Microsoft built full disk encryption into Windows Server 2008 with an often-overlooked, optional feature called BitLocker, which helps protect against physical access attacks by encrypting an entire disk volume.

Networks can model all sorts of situations including physical networks as well as non-physical situations. Learn how to use network algorithms to test connectivity, build inexpensive connections, assign work, and split networks as inexpensively as possible.

Developers have to ensure that their Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) endpoints are durable and reliable, because transactions depend on them. Learn how to bullet proof your WCF services with MSMQ 4.0.

SQL Server 2008 gets new developer features, and SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services gets a facelift and new architecture that no longer requires Internet Information Services.

Targeted toward both developers and designers, readers will find this book invaluable for gaining the familiarity and skills needed to build Windows Presentation Foundation visuals using Microsoft Expression Blend.