Master Mobile Devices with Microsoft System Center

July 2009

Mobile devices are doing more every day in the workplace, but few organizations have a system to manage, secure, and monitor them. Learn about the features and components of SCMDM, as well as how and why you should consider deploying it.

Understanding Bitmap Values

By Bill Stewart

Here's a quick review of how bitmap values work and how you can use them with Windows Powershell for passing information between functions.

Buyer's Guide: Windows Server Intrusion Detection Products

By Lavon Peters

Compare software and services that will protect your network from intruders, so that you can be sure to get the features you need.

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Dive in for new printer-mapping code, a reason to keep on subscribing, DVD-to-CD advice, and battery-drain common sense.

Review: Group Policy Management Tools

By Eric B. Rux

Privilege Manager, Policy Commander, and GPOADmin each fill gaps that exist in a standard Windows installation.

FAQs about Windows Server 2008 Foundation

By Michael Otey

Get the answers about what Windows Server Foundation is and what it can do for your small business, such as providing file and print services and other network functions as well as running your line-of-business applications.

Powercfg Revisited

By Mark Minasi

Windows' built-in Powercfg is an excellent tool for managing your system's power configuration from the command line. But in light of improved GUI power-management functionality in Windows Vista and Windows 7, is Powercfg still useful?

8 Points to Consider Before You Implement SharePoint

By Alan Sugano

There's a lot to consider if you want to implement SharePoint platform that's optimized for your organization. Taking the time to address eight considerations will help you implement a SharePoint platform that performs well and is easily scalable.

The Trick to Creating Strong Yet Easy-to-Remember Passwords

By Dan Swanson

When end users have to create lengthy passwords, those passwords often get written down and hidden somewhere. You can help avoid this situation by teaching end users a simple trick.

Getting Started with System Center Mobile Device Manager

By Paul Robichaux

SCMDM is for enterprise customers who want to bring their mobile devices under the same kinds of management control that they apply to desktop and laptop PCs and servers. Here's how to make it work for you.

Upcoming Microsoft Releases

By Jeff James

Microsoft is planning close to a dozen major product releases between the last half of 2009 and the end of 2010.

What You Need to Know About Windows Server 2008 R2 RC

By Paul Thurrott

IT pros who test Windows Server 2008 R2 RC will be rewarded with an ambitious release with improved Hyper-V features as well as more muscle for scalability and performance.

A Refreshing Look at CPU Loads

By Jim Turner

Here's a script that you can use to quickly check your servers' CPU loads.

Dumpster Diver Delight

By Douglas A. Norris

Plain paper fax machines might seem benign when it comes to ensuring security in the workplace. However, they pose security risk.

Tool Time: Build and Burn Image Files with ImgBurn

By Serge Bedard

This free tool offers a lot of functionality, including letting you build ISO image files and burn them on CD-ROM and DVD disks. Many other types of image file formats are supported.

Fool iisweb.vbs Into Creating Websites Whose Home Directories Include UNC Paths

By Murat Yildirimoglu

The iisweb.vbs script that comes with IIS 6.0 is an incredibly useful tool for creating websites. However, you can't use it to create websites whose home folders reside on shares. Here's a workaround.

Examining Xperf

By Michael Morales

Use Xperf to uncover system and application process information that can help you troubleshoot common problems, such as high CPU usage and activity spikes in disk I/O.

Emulating the Dir Command in PowerShell

By Bill Stewart

If you're used to using the dir command in Cmd.exe, Windows PowerShell's dir alias for the Get-ChildItem cmdlet might seem a little lacking. Here's a script that gives you all the familiar features of dir in your PowerShell environment.

Five Ways to Manage Server Core

By J. Peter Bruzzese

Use your command-line skills to take full advantage of Server Core.

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