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Author Deb Shinder takes a look at two new features of BitLocker in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8: used disk space only mode and preprovisioning of BitLocker. These and other BitLocker Enhancements in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 are part of her ongoing series of articles over on http://www.windowsecurity.com Part two of her series is titled BitLocker Enhancements in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 (Part 2) - Cluster Share Volume Support The printable version of the article is available here .

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Author Deb Shinder   takes a look at the new support for self-encrypting drives (SEDs) and the new Network Unlock feature that allows for automatic unlocking of BitLocker-protected drives when the computer is connected to the wired corporate network. These and other BitLocker Enhancements in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 are part of her ongoing series of articles over on http://www.windowsecurity.com Part one of her series is titled BitLocker Enhancements in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 (Part 1) - SED Support and Network Unlock The printable version of the article is available here .

MVA Office Hours - Windows Server & Client January 15, 2013 8:30-10:00am PST Register Now: Space is Limited! The Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) team is hosting a live online discussion designed to enable experienced IT Pros to ask technical questions regarding Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 . This exclusive session will feature two of Microsoft’s most popular personalities from " The Edge Show " -- Senior Technical Evangelist  Joey Snow -- Senior Technical Evangelist  Rick Claus  Both will be engaging in dialog, debate and demos shaped by a global audience of esteemed IT Pros.

I wanted to make sure our followers were up to date on some of the newer Microsoft news releases regarding the expanded retail distribution for Microsoft Surface with Windows RT; as outlined in their recent post . At the same time another announcement was made regarding information about newly planned Microsoft Store locations for 2013 which include locations in: --  The Shops at La Cantera, San Antonio, Texas --  Dadeland Mall, Miami, Fla. --  Beachwood Place, Beachwood, Ohio --  Westfield San Francisco Centre, San Francisco --  City Creek Center, Salt Lake City --  St. Louis Galleria, St. Louis The announcement was made by Jonathan Adashek General Manager, Communications and Strategy, Sales & Marketing Services Group, Microsoft on the Official Microsoft Blog

Vlad Catrinescu (MCITP, MCSA) has numerous links to all kinds of Windows Server 2012 training on his blog via a post entitled Free Windows Server 2012 Learning Material & Resources! Part 2. Yesterday I posted the "part one" page of his efforts. I wanted to cross post his link to “Part 2” so that everyone here has a reference for all the additional material he's provided. For his “Part 2” page he put up some collected links for the CERTIFICATIONS themselves including additional study materials and the information on the second shot program for the exams. He has another DOWNLOADS section as well as references for study materials with respect to some TEST LAB GUIDES and the WINDOWS SERVER 2012 JUMP START program. Without a doubt this is worth a repost and another shout out - thanks Vlad for pulling all of this into one place for everyone to reference!