Three continents, incompetent management and an impossible deadline is a case study in how to NOT do a major upgrade.
- By Greg Neilson
- 03/01/2004
Learn how to properly manage admin accounts.
The File Replication Service (FRS) has a justifiably bad reputation for bugginess and indecipherable logs. But recent changes from Redmond make it worth another look.
Are you role-playing with your network? If not, you’re missing a powerful way to make it more secure.
- By Roberta Bragg
- 03/01/2004
Conference news speaks of competing forces.
- By Jeremy Moskowitz
- 03/01/2004
Group policy is constantly evolving and has new functionality within Windows Server 2003. Here’s some basic training on what it can do.
- By Jeremy Moskowitz
- 03/01/2004
Can Spam...Can't.
Buying new servers and more direct-attached disks solves short-term storage issues but creates a bigger problem—the storage management nightmare. Network attached storage, which separates disks from servers, is one answer. We evaluate three top NAS solutions running Windows Storage Server.
Have any of you switched to Microsoft's SMS 2003 since it became available in November of 2003? If you've made the move, we want to hear your stories.
One forest is easier to manage than multiple forests, but it might not be secure enough.
- By Stephen Perry
- 02/01/2004
This tool creates scripts for tweaking remote systems.
- By Chris Brooke
- 02/01/2004
Many security-related tasks can be tedious—and, therefore, overlooked. Using these 10 scripts can make your life easier, while simultaneously locking down your network.
Safely find your way to Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003.
- By Bill Boswell
- 02/01/2004
Cull unused or deleted accounts using the LDIFDE tool and some scripting trickery.
- By Bill Boswell
- 02/01/2004
Use free tools from Microsoft to monitor your systems and make sure they are running properly
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 02/01/2004