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Packt Enterprise will continue to develop the focussed, hands-on books that readers know Packt for. The brand aims to provide the real world knowledge and wisdom that IT professionals with from-the-trenches experience can offer.

Through Packt Enterprise, Packt can move more deeply into the world of Enterprise software. Specialisation allows a greater focus on, and better understanding of, Enterprise technologies and the people who work with them.

Packt Enterprise books can be summed up through the tagline "Professional Expertise Distilled". They take in-the-trenches knowledge from experienced software professionals, and distil it into a single, easy to follow manuscript.

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Microsoft Application Virtualization: Managing Dynamic Suite Composition

by Augusto Alvarez | January 2011 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft

Microsoft App-V represents the most dynamic platform for virtualized applications, from which you can scale up application deployment by delivering an efficient design. Dynamic Suite Composition (DSC) represents one of the most important features when talking about agile deployments. DSC provides the ability to have a new layer of interoperability, virtualized applications dependencies, where one App-V package depends on and interacts with another App-V package.

Microsoft provides the Dynamic Suite Composition tool with which you can easily establish the necessary communication channels between applications. In this article by Augusto Alvarez, author of Getting Started with Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6, you will look at:

  • Understanding how Dynamic Suite Composition works
  • Practical examples of preparing and using DSC
Read Microsoft Application Virtualization: Managing Dynamic Suite Composition in full

Introduction to Cloud Computing in Microsoft Azure

by Nathan Duchene Richard J. Dudley | January 2011 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft

Cloud computing is a term that has risen to the top of application development discussions in a very short period of time. Amazon, Google, and Microsoft (among many others), all offer cloud-computing services and are not shy about touting its benefits. If you believe the marketing hype, cloud computing ranks somewhere between revolutionary and the second coming of your favorite prophet. But what exactly is cloud computing, and how does it play into the daily lives of enterprise developers?

In this article, by Richard J. Dudley & Nathan A. Duchene, authors of Microsoft Azure: Enterprise Application Development, let's try and find some answers to the above questions.

Read Introduction to Cloud Computing in Microsoft Azure in full

Setting up the Microsoft Dynamics GP System

by Victoria Yudin | January 2011 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 is a sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning system used throughout the world.

This article by Victoria Yudin, author of the book Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Implementation, will cover the steps for setting up your Dynamics GP system.

Read Setting up the Microsoft Dynamics GP System in full

Installing the App-V Sequencer, Client and Streaming Server

by Augusto Alvarez | January 2011 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft

Even though most of the initial and common errors are related to the Management Server, an incorrect deployment of the rest of the components could result in hours of troubleshooting effort. After reviewing and understanding the components and models available for implementation, a good point to remember is that often you can combine options to fulfill your business requirements.

Also, with automatic deployments you get the chance to optimize the time you are investing in mechanical procedures and also deliver outstanding provisioning times. In this article by Augusto Alvarez, author of Getting Started with Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6, you will cover:

  • Installing the App-V Sequencer
  • Installing and configuring the App-V Desktop Client
  • Installing the App-V Streaming Server
Read Installing the App-V Sequencer, Client and Streaming Server in full

Microsoft Monday Competition

by | January 2011 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft

Microsoft Monday Competition

Your chance to win 1 year's free subscription  to PacktLib every Monday!

To enter simply identify which Microsoft Book the jigsaw piece has been taken from

Then email the book title to [email protected]

Correct answers will then be entered into a weekly raffle to win 1 year's subscription to PacktLib worth $220

Click here for more information on Microsoft Monday and Packt's Microsoft Books

Read Microsoft Monday Competition in full

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 High Availability: Installing Database Mirroring

by Hemantgiri S. Goswami | January 2011 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft

In this article, by Hemantgiri Goswami, author of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 High Availability, we will learn how to install database mirroring.

This article covers:

  • Installing Database Mirroring
  • Starting Database Mirroring
  • Manual or forced failover
  • Adding the Witness Server
Read Microsoft SQL Server 2008 High Availability: Installing Database Mirroring in full

Microsoft SQL Azure Tools

by Jayaram Krishnaswamy | January 2011 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft

The successful adoption of any software depends on the availability of a reliable and tested toolset. SQL Azure's success would also depend on this key requirement. Microsoft has largely contributed to the tools that can be leveraged working with SQL Azure, but a few third-party vendors and others have also created tools for SQL Azure.

In this article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy, author of Microsoft SQL Azure Enterprise Application Development, we will discuss the Microsoft Tools.

Read Microsoft SQL Azure Tools in full

New Microsoft Books from Packt Enterprise

by | January 2011 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft

A quick round-up of the latest Microsoft books published by Packt Publishing

Don't forget that on Monday the 24th of January Packt is celebrating Microsoft Monday with the release of six new Microsoft books, all in one day

View the 'Coming Soon' section below for details

To mark this occasion Packt is also offering a 25% discount when you purchase two or more Microsoft books during January.  You also have the chance to win one year's subscription to PacktLib every Monday by entering Packt's Microsoft Monday Competition

Read New Microsoft Books from Packt Enterprise in full

Microsoft Azure Blob Storage

by Nathan Duchene Richard J. Dudley | December 2010 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft

This article, by Richard J. Dudley & Nathan A. Duchene, authors of Microsoft Azure: Enterprise Application Development, is about the Blob Storage service and how to interact with blobs using either a .NET client library or REST services.

In movie mythology, blobs are ever-growing creatures that consume everything in their path. In Azure, blobs just seem to be the same. A blob, or binary large object, is an Azure storage mechanism with both streaming and random read/write capabilities. Blob Storage is accessed via a .NET client library or a rich REST API, and libraries for a number of languages, including Ruby and PHP, are available. With the addition of the Windows Azure Content Delivery Network, blobs have become a very functional and powerful storage option.

Read Microsoft Azure Blob Storage in full
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