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Windows Insider
Upgrading Soon?
April 1, 2008
• by Greg Shields
Greg takes you through the steps of upgrading your AD from Windows Server 2003 to 2008.
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TechMentor 2008 Preview: The New Group Policy Preferences
March 10, 2008
• by Derek Melber
Derek Melber shows how you can eliminate logon scripts, become more secure and even save money with the new Group Policy Preferences in Vista and Windows Server 2008.
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Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007: BI Worth the Price?
March 1, 2008
• by J.Peter Bruzzese and Ron Barrett
At first glance, Redmond's new server looks like a solid solution for business intelligence.
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Getting Manageable
January 1, 2008
• by Greg Shields
Microsoft delivers a better, more administrator-friendly firewall with Windows Server 2008.
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Above the Rest: Windows 2008's Terminal Services Client
December 14, 2007
• by Greg Shields
One shining gem you can't ignore in the new Windows Server 2008 OS -- one which might compel you to upgrade -- is the implementation of Terminal Services.
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Letters to Redmond
Not at Home with Windows Home Server
November 1, 2007
• by Readers of Redmond magazine
Plus, readers weigh in on our list of 2008's hottest certifications.
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Event by Event
October 1, 2007
• by Jeffery Hicks
Strapped for cash? Forget expensive server management tools -- here's a real-time event log monitor for the smaller shops.
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Windows Insider
RODC in the USA
September 1, 2007
• by Greg Shields
You can use Windows Server 2008 to build a hack-resistant, read-only DC.
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Security Advisor
Protect Your Crown Jewels
August 1, 2007
• by Joern Wettern
Tips and tricks for making sure your network's domain controllers remain as secure as possible.
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Windows Tip Sheet
All About Your Hard Drive
June 6, 2007
• by Jeffery Hicks
Look Mom, take 2: No-script hard drive info, this time using WMIC.
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Longhorn Beta 3 Drops
June 1, 2007
• by Peter Varhol
Is it worth migrating servers in the next year?
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10 Tasty Terminal Server Tools
April 1, 2007
• by Greg Shields
Choosing the right Terminal Server admin tool can be a little like concocting the perfect latte.
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Is Microsoft Finally Ready To Play Nice?
March 1, 2007
• by Fahmida Rashid
The company appears as if it wants to work cooperatively with competitors.
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Redmond Negotiator
Accurate Thinking
February 28, 2007
• by Scott Braden
Knowing what you have (and having the ability to prove it) is key to saving money on your licensing fees.
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Redmond Negotiator
Dealing with Multiple Microsoft Licensing Agreements
January 31, 2007
• by Scott Braden
You can almost always bring these together -- and save money in the process. Our licensing guru Scott Braden shows you how.
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Unfair Fight?
January 1, 2007
• by Carolyn April and Ed Scannell
Microsoft's assault on a myriad of markets leaves third parties scrambling.
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Redmond Roundup
Keep Tabs on SQL Server
January 1, 2007
• by Josh Jones
These two SQL Server monitoring tools go head-to-head.
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Windows Tip Sheet
Clean Up Your Room
December 6, 2006
• by Jeffery Hicks
Two-steps to sanity ... er ... a cleaner server.
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Pioneer's Prerogative: Dan Bricklin
December 5, 2006
• by Michael Desmond and Ed Scannell
Father of the spreadsheet, Dan Bricklin, talks about Microsoft, open source and his latest venture.
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Auditing Locally Shared Folders
December 5, 2006
• by Chris Wolf
Here’s a script that enumerates all shared folders on all computers in your domain.
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Redmond Negotiator
Microsoft's Stealth Price Hike
November 21, 2006
• by Scott Braden
Microsoft helps its quarter but hurts its customers by holding back details on price hikes -- more than quadruple on some products -- during the all-important October budget season.
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Integration Station
If It Can Go Wrong, It Will: A Migration Case Study
November 15, 2006
• by Emmett Dulaney
A problem-by-problem breakdown of why one company's three-year Unix to Windows migration went so horribly, horribly wrong.
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