In-Depth Features


Optimize VB.NET Code Performance

Optimization rules have changed under VB.NET -- here's half a dozen new ways to build wicked-fast code.

Barbarians at the Gate

Intrusion detection systems are becoming increasingly important in network security. Here’s a primer on what they do and how they work—and an evaluation of four popular sentries.

You Got Hacked! Now What?

Hacks are a fact in a connected world. After discovering and expelling the intruders, you have to clean up their messes.

Journey into MCSE-Land

Going solo on certification is tough. Here's how one group achieved MCSE success as a team.

Exchanging Pain for Pleasure

Moving from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000 is a complex task. This migration took many unexpected twists, turns and hours.

Speed Up Your VB.NET Code

Optimization rules have changed under VB.NET-here are eight great new ways to build wicked-fast code.

Avoid Disaster Downtime

Find information on disaster recovery and backup strategies.

Vol 1-10: Small Business Best Practices newsletter

Small Business Server 2000 Service Pack 1 Ships; Channel Rebate Update; more...

Income Conundrum

Sometimes you really have to ponder the meaning behind the numbers.

Vol 1-9: Small Business Best Practices

Microsoft Releases 8-hour Small Business Server E-learning course

After the Crash

It’s not a matter of “if,” but “when,” your system turns that particular shade of blue that makes administrators see red. That’s when you’ll need to know what your options are to bring the dead box back to life.

Help for the Help Desk

Keep track of support requests with one of these packages.

Peers Helping Peers

We solicited readers to provide us with their technical problems, and we were inundated with letters. Here are some of the more provocative problems that we put to you—the readers—to solve.

Automated System Recovery and System Restore in Windows XP

Windows XP has more efficient tools for backup and recovery.

Balancing Act

Component Load Balancing, a feature of Application Center 2000 that works in the middle tier, can help your Web and other applications scale out in a new way.

What's the Problem?

Our experts troubleshoot your technical problems.

9 Troubleshooting Tactics

A best practices guide that'll turn you into a troubleshooting efficiency expert.

Make Sense of Web Service Discovery

Rumors of DISCO's death have been greatly exaggerated -- it's simply hibernating. Roger Jennings shows you how to wake the DISCO service and prepare for eventual migration to its replacement: WS-Inspection.

Vol 1-8: Small Business Best Practices

Here Comes IBM Big Time in SMB!

Remote Operator

Windows 2000 offers a number of ways to manage your servers and user applications when you aren’t, or can’t be, physically present. Come along for a guided tour, including a peek into the .NET future.

Subscribe on YouTube