June 2013
Some of the major improvements to Windows Server 2012 are focused around Hyper-V. Here’s a deep look at some of the enhancements.
Category: Microsoft Technet
Microsoft Monthly Technet Utility Spotlight
Utility Spotlight: Install apps from ISO files
June 2013
The Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel lets you mount an ISO file from which you can easily install that file’s application.
Windows Server 2012: Manage your RDS with RDMS
June 2013There are many different settings and configurations, but you can manage your VDI environment much more directly with Windows Server 2012.
Software Leadership: Do things the hard way
June 2013
Effecting change can be one of the greatest challenges you’ll face as a team leader, but the results can be worth the effort.
Cloud Computing: Privacy, confidentiality and the cloud
June 2013There are a handful of both old and new concerns to address when moving, storing and accessing data through cloud services.
Windows Confidential: Retire the rubber stamp
June 2013An important aspect of intelligent product development is realizing a step in the process might not be necessary.
Windows 7: Manage devices and drivers
June 2013Windows 7 allows for simplifief installation of external hardware devices and the drivers to support them.
Geek of All Trades: Scale out with templates
June 2013You can create System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager service templates to deploy and manage remote desktop services with scale out.
Windows Azure: Authenticate Windows Azure with ADFS
June 2013The demand for anytime and anywhere access to corporate data requires multiple levels of remote authentication.
Exchange Queue & A: Handling hybrid environments
June 2013
Configuring Exchange hybrid deployments with Office 365-related functionality can be confusing at best, but it’s worth the effort.
Toolbox: New Products for IT Professionals
June 2013The tools this month help you with remote administration, password and data packet analysis, and consolidating Windows desktop- and server-management tools.
SharePoint 2010: Grow your Sharepoint farm
May 2013SharePoint includes a number of tools and management interfaces for configuring and managing your SharePoint farm.
IT Management: Capacity planning
May 2013You need a data-driven system to perform effective and accurate capacity planning for project workloads.
Geek of All Trades: Certificates made easy: part 2
May 2013You can create and provision custom certificates relatively easily following this process.
IIS: Enable IIS remote management
May 2013You can use Windows PowerShell remoting to expedite enabling remote management from a remote server.
Editor’s Note: Use what you’ve got
May 2013You can optimize your existing resources with an effective virtualization strategy.
Virtualization: Run Hyper-V on commodity hardware
May 2013
You don’t need high-end hardware to run Hyper-V. When properly configured, you can run Hyper-V on mere mortal machines.
Toolbox: New products for IT professionals
May 2013These two systems-monitoring products give you a sweeping view of network operations, right down to system-level details.
IT Management: IT events: community, content, commerce
May 2013Trade shows and other gatherings of IT professionals provide a forum for sharing ideas and developing a sense of community.
SQL Q&A: Keep your data manageable
May 2013This month, our SQL Server columnist helps readers parse through differing data, develop strategy and manage data with filegroups.