Microsoft today unveiled a beta of a new service for IT professionals that can scan Windows systems for problems.
Microsoft released two free tools this month that are designed to help IT pros troubleshoot Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients.
Microsoft last week issued a beta of a new Exchange Client Network Bandwidth Calculator.
While security is still a concern for some companies, more and more businesses are outsourcing e-mail archiving to cloud vendors. And the vendors themselves are proliferating.
- By Paul Korzeniowski
- 02/06/2012
Want a job in Windows IT? Get your scripting skills down.
Mary Jo Foley speculates on the future of Microsoft's public cloud play.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 02/02/2012
To get the most out of System Center, you can't just implement it -- you have to dedicate your shop to automation.
- By Greg Shields
- 02/01/2012
Knowing the basics of this pervasive protocol can be critical in troubleshooting and solving Windows security problems.
Software companies rely on regular customer upgrades and decommissioning old titles. But what is good for vendors isn't so great for IT, which often has to support unsupported software.
Microsoft released a new free tool on Monday that helps IT pros find .PST files created using Microsoft Exchange.
Business smartphone maker Research In Motion has rolled out its cloud-based service for BlackBerry devices that works with the Microsoft Office 365 suite of services.
- By Scott Bekker
- 01/30/2012
Microsoft rolled out its System Center Advisor service last week, which provides a best-practices check on server deployments.
Microsoft on Thursday revealed that Windows 8 will have a sophisticated "storage spaces" feature that works with the forthcoming operating system's New Technology File System (NTFS).
Microsoft plans to share more about its "private cloud" vision on Tuesday, Jan.17, in an hour-long webinar.
Coupled with a good monitoring system, RBA tasks can become automated responses to detected conditions -- creating a more self-healing IT environment.