In-Depth Features


The Ultimate PC Challenge

Tom’s Hardware tests the highest-end desktop systems.

SOX and the Single Admin

The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act poses a real compliance headache for businesses of every size, and Windows admins are feeling the heat. Fortunately, we’re here with a few handy shortcuts.

Worry-Free Web Server

Users say Apache 2.0 is a robust, flexible and secure Web server that just plain works.

Virtualization Goes Mainstream

Virtualization has become a serious tool for production environments.

Software Raids: Surviving an Audit

Software audits are a hassle, an embarrassment, and can result in hefty fines and worse. Here’s how to prepare for, and win, an audit.

Quid Pro Quote

Should you be a Microsoft reference account? A few hardy souls say yes, but many IT managers steer clear of the experience for good reasons.

Battle of the Blades

Blade servers from HP and IBM help you pack the maximum amount of storage into the least amount of space.

2006 Salary Survey: Time for a Raise!

The 11th annual salary survey from Redmond magazine shows pay going up. Is yours?

SQL 2005: The Integrated Stack Is Back

Is all this integration among Microsoft components good for customers?

Spyware Meets Its Match -- Almost

Microsoft's anti-spyware tool works well enough, but some readers question its categorization and detection capabilities.

Getting the Most out of SMS

Tips and tricks from an SMS veteran to help you recoup your investment in Microsoft's System Management Server.

Spies in Every Corner

These tools help eliminate spyware, keep your systems clean and running efficiently and—most importantly—protect vital information.

The Bay State Brawl

Is the Massachusetts open-standards debate the beginning of a national battle?

Profile: In Search of Better Data-Center Management

Splunk takes data-center management lessons from the Web.

Diamond in the Rough

Office users say Microsoft's electronic forms tool is a hidden gem -- easy to use but lacking certain scanning, security and Web features.

Microsoft Employees Get Carded

Microsoft is betting big on smart cards for its own employees while working to make the technology more palatable for the masses.

Editors' Choice Awards: Thumbs Up!

Redmond's resident critics pick their favorites in this year's Editors' Choice Awards.

Software Crusades

When platform zealots attack, it can threaten everything from productivity to profits.

10 Exchange Migration Tips

Use these helpful tips to ensure your move to Exchange 2003 goes smoothly.

Test Drive a Better Browser

These alternatives to Microsoft's Internet Explorer can add Web-browsing muscle, but they're not without potential problems.

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