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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.


Introducing Windows CardSpace

By Jan De Clercq, 08/26/2009

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 ...

8 More Excellent Free Utilities

By Douglas Toombs, 08/26/2009

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.

Configuring SharePoint High Availability

By Michael Noel, 08/25/2009

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

What You Need to Know About Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview

By Paul Thurrott, 08/24/2009

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, ...

VMware Takes Virtualization to the Next Level

By Jeff James, 08/24/2009

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.

Paul's Pick

By Paul Thurrott, 08/24/2009

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

Got High-CPU Usage Problems? ProcDump 'Em!

By Michael Morales, 08/15/2009

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

Powercfg on Battery Power

By Mark Minasi, 08/11/2009

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 ...

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

By Bret Bennett , 08/06/2009

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, 08/06/2009

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

Schedule XP's Disk Defragmenter with a Logon Script

By Chris Betlach, 08/06/2009

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 ...

Delete Junk Folders Created by SMS

By James Lim, 08/06/2009

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 ...

Two Tips When Redirecting Folders Via the Registry

By Jonathan Shapiro, 08/06/2009

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 ...

Antivirus Appliances for Windows Networks

By Lavon Peters, 08/03/2009

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 ...

Comparative Review: VMware Fusion vs. Parallels Desktop

By Jeff James, 08/03/2009

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

2009 IT Spending Promising Among Readers

By Michele Crockett, 07/27/2009

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.

Review: Sun VirtualBox 3.0

By Jeff James, 07/16/2009

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

Letters

By Various Authors, 07/16/2009

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

HP LeftHand P4300 4.8TB SAS Starter SAN Solution

By Michael Otey, 07/15/2009

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.

Rebooting Computers Using PowerShell

By Bill Stewart, 07/15/2009

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 ...

Free Virtualization Platforms

By Michael Otey, 07/07/2009

Implement virtualization with one of these free platforms. For hardware-based hypervisors, try products from Citrix, Microsoft, or VMware; for hosted virtualization solutions, ...


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