Conquer 2 New DNS Exploits
You understand the importance of securing your external name servers, but what about your DNS clients? Two new client-focused vulnerabilities demand your attention. Cricket Liu
PowerShell 101, Lesson 3
PowerShell's comparison, logical, and arithmetic operators combined with its support for wildcards and regular expressions help put the "Pow" in PowerShell. Robert Sheldon
10 Steps for Physical to Virtual OS Migration
Save time and server space by doing a physical to virtual (P2V) OS migration with Virtual Server Migration Toolkit (VSMT) and Mobile Automated Services (ADS). Mobile P2V gives you the flexibility to handle migrations anywhere in the organization. Robert Larson
Ask the Experts
Learn about automatic site coverage and how to disable it, find out how to configure how often Group Policy security settings are updated, follow along as Mark Russinovich troubleshoots a frozen sidebar gadget, and more. Various Authors
Defrag from Windows Vista’s Command Line
Every new Windows version seems to come with a new defrag tool, and Vista is no exception. But its GUI-based defragmenter leaves a lot to be desired. Here’s how you can use the OS’s Defrag command-line tool to do more. Mark Minasi
Free Virtualization Products
Keep up with the fast-growing virtualization market by building your virtual machines (VMs) and managing your environment with these free products. Michael Otey
Letters@windowsitpro.com
Readers benefit from Mark Minasi’s Cipher tip, respond to Robert Sheldon’s PowerShell 101 series, offer a Vista UAC workaround, and complain about too much Server 2008 and Vista coverage. Various Authors
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Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Microsoft Robert 2008 Jeff James
SteelEye Technology LifeKeeper Protection Suite for Windows
SteelEye’s clustering and disaster recovery solution, LifeKeeper Protection Suite for Windows, offers admirable support for both replicated and shared storage, easy configuration for both scenarios, and support for more complex failover scenarios. John Green
SAM Minds Your IT Assets
As software-licensing audits become more common, businesses are finding that software asset management (SAM) solutions can help ensure they're in compliance with licensing agreements as well as keep an eye on employees' software and hardware usage. Todd Erickson
Free Online Event! Virtualization:Get the Facts! Register now and attend this free, live in-depth online conference on November 13 and 20, 2008, produced by Windows IT Pro. All registrants are eligible to receive a complimentary one-year digital subscription to Windows IT Pro (a $49.95 value)!
Ease Your Scripting Pains with the Flexibility of PowerShell! Join MVP Paul Robichaux on December 11, 2008 at 11:00 AM EDT as he equips you with PowerShell basics in 3 introductory lessons, each followed by a live Q&A session—all on your own computer!
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