As prices continue to drop, storage area networks are becoming increasingly common. Here’s what you need to know to design and build your enterprise’s SAN. We’ve even done the testing for you.
Software Update Services is Microsoft’s new server for distributing hotfixes and patches across the enterprise. It’s also a tremendous time-saver.
- By Jeremy Moskowitz
- 03/01/2003
Committed to a true Microsoft monitoring solution? Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 may be for you.
- By Damir Bersinic
- 02/01/2003
Microsoft’s Internet Information Server has struggled with performance and security issues its whole life. The latest version, though, shows just how far the Web server has come.
- By Russ Kaufmann
- 02/01/2003
Tired of 3 a.m. trips to the office? Enjoy a good night’s rest with these five Web-based monitoring tools.
- By Damir Bersinic
- 02/01/2003
Not too long ago, there were real fears that we’d run out of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for our networks. That’s not likely to happen with IPv6.
If you’re planning on migrating users from GroupWise to Exchange, consider the Exchange Migration Wizard as a free alternative to expensive third-party options.
- By Mark England
- 01/01/2003
Figuring out what group policies apply to an object on your Windows 2000 network can be a painstaking process; but Windows .NET’s Resultant Set of Policies feature promises simplification.
Microsoft rules when it comes to monitoring conditions in tech. Yet, to surf the same waters, you need to read wave action—and Microsoft’s next moves—accurately, too.
- By Scott Bekker
- 01/01/2003
In MCP Magazine's eighth annual salary survey, we evaluate the current state of compensation and provide our outlook for the future of Microsoft certified professionals across the U.S.
- By Kristen McCarthy, Dian Schaffhauser
- 01/01/2003
<b>Winner:</b> Full Armor Software FAZAM 2000 3<br>
<br>
<b>Honorable Mention:</b> <a href="#aelita">Aelita Controlled Migration
Suite</a>
- By Bill Boswell
- 12/01/2002
<b>Winner: </b>GFI Ltd. MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 7<br>
<br>
<b>Honorable Mention:</b> <a href="#mcafee">Network Associates McAfee
GroupShield</a>
- By David W. Tschanz
- 12/01/2002
<b>Winner: </b>Sapien Technologies Primalscript<br>
<br>
<b>Honorable Mention:</b> <a href="#vbsedit">Adersoft VbsEdit</a>
- By Chris Brooke
- 12/01/2002
<b>Winner:</b> Microsoft Press Windows 2000 Resource Kit<br>
<br>
<b>Honorable Mention:</b> <a href="#erdisk">Aelita Software Aelita ERDisk</a>
- By Jeremy Moskowitz
- 12/01/2002
<b>Winner: </b>CommVault Systems Galaxy<br>
<br>
<b>Honorable Mention: </b><a href="#ultrabac">Ultrabac Software UltraBac
7</a>
- By J. Peter Bruzzese
- 12/01/2002
<b>Winner: </b>@stake LC4<br>
<br>
<b>Honorable Mention:</b> <a href="#msdn">Microsoft Corp. MSDN Universal
Subscription</a>
- By Roberta Bragg
- 12/01/2002
<b>Winner: </b>Visualware VisualRoute 6.1a<br>
<br>
<b>Honorable Mention:</b> <a href="#nessoft">Nessoft Ping Plotter</a>
- By Rodney Landrum
- 12/01/2002
<b>Winner:</b> DameWare Development DameWare NT Utilities<br>
<br>
<b>Honorable Mention: </b><a href="#vmware">VMware Workstation</a>
- By James Carrion
- 12/01/2002
SQL Injection is a fairly new method of hacking your database. Learn how it’s done—and how to protect yourself.
<b>Winner: </b>Parker Software Ltd. Who's On<br>
<br>
<b>Honorable Mention:</b> <a href="#netiq">NetIQ WebTrends</a>
- By Mike Gunderloy
- 12/01/2002