April 2009The first in an ongoing series, Jesper Johansson discusses the broad and varied challenges faced in the field of Information Security Management and the keys to planning a sound InfoSec strategy.
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Security Watch: The Challenge of Information Security Management, Part 1
April 2009The first in an ongoing series, Jesper Johansson discusses the broad and varied challenges faced in the field of Information Security Management and the keys to planning a sound InfoSec strategy.
SQL Q & A: Database Consistency, Temporary Tables, and More
April 2009Why does DBCC CHECKDB find corruption errors that disappear? Does tempdb really cause performance issues? Are there any drawbacks to using the FILESTREAM datatype? Paul Randal answers these reader questions and more.
SQL Q & A: Database Consistency, Temporary Tables, and More
April 2009Why does DBCC CHECKDB find corruption errors that disappear? Does tempdb really cause performance issues? Are there any drawbacks to using the FILESTREAM datatype? Paul Randal answers these reader questions and more.
Blog Tales: Cleaning up the Default MP
April 2009The default management pack that ships with OpsMgr 2007 is used to store very specific information for the management group. Though it is not meant to hold any custom rules, monitors, groups, views, or overrides, this MP still often ends up …
Blog Tales: Cleaning up the Default MP
April 2009The default management pack that ships with OpsMgr 2007 is used to store very specific information for the management group. Though it is not meant to hold any custom rules, monitors, groups, views, or overrides, this MP still often ends up …
Hey, Scripting Guy!: Creating CAB Files with Windows PowerShell
April 2009File compression is even more useful when you can automate the process via scripting. Here are some Windows PowerShell scripts you can use to create and expand cab files.
Utility Spotlight: VMC to Hyper-V Import Tool
March 2009 Discover how you can use the free VMC to Hyper-V Import tool to import and then modify VMC files, easing the process of migrating older virtual machines to Hyper-V. With the release of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 and the recent release of Hyper-V Server 2008, people are starting to use Hyper-V for… Continue reading Utility Spotlight: VMC to Hyper-V Import Tool
Hey, Scripting Guy!: Watch the Stopwatch
March 2009The Scripting Guys demonstrate a script that times an activity and writes the results to the registry. After subsequent runs, the script retrieves the previous value from the registry and tells you both the current time and the previous time.
Office Communications Server: How Remote Call Control Powers OCS 2007 R2
March 2009The Remote Call Control capabilities in OCS can be used to extend your R2 deployment to legacy devices. Find out how to configure Remote Call Control to provide rich OCS capabilities in an environment with a PBX system.
Inside SharePoint: Updating Security Account Credentials
March 2009The second of a two-part series, this installment discusses how automating password changes for SharePoint security accounts is complicated despite the fact that the SharePoint object model includes the necessary logic to carry out credential…
Office Communications Server: Securing OCS with ISA Server
March 2009To securely extend your OCS 2007 infrastructure to remote users and organizations, you need to deploy one or more Edge Servers and provide reverse proxy access to these servers. Here’s what you need to know to use and configure ISA Server 2…
Office Communications Server: What’s New in Office Communications Server 2007 R2
March 2009Office Communications Server 2007 R2 introduces not only a number of brand-new features, it also delivers some significant enhancements to existing functionality. Here’s an overview of some of the most important new features and functions y…
Office Communications Server: Managing OCS 2007 R2 from the Command Line
March 2009Though you can configure Office Communications Server using wizards, there are times it makes sense to work from the command line. Explore the LCSCmd command-line tool and see how you can use it to set up OCS 2007 R2.
Geek of All Trades: Tools of the Trade
March 2009Get an overview of some handy free tools created by Microsoft that cover many of the tasks IT professionals must deal with on a regular basis. These utilities will help ease the administration of file servers, Exchange servers, desktops, and…
Office Communications Server: A Powerful Tool for OCS Planning and Deployment
March 2009The Planning Tool for OCS 2007 R2 is a wizard that provides prescriptive guidance to help you prepare to deploy R2 in your organization. Discover how you can quickly generate a topology and create a list of recommended hardware to help guide …
Blog Tales: WSUS clients install updates properly but don’t send any status reports back to the server
March 2009You may notice that your clients will check into WSUS and install updates properly but don’t send any status reports back to the server. Here’s a cool tip and a cool tool that can help.
From the Editor: The Speed of Innovation
March 2009From the Editor: The Speed of Innovation
Utility Spotlight: Screenrecorder
March 2009Screenrecorder is a very easy-to-use screen-to-video capture program that lets users easily capture onscreen events to a small video file that can be shared with others, making it easy to record instructions or reproduce problems for more ef…
Letters: Readers Speak Out
March 2009Letters: Readers Speak Out