Virtualization is here to stay, so make sure you're using the right tool.
Visual Studio 2005 is packed with features, but is it too much?
- By Joanne Cummings
- 07/01/2006
Distinguished Names (DNs) are one of the least-understood LDAP server components. Get an introduction to them, and see how a virtual directory can help with DN management.
Small Business Server 2003 is stable and easy to maintain, but readers say it could use a few more tools and options.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 06/01/2006
SQL Server 2005 gives you new tools to help your database performance stay ahead of the pack.
- By Eric Johnson
- 06/01/2006
How Jefferson Parish planned for and responded to the worst disaster in U.S. history, and the lessons IT professionals can learn from it.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/01/2006
See how these Exchange books stack up and decide which ones you should add to your library.
Provide your users with the right common knowledge so they can practice common sense.
Every year, the Tour de France is won or lost in the mountains. In this stage of our tour of SQL Server 2005, we look at the critical administrative features that make or break the new database.
- By Eric Johnson
- 05/01/2006
Find out how your favorite tools fared in more than 40 categories.
Super-fast performance, robust toolset and better security options make Microsoft's latest database management system a must for most shops.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 05/01/2006
Never install software again! We look at 20 top portable apps, from office suites to IP scanners.
- By Michael Desmond
- 05/01/2006
Join us on a journey through the lush fields and tricky backroads of SQL Server 2005.
- By Eric Johnson
- 04/01/2006
Microsoft's MapPoint is a solid business-savvy mapping tool, but it needs more frequent updates.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 04/01/2006
Passwords are often the weakest part of a security infrastructure. Here are nine ways to make them one of the strongest.
- By Roger A. Grimes
- 04/01/2006
IT is being applied in some of the most extreme and inhospitable places on -- and above -- the Earth.
- By Michael Desmond
- 04/01/2006
Cassatt Corporation's star-studded brain trust offers server consolidation solutions.
- By Terrence O'Donnell
- 03/08/2006
Redmond readers share their worst IT moments.
Can anything threaten the Microsoft desktop empire?
Users say Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 -- and the 2006 version -- significantly ease enterprise application integration.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 03/01/2006