http://www.windowsitpro.com/authors/author/author/5078163/rss/5078163en-USSun, 27 May 2012 06:01:55 GMTSun, 27 May 2012 06:01:55 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/review-symantec-netbackup-5220-appliance-142192
By John Howie
Symantec NetBackup 5220 provides all the power and flexibility of NetBackup software in an appliance.]]>John HowieWed, 21 Mar 2012 17:22:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/review-symantec-netbackup-5220-appliance-142192http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/review-virsto-vdi-hyperv-edition-141368
By John Howie
With Virsto for VDI, you can rapidly deploy many Hyper-V desktops or improve the performance of an existing Hyper-V desktop environment.]]>John HowieWed, 18 Jan 2012 14:47:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/review-virsto-vdi-hyperv-edition-141368http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/exchange-server-2010/outlook-2010-protection-rules-exchange-2010-139816
By HOWIE, JOHN
New features in Microsoft Outlook 2010 let you expand data protection. Learn how to configure your servers and end-user systems to take advantage of these features.]]>HOWIE, JOHNFri, 18 Nov 2011 14:03:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/exchange-server-2010/outlook-2010-protection-rules-exchange-2010-139816http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/review/socialsites-sharepoint-140476
By John Howie
This in-house social media toolset is highly complex but incredibly useful and powerful.]]>John HowieMon, 17 Oct 2011 02:23:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/review/socialsites-sharepoint-140476http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/storage/multipath-io-iscsi-136286
By John Howie
Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) is designed to help businesses build highly available, fault-tolerant SAN configurations, as well as improve performance.]]>John HowieFri, 16 Sep 2011 16:43:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/storage/multipath-io-iscsi-136286http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/security/protection-advanced-persistent-threats-140024
By Howie, John
To guard against APTs, organizations should keep their systems and networks up-to-date, use antivirus software, practice the principle of least privilege, adopt meaningful policies, and educate their employees about best security practices.]]>Howie, JohnTue, 13 Sep 2011 15:34:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/security/protection-advanced-persistent-threats-140024http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/firewalls3/review-cisco-asa-5505-firewall-129791
By John Howie
This firewall solution provides enterprise-level features for small-to-midsized businesses (SMBs).]]>John HowieSat, 23 Apr 2011 08:37:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/firewalls3/review-cisco-asa-5505-firewall-129791http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/administration-tools2/review-iomega-storcenter-ix4-200d
By John Howie
This NAS device has an impressive array of features that will meet most administrators’ needs.]]>John HowieTue, 22 Mar 2011 14:10:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/administration-tools2/review-iomega-storcenter-ix4-200dhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/storage/taking-advantage-of-iscsi-in-storage-server-2008-r2-enterprise-edition
By John Howie
Find out how to install and test Storage Server, an enterprise-ready iSCSI solution that integrates seamlessly into your Windows networks to help you save disk space and provide high reliability solutions in fault-tolerant configurations.]]>John HowieWed, 16 Feb 2011 14:57:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/storage/taking-advantage-of-iscsi-in-storage-server-2008-r2-enterprise-editionhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/systems-management/configuring-cross-platform-support-for-system-center-operations-manager-2007-r2
By John Howie
The steps to achieve this configuration aren’t easy, but the time you invest in the process will lead to the ability to monitor your Windows, UNIX, and Linux systems from one place.]]>John HowieMon, 25 Oct 2010 13:37:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/systems-management/configuring-cross-platform-support-for-system-center-operations-manager-2007-r2http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/mobile-computing-devices/mobile-security-with-mdm-2008-sp1
By John Howie
Mobile device management continues to be an IT headache, but MDM 2008 SP1 can help tame your Windows Mobile smartphone environment. Follow these steps to install and implement device control with MDM.]]>John HowieThu, 22 Jul 2010 16:48:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/mobile-computing-devices/mobile-security-with-mdm-2008-sp1http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/project-plan-features-exchange-server-2010-73/exchange-server/Information-Rights-Management-in-Exchange-2010-125022
By John Howie
New tools in Exchange 2010 give enterprises the ability to send, read, and reply to rights-protected email messages through OWA, as well as apply rights policy templates to messages based on matching conditions.]]>John HowieThu, 24 Jun 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/project-plan-features-exchange-server-2010-73/exchange-server/Information-Rights-Management-in-Exchange-2010-125022http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/dns/supporting-ipv6-in-your-windows-server-2008-environment
By John Howie
Changes in Windows Server 2008 bring new support for IPv6. Here are the steps you need to take to deploy IPv6 in your environment.]]>John HowieFri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/dns/supporting-ipv6-in-your-windows-server-2008-environmenthttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/configuration/how-to-implement-sdi-using-ipsec-in-a-mixed-environment
By John Howie
This step-by-step guide shows you how to configure UNIX and Linux OSs to use IPSec with preshared keys so that Server and Domain Isolation (SDI) is supported for both outgoing and incoming connections.]]>John HowieTue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/configuration/how-to-implement-sdi-using-ipsec-in-a-mixed-environmenthttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/ip-addressing/managing-your-migration-and-transition-from-ipv4-to-ipv6
By John Howie
We wrap up the series by providing solutions for supporting and using both IPv4 and IPv6, and showing you a means with which to connect remote sites running IPv6 over an IPv4 link.]]>John HowieTue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/ip-addressing/managing-your-migration-and-transition-from-ipv4-to-ipv6http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/permissions/safeguard-sensitive-content-with-information-rights-management
By John Howie
Learn how rights-management tools let Office-content creators bind access and usage limitations to sensitive documents to prevent unauthorized use and distribution.]]>John HowieFri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/permissions/safeguard-sensitive-content-with-information-rights-managementhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/configuration/install-and-configure-system-center-essentials-2007
By John Howie
Get Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 up and running, then start using it to manage systems and deploy updates in your midsized environment.]]>John HowieFri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/configuration/install-and-configure-system-center-essentials-2007http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/unix/move-apps-from-unix-to-windows-with-sua
By John Howie
Move Apps from UNIX to Windows with SUA]]>John HowieWed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/unix/move-apps-from-unix-to-windows-with-suahttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/unix/move-apps-from-unix-to-windows-with-sua99588
By John Howie
Take advantage of Microsoft’s new Subsystem for UNIX-Based Applications (SUA) with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 for an intriguing alternative to UNIX Systems.]]>John HowieWed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/unix/move-apps-from-unix-to-windows-with-sua99588http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/log-files/simplify-security-reporting-using-audit-collection-services
By John Howie
Follow the steps to set up Audit Collection Services, a Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 reporting feature, then start using it to streamline security event-log auditing on your servers.]]>John HowieTue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/log-files/simplify-security-reporting-using-audit-collection-services