Category: Microsoft Technet

January 2008The new Windows SteadyState toolkit can help you improve security and simplify management of Windows XP systems in a shared-use environment? Take a guided tour to find out how.

January 2008The latest version of Data Protection Manager offers many new features, delivering a powerful and flexible solution for managing your backups. Here’s an overview of how DPM can protect everything from Exchange and SQL Server to branch offic…

January 2008Windows Server 2008 includes many DNS server enhancements. Take a close look at how these updates make name resolution faster, improve support for IPv6, and add greater flexibility to DNS administration.

January 2008

Software asset management is an essential task for every business—large or small. But with the amount of software businesses now purchase and deploy, getting a handle on those assets can feel next to impossible. Find out how the new Asset Inventory Service from Microsoft can help.

January 2008

Have questions about Exchange Unified Messaging? We’ve got answers. In this installment of Exchange Queue & A, we focus on Unified Messaging, discussing how you can implement phone and fax features, offer high availability, set up voice prompts, and more.

January 2008ADM files are both necessary and often confusing. Don’t let this slow your Group Policy efforts. This guided tour will help you better understand what’s inside ADM files and the new ADMX format, which tools you can use to handle them, and h…

January 2008Looking for a way to avoid making mistakes? Validation is a good start. Learn how to perform character pattern matching in a script using regular expressions.

January 2008All Group Policy is not the same, and knowing the differences between types can help you fine-tune performance on your systems. Explore monolithic and functional GPs, learn how to process Group Policy, and find out what happens when Group P…

January 2008Virtualization allows organizations to consolidate resources and save money. But as you begin to implement increasing numbers of virtual machines, you’ll want a convenient way to manage them. Here’s a guide to setting up Virtual Machine Man…

January 2008AGPM, or Advanced Group Policy Management, is a handy tool that lets you work with Group Policy Objects in ways that other tools don’t. And it’s now available to members of the Microsoft Software Assurance program. Check out how you can use…

January 2008This free tool can simplify the migration of key applications from Windows XP to Windows Vista.

January 2008From the Editor: Winning Over a Cynic

January 2008When designing Windows PowerShell, a lot of thought was put into security. But, as with any software, Windows PowerShell can still be exposed to malicious code. Here are some recommendations for choosing an Execution Policy that will keep …

January 2008Hardware detection in the days before proper Plug and Play devices was a very scary undertaking. Find out why.

January 2008Security threats don’t just come from e-mail and malicious Web sites. See how a USB thumb drive and some simple social engineering can be used to gain access to your entire network. And find out what you can do to keep your network more sec…

January 2008Toolbox: New Products for IT Pros

January 2008When you’re working on a project, don’t underestimate the importance of setting aside time to think, plan, and prioritize.

January 2008Letters: Readers Speak Out

December 2007Did the butler do it? Was it in the pantry with the candlestick? None of these questions are answered here. But after four long weeks, the Scripting Guys are back with Part 2 of their two-part series on WinRM.

December 2007

SQL Q&A: Memory Configuration, Performance Profiling, Setting Your Fill Factor, and More