August 2013
Just because most of your users are wireless doesn’t mean they need to operate unsecured.
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IT Management: How do your leadership skills measure up?
August 2013A noted business consultant identifies the benefits and pitfalls of three popular leadership styles.
Cloud Computing: Cloud acceleration
August 2013There are many benefits to cloud acceleration, including application response time, greater efficiency and improved user satisfaction.
Software Leadership: What poker taught me about work
August 2013There are many lessons and many levels to something like the game of poker, most of which you can directly apply to your IT job.
Editor’s Note: Clouds on the horizon
August 2013There are many aspects to arriving at the ultimate cloud solution, including the hardware that supports it and the data and applications that reside there.
Windows Confidential: Hiding in plain sight
August 2013
Certain policies do precisely what they say they’ll do, no more and no less. Setting up a policy and hoping it does something else sets you up for failure.
SQL Server: Always have a backup plan
August 2013
Don’t confuse backup and restore with high availability. In the event of an outage, backup and restore will get back your data, but only after some downtime.
Identity Management: Manage the identity lifecycle
July 2013
There are a number of solutions and strategies for managing identity in your organization, and it’s essential that you have the right controls in place.
Software Leadership: Manage by leading
July 2013Is it possible to be a good manager, yet a bad leader? Those two skills are not necessarily one and the same.
Virtualization: Software migration
July 2013You have many options when it comes to migrating applications for a data center, from clean installs to hosting and virtualization.
SharePoint 2010: Customize SharePoint content
July 2013SharePoint includes a handful of tools for customizing site content you can use to ensure consistency to corporate standards.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010: Solo setup
July 2013You can configure Microsoft Exchange 2010 for unattended setup, if you need to take that approach in your environment.
Cloud Computing: Cloud vulnerabilities
July 2013The manner in which you architect your cloud computing infrastructure can have a direct impact on its resistance to failure.
IT Management: Virtual team leadership
July 2013Communication strategies and discipline are required to effectively leading virtual teams in this highly connected world.
Windows Confidential: The story of the $700 pagers
July 2013The behind the scenes drama of the daily build was a curious step in the evolution of smartphones.
Editor’s Note: Living in the virtual world
July 2013Nearly every aspect of the modern infrastructure can be run virtually, from desktops and apps to servers and staff.
IIS: Get started with IIS
June 2013Create a new Web server and a default site for configuration testing.
Windows PowerShell: Common parameters and runtime variables
June 2013Each month this year, Don Jones will present an installment in a 12-part tutorial on Windows PowerShell Workflow. We encourage you to read through the series in order, beginning with the January 2013 column.
IT Management: For whom the bell tolls
June 2013
With apologies to Ernest Hemingway, you can’t wait for others when it comes to asserting the value of IT. It’s up to you.
Editor’s Note: The many faces of security
June 2013Your security infrastructure is a dynamic blend of technology, procedures and people, all working in sync.