Exchange 2003 allows for a more consolidated e-mail architecture. Here's how to pull it off.
- By Bill Boswell
- 12/01/2004
Vendors have lots of ways to manipulate ROI data to their advantage, making it seem as if every product is the answer to your IT prayers. Don't believe the hype.
Forget about low-carb diets. Storage consolidation is the new craze hitting the fat-conscious world.
Following a management and maintenance regimen reduces administration, maintenance, and business expenses while increasing reliability, stability, and security.
- By Kenton Gardinier and John McMains
- 12/01/2004
Ditch your server dead weight: Consolidate to streamline management.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 12/01/2004
New hacking methods make short passwords unsafe, but Microsoft makes it tough to go long. Her's how to forge an effective policy.
- By Derek Melber
- 12/01/2004
Time is money and money is tight, but these five scripts can help any admin get
more done every day.
- By Greg Shields
- 11/01/2004
Patrick Collins saved more than $1 million in his Microsoft negotiations. Learn how he did it and how to hammer out your own sweet Microsoft deal.
Early adopters laud GUI, VPN and administration features.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 11/01/2004
Round out your new or updated security strategy by establishing a process to evaluate, manage, and deploy patches in your network. Here are some guidelines and tool recommendations.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 11/01/2004
Honey drops can help you detect attacks in progress--without sticking you with false positives.
- By Mark Burnett and James C. Foster
- 11/01/2004
Concentrate on awareness, process, readiness, and privacy as you put your security plan into action.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 11/01/2004
Securing your network goes beyond your hardware or software firewalls. You must define the role of each server and then implement delta security policies to protect your services.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 11/01/2004
Remote access policies are at the heart of remote access--and at the root of most problems. Learn how they work and avoid the mistakes that can lock out your remote users.
Keeping systems patched is time-consuming and laborious, but it's crucial. Here are seven tools that can help you automate the process.
- By David W. Tschanz
- 11/01/2004
Microsoft watchers give Bill Gates mixed reviews for his performance since relinquishing the CEO title to become Chief Software Architect.
- By Keith Ward and Scott Bekker
- 10/01/2004
Internet Explorer is a hacker's dream. Can you (and should you) drop it right now?
Changes to campaign finance laws mean a larger percentage of Microsoft political contributions now go to Democrats, but the company remains a force in both parties.
- By Scott Bekker
- 10/01/2004
Disaster recovery planning can be worth a lot more than a pound of cure when your network goes down.
- By Laura E. Hunter
- 10/01/2004
Server consolidation may be a necessary evil, but either Virtual Server 2005 or GSX Server can ease the pain.