Category: Microsoft Technet

October 2011Setting up your own mechanism for generating security certificates is nowhere near as complicated as many seem to think.

October 2011Working with Server Core, as opposed to a full Windows Server deployment, conveys numerous benefits like simplicity and small attack surface.

October 2011These tools can help you monitor and report on server availability, seamlessly switch keyboard and mouse input between systems, and measure bandwidth.

October 2011Soon the System Center family will have several new additions to facilitate self-service, process improvement and automation.

October 2011Proper formatting, including a little whitespace here and there, can make your Windows PowerShell commands a heck of a lot easier to understand.

October 2011The forthcoming version of Security Compliance Manager is more accessible, flexible and capable

October 2011The development of sorting algorithms in Windows Explorer has a long and slightly tangled history.

October 2011You can configure SharePoint to communicate across farm boundaries, sharing and consuming services from other server farms.

October 2011Microsoft’s Standalone System Sweeper can clean up your system after a virus infection and help you get back into Windows.

October 2011The Exchange Management Shell gives you complete control over all aspects of your Exchange infrastructure, powered by Windows PowerShell.

October 2011You can have the most exquisitely configured VMs ready for your user community, but they won’t be able to use them if they don’t know they exist.

September 2011What’s the maximum number of files an Explorer directory can handle? There’s no hard limit—it’s just a matter of patience.

September 2011There are two powerful trends at work in the world of IT, both of which begin with “C.” Yet there’s also another trend that hasn’t been getting enough attention.

September 2011Dynamic Management Objects help you manage and monitor workload details in SQL Server, which is essential for performance tuning.

September 2011SharePoint Online makes all the collaboration, content sharing and communication capabilities of SharePoint available through the cloud.

September 2011The RD Connection Broker is the travel agent, traffic cop, concierge and matchmaker when it comes to matching virtual machine requests with users.

September 2011Asset management and monitoring is the name of the game with this month’s tools. You can use these to inventory your network and monitor your connections and servers.

September 2011The advanced functions of Windows PowerShell—called Script cmdlets—can be somewhat confusing, but here’s a way to direct their setup and cleanup functions.

September 2011E-mail is an essential business communication tool, so anything you can do to ensure high availability with Microsoft Exchange is a good thing.

September 2011Do you have a demand for testing hardware to support new projects and updates? A virtual test lab could fit the bill.