By Karen Forster, 09/26/2008
Microsoft’s Dynamic IT initiative is intended to increase efficiency. But will the end result be IT pros with more time to be strategic rather than reactive, or simply fewer IT ...
By Jeff James, 09/26/2008
Microsoft has taken its share of jabs from Apple, and the public perception of Vista as an early failure was probably deserved. Now, Microsoft is ready to strike back at its old ...
By John Howie, 09/26/2008
Get Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 up and running, then start using it to manage systems and deploy updates in your midsized environment.
By Readers, 09/26/2008
If you need to log off a user on a remote server that's running Terminal Services Manager, you can't use Terminal Services Manager to access that server. Fortunately, you can use ...
By John Savill, 09/26/2008
Use this command to list all members of a specified AD Group.
By Paul Thurrott, 09/26/2008
For midsized businesses, Windows Essential Business Server 2008 is worth a look, though you’ll need to plan your deployment carefully.
By Editors, 09/26/2008
Readers sound off about Mark Minasi’s Windows Power Tools, Michael Otey’s virtualization shootout, Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes, and John Savill’s FAQs.
By Guido Grillenmeier, 09/26/2008
If your AD domain has multiple DCs that replicate with each other (as it should), then you have a replacement for every DC and its backup. In that event, you might decide to do a ...
By Editors, 09/26/2008
Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. FEATURED PRODUCT: Rackspace's Green Hosted Services.
By Michael Otey, 09/26/2008
You can find useful training videos on YouTube that cover topics such as virtualization on VMware and Hyper-V, installing MOSS and Server Core, and choosing the right storage for ...
By Various Authors, 09/26/2008
Find out whether it's possible to have a Server 2003 and Server 2008 mixed cluster, discover how to use a command to list members of an AD group, learn whether you can control ...
By Ed Roth, 09/26/2008
Solid state disk drives are cool, but they don't make sense in NAS.
By Readers, 09/26/2008
Windows Vista lets you create event-triggered actions through Event Viewer. You can achieve the same functionality in Window XP using a VBScript script and the eventtrigger.exe ...
By Robert Sheldon, 09/26/2008
Windows PowerShell provides two types of foreach loops: the foreach statement and the ForEach-Object cmdlet. Although you can obtain the same results with both types of loops, ...
By Michael Morales, 09/26/2008
Got a memory leak? Run UMDH to take process snapshots that can help you pinpoint a leak and fix it faster.
By Guido Grillenmeier, 09/26/2008
Windows Server 2008 offers new tools for backup and recovery of AD. The most noteworthy addition is Windows Server Backup, which replaces the familiar ntbackup.exe.
By Anne Grubb, 09/26/2008
Want to keep spammers' hands off email addresses on your website? Take a cue from system specialist Lindy White, whose ingenious solution foils bots' address-reaping attempts ...
By Eric B. Rux, 09/26/2008
See why Link Analyst can be a useful network-monitoring tool—for network devices and software enabled by WMI and SNMP.
By John Howie, 09/26/2008
Learn how rights-management tools let Office-content creators bind access and usage limitations to sensitive documents to prevent unauthorized use and distribution.
By Paul Thurrott, 09/26/2008
See how Windows Home Server rates after Microsoft’s recent Power Pack update and why even iPhone users might want to avoid Apple’s MobileMe service for now.
By Paul Robichaux, 09/26/2008
Some companies might want to reduce the risk associated with OMA password caching, but the ability to control caching depends on the mobile device.
By John Savill, 09/26/2008
Find out why a Server 2003 and Server 2008 mixed cluster isn't possible.
By Paul Thurrott, 09/26/2008
The new version of SBS offers improvements such as streamlined deployment. But one aspect could prove controversial.
By Lavon Peters, 09/26/2008
Protect your network from disaster! Use this handy guide to evaluate backup and recovery solutions from Microsoft and third-party vendors.
By Orin Thomas, 09/26/2008
Avoid becoming your own horror story by learning from the mistakes of others and beefing up your organization’s security blanket.
By Tony Redmond, 09/26/2008
Learn about the pros and cons of three email options–email as a service, inhouse email, and a hybrid approach to email–before your CIO makes any messaging moves.
By Randy Franklin Smith, 09/26/2008
Here's what you need to know about installing a rereleased security update.
By Mark Minasi, 09/26/2008
To put a final polish on our Windows Server 2008 Server Core system, let’s set the system's time zone, configure its screen saver, and tweak its firewall.