Everyone is pushing the cloud. But there's a raging debate as to whether the cloud is good or bad for IT. We talked to readers and analysts and other industry experts to find out what the cloud may really mean for your future, plus other implications of this emerging technology.
Virtualization has brought the lost art of performance tuning back into the datacenter. Here's how to tune your VMs and hypervisor, and optimize CPU resources and memory to get the most out of your virtual servers.
Microsoft fielded some questions on Monday in a Webinar on Internet Explorer 9, focusing on what IT managers should know about the new Web browser.
Microsoft plans to consolidate many moving parts in its System Center 2012 products this year -- here's your guide to it all.
Be sneaky -- and secure -- with the MXI portable Windows OS.
- By John Breeden II
- 05/02/2011
How to get the benefits of an always-on VPN while mitigating the security risks.
- By Greg Shields
- 05/02/2011
WinMagic SecureDoc encryption software gets the better of hackers.
TuneUp Utilities can substitute for IT support, keeping PCs up to speed.
- By John Breeden II
- 05/01/2011
Microsoft assembled a panel of MVPs, product managers and consultants on Monday to prod those still stuck on Windows XP to move to Windows 7.
How hard is it to execute UC? Our readers who've done it share their take and offer tips for others trying to bring together voice with Microsoft Exchange, Office, OCS, Lync and more.
Another historic patch is here: 17 security bulletins from Microsoft, patching a total of 64 vulnerabilities.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/12/2011
The forthcoming version of Microsoft's SCCM will have plenty of features aimed at improving user access and easing deployment.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 04/05/2011
Cloud computing relieves some of the security burden, but you still have an active role in managing access, securing communications and ensuring data protection.
- By Joshua Hoffman
- 04/04/2011
If you're still using tape-based backups, read on.
- By Greg Shields
- 04/04/2011
The suite manages to win over our reviewer despite his cynical view of network-management tools.