Category: Microsoft Technet

October 2010Where PerfMon falls short, Essentials comes in with a powerful, flexible, configurable option for monitoring just about any aspect your servers exhibit.

October 2010Using database availability groups is a great idea, especially because you can copy and store them in multiple locations—but mind the addressing issues.

October 2010The “Defense in Depth” approach represents a complete security philosophy—one that helps protect the computing environment from numerous attack vectors.

October 2010Utility Spotlight: A Look at Windows Live Mesh 2011

September 2010This month’s tools include a free RAM disk emulator and a top-notch synchronization tool.

September 2010Silverlight has matured into a solid platform for developing and deploying line-of-business applications.

September 2010Serializing can help when exporting or retrieving objects with Windows PowerShell.

September 2010Effective troubleshooting is a multifaceted exercise in diagnosis and deliberation, analysis and action.

September 2010Take control of your internal training programs, and develop your own custom courseware with Microsoft’s Learning Content Development System.

September 2010Being an IT manager in this ever-changing world of technology and business is hard enough. Throw in a flaky economy and it’s downright perilous. Here’s how to survive.

September 2010Join our Windows Confidential columnist for a decidedly roundabout tour of all the directories with the word “system” in their name.

September 2010As virtualization continues to mature as a technology, so too are best practices for its application. If your virtual infrastructure is falling short, take a run down this checklist.

September 2010You can’t avoid Office 2010, but you can find other ways to automate installation with any of these free tools.

September 2010In the 15th year of Redmond magazine’s annual salary survey, IT salaries generally remained flat. Some respon-dents got raises—giving rise to optimism about salaries next year.

September 2010Some of the key ways to keeping SQL Server running efficiently are preserving log backups and properly maintaining indexes.

August 2010How do you prevent Windows Explorer from showing files to which a user shouldn’t have access? Try these tips to keep someone from your hidden files.

August 2010This utility helps you transfer old files and settings like user accounts, browser settings and application settings when migrating users from Windows XP to Windows 7.

August 2010Export your OCS 2007 R2 contacts to an XML file with the Dbimpexp utility, and save yourself valuable time and effort.

August 2010The promise and potential of cloud computing for such services as storage, application hosting and e-mail persists as organizations grasp with the realities of moving to the cloud.

August 2010Ensuring your application load is running efficiently can save you time and money with respect to infrastructure operations.