Biometric devices offer more security
than standalone passwords. Here are three products that go beyond
the basics for authentication and verification.
Readers report that Microsoft's Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) tool is a vast improvement over its predecessor SUS.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 07/01/2005
Open source groupware is better than ever, but for those seeking to replace Exchange, some caveats apply. Jim Conley examines the state of open source groupware and why it matters in a Microsoft shop.
System requirements proving hard to nail down; breakthroughs for some scenarios.
- By Scott Bekker
- 06/01/2005
Love Microsoft? Hate it? Somewhere in between?
It's all of the above in the Redmond magazine survey of your attitudes
toward the world's most important computer company.
Besides Web conferencing, readers have found many other uses for Microsoft's NetMeeting.
- By Steve Ulfelder
- 06/01/2005
Patching your servers is an art that takes time to master. Here's a paint-by-numbers kit to help you get started.
- By Greg Shields
- 06/01/2005
Several popular Linux distributions are poised to take on Windows on the corporate desktop.
- By Emmett Dulaney
- 06/01/2005
What works on 64 bits will always work faster, but early adopters will have to accept some limitations. Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest put X64 through its paces.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 06/01/2005
Microsoft is battling the perception that there's little to get excited about in the long-awaited and much-ballyhooed Longhorn.
- By Scott Bekker and Ed Scannell
- 06/01/2005
There's a saying in IT that
"complexity is the enemy of security." It's also the enemy of efficiency, troubleshooting
and other critical network functions. Here are six ways to untangle that crowded web
you've weaved.
- By Bill Heldman
- 05/01/2005
The right server management tool closely monitors your network and offers proactive responses to most common problems.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 05/01/2005
Remote management has never been a Microsoft strong suit, but Windows Server 2003 is helping users manage servers that no IT staff can touch.
- By Kevin Fogarty
- 05/01/2005
Many businesses expect IT to use
the equivalent of a radar gun and monitor employees for infractions. But laying down the law can have serious repercussions, both for employees and the IT departments doing the watching.
Advice from an in-the-trenches expert for getting the most out of Microsoft
Operations Manager.
Microsoft's free vulnerability scanner works well—as long as you don't have to stretch it too far.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 05/01/2005
Exchange Server 2003 offers advances in scalability, allowing for dramatic server and storage consolidation efforts—if it's properly configured. These best practices will send you in the right direction.
Customers have few kind words for Microsoft's Software Assurance, and even fewer good choices for upgrades.
Readers generally like what they see in the 2005 makeover of Microsoft Operations Manager, citing improved usability, better reporting and expanded monitoring.
- By Steve Ulfelder
- 04/01/2005
Even though IIS gets more secure with each generation, having at least a few Apache Web servers in your shop makes sense.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/01/2005