Virtualization in the Enterprise

September 2009

While organizations are still getting their feet wet with virtualization, discover the next evolution of this technology. VMware CEO Paul Maritz speaks about vSphere 4.0, virtualization as a cloud platform, and how VMware plans to beat Microsoft.

Powercfg on Battery Power

By Mark Minasi

If you want to create custom power settings from the command line, you need to start using Powercfg. Here's how to use Powercfg to configure Windows to inform you when your battery power is low.

Free Virtualization Platforms

By Michael Otey

Implement virtualization with one of these free platforms. For hardware-based hypervisors, try products from Citrix, Microsoft, or VMware; for hosted virtualization solutions, you'll find options from Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, and VMware.

Schedule XP's Disk Defragmenter with a Logon Script

By Chris Betlach

Although Windows XP's built-in hard disk defragmenting software doesn't have a scheduling feature, you can still schedule the Disk Defragmenter to run on many computers or just one. ScheduleDefrag.cmd is all you need.

8 More Excellent Free Utilities

By Douglas Toombs

It's that time of year! Break out your USB stick and download this new collection of free tools that promise to make your job easier.

Letters

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Readers discuss OpenOffice virtualization, Windows 7 usability, and VMware ESX 3.5 hardware virtualization.

Review: Sun VirtualBox 3.0

By Jeff James

Can this free virtualization product from Sun Microsystems compete with the likes of VMware Workstation and Parallels Desktop?

Rebooting Computers Using PowerShell

By Bill Stewart

A pair of PowerShell scripts let you reboot, ping, power off, or shut down all the computers in an AD domain or just one—or any number in between. You can even use these scripts to log off users.

What You Need to Know About Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview

By Paul Thurrott

A preview of Office 2010 features reveals new tools for Outlook 2010, the ability to handle memory-intensive data sets in Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010 video-editing capabilities, and intriguing Word features.

Configuring SharePoint High Availability

By Michael Noel

A highly available SharePoint farm is within your reach, once you grasp SharePoint’s high-availability concepts and apply these best practices.

Antivirus Appliances for Windows Networks

By Lavon Peters

The benefits of antivirus appliances over software and hosted services are cost, performance, and ease of use. Determine whether one of these appliances is right for your environment.

2009 IT Spending Promising Among Readers

By Michele Crockett

Amidst the current economic climate, any signs of a turnaround are more than welcome. The results of Windows IT Pro's 2009 independent survey indicate things are looking up.

Introducing Windows CardSpace

By Jan De Clercq

Windows CardSpace, part of Microsoft’s Identity Metasystem, offers a valuable alternative to the classic username/password scheme and puts users back in control of their identity interactions on the Internet.

HP LeftHand P4300 4.8TB SAS Starter SAN Solution

By Michael Otey

If you're in the market for a midrange SAN with enterprise scalability, this SAN solution should go straight to the top of your list.

Got High-CPU Usage Problems? ProcDump 'Em!

By Michael Morales

Use this brand-new free tool to save you much time and hassle the next time you run into a high-CPU problem.

VMware Takes Virtualization to the Next Level

By Jeff James

We chat with VMware President and CEO Paul Maritz about competing with Microsoft, the launch of vSphere 4, and what the future holds for virtualization in the enterprise.

Comparative Review: VMware Fusion vs. Parallels Desktop

By Jeff James

Before virtualization, getting Windows, Mac, and Linux machines to peacefully coexist was a challenge.

Paul's Pick

By Paul Thurrott

About browsers--Mozilla’s best browser yet still has one minor downside.

Another Way to Add URLs to IE 7.0's Favorites Tree

By Bret Bennett

Learn about a quick and easy way you can add URLs to Internet Explorer 7.0's Favorites tree without accessing the Add to Favorites option.

Tool Time: Export PDF Text with Pdftotext

By Alex K. Angelopoulos

If you occasionally need to export text from .pdf files to .txt files, try pdftotext. This free command-line tool automates the export process.

Two Tips When Redirecting Folders Via the Registry

By Jonathan Shapiro

After reading about how to redirect Windows system folders by editing the registry, a reader used the technique to redirect the Favorites folder. Here are a couple of tips to help you do the same.

Delete Junk Folders Created by SMS

By James Lim

Systems Management Server (SMS) is a great tool but sometimes it can create but not delete folders if improperly configured. Here's a PowerShell script you can use to find and delete those unwanted folders.

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