BizTalk Server General

General BizTalk Server discussions.

BizTalk Server Adapters and Adapter Pack

All questions related to LOB Adapters, BizTalk WCF Adapter, WCF LOB Adapter SDK and BizTalk Adapter Pack.

BizTalk Server EDI and AS2

All questions related to new EDI and AS2 features of BizTalk Server.

BizTalk Server RFID

All questions related to new RFID features of BizTalk Server.

BizTalk Server Host Integration Server

Host Integration Server (HIS) discussions

Admin

Topics discussed include: Administration across all server roles, management, Exchange Management Console (EMC) , Exchange Management Shell, storage and performance

3rd Party Applications

Topics discussed include: 3rd party application integration with Exchange

Anti-virus/Anti-spam

Topics discussed include; Anti-virus, Anti-spam, ForeFront, Sender ID, IMF, Hosted and Services

Clients

Topics discussed include: Outlook, OWA, and other clients

Compliance

Topics discussed include: Journaling and policy

Development

Topics discussed include: Web services, APIs, application conversion and apps in general

Deploy

Topics discussed include: setup, upgrade, evaluate, plan, architecture, consolidation, server roles, topology, design

High availability/Disaster Recovery

Topics discussed include: Backup/restore, LCR/CCR, Hosted and Services, High availability and clustering, and store (mailbox database, ESE/Jet, etc)

Migration [Exchange Server]

Topics discussed include: interoperability, coexistence

Monitoring

Topics discussed include: Monitoring across all server roles and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager

Mobility

Topics discussed include: Exchange ActiveSync, using mobile devices against Exchange mailboxes

General Discussions

Topics discussed include: Evaluation, troubleshooting, tools, and documentation RELATED TO EXCHANGE SERVER ONLY

Exchange Software Updates

Discuss updates to Exchange server including Software Rollup Updates as well as BPA (Best Practice Analyzer) updates.

Secure Messaging

Topics discussed include: Encryption, peer to peer communication, DRM, Hosted and Services, hardening Exchange

Transport

Topics discussed include: Transport and routing, transport security, transport rules

Unified Messaging

Topics discussed include: Oulook Voice Access, PBX integration, Auto attendant

Remote Connectivity Analyzer

This forum is for providing feedback and discussing issues with the Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer tool at https://www.TestExchangeConnectivity.com.

Exchange Server 2010

Welcome to the Exchange 2010 Server Forum. This forum provides a place for you to discuss the Exchange 2010. You are welcome to come and post questions and comments about your experience with this software.

Exchange 2010 for Hosters

Welcome to the Exchange 2010 Hosters Forum. This forum provides a place for you to discuss the Exchange 2010 product for Hosting companies. You are welcome to come and post questions and comments about your experience with this software.

TechNet Website Feedback

Help us improve TechNet (technet.microsoft.com) by sending your suggestions and bugs. For product bugs go to http://connect.microsoft.com

MSDN and TechNet Search Feedback

For bugs and suggestions about Search features of MSDN and TechNet websites. For bug reports, please include the URL of search results page where the problem occurs. Note: Only Moderators can post to this forum currently.

TechNet Wiki Discussion

Provide feedback, ask questions, request new features, discuss Wiki processes, governance, evolution and the future.

Forefront TMG and ISA Server

A forum for the discussion of general issues and ideas regarding Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) and ISA Server

Forefront Edge Security – DirectAccess, UAG and IAG

A forum for the discussion of issues and ideas regarding Direct Access, Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) and Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG)

Forefront for Exchange Server

Discussions and questions on Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server., and Forefront Security for Exchange

Forefront for SharePoint

Discussions and questions on the next generation of Forefront Security for SharePoint.

Forefront for Office Communications Server

Discussions and questions on detecting IM-based malware and filtering out-of-policy content in Office Communications Server 2007 environments.

Forefront Management Consoles

Discussions and questions on FSSMC

Forefront Online Protection for Exchange

FOPE forum is a space for customers to ask and answer questions pertaining to the Forefront Online Protection for Exchange technology.

Forefront Endpoint Protection

Discussions and questions on Forefront Endpoint Protection.

Forefront Client Security

Working with FCS? Start here for product discussions and Q&A

Identity Lifecycle Manager

Forum to discuss Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM)

Forefront Identity Manager 2010

This forum replaces the Connect newsgroup for ILM "2" beta and release candidate discussion topics

Antigen

Topics Include: Antigen for Exchange, Antigen for SMTP, Antigen for SharePoint, and Antigen for IM.

Read Only - Forefront Client Security - Security State Assessment

Discussions around the security state asessment, including feedback on existing checks and requests for new checks

Read Only - Forefront Client Security Alerting and Monitoring

Discussions and questions around the alerting, the dashboard and policy authoring

Read Only - Forefront Client Security Malware Technology and Response

Discussions and questions on the malware/signature response process

Read Only - Forefront Client Security Reporting

Discussions and questions on FCS reports

Read Only - Forefront Client Security Setup and Configuration

Discussions and questions on setting up and deploying the server and client

Read Only - Forefront Security for Exchange Server

Topics Include: Dectection of viruses, worms, and spam in Exchange 2007 environments.

Read Only - Forefront Security for SharePoint

Topics Include: Detection of viruses, unwanted files, and inappropriate contect for SharePoint Portal Server and Windows SharePoint Services servers.

Read Only - Forefront Edge Security - Firewall Client

A forum for the discussion of issues and ideas regarding the Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) and the ISA Server Firewall clients.

Read Only - Forefront Edge Security - Installation, Upgrade, and Setup

A forum for the discussion of issues and ideas regarding Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) and ISA Server installation, upgrade, and setup

Read Only - Forefront Edge Security - Internet Access

A forum for the discussion of issues and ideas regarding Internet access through Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) or ISA Server

Read Only - Forefront Edge Security - Monitoring, Logging, Reporting

A forum for the discussion of issues and ideas regarding monitoring, logging, and reporting for Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) and ISA Server

Read Only - Forefront Edge Security - Publishing

A forum for the discussion of issues and ideas regarding publishing of Web and other servers through Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) and ISA Server

Read Only - Forefront Edge Security Virtual Private Networks

A forum for the discussion of issues and ideas regarding VPN site-to-site connectivity and roaming client VPN access in Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) and ISA Server

Read Only - Forefront Threat Management Gateway

Discussions and questions on Forefront Threat Management Gateway, the next generation of ISA Server.

IT Management Planning and Technology

Join the discussions on IT management Community Hub with Microsoft IT Evangelists to discuss the major IT Management topics and specific challenges and issues do Managers of IT organizations face today. Share your problems and also share the solutions you came up at your IT organizations with your peers.

Microsoft Operations Framework -- MOF 4.0

For discussion of Service Management, MOF, ITIL, best-practices based frameworks, IT GRC, and the IT lifecycle on the Microsoft platform.

Training and Certification

Have questions about Microsoft training and certifications? Ask them here!

Live Meeting General Discussion

General topics about Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

Live Meeting - Creating, Joining Meetings, Configurations and Settings

Topics about various configuration and settings available to users of Microsoft Office Live Meeting service, such as Live Meeting Manager.

Live Meeting - In Meeting Experience, Console and Add-ins

Topics about application sharing, slide uploads, Microsoft Office Live Meeting console’s install and functionality and add-ins such as Conferencing Add-in for Microsoft Outlook.

Live Meeting - Media Discussion

Topics about audio setup, in meeting audio and video, display and manipulation in Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

Live Meeting - Rollout/Deployment Programs

Topics about various service offerings to support deployment, provide guidance and best practices on rolling out Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

App-V General Sequencing

This is the place to submit information, tips and questions on Sequencing practices in Microsoft App-V

App-V Server and Management

A central location for App-V Infrastructure installation as well as the Management Console and Practices.

App-V Clients

The place for information relative to the App-V client’s installation, configuration, and performance.

App-V 4.5 Beta (Retired)

This is the place to ask and answer questions about the Beta of SoftGrid 4.5.Since 4.5 is now a final release, this forum is transitioning to the App-V forum.

App-V Documentation

This is the place to post questions and feedback on the documentation for App-V.

App-V Add-ons

This is the place to post questions and feedback on the Resource Kit, ADM Template, and other add-ons for App-V.

App-V Sequencing Recipe Forum

Community contributed guidance for creating, updating, and customizing App-V virtual applicaitons.

SharePoint 2010 - General Questions and Answers

General questions, comments and discussions on SharePoint 2010 products and SharePoint services such as Access Services, BCS, Excel Services and Visio Services.

SharePoint 2010 - Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operation

Discuss setup, upgrade, administration and operation for SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint services such as Access Services, BCS, Excel Services and Visio Services.

SharePoint 2010 - Using SharePoint Designer, Infopath, and other customization

Discuss using SharePoint Designer, SharePoint Gallery Solutions, templates & other customization for SharePoint 2010 and SP services such as Access Services, BCS, Excel Services, & Visio Services.

SharePoint 2010 - Using Visual Studio with SharePoint and other programming

Discuss using Visual Studio and other programming with SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint services such as Access Services, BCS, Excel Services and Visio Services.

FAST Search for Internet Sites, FAST Search for Internal Applications and FAST ESP

Questions, comments, and discussion on FAST Search Server 2010 for Internet Sites, FAST Search Server 2010 for Internal Applications, and FAST ESP.

FAST Products (pre-2010)

Topics on earlier FAST products including FAST Data Search (FDS), InStream, ImPulse, Unity, and AdMomentum.

FAST Search for SharePoint

Questions, comments, and discussion on FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint and search in SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites, Enterprise

SharePoint - Search (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about Search capabilities in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

Groove Server

Welcome to the Microsoft Groove Server forum. This IT Professional forum is for questions, feedback, or anything else related to Groove Server.

Office IT Pro General Discussions

Welcome to the Microsoft Office for IT Professionals General Discussion forum. This forum is for general questions and feedback related to Microsoft Office (including the release version of Office 2010) as they pertain to the IT Pro community. If you have an end-user question about Microsoft Office, please visit the forums at Microsoft Answers: http://answers.microsoft.com/office/default.aspx

Office 2010 Setup and Deployment

Welcome to the Microsoft Office Setup and Deployment forum. This IT Professional forum is for questions, feedback, or anything else related to setting up and deploying Microsoft Office (including the release version of Office 2010). If you have an end-user question about Microsoft Office, please visit the forums at Microsoft Answers: http://answers.microsoft.com/office/default.aspx

Office 2010 Application Compatibility

Use this forum to discuss application and document compatibility for Microsoft Office. For more information about Office 2010 application compatibility, please visit the TechNet resource center. http://technet.microsoft.com/office/ff460851.aspx

Office Volume Activation

Welcome to the Microsoft Office Volume Activation forum. This forum is for questions, feedback, or anything else related to volume activation for Microsoft Office, including Key Management Service (KMS) and Multiple Activation Key (MAK). Volume products include the Office 2010 Professional Plus suite, and the volume editions of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio. For general information, please visit the Office 2010 volume activation resource center: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ee691939.aspx. If you have any questions, please feel free to post! -- Ted Way, Program Manager, Microsoft Office PLEX, Enterprise Licensing, Group Policy, and 64-bit Office

Outlook IT Pro Discussions

Use this IT Professional forum to discuss questions and feedback for Microsoft Outlook.

Office Web Apps Setup and Deployment

Welcome to the Microsoft Office Web Apps Setup and Deployment forum. Use this IT Professional forum to discuss questions and feedback for Office Web Apps setup and deployment. If you have an end-user question about Microsoft Office, please visit the forums at Microsoft Answers: http://answers.microsoft.com/office/default.aspx

Office 2007 Planning and Deployment

Use this forum to discuss general topics on Office 2007 deployment including planning, imaging, customization and more.

Office 2007 Application Compatibility

Use this forum to discuss specific issues on Office 2007 application compatibility.

Office 2010 Beta (Archive)

Welcome to the Microsoft Office 2010 Beta client forum. This forum provides a place for IT Professionals to discuss the 2010 Beta versions of Office, including Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint Workspace, Word, Publisher, and Click-to-Run Beta for Office 2010 Home and Business. You are welcome to post questions, comments and thoughts about your experience. This forum will be retired and locked after the Beta version of Office 2010 is no longer supported. We encourage you to visit the Office IT Pro forum category for any post-Beta questions or discussions: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/category/officeitpro

Excel IT Pro Discussions

Welcome to the Microsoft Office for IT Professionals Excel forum. This forum is for general questions and feedback related to Microsoft Excel (all versions) as they pertain to the IT Pro community. If you have more basic usage questions with Microsoft Excel, you can also visit the forums at Microsoft Answers: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/officeexcel.

Word IT Pro Discussions

Welcome to the Microsoft Office for IT Professionals Word forum. This forum is for general questions and feedback related to Microsoft Word (all versions) as they pertain to the IT Pro community. If you have more basic usage questions with Microsoft Word you can also visit the forums at Microsoft Answers: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/officeword.

Microsoft Office 2010 Volume Activation (to be retired)

This forum will be retired in May 2010, as part of a larger project to organize our Office-related TechNet forums, consolidate and archive our Office 2010 beta forums, enable Office communities across IT Pro, Developer, and Information Worker audiences, and provide an ongoing Microsoft presence in the community. Please direct all questions and discussions about Office Volume Activation going forward, including items about Key Management Service (KMS) and Multiple Activation Key (MAK) volume activation for Office 2010, to the new forum we have created: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/officevolact/threads. Volume products include the Office 2010 Professional Plus suite, and the volume editions of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio. All threads previously in this forum have been moved to the new forum location. For general information about Office 2010 volume activation, please visit the TechNet resource center. http://technet.microsoft.com/office/ee691939.aspx

Office 2010 Application Compatibility

This forum will be retired in May 2010, as part of a larger project to organize our Office-related TechNet forums, consolidate and archive our Office 2010 beta forums, enable Office communities across IT Pro, Developer, and Information Worker audiences, and provide an ongoing Microsoft presence in the community. Please direct all questions and discussions about Office Application Compatibility going forward to the new forum we have created: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/officeappcompat/threads. All threads previously in this forum will be moved to the new forum location. For information about Office 2010 application compatibility, please visit the TechNet resource center. http://technet.microsoft.com/office/ff460851.aspx

Click-To-Run for Office 2010 Home and Business (to be retired)

This forum will be retired in May 2010, as part of a larger project to organize our Office-related TechNet forums, consolidate and archive our Office 2010 beta forums, enable Office communities across IT Pro, Developer, and Information Worker audiences, and provide an ongoing Microsoft presence in the community. All existing threads in this forum will be moved to the general Microsoft Office 2010 Beta forum. Please direct all questions and discussions about Microsoft Click-To-Run technology specific to Office 2010 Home and Business to the Microsoft Office 2010 Beta forum: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/office2010/threads

Access 2010 Beta (to be retired)

This forum will be retired in May 2010, as part of a larger project to organize our Office-related TechNet forums, consolidate and archive our Office 2010 beta forums, enable Office communities across IT Pro, Developer, and Information Worker audiences, and provide an ongoing Microsoft presence in the community. All threads previously in this forum have been moved to the general Microsoft Office 2010 Beta forum. Please direct all IT Pro questions and discussions about Microsoft Access 2010 Beta going forward to: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/office2010/threads Please direct all consumer and Information Worker questions about Access to the Business Users: Visio, Project, InfoPath, and Access forum on MS Answers: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/addbuz/threads

OneNote 2010 Beta (to be retired)

This forum will be retired in May 2010, as part of a larger project to organize our Office-related TechNet forums, consolidate and archive our Office 2010 beta forums, enable Office communities across IT Pro, Developer, and Information Worker audiences, and provide an ongoing Microsoft presence in the community. All threads previously in this forum have been moved will be moved to the general Microsoft Office 2010 Beta forum. Please direct all IT Pro questions and discussions about Microsoft OneNote 2010 Beta going forward to: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/office2010/threads Please direct all consumer and Information Worker questions about OneNote to the OneNote forum on MS Answers: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/addonenote/threads

PowerPoint 2010 Beta (to be retired)

This forum will be retired in May 2010, as part of a larger project to organize our Office-related TechNet forums, consolidate and archive our Office 2010 beta forums, enable Office communities across IT Pro, Developer, and Information Worker audiences, and provide an ongoing Microsoft presence in the community. All threads previously in this forum have been moved to the general Microsoft Office 2010 Beta forum. Please direct all IT Pro questions and discussions about Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Beta going forward to: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/office2010/threads Please direct all consumer and Information Worker questions about PowerPoint to the PowerPoint forum category on MS Answers: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/officeppt

SharePoint Workspace 2010 Beta (to be retired)

This forum will be retired in May 2010, as part of a larger project to organize our Office-related TechNet forums, consolidate and archive our Office 2010 beta forums, enable Office communities across IT Pro, Developer, and Information Worker audiences, and provide an ongoing Microsoft presence in the community. All threads previously in this forum have been moved to the general Microsoft Office 2010 Beta forum. Please direct all IT Pro questions and discussions about Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010 Beta going forward to: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/office2010/threads

Publisher 2010 Beta (to be retired)

This forum will be retired in May 2010, as part of a larger project to organize our Office-related TechNet forums, consolidate and archive our Office 2010 beta forums, enable Office communities across IT Pro, Developer, and Information Worker audiences, and provide an ongoing Microsoft presence in the community. All threads previously in this forum have been moved to the general Microsoft Office 2010 Beta forum. Please direct all IT Pro questions and discussions about Microsoft Publisher 2010 Beta going forward to: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/office2010/threads Please direct all consumer and Information Worker questions about Publisher to the Publisher forum on MS Answers: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/addpubs/threads

Microsoft Online: Announcements

Announcements from the Microsoft Online Services (Standard) team describing new releases, webcasts, etc.

Microsoft Online: Exchange Online

Discussion of capabilities and operation of Exchange Online, both Standard and Deskless.

Microsoft Online: SharePoint Online

Discussion of capabilities and configuration of SharePoint Online, both Standard and Deskless.

Microsoft Online: Office Communications Online

Discussion of capabilities and configuration of Microsoft Office Communications Online (Standard)

Microsoft Online: Live Meeting

Discussion of Microsoft LiveMeeting as it relates to being bundled with Microsoft Online.

Microsoft Online: Administration Center

Discussion around operation of Microsoft Online Services (Standard) Administration Center for managing users and configuring services.

Microsoft Online: Services Sign In for Windows

Discussion of the Windows client sign-in application used to provide seamless access for Microsoft Online (Standard) end users.

Microsoft Online Services Customer Portal

Get answers to common issues, ask questions, and provide feedback on your experience with evaluation, registration, and Help documentation for Microsoft Online Services Customer Portal.

Microsoft Online: Services Sign In for Mac

Discussion of the Mac client sign-in application used to provide seamless access for Microsoft Online (Standard) end users.

Microsoft Online: Migration and Coexistence

Support, tips, and tricks for the Migration and Coexistence features of Microsoft Online Services (Standard)

Transition Forum

Get information about how to transition from the current version of BPOS to Office 365.

ProClarity - General

This forum focuses on technical questions related to Microsoft ProClarity products.

Planning and Deployment

Active Directory Domain Services, topologies, internal deployment, load balancing, disaster recovery, etc.

Capacity Planning & Performance

Capacity planning and performance issues.

Certificates

Configuring certificates for OCS

Security

SPIM, Intelligent Instant Message Filter, NAT, ISA, firewalls, security policies, etc.

Management

Discuss Lync and Office Communications Server family server and client configuration, including MMC and command line tools, MOM, WMI, OCSBPA, PowerShell, Resource Kit tools, PowerPack, and IM an Expert.

Monitoring, Archiving and Compliance

Monitoring, archiving and Call Data Records (CDR), etc.

Address Book and User Replicator

User replication and address book service.

Presence and IM

Presence, IM management, etc.

Conferencing

Web, audio, video conferencing and desktop sharing, RoundTable, PSTN dial-in

Enterprise Voice and Telephony

VoIP, PBX integration, telcos, etc.

Edge Servers

Servers in the perimeter network, remote user access, federation, federated partners, reverse proxy.

Mobility

Using mobile devices with OCS, Office Communicator Mobile, etc.

Lync Clients and Devices

Discuss all Lync family and previous version clients, including Lync, Lync Web App, Attendee, Attendant, response groups, Phone Edition, devices, Group Chat, Communicator, and CWA.

Interoperability

Third-party devices, previous versions of OCS, OC, UC devices (PBX, devices, Presence and IM, Public IM Connectivity, video), RoundTable/Polycom CX5000), Outlook or Exchange, PIC interop

UC Integration

Integration with Exchange Server, Office, etc.

Planning

This forum focuses on the Planning portion of PerformancePoint Server

Monitoring and Analytics

This forum focuses on the monitoring and analytics portion of PerformancePoint Server

Data Integration Toolkit

This forum focuses on the Data Integration Toolkit a set of software, documentation, and samples designed to enable partners and customers to expose data from finan

FSCT - File Server Capacity Tool

Please use this forum to ask questions, provide feedback, or reporting issues about FSCT.

Windows Performance Toolkit

Discuss questions about the Windows Performance Tools (WPT) Kit v.4.x.

Project Standard and Professional General Questions and Answers

General questions, comments and discussions on Project Standard and Project Professional.

Project Server General Questions and Answers

General questions, comments and discussions on Project Server.

Project Server - Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operation

Discuss deployment, configuration, upgrade & migration, administration and operation for Project Server.

Project Customization and Programming

Discuss customizations and programming for Project Web App, Project Server, Project Professional and Project Standard. Includes User Interface (UI) customizations, Project Server Interface (PSI) and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Programming.

TechNet Sandbox

This forum is designed for users to try out the new forums functionality. Please be respectful of others, and do not expect replies to questions asked here.

Moderator Posting Only Forum Sandbox

This forum is designed for users to try out the new forums functionality for Moderator Posting Only Forums. Please be respectful of others, and do <b&gtNOT</b&gt expect replies to questions asked here.

The Official Scripting Guys Forum!

Ever been to the Script Center? You know, http://technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/. If your answer is "yes," you know what to do. Dive in and help somebody! If your answer is "no," welcome to our fun little world! We'd recommend that you first head over to the Script Center, get your feet wet, and then come back to either ask or answer questions. We can't be everywhere at once (we know—shocking!), so we will appreciate any and all help you can give to each other to get scripting problems solved. The Microsoft Scripting Guys

Data Protection Manager - PowerShell

This Forum contains PowerShell scenario discussions in Data Protection Manager

Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell

Microsoft has released Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell beta. This tool helps scripters find Windows PowerShell scripts in online repositories such as the TechNet Script Center Script Repository and PoshCode, as well as in the local file system. This forum is a place where users of Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell can come to find support and read about any status updates for Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell. Download Script Explorer from: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=246229

Rights Management Services

This forum is dedicated to discussing all issues pertaining to Microsoft Rights Management Services, such as Windows RMS and AD RMS. Questions on other subjects (including general security topics) will not be answered in this forum.

MBSA - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

Users of Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) and related security tools

Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) Support

This forum is the official support forum for the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET). For more information on EMET please visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2458544.

SharePoint - General Question and Answers and Discussion (pre-SharePoint 2010)

General questions and discussions about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

SharePoint - Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operation (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about installation/setup and upgrade/migration as well as administration and operation in in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

SharePoint - Design and Customization (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about site design (i.e. definitions, templates) and page customization (i.e. layouts) as well as SharePoint Designer and similar tools in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

SharePoint - Development and Programming (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about development and programming (i.e. web parts, features, etc.), SDKs, and tools (i.e. Visual Studio) in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

SharePoint - Business Data Catalog (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about the Business Data Catalog capabilities in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

SharePoint - Business Intelligence (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about implementing SharePoint for business intelligence oriented solutions in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

SharePoint - InfoPath Forms Services (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about InfoPath Forms Services capabilities in Office SharePoint Server in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

SharePoint - Workflow (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about workflow capabilities in SharePoint products and technologies in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

SharePoint - Excel Services (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about Excel Services capabilities in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and prior versions in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

SharePoint - Enterprise Content Management (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about document management, records management, and web content management capabilities in SharePoint products and technologies in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

SharePoint - Social Computing (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about MySites, blogs, wikis, tagging, social networking, knowledge search and brokering, communities, etc in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

SharePoint - Accessibility (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about improving accessibility and usability in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

SharePoint - Community Advancement (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about improving or expanding the worldwide SharePoint community through blogs, forums, social networking, conferences, user groups, code camps, etc in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

SharePoint - Collaboration (pre-SharePoint 2010)

Topics about team sites, project tracking, document collaboration, extranets, etc in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

Find out how this automated inventory and assessment tool can help your Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office migration projects and your virtualization deployments.

Security and Compliance Management

A forum for issues related to specific Security and Compliance Solution Accelerators as well general discussions on security, governance, risk, and compliance matters.

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

This is an open forum where we invite you to ask questions, post answers, and share your insights regarding the operations of MDT.

SQL Server Data Warehousing

Need help with using SQL Server for data warehousing, Change Data Capture, or decision support? Post your questions here.

SQL Server Integration Services

All questions related to SSIS, transforms/data flow, control flow, and other related topics.

Data Mining

All questions and discussions related to data-mining in SQL Server

SQL Server Reporting Services

Report Server, Report Designer, Report Builder, and other reporting-related discussions.

SQL Server Analysis Services

Discussions relating to MDX and other Analysis Services or OLAP questions

SQL Server Tools

Any questions and discussions related specifically to SQL Server tools, including SQL Server Data Tools. For discussions on features exposed through tools, please post to the directly-related forum

Transact-SQL

TSQL challenges? This is the place for advice and discussions

.NET Framework inside SQL Server

Need help with writing CLR code targeting SQL Server 2005? This forum is a great place to have your questions answered and hear about others’ experiences.

SQL Server Data Access

Questions and discussion about data access to SQL Server using SQL Native Client, OLEDB, ODBC, ADO, WDAC/MDAC, JDBC, or SOAP/HTTP.

SQL Server SMO/DMO

Any questions on SMO/DMO

SQL Server XML

Any questions related to XML in SQL Server

SQL Server Replication

Discussions on SQL Server Replication

SQL Service Broker

Come here to ask questions about SQL Server Service Broker

SQL Server Security

Any Security discussions related to SQL Server

SQL Server Database Engine

Any questions or discussions relating to the SQL Server Database Engine, performance, features, Full-text Search, linked servers, etc.

SQL Server Documentation

Books Online and all other documentation-related discussions

SQL Server Setup & Upgrade

General Setup discussions, upgrade advisor, Best Practices Analyzer

SQL Server High Availability and Disaster Recovery

Any questions or discussions around using AlwaysOn, backup/restore, DBCC, recovering from hardware issues, planning disaster recovery or high-availability strategies.

SQL Server Notification Services

Look here for Questions, answers, and advice on using SQL Server Notification Services

SQL Server Compact

SQL Server Compact/Mobile Edition Technical Discussion

Getting started with SQL Server

New to SQL Server? Beginners just getting started - here's the place for help with simple questions. For installation or setup questions, refer to the Setup Forum.

Database Mirroring

General questions relating to the Database Mirroring feature, including client failover.

SQL Server Express

Questions related to SQL Server Express, SQL Server Express with Advanced Services, and MSDE upgrade questions.

Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server

Forum for the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server (SQLSRV & PDO_SQLSRV) which is designed to enable reliable, scalable integration with SQL Server for PHP applications on the Windows Platform

SQL Server Search

Specifics on how to Search (and find) in SQL Server. This forum has the right expertise on how to do this in SQL Server, with deeper focus on SQL Server enhancements

SQL Server Spatial

Any questions related to the use of spatial data in SQL Server.

Database Design

Discussion regarding general database design

SQL Server Master Data Services

All questions and discussions related to installing, configuring, and implementing Master Data Services.

SQL Server Application and Multi-Server Management

SQL Server Application and Multi-Server Management, introduced in SQL Server 2008 R2

SQL Server Manageability

Primarily discussion around SQL Server Manageability

SQL Server PowerPivot for SharePoint

Discussions relating to the server set up and configuration, publication of workbooks, data refresh and workbook monitoring.

SQL Server PowerPivot for Excel

Discussions relating to importing data, building relationships, and using DAX within the PowerPivot window.

SQL Server Samples and Community Projects

Your place to discuss SQL Server product samples and community projects.

Microsoft StreamInsight

Forum to support the Microsoft StreamInsight product

SQL Server Migration

Any questions or discussions related to migrating to SQL Server (using SSMA tool or otherwise) from other databases.

SQL Server Data Quality Services

This forum is for Data Quality Services

SQL Server Distributed Replay

This forum is for discussions and questions about SQL Server Distributed Replay.

SQL Azure

Discuss the various SQL Azure technologies including Database, Reporting and the Data Synchronization Service

SQL Server 2012 Setup and Installation (Pre-Release)

This forum supported SQL Server 2012 pre-release. It has been set to read-only and will remain online for a few weeks. For discussion of all SQL Server releases, including SQL Server 20120 visit: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sqlserver. SQL Server 2012 can be downloaded here: http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/get-sql-server/try-it.aspx

SQL Server 2012 PowerPivot for Excel (Pre-Release)

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SQL Server 2012 Integration Services (Pre-Release)

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SQL Server 2012 High Availability and Disaster Recovery (Pre-Release)

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SQL Server 2012 Spatial (Pre-Release)

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SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services (Pre-Release)

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SQL Server 2012 PowerPivot for SharePoint (Pre-Release)

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SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services (Pre-Release)

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SQL Server 2012 Master Data Services (Pre-Release)

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SQL Server 2012 SQL Tools (Pre-Release)

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Surface 1.0 Hardware, Platform and Applications

Questions and answers related to Surface 1.0 hardware, software, and sample applications.

Surface Hardware Units

Discuss how to set up, deploy, administer, and troubleshoot Surface hardware units.

Surface Applications

Discuss how to set up, configure, and troubleshoot Surface applications from Microsoft, including Concierge, Music, Photos, Financial Services, Games Pack, Mobile Connect, and Newsreader.

Surface 2.0 Platform and Applications

Questions and answers related to Surface 2.0 software, Bing for Microsoft Surface and sample applications.

Configuration Manager 2007 General

General Discussion on the topics or features not already covered by one of the other forums for System Center Configuration Manager.

Configuration Manager 2007 Announcements

General Announcements for System Center Configuration Manager Forums

Configuration Manager 2007 Admin Console

Discussion on the Admin Console for System Center Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager 2007 Asset Intelligence

Discussion on the Asset Intelligence feature for System Center Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager 2007 Backup and Recovery

Discussions on Backup and Recovery for System Center Configuration Manager Sites

Configuration Manager 2007 Desired Configuration Management

Discussion on the Desired Configuration Management feature for System Center Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation

Discussion on the Help and Documentation for System Center Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager 2007 Internet Clients and Native Mode

Discussion on the Internet Based Clients and running sites in Native Mode, certificate and SSL issues for System Center Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager 2007 Inventory

Discussion on the Inventory feature for System Center Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager 2007 Operating System Deployment

Discussion on the Operating System Deployment feature for System Center Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager 2007 SDK

Discussion on the Software Development kit for System Center Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager 2007 Setup/Deployment

Discussion on the Setup and Deployment of Clients and Servers for System Center Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager 2007 Software Distribution

Discussion on the Software Distribution feature for System Center Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager 2007 Software Updates Management

Discussion on the Software Updates Management feature for System Center Configuration Manager

Systems Management Server 2003

General Discussion on Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003

Configuration Manager 2007 Reporting

Discussion on the Reporting feature for System Center Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager 2007 Power Management

Discussion on the Power Management feature for System Center Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager Servicing

Discussion on servicing releases for Configuration Manager including hotfixes, update rollups and service packs.

Opalis v4 General

Discussion and questions regarding Opalis Integration Server v4

Opalis v5 / v6 General

Discussion and questions regarding Opalis Integration Server v5 and v6

Opalis Integrations

Discussion and questions regarding Opalis Integration Packs

Opalis Quick Integration Kit

Discussion and questions regarding Opalis Quick Integration Kit

Interop Connectors for Operations Manager

Discussion and questions regarding the Interop Connectors for System Center Operations Manager. Includes the Universal Connector and connectors for HP Operations Manager, Tivoli Enterprise Console and BMC Remedy.

Data Protection Manager - General

General Discussion on Data Protection Manager

Data Protection Manager - Tape Protection

This Forum contains tape backup and recovery scenario discussions in Data protection Manager

Data Protection Manager - Disaster Protection

This Forum contains disaster recovery scenario discussions in Data Protection Manager.

Data Protection Manager - File Protection

This Forum contains file backup and recovery scenarios discussions in Data Protection Manager

Data Protection Manager - Exchange protection

This Forum contains exchange backup recovery scenarios discussions in Data Protection Manager

Data Protection Manager -SharePoint Protection

This Forum contains sharepoint backup recovery scenarios discussions in Data Protection Manager

Data Protection Manager - SQL Protection

This Forum contains SQL backup recovery scenarios discussions in Data Protection Manager

Data Protection Manager - Hyper-V and CSV Clusters

This Forum contains Hyper-V backup and CSV cluster scenarios discussions in Data Protection Manager.

Data Protection Manager - Setup and Agent management

This Forum contains DPM Setup and Agent management scenarios discussions in Data Protection Manager.

Data Protection Manager - System State and BMR Protection

This Forum contains System state and BMR protection scenario discussions in Data Protection Manager.

Data Protection Manager - Laptop Protection

This Forum contains Laptop protection scenario discussions in Data Protection Manager

Data Protection Manager - Workgroup or Untrusted Machine Protection.

This Forum contains workgroup machine protection scenario discussions in Data Protection Manager.

Data Protection Manager - Storage Pool

This Forum contains disk storage scenarios discussions in Data Protection Manager.

System Center Essentials - Capacity Planner

Questions and discussion about System Center Capacity Planner 2007

System Center Essentials - General

General System Center Essentials Discussions

System Center Essentials - Deployment

Installing and configuring Essentials, discovering computers and network devices

System Center Essentials - Monitoring

Monitoring servers, clients and network devices using management packs

System Center Essentials - Updates

Update management, including Microsoft and third-party updates

System Center Essentials - Software Deployment

Software deployments, advanced scenarios, deployment status

System Center Essentials - Inventory

Hardware and software inventory collection and reporting

Remote Operations Manager - General

Remote Operations Manager Support Forum

System Center Essentials 2010

Questions and discussion on System Center Essentials 2010. Essentials 2010 provides small and medium sized businesses with a unified console for managing both physical and virtual computers. Posts prior to January 19th 2010 refer to the Beta and posts prior to April 20th 2010 refer to the RC.

System Center Mobile Device Manager

Get answers and guidance on installing, deploying, and managing System Center Mobile Device Manager

Operations Manager - General

Operations Manager 2007 SP1, 2007 R2, 2012 Beta: General discussion forum

Operations Manager - Deployment

Operations Manager 2007 SP1, 2007 R2, 2012: Deployment, Setup, Upgrade

Operations Manager - Management Packs

Operations Manager Management Packs

Operations Manager - Reporting

Operations Manager 2007 SP1, 2007 R2, 2012: Reporting setup, deployment and configuration

Operations Manager - Authoring

Operations Manager 2007 SP1, 2007 R2, 2012: Authoring Space, Authoring Console

Operations Manager - Extensibility

Operations Manager 2007 SP1, 2007 R2, 2012: SDK, Connectors, PowerShell

AVICode 5.7

Operations Manager 2007 SP1, 2007 R2: AVICode 5.7 specific general discussion forum

Operations Manager - Unix and Linux

Microsoft-provided management packs, agents, and other product features for managing UNIX and Linux computers.

Operations Manager - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Forum for asking/answering questions and discussing the System Center Operations Manager Application Performance Monitoring

MDOP Asset Inventory Service - Announcements

Forum for AIS Announcements

MDOP Asset Inventory Service - General Discussion

AIS general discussion, questions, issues, and feedback on the various aspects of the Asset Inventory Service, such as client deployment, log in/access, reporting, licensing capabilities, and software identification.

Service Manager - General

General discussion group for Service Manager.

Service Manager - Setup

This forum can be used to discuss any issues related to planning a Service Manager deployment, installing or configuring prerequisite software or hardware, installing the product, or upgrade.

Service Manager - Customization Using the SDK and Authoring Tool

This forum is for discussing how to extend or customize Service Manager using the SDK or Authoring Tool.

Service Manager - Data Warehouse, Reporting and Dashboards

This forum covers topics related to the data warehouse, ETL, MP Sync, reporting infrastructure, reports, creating custom reports, and the dashboard.

Service Manager - ITIL and MOF Processes - Incident, Problem, Change, Release, Service Request Management

Use this forum to discuss how to configure and use any of the ITIL/MOF solutions provided out of the box such as Incident, Problem, or Change, Relase, Service Request Management.

Service Manager - Administration (User Roles, Notifications, Workflows, etc.)

This forum is for all things related to administering the product. This includes anything you could find in the Administration portion of the console, backups, restores, disaster recovery, and other admin topics.

Service Manager - System Center Integration and Connectors

This forum is for System Center Operations Manager, System Center Configuration Manager, and Active Directory connectors. This forum can also be used to discuss CSV import, using the Opalis integration pack for Service Manager or how to create custom connectors.

Service Manager - Portals

This forum can be used to discuss configuring or using any of the portals provided in Service Manager such as the end user self-service portal or the analyst portal.

Service Manager - Documentation

This forum is to capture any feedback about the official Service Manager product documentation found on TechNet.

Virtual Machine Manager – Clustering

Discussion about clustering and HA with System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Virtual Machine Manager – General

General System Center Virtual Machine Manager discussions

Virtual Machine Manager – Hyper-V

Discussion regarding managing Hyper-V with System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Virtual Machine Manager – P2V/V2V

Discussion on System Center Virtual Machine Manager P2V / V2V conversions

Virtual Machine Manager – PRO/SC integration

Discussion regarding System Center Virtual Machine Manager integration with other System Center products (OpsMgr, Config Mgr, DPM, etc...)

Virtual Machine Manager – Setup

Discussion around System Center Virtual Machine Manager deployment

Virtual Machine Manager – VMware

Discussion regarding managing VMware with System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Virtual Machine Manager - Self-Service Portal 2.0

Dsicussion regarding: Virtual Machine Manager - Self-Service Portal 2.0

Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Overview

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OCS 2007 Deployment Overview

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VoIP Topologies and Interoperability

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Web Conferencing

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Security and Organizational Governance

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UC End User Experience

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Mobility and Anywhere Access