News, views, and reviews of IT security information and products.
2/9/2012 by: Jeff James
Scriptlogic was acquired by Quest Software in August 2007, and Secure Copy 6.0 -- released in late January -- is one of the first Scriptlogic products to be branded under the Quest umbrella. The first Secure Copy was released by Small Wonders ...
Idle meanderings about on-premises and cloud-based Microsoft Exchange Server and all the associated technology that runs alongside Microsoft’s enterprise messaging server.
2/9/2012 by: Tony Redmond
Microsoft, or rather the program’s author Stephen Griffin, has published an updated version of the venerable MFCMAPI utility on Codeplex. The new version is dated January 2012 and is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit variants. MFCMAPI depends on ...
Demystify PowerShell, automate tedious systems administration tasks, and improve your IT efficiency with these concentrated nuggets of PowerShell goodness!
2/8/2012 by: Don Jones
Folks are often confused about when to use this "decorator" in PowerShell scripts and functions. Let's clear up the confusion. ...
True tales, snafus, news, and urban legends from IT pro Orin Thomas.
2/7/2012 by: Orin Thomas
: @orinthomas It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone to learn that the personal computers of a lot of people have what might be delicately termed "software sourced through alternative methods of distribution". With corporate managed desktops, ...
Exchanging ideas, news, and reviews about Microsoft Exchange Server, Outlook, and the wider fields of messaging, mobility, and unified communications.
2/7/2012 by: B. K. Winstead
It's been a while since I've written anything about my life as a smartphone addict. The reason is simple: It's a little embarrassing to claim the moniker of "smartphone addict" when you're stuck using a mobile device from the Stone Age. Of course, ...
News and analysis about server virtualization, virtual desktops, workstation virtualization, and application virtualization.
2/7/2012 by: Jeff James
I recently interviewed Gregg Holzrichter, the VP of Marketing for Virsto Software, about two of his company's recently announced products: Virsto 2.0 for Hyper-V, and the first release of Virsto for VMware vSphere. Virsto hopes that these products ...
Your source for news and information about the basic building blocks of your network infrastructure, from servers and processors and KVM switches, to RAID and iSCSI and Fiber Channel, to network management and troubleshooting, to NAS and SAN implementations.
2/1/2012 by: Jason Bovberg
Network Automation released its latest automation software solutions, AutoMate 9 and AutoMate BPA Server 9. The release marks the expansion of the no-code platform’s enhanced offerings. ...
A regular look at what's going on in the tech blogosphere.
2/1/2012 by: Paul Thurrott
On the eve of what promises to be a sensational patent-infringement trial that will finally pit Microsoft against one of its Android-based enemies, an International Trade Commission (ITC) judge has tossed out a major claim against the software ...
Information and views on Windows, Virtualization and other IT stuff.
1/17/2012 by: Michael Otey
This past week Jeff James, Sean Deuby and I attended a Private Cloud Workshop that Microsoft held at their Redmond campus. Brad Anderson, Corporate Vice President Server & Tool Business kicked off this two day event by sharing some interesting ...
Choosing the best, most cost-effective IT solutions for your company can be a challenging task for any business decision maker. IT Business Perspectives provides the insight, expert commentary, and strategic perspective that will help BDMs make the right purchasing decisions.
1/5/2012 by: Jeff James
With the global economy still in the doldrums, beleaguered IT professionals and IT managers are struggling to do more with less. Part of their strategy for staying afloat revolves around sticking with legacy software that is still getting the job ...
Life in the infosec industry; tales from outside the firewall. No-holds-barred discussion and commentary on security and other IT matters.
12/29/2011 by: Tony Howlett
The top three trending issues that are facing info-sec managers today ...
All things SharePoint, all the time - sharing ideas, products, tips, and tricks.
12/2/2011 by: Caroline Marwitz
Microsoft paid attention to the "consumerization of IT" trend with SharePoint 2010, adding social computing features.Here are 3 new trends that might affect SharePoint "v15" or beyond. ...
Your resource for news, articles, and information about cloud computing, software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) products and services.
11/6/2011 by: Jeff James
The Top 10 Cloud Computing Vendors ...
Your guide through the forests of Active Directory and beyond.
10/24/2011 by: Caroline Marwitz
A convergence of 4G, VDI, hardware, and storage means opportunities for organizations considering moving to the cloud. ...
Troubleshooting flowcharts, tips, tricks, and community contributions from an Active Directory MVP
10/7/2011 by: Sean Deuby
The Microsoft TechNet Gallery is a big improvement over previous incarnations of a scripting center on the TechNet site. ...
News and analysis about Windows desktop and server OSs and Systems Management.
6/3/2011 by: Zac Wiggy
SmartDeploy is a tool for, as the name implies, deploying Windows more easily ...
Trials and triumphs direct from a technologist who lives in the trenches. Bring your helmets!
6/1/2011 by: Michael Dragone
Recently I encountered a situation with a client who wanted to upgrade a critical piece of software present in their infrastructure.It was a classic thick client/server accounting application utilizing SQL Server on the backend. The organization ...
Code tips, tricks, examples, and product news for the people who write PowerShell, VBScript, and other types of scripts and those who want to learn.
2/24/2011 by: Anne Grubb
Binary Research International (BRI) released FastTrack Scripting Host version 6.4, a pseudo-language designed to handle scripting needs in a Windows network. A highlight of FastTrack Scripting Host 6.4 is the ability to compile scripts into ...
Research insights about the IT professional audience-network administrators, systems administrators, IT managers and directors, and networking professionals-compiled by Michele Crockett, editorial and strategy director for Windows IT Pro magazine.
10/28/2010 by: Michele Crockett
Top tips from the Facebook and Twitter teams about Windows Phone 7 development. ...
Focusing on virtualization of all types - server, desktop, application, presentation - Greg brings straight talk and good advice on how best to leverage today's technologies with smart tactics.
10/28/2010 by: Greg Shields
Another off-topic post for today, this time on the ever-present problem of successfully eliminating administrator rights. If you’ve been around IT for any period of time, you know that administrator rights represent one of our biggest security ...
Information and analysis of Windows automation topics, with an emphasis on administrative scripting.
6/1/2010 by: Alex Angelopoulos
A few basic rules can help you avoid the most common scripting mistakes. ...
Insights, tips, and alerts from security expert Mark Joseph Edwards.
3/9/2010 by: M Edwards
Over at Dark Reading you'll find a story entitled "Smartphone Weather App Builds A Mobile Botnet." The story reveals how a couple of researchers (Derek Brown and Daniel Tijerina) who work for TippingPoint thought it would be a good idea to build and ...