Readers reflect back to the days when naming their servers involved imagination and the ability to possess a sense of humor.
- By Paul Desmond
- 10/01/2005
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a concept touted by Microsoft and various Linux vendors as proof that their products are cheapest to run. But TCO claims aren't what they're cracked up to be, and most IT shops never use TCO, or just plain do it wrong.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/01/2005
As head of Microsoft Research, Rick Rashid leads a team that remains largely anonymous, but whose work finds its way into nearly every product Redmond ships.
Quest Software's Spotlight on Active Directory 6.0 is worth a close look for anyone tasked with AD performance tuning and troubleshooting.
Deliver applications to your users safely, conveniently and without a lot of overhead.
- By Bill Heldman
- 10/01/2005
The utilities in Winternals Admin Pak can help you get through most of the Windows troubleshooting incidents you'll ever encounter.
When you need to find a long-lost document, dtSearch Desktop delivers quick results.
- By Eric Johnson
- 10/01/2005
Admins to get deployment, manageability and security improvements.
- By Scott Bekker
- 09/01/2005
Partners to get new opportunities in delivering deployment services and training.
- By Scott Bekker
- 09/01/2005
Mr. Script dissects a VBA application that automates processes so you can side-step any pitfalls along the way.
- By Chris Brooke
- 09/01/2005
More than 300,000 devices. About 10,000 servers, 2,000 IT staff and the same number of contractors and vendors. The most attacked
network in the world. Meet the man responsible for keeping it all going.
- By Scott Bekker
- 09/01/2005
Does Microsoft have the right Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution for you?
- By Joern Wettern
- 09/01/2005
ThreatSentry protects IIS servers from both known and unknown types of attacks.
Specops Deploy 3.0 puts you on the right road to effective software deployment with Active Directory.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 09/01/2005
Microsoft beta products: A look at what's coming, when it's coming and why you should care.