guide-for-sharepoint-integration-mode.aspx

Check out the white paper at http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/attachment/4194088.ashx

Implementing Enterprise Search with MOSS 2007 Search: Whte Paper

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itshowcase/content/deployingsearchtwp.mspx.

A custom web part available for anonymous comment in MOSS 2007 running Windows Integrated Security

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/06/anonymous-comment-feature-for-sharepoint-blog-now-available-on-codeplex.aspx

Professional Development Plans

This is a very good read on how to make time to professionally develop yourself and your career.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/awarren/3134.asp

A MUST read.

Off line patching...WSUS Offline

http://www.vulnerabilityassessment.co.uk/ctupdate.htm

From a forum
"
This tool will allow you to run on a machine downloading every day, building an ISO.
This way you always have an up-to-date CD-image at hand when you need it.

The tool uses the same CAB-file as MBSA and you can manually add extra hotfixes.
"

i am on runasradio.com

Catch me in my interview (PODCAST style) hosted by Richard Campbell from Dotnet Rocks.

OpsMgr 2007 Management Packs released last night

The Microsoft Forefront Server Security for Exchange 10.0 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 has released to the Web and is available via http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=147d908c-9dc4-4f90-81b2-ee0764300be2&DisplayLang=en

This MP has a dependency upon the recent released backward compatibility MP update 6.0.5000.12 (or higher).

The Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 has released to the Web and is available via http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=95fece79-65b6-41ad-bc52-f34ad19a6eba&DisplayLang=en

This MP has a dependency upon the recent released backward compatibility MP update 6.0.5000.12 (or higher).

The Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 has released for OpsMgr2007 and is available via http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cdb22a60-f65c-4412-8d00-4b168193eee3&DisplayLang=en

This MP has a dependency upon the recently released backward compatibility MP version 6.0.5000.12, or higher.


The Windows NLB MP for OpsMgr07 has released and is available from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=78d8c93a-bae6-4c5d-90af-b0bf2ce12998&DisplayLang=en

This MP has a dependency upon the recently released backward compatibility MP version 6.0.5000.12, or higher.

The Microsoft Forefront Server Security for SharePoint 10.x Management Pack (version 6.0.5000.0) for Operations Manager 2007 has been released to the Web. This MP has a dependency upon the recent released backward compatibility MP update 6.0.5000.12 (or higher).

Download is available here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=47ffc540-1858-4d80-adee-e1cdb1a46090&DisplayLang=en

Boris' Toolbelt

Check out some of the work Boris has been doing.

http://blogs.msdn.com/boris_yanushpolsky/
http://blogs.technet.com/momteam/default.aspx

Microsoft Webcast on August 15th: Creating a Global Human Resources System Foundation with SharePoint Server 2007

Microsoft Webcast on August 15th: Creating a Global Human Resources System Foundation with SharePoint Server 2007

Here is the link to register:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032346073&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

Contact Us: Hotfix Request Web Submission Form

Did you guys know about this?

https://support.microsoft.com/contactus2/emailcontact.aspx?scid=sw;en;1410&WS=hotfix

Tomorrow's TechNet Webcast:

System Center Operations Manager 2007: Install and MP Migration

http://www.myitforum.com/forums/calendar.asp?eventID=38&caldate=2007-08-01

All WebCasts for August (a couple more OpsMgr in the mix):

http://www.myitforum.com/forums/calendar.asp?calendarID=1&calDate=2007-08-01

Tons of New SharePoint Content Now Live on MSDN

From the official blog of the SharePoint Product Group

Interesting read: Enterprise Powershell: Creating Mailboxes in Exchange 2003

Summary:
This articles focus on the increasingly popular Powershell command line shell and scripting language that runs on existing and future Microsoft infrastructure environments. We'll presume you are familiar with Powershell and have it installed and tested on your systems. If not, we encourage you to read an introductory article that will get you up to speed quickly.

A post on Scaling to Extremely Large Lists and Performant Access Methods