Some shortcuts to locations with helpful information…
Microsoft
- Alphabetical Listing of Tools related to .NET Framework
Command line tools for working on .NET Framework projects
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dotnet/netframework-4.0/dd233110(v=vs.100) - Build, Deployment, and Configuration Tools (.NET Framework)
Tools for building, deploying and configuring .NET Framework applications
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dotnet/netframework-4.0/dd233108(v=vs.100) - Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform product roadmap
Dynamics 365 and Power platform Roadmap
https://dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/roadmap/overview/ - Fixed Lifecycle Policy
Information about the software development life cycle that Microsoft products.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14085/fixed-lifecycle-policy - License Mobility through Software Assurance on Azure
Explains making use of existing investments in volume licensing for on-premise installations in Azure.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/license-mobility/ - Microsoft 3rd Party (open source) Disclosures
A listing of Microsoft software and any 3rd party, open-source, libraries they have a dependency on.
https://thirdpartysource.microsoft.com/ - Microsoft Licensing program guides
Download documents about Microsoft Volume Licensing programs
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Licensing/learn-more/document-library - Microsoft Licensing Resources and Documents
This is the new, and updated, site for Microsoft Licensing Information such as Product Terms, Usages Terms, etc.
https://aka.ms/licensingdocs - Modern Lifecycle Policy
The Modern Lifecycle Policy states that the product/service will remain supportable as long as criteria is met.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/30881/modern-lifecycle-policy - Office 365 Roadmap
Office 365 Roadmap
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap
Azure
- Azure Cosmos DB Capacity Planning Calculator
https://cosmos.azure.com/capacitycalculator/ - Azure Data Explorer
https://dataexplorer.azure.com/clusters - Azure DevOps Pricing and Feature Overview
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/devops/azure-devops-services/ - Azure Enterprise Dev/Test Offer
Contains information about Azure's Dev/Test Subscription type.
MSDN in the Cloud.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/offers/ms-azr-0148p/ - Azure Hybrid Use Benefit FAQ
Information and acceptable use for Windows Server and SQL Server licensing in Azure.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/hybrid-benefit/faq/ - Azure Offers – SKU
Current list of all the different types of subscriptions available in Azure with sku
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/offer-details/ - Azure Service Tags
The source for all Service Tags used in Azure and what they are.
http://aka.ms/servicetags - License Mobility through Software Assurance on Azure
Explains making use of existing investments in volume licensing for on-premise installations in Azure.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/license-mobility/ - Microsoft Azure Offer Details
List of Microsoft's Azure Subscription Offer ID's
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/offer-details/ - Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
The Cloud Adoption Framework is the One Microsoft approach to cloud adoption in Azure, consolidating and sharing best practices from Microsoft employees, partners, and customers. The framework gives enterprise customers a set of tools, guidance, and narratives that help shape technology, business, and people strategies for driving desired business outcomes during their adoption effort. This guidance aligns to various stages and iterations of the typical cloud adoption lifecycle, ensuring easy access to the right guidance at the right time.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/cloud-adoption/
Office
- Office updates
Release notes, update history and update sizes along with other updates for Office, Office 365 and Office Server Products
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/OfficeUpdates/
Windows
- Windows 10 release information
Windows 10 Version numbers, build numbers, release dates and end of service dates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-information/ - Windows lifecycle fact sheet
Information on the Lifecycle or Windows products such as the term length per version and per product.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet
PowerShell
- AzureAD 2.0 module
Azure Active Directory PowerShell for Graph module docs
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/Azuread/?view=azureadps-2.0 - hyperv module
Hyper-V PowerShell Module cmdlets
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/hyper-v/?view=win10-ps - iisadministration module
IISAdministration PowerShell Module cmdlets
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/iisadministration/?view=win10-ps - partnercenter module
PowerShell Module to for Microsoft Partner's
Available for Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/partnercenter/?view=partnercenterps-2.0
Reference
- Build, Deployment, and Configuration Tools (.NET Framework)
Tools for building, deploying and configuring .NET Framework applications
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dotnet/netframework-4.0/dd233108(v=vs.100) - Date and Time Data Types and Functions (Transact-SQL)
Date and Time data types used in SQL Server 2017 (Transact-SQL)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/functions/date-and-time-data-types-and-functions-transact-sql?view=sql-server-2017 - Fixed Lifecycle Policy
Information about the software development life cycle that Microsoft products.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14085/fixed-lifecycle-policy - Internal Revenue Service (USA) Publications in ePub format
All of the IRS Publications, Guides, Forms, etc., made available as eBooks in ePub format
https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/ebook - LG OpenSource Code Distribution
Download and Develop Software running on LG (Life's Good) Devices
Direct Link to Mobile Phone Search Results http://opensource.lge.com/osList/list?m=Mc001&s=Sc002
http://opensource.lge.com/index - License Mobility through Software Assurance on Azure
Explains making use of existing investments in volume licensing for on-premise installations in Azure.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/license-mobility/ - Microsoft Licensing program guides
Download documents about Microsoft Volume Licensing programs
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Licensing/learn-more/document-library - Microsoft Licensing Resources and Documents
This is the new, and updated, site for Microsoft Licensing Information such as Product Terms, Usages Terms, etc.
https://aka.ms/licensingdocs - Modern Lifecycle Policy
The Modern Lifecycle Policy states that the product/service will remain supportable as long as criteria is met.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/30881/modern-lifecycle-policy - OpenData Network
Numerous, publicly available datasets
https://www.opendatanetwork.com/ - Personality test
Personality Test
https://www.123test.com/personality-test/ - Search California Data Security Breaches
List of companies that suffered a data breach where more than 500 California residents were impacted and a copy of a sample breach notice.
https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/databreach/list - StarTech.com ConXit Connection Wizard
Wizard to help you figure out what type of connection adapter you need
https://www.startech.com/en-us/conxit2client - The Socrata Open Data API
API access to data found throughout the OpenData Network
https://dev.socrata.com - URL Rewrite Module for IIS – Video Walk Through
Video on Channel9 showing how to use the URL Rewrite Module for IIS
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/extensions/url-rewrite-module/url-rewrite-module-video-walkthrough
Business
- Internal Revenue Service (USA) Publications in ePub format
All of the IRS Publications, Guides, Forms, etc., made available as eBooks in ePub format
https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/ebook - License Mobility through Software Assurance on Azure
Explains making use of existing investments in volume licensing for on-premise installations in Azure.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/license-mobility/ - Microsoft Licensing program guides
Download documents about Microsoft Volume Licensing programs
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Licensing/learn-more/document-library - Microsoft Licensing Resources and Documents
This is the new, and updated, site for Microsoft Licensing Information such as Product Terms, Usages Terms, etc.
https://aka.ms/licensingdocs
Technical
- Alphabetical Listing of Tools related to .NET Framework
Command line tools for working on .NET Framework projects
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dotnet/netframework-4.0/dd233110(v=vs.100) - Build, Deployment, and Configuration Tools (.NET Framework)
Tools for building, deploying and configuring .NET Framework applications
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dotnet/netframework-4.0/dd233108(v=vs.100) - Date and Time Data Types and Functions (Transact-SQL)
Date and Time data types used in SQL Server 2017 (Transact-SQL)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/functions/date-and-time-data-types-and-functions-transact-sql?view=sql-server-2017 - Google CSP Evaluator
Get help crafting your Content Security Policy
https://csp-evaluator.withgoogle.com/ - OpenData Network
Numerous, publicly available datasets
https://www.opendatanetwork.com/ - Public DNS Servers
Public DNS Servers
List of publicly available DNS Servers.
https://public-dns.info/ - SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Blog in Tech Community
Blog about SQL Server Integration Services in the MIcrosoft Techcommunity
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sql-server-integration-services/bg-p/SSIS - The Socrata Open Data API
API access to data found throughout the OpenData Network
https://dev.socrata.com - URL Rewrite Module for IIS – Video Walk Through
Video on Channel9 showing how to use the URL Rewrite Module for IIS
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/extensions/url-rewrite-module/url-rewrite-module-video-walkthrough
Security
- OWASP Cheat Sheet Series
Concise collection of high value information on specific application security topics.
https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/ - Pwned Passwords
Pwned Passwords are 555,278,657 real world passwords previously exposed in data breaches.
https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords
Tools
- Adminer
Adminer (formerly phpMinAdmin) is a full-featured database management tool written in PHP.
https://www.adminer.org/ - Windows Admin Center
Latest Windows Admin Center download permalink
https://aka.ms/wacdownload - WinISO 5.3 Free
ISO File Editor
http://www.winiso.com/products/winiso-free.html