Category: Microsoft Technet

January 2009Find out how you can use Microsoft System Center and virtualization software to consolidate servers and reduce your IT costs.

January 2009Get a quick overview of some simple IT upgrades that can provide both environmental and cost cutting benefits.

January 2009Although many CIOs want to avoid the public eye, a lively discussion at a recent conference revealed that perhaps the opposite is actually true—the IT department should take the time to extol its virtues and reveal its accomplishments to …

January 2009Raymond Chen explains why it is often the developers who have their acts together who end up checking in the final bug fixes to products.

January 2009Raymond Chen explains why it is often the developers who have their acts together who end up checking in the final bug fixes to products.

January 2009Raymond Chen explains why it is often the developers who have their acts together who end up checking in the final bug fixes to products.

January 2009Raymond Chen explains why it is often the developers who have their acts together who end up checking in the final bug fixes to products.

January 2009Without too much effort, you can deploy a terminal server to host the applications you need in your environment. But there are some important decisions you’ll need to make to ensure your implementation meets user expectations. Greg Shield…

January 2009Take a close look at SharePoint Security Accounts to see how a weak configuration can give an attacker full control over all site collections and sites.

January 2009The new Group Policy Preferences feature found in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista provides more than 3,000 settings, greatly expanding what administrators can do with Group Policy. Here’s a guide to using Group Policy Preferences to…

January 2009This column describes the Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools, which allow administrators to remotely manage roles and features in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 from a computer running Windows Vista SP1.

January 2009The upcoming release of Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager “2” offers many new features and enhancements. Explore the new portal experience and find out how you can cut costs with self-service tools, increase security compliance with …

October 2012There are a number of potential transaction models for acquiring and developing innovative technology, each with its own benefits and challenges.

October 2012The way you set up your Active Directory topography will have a direct impact on how well you’re able to organize your users and resources.

October 2012There’s a whole “new” crop of reconfigured and reclassified Microsoft certification exams, but how much has the focus and the gravitas changed?

October 2012There’s a whole “new” crop of reconfigured and reclassified Microsoft certification exams, but how much has the focus and the gravitas changed?

October 2012The Control Panel in Windows 7 provides a number of options for securing your system, configuring backups, adjusting firewall settings and so on.

October 2012How can you be certain you’re receiving all the right patches and updates with a new service pack? Rest assured—they’re in there.

October 2012The way people perceive IT is more about myth than reality. Here are several of the more common misconceptions, and ways to set things straight.

October 2012You can manage the fabric of your entire virtual infrastructure with the new System Center Virtual Machine Manager.