Category: Microsoft Technet

August 2011The new Microsoft SQL Server platform features sequencing, which ought to be a huge help for SQL administrators everywhere.

August 2011Connection concerns, managing a fleet of mobile devices, SAN list limits and Exchange grouping are on the minds of this month’s readers.

August 2011Sure, it’s often a bit less hectic in the summer—but you’re still in the office. This is a good time to focus on advancing your career.

July 2011Transaction logs are critical to backup efforts, but you must ensure they’re properly configured and clearing when they’re supposed to clear.

July 2011Deploying Windows 7 is made easier with a handful of tools that streamline both pre-deployment planning and the actual deployment process.

July 2011Everyone has a smart phone, laptop, and tablet these days, so having a solid strategy for secure device management is essential.

July 2011While you may get an erroneous warning message regarding the absence of an antivirus solution, you can adjust PerfMon to report accurately.

July 2011Configuring failover clusters in Windows Server can help ensure near-consistent availability. Here are several potential troubleshooting scenarios.

July 2011When it comes to monitoring and management, working with a cloud-based service could be the way to go.

July 2011There are several tools and techniques that can help you smoothly migrate users, files and settings over to Windows 7.

July 2011Using Remote Desktop Services with Windows Server 2008 R2 opens a whole range of deployment scenarios using the new server roles and other features.

July 2011Done properly, consolidating server hardware through virtualization can convey many more business benefits than simply reducing hardware costs.

July 2011Considering the metaphor of gaming with respect to IT career development can help you maximize your opportunities.

July 2011Considering the metaphor of gaming with respect to IT career development can help you maximize your opportunities.

July 2011There are several helpful toolkits that can ease the deployment process for Windows 7; whether for physical or virtual machines.

July 2011You can use some Windows PowerShell code to configure your databases to store exactly what you need.

July 2011Security is just as essential to hosted solutions, although the tools and tactics are certainly different.

July 2011If you were wondering what feature advertisement balloon notifications were, and what you should do with them, read on.

July 2011Migrating massive databases can never be called an easy task, but Microsoft has a tool available that can help ease the way and ensure that you’re ready.

July 2011You can simplify and streamline your patch management and security update process, and clean up system tracks with this month’s tools.