September 2012The Microsoft Windows Defender Offline tool scans a PC before Windows loads via a bootable CD or USB drive.
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Microsoft Monthly Technet Utility Spotlight
Utility Spotlight: Scan for Malware Outside of Windows
September 2012The Microsoft Windows Defender Offline tool scans a PC before Windows loads via a bootable CD or USB drive.
SQL Server: Better Business Intelligence
September 2012Pre-configured Reference Architectures give you a tested roadmap for configuring SQL Server to manage business intelligence workloads.
Identity and Access Management: Access is a Privilege
August 2012Privileged-access lifecycle management is a process and technology framework that can make your access controls more efficient and effective.
Windows 7: Virtualization Licensing
August 2012Microsoft has a multitiered program for virtualization licensing. It can seem a bit confusing at first, but it ensures you get just what you need.
Geek of All Trades: VM-Hosted RemoteApps: New Best Practice for Virtual Desktops?
August 2012Using virtual machine-hosted RemoteApps could be the necessary next step in remote application access.
Cloud Computing: Data Privacy in the Cloud
August 2012There are several steps you can, and should, take to ensure the security of your corporate data when moving to the cloud.
Windows Confidential: Living and Dying by the Demo
August 2012Sometimes it’s not user feedback or product requirements that drive which features make it into a new release.
Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2012: Protect Your Data
August 2012Centralized management and a scoped console simplify administration and troubleshooting duties for running backups.
Toolbox: New Products for IT Professionals
August 2012The trio of free tools this month helps you create and test regular expressions, remove Active Directory addresses and track IP usage.
IT Management: Truth, Perception and Culture
August 2012Presenting a confident face on behalf of the culture of IT would go a long way toward changing perceptions.
Editors Note: Forging New Avenues
August 2012The new Office 15 is a true cloud driven productivity, collaboration and communication platform.
SharePoint 2012: Manage SharePoint Apps
August 2012Developing applications for your SharePoint environment is the best way to ensure efficiency and productivity, but you do have to apply certain controls.
Windows PowerShell: Defining Parameters
August 2012There are simple and complex ways to define parameters in Windows PowerShell, and both ways have their benefits.
Cloud Computing: Virtual Clusters
August 2012Virtual clusters convey certain benefits over physical clusters in terms of speed, storage and flexibility.
Exchange Queue &A: Workable Work-Arounds
August 2012There are work-arounds in Microsoft Exchange when you need to do things such as disable SSL 2.0 or resolve sync issues.
Utility Spotlight: Analyze Your Software for Security Holes
August 2012The Microsoft Attack Surface Analyzer tool can pinpoint security flaws in the software you install.
SQL Server 2012: T-SQL Code Snippets
August 2012The snippets in SQL Server 2012 are essentially templates that can expedite building database statements.
Microsoft System Center Orchestrator 2012: Lead the System Center Band
July 2012Automating IT processes saves time and effort, and you can do it fairly easily with System Center 2012 Orchestrator.
Geek of All Trades: GPPs for the GPP-less
July 2012There are other ways to manage the compliance settings of Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager if you’re shut out of Group Policy.