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Build a scalable DNS infrastructure
Insight Learn to build an internal infrastructure that will scale to meet your business needs.
Increase performance of Exchange with clustering
Techguide E-mail is such a mission-critical task, chances are you can't afford to have it down for even a minute. Here are tips on how to properly cluster Exchange servers.
Learn the best practices approach to Exchange administration
Insight Here are some places for newbies to look for best practices when trying to answer Exchange questions.
Tags: Software
What Windows 7 means to security admins
Techguide Windows expert Greg Shultz reviews the most significant differences in Windows 7 that will affect the role of security administrators, including changes to UAC, the new AppLocker, and BitLocker To Go.
Tags: Security, Data security, PC security, Windows 7, AppLocker, NTLM Authentication Protocol, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Windows Vista
File Server Capacity Tool helps scale file server sizing
Techguide Rick Vanover reminds Windows administrators that Microsoft's new File Server Capacity Tool isn't a storage silver bullet.
Tags: Storage software, Microsoft Windows, File servers, Server platforms, File Server, Microsoft Corp., Common Internet File System, Server platforms, Storage software, File servers
Enable the Windows Server Backup feature
Techguide Windows Server 2008 replaces NTBackup with a new tool called Windows Server Backup. Be prepared for a learning curve.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Backup, NTBackup, Tool, Microsoft TechNet, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server
Install a simple Web server on Windows Server 2008
Techguide While there are more advanced Web server configurations, many products require the IIS Web engine as a prerequisite. Here’s how to install a simple IIS Web server through a scripted role.
Tags: Server platforms, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft IIS Server, Web Server, Microsoft TechNet, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows
Enabling Remote Desktop on Server 2008 Core Edition
Techguide Remote Desktop is the lifeblood of Windows server administrator. Find out how simple it is to enable remote connections on the Core Edition of Windows Server 2008.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows Vista, remote desktop, Microsoft TechNet, Rick Vanover, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows
Businesses offered free trial of Windows 7
News Microsoft has introduced two more ways for companies to try out the new operating system ahead of its launch in October, including a 90-day free trial of Windows 7 Enterprise.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software, IT Professional, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft TechNet, volume-license, Microsoft Windows, reseller, team
Windows 7 bug likely not a 'showstopper'
News Microsoft says it is looking into reports of a bug in the final version of Windows 7, but the head of the business says it has yet to reproduce the issue in question.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Security Management, Microsoft Windows 7, Issue, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Developer Network, patch management, Microsoft Windows, blog, disk
Users start to get final Windows 7 this week
News Although the general public has to wait until October 22, the new operating system will be made available to some developers and businesses by this week.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Small Business, Microsoft TechNet, release candidate, Microsoft Developer Network, volume-license, Microsoft Windows, U.S.
Windows 7 Release Candidate debuts early
News The software, expected to be released broadly on Tuesday, arrives just ahead of that time on Microsoft's Web site.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, software company, Microsoft TechNet, release candidate, Microsoft Developer Network, software, Microsoft Windows
Washington leaders meet with tech execs
News Executives from companies belonging to the group TechNet met with congressional leaders and White House officials on Wednesday to talk innovation, immigration, and patents.
Tags: Business plans, Regulations, Executive, Republican, Broadband, U.S. Senate, Microsoft TechNet, U.S. President Barack Obama, Washington, CEO
In DLL hell? Try the Microsoft DLL Help Database
Insight To quickly and easily troubleshoot DLL problems, you can use an excellent resource available on the Microsoft TechNet site called the DLL Help Database. This comprehensive searchable database helps you identify Microsoft DLL files by version as well as date and also lets you know which application installed the DLL.
