New and established tools help admins get control of Windows Vista on the enterprise network.
E-mail archiving and storage that ensure compliance with regulatory standards continue to be an ongoing challenge.
- By David W. Tschanz
- 06/01/2008
The hugely anticipated Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista hits the mark in some instances. In others -- not so much.
- By J. Peter Bruzzese
- 06/01/2008
You may not have heard of them, but VPN concentrators can help you properly secure your virtual private network.
- By J. Peter Bruzzese and Tim Duggan
- 05/01/2008
PCs are moving to multi-core as operating systems, applications and languages struggle to keep up.
Finding a data needle in the haystack that is your hard disk requires more than just a magnifying glass and a huge dose of patience.
- By Peter Varhol
- 05/01/2008
Spring is here, and it's time to clean up some of the dark corners of your Active Directory forest.
- By Ashley McGlone
- 05/01/2008
With its improved console, easier reporting and service-oriented health checks, SCOM 2007 is a welcome improvement over MOM 2005.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 05/01/2008
Even with the Web and IM, professional-level IT user groups are just as vibrant and important as ever.
Hardware and software products use different approaches to high availability.
- By Peter Varhol
- 04/01/2008
Readers reflect mixed emotions on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, virtualization and the corporate juggernaut that is Microsoft.
Follow these best practices to help ensure high availability for your mission-critical applications.
- By J. Peter Bruzzese
- 04/01/2008
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.
- By Derek Melber
- 03/10/2008
Microsoft's Trustworthy Academic Advisory Board has been keeping tabs on security issues -- external as well as internal -- that continue to challenge Microsoft's developers. Here's a peek into the board, which marks five years on watch.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/04/2008
Whether on-site or hosted, today's project-management software can help you get a handle on day-to-day administration.
- By Peter Varhol
- 03/01/2008
The time may be right for Redmond's acquisition, but there are planty of obstacles littering the road to a smooth technical merging of Microsoft and Yahoo.
- By Ed Scannell and Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/01/2008
At first glance, Redmond's new server looks like a solid solution for business intelligence.
- By J.Peter Bruzzese and Ron Barrett
- 03/01/2008
Too intimidated to enable your Windows XP and Windows Vista Firewall? Be afraid no more.
- By Greg Shields
- 03/01/2008
Any of these solutions can help ensure that you're following organizational policies or regulatory requirements.
- By Peter Varhol
- 02/01/2008
Virtualization and configurability in Microsoft's new server OS present enterprise IT shops with both challenges and opportunities.
- By Peter Varhol
- 02/01/2008