The WebsitePanel software has now released documentation and support for Exchange 2010 SP1 hosted setup, using the /hosting parameter during the Exchange 2010 install. There is also some news in the WebsitePanel forum on MSDN. Yes, the WebsitePanel support forum are now hosted on MSDN Forums.
A new very interesting whitepaper has been release by Microsoft, about the Hosted Exchange Services solution deployed by Microsoft IT. Microsoft IT deployed the cloud-based Exchange Hosted Services. This solution enables Microsoft IT to implement a messaging environment that processes all messages in a perimeter before unwanted messages reach the corporate firewalls and Exchange Server 2007 Edge Transport servers. Read the whitepaper here.
Microsoft has released a web server edition of Windows Server 2008, called Windows Web Server 2008. This is a great product and the new version has fewer limitations than on Windows 2003. The memory limit has been increased (now 32GB on x64) and it’s now possible to install some applications on it, needed for web hosting, such as Windows SharePoint Services, Windows Media Services and SQL Server. SQL Server 2005 needs a hotfix to been …
A few weeks ago Microsoft launch a new Forum on TechNet about hosting, more specific about Microsoft.com Engineering Operations. Come join us in discussions that are focused on Engineering Operations. Ask questions, give us your insights, help us build the community of folks that are engaged in real-world systems engineering. Direct link: MSCOM TechNet Forum
Hosting ASP.NET 2.0 web applications, get the Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Hosting Deployment Guide. The ASP.NET 2.0 Deployment Guide is a reference for web hosters who are interested in adding ASP.NET 2.0 to their existing Windows hosting service. Besides improving developer productivity, ASP.NET 2.0 also provides benefits for hosted environments, including support for shutting down inactive applications and locking down rogue applications. Enhanced health monitoring configuration can be used to set thresholds and severity levels for …