Category: Microsoft Technet

August 2009This free utilitly from Microsoft permanently wipes single files, directories or multiple objects, and purges unallocated clusters of a disk.

August 2009By reducing the number of times that certain Web pages execute, Web-caching solutions can dramatically reduce performance and scalability bottlenecks. This article offers a comprehensive look at ASP.NET Web Cache key features, geographical c…

August 2009Even BI novices can learn what goes into creating a BI solution, from planning and designing a data mart to preparing data. An Adventure Works example illustrates the first steps a company can take to ensure that its BI solution supports the…

August 2009Fixing server-side performance issues starts with an understanding of the components comprising Microsoft Dynamics CRM and how those fit in your overall system architecture. Here’s a look at the Microsoft Dynamics CRM solution, five steps …

August 2009Paul S. Randal answers your SQL questions: How can I tell when there’s a checksum problem without waiting until the monthly maintenance plan? Is it true that using a GUID as
the clustered index key can lead to performance issues with index…

August 2009Commerce Server 2009 leverages the strengths of a mature platform, addresses many common deployment pain points and provides a solid e-commerce framework. Learn about CS 2009’s enhanced features, optional components and the new functionali…

August 2009Why case-sensitivity doesn’t matter to Windows, just to a user’s sense of aesthetics.

August 2009From the Editor: A Friendly Push in the Right Direction

August 2009With the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer credential being retired for all iterations but Windows Server 2003, a new certification program has been created. Greg Shields explains how this new certification path helps to better identify w…

August 2009Pav Cherney presents an overview of key SharePoint architecture components, describes how they can lead to common performance issues, and discusses how to resolve and troubleshoot problems.

July 2009Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 enables administrators to manage the multiple digital identities inherent in enterprises today, and to keep users, computers, and other directory objects in sync among diverse directories and databases…

July 2009User Account Control is a set of technologies that has one overall goal: to make it possible for users to run as standard users. In this article, Mark Russinovich explains how the default Windows 7 UAC mode makes a PA user’s experience smoot…

July 2009If you are searching for a way to be able to access to files from anywhere, and to share and synchronize those files easily, there are a growing number of potential solutions, as this column describes.

July 2009In most situations, database backups are critical for recovering from a disaster, but there are lots of misconceptions about how backups work and what a good backup strategy is. In this article, the fi rst in a three-part series on disaster re…

July 2009Greg Shields explains why setting and managing file permissions from the command line, though initially complex, can provide great benefits, and he describes two free tools to help you do this.

July 2009From the Editor: Identification Synchronization

July 2009Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 offer new features that support IPv6 for local and remote connectivity and for simplified management of host settings, as Joseph Davies explains.

July 2009Greg Steen highlights new tools and utilities for the IT Professional.

July 2009Don Jones shares his top six common suggestions to improve Windows PowerShell scripts.