Welcome to the podcast for IT pros at CSTechcast.com. This week we look at the coming trends for the SQL Server database platform with our friend Paul Nielsen, author of SQL Server 2005 Bible. Find Paul and his books at sqlserverbible.com. In the news; Apple's DNS patch fails to randomize ports plus other DNS patches show new flaws, IBM commits to the cloud with a heavy investment in data centers, Microsoft is set to deliver Small Business Server 2008 for mom and pops and Essential Business Server 2008 for the mid-market this year, the Storm worm pops back onto the radar with an FBI spoof, and Sun debuts JavaFX to compete with Adobe. Plus, Apple's culture of secrecy gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", and we put mobile security in our crosshairs for "A Closer Look".

Links to stories discussed during the show:
Apple's patch fails to fix DNS flaw, researchers claim (ComputerWorld)
DNS patches cause problems, developers admit (InfoWorld)
IBM Brings Cloud Computing To Earth With Massive New Data Centers (InformationWeek)
Windows Small/Essential Business Server RC1s arrive (Ars Technica)
FBI warns of new Storm worm attacks (ComputerWorld)
Jobs entrusts a NYT columnist with the truth about his health, even before he tells Apple shareholders (VentureBeat)
Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border (Washington Post)

We apologize for the late post of our podcast, but system problems prevented a timely post. This is the first time we have missed the release mark. Anyway, we hope everything is back on track hardware wise. The drawing for an Amazon.com gift certificate is just a few weeks away, so visit CSTechcast.com to submit your feedback to enter. We'd like to thank those who have submitted the wonderful, constructive feedback so far and look forward to more from our listeners. Please subscribe and write a review on iTunes or your favorite podcast site. Thanks for listening.

Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=36

- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)

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Hello again from CSTechcast.com, the latest in our weekly podcast series for IT professionals is online. This week we discuss the unifying potential of Office Communication Server with Ron Barrett, author of How to Cheat at Administering Office Communications Server 2007. Find Ron at http://www.networkworld.com/community/barrett. The news brings us Intel launching the Centrino 2 laptop chipset with vPro features for enterprise management, an insider admin locked out the San Francisco network with a password change, a major spike in malware due mainly to SQL injection attacks, new terabyte tape backup capacity, and some users get locked out of validating their Office installations. Big media going after moms gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", IT managers strike a nerve in "The IT Pet Peeve", and "The Weekly Tech Tip" gets you straight when accessing JET with 64-bit SSIS.

Links to stories discussed during the show:
Intel vPro: What is New for IT (eWeek)
Insider threat looms large as San Francisco's network crisis plays out (Network World)
Huge rise in malware this year (InfoWorld)
IBM and Sun each claim to develop 'first' 1TB tape drive (Network World)
Users reporting failed Windows and Office validations (ArsTechnica)

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Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=34

- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)

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The latest CSTechcast.com podcast is up. This week we discuss social networking and how we take it into business and gain personally with Patrice-Anne Rutledge, author of The Truth About Profiting from Social Networking. Be social and visit patricerutledge.com. In the news; Microsoft stops selling Windows XP, but keeps a loophole for business and extends support, Hyper-V goes RTM, Cisco updates its edge network solution with VMWare support, new tools are released to deal with recent SQL injection attacks, database market share shows Oracle in the clear lead, and IT spending is not reducing security threats. Suing web sites over negative comments gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Look Back" at Bill Gates' time at Microsoft, and we give SQL Server admins plenty of detail to avoid worst practices in "The Weekly Tech Tip".

Links to stories discussed during the show:
Microsoft Pledges Windows XP Support Through 2014 (InformationWeek)
Hyper-V: It’s here (ZDNet)
Virtualization Key Enhancement To Cisco Data Center 3.0 (InformationWeek)
Microsoft Puts Bull's-Eye on SQL Injection Attacks (eWeek)
IDC: Oracle Maintains Lead in Database Market (PC World)
2008 Security Survey: We're Spending More, But Data's No Safer Than Last Year (InfomationWeek)
Car dealership sues consumer site over bad feedback, loses (ArsTechnica)

Look for a not so hidden blooper in this episode. Support us by sending in your comments and posting a review on iTunes or your favorite podcast directory. See you next week and thanks everyone for listening.

Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=31

- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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