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First up in this feature-by-feature rundown of what's new and exciting in Windows Server 2008 R2 is Terminal Services, er, Remote Desktop Services (RDS). Sporting a brand new name along with major new... More...

Apr 23, 2009
rarely becomes corrupt and never requires manual database recovery procedures like Exchange Server does. Still, it's important for administrators to understand the basics of an Active Directory database... More...
Aug 15, 2008
can also use the SecureStorageBackup utility to move the RMS capability to another management server, which we discuss in the next section.

Recovering from a RMS Loss

The RMS has a unique role in an OpsMgr... More...

Jun 18, 2008
He wrote Windows 2000: Active Directory Design and Deployment and co-authored Windows Server 2003 on HP ProLiant Servers. Olsen is a Microsoft MVP for Windows Server-File Systems.

Tweaking account... More...
May 13, 2008
how it works with Active Directory. Find information on how DNS functions, plus resources on DNS server configuration, design and security. After that, move on to the next section of our Active Directory Learning... More...
Apr 10, 2008
NET Framework 2.0 or higher, Windows PowerShell 1.0.

Pricing: $295 per user (console license), $25 per server (server runtime) and $100 per 10-pack (client runtime).

FullArmor's Workflow Sudio platform was created to allow... More...
Jan 17, 2008
Analysts and executives this week declared that x86 server shipments will likely decline as VMware, Microsoft and a host of start-ups push their virtualization wares... More...
Aug 2, 2007
especially for distributed networking environments.

Active Directory was new to Windows 2000 Server and further enhanced for Windows Server 2003, making it an even more important part of the operating system. ... More...

Jul 5, 2007
The technique for performing a bare metal restore -- restoring a server from scratch -- depends on your backup software. NTBACKUP is not an ideal tool for performing a bare metal... More...
May 2, 2007

You get an error that states a generic message, such as check disk space, unable to open files or run maintenance. Well, which one is it? This type of error message is not very helpful in determining where the issue is and what... More...

May 2, 2007
tips, tricks and news for users and administrators of Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Vista. He has more than 12 years of Windows experience under his belt, and contributes regularly to... More...
Apr 17, 2007
help Windows administrators address storage-related challenges unique to Microsoft Windows server environments and infrastructures.

The cover story in the February 2007 edition looks at the improvements... More...

Feb 21, 2007
central data store, and each node performs its own independent calculations to determine which server will handle an inbound request.

Even so, cluster nodes do communicate with each other. The algorithm used to... More...

Dec 4, 2006
one-size-fits-all discussion didn't take into account the fact that a highly trafficked file server will have a markedly different fragmentation profile than a desktop PC.

For most machines with very busy... More...

Nov 15, 2006
object. (One example that comes up a lot are network cards, for instance, if you're trying to find out a server's IP address.)

To return the values of properties stored as arrays, VBScript demands that you use a For. . .Each... More...

Oct 30, 2006
Both Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 attempt to keep their system clocks current by periodically synchronizing with a remote Internet... More...
Sep 27, 2006
to writing basic scripts, but I'm in a jam. Here is the current situation. We have home folders on a server (approx: 140 users) with their current home folder paths set to DC1USERNAME in their profiles. We will be... More...
Aug 28, 2006
your desktop.

Start the process with these first two steps:

Install the adminpak.msi file off your server CD onto your workstation PC. Get the 'choice.exe' file off the Win2k resource kit and put in the same directory... More...

Aug 3, 2006
opt for something other than Remote Desktop for long-distance connectivity to a remote hosted server: Additional security, not just for the data in the connection itself but for how the server is accessed;

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Jun 14, 2006
the T1 or business DSL connection to the Internet and creating significant workstation, server, application and database slowdowns.

I ran some highly unscientific tests to gather basic performance... More...

May 17, 2006

The big players in the server virtualization market are vying for the hearts and minds of IT shops as well as the partner community.

VM... More...

Apr 6, 2006
also made [Network Access Protection] manageable from Group Policy. Of course you need the server portion to make this work.

What's new in terms of infrastructure?
Kim: The company has added network awareness... More...

Mar 27, 2006
IIS Resource Center
BridgeTrak Version 8.0 - Help Desk Ticket tracking by ScriptLogic Corporation
If you are looking to improve the efficiency of your help desk, BridgeTrak Suite offers comprehensive trouble ticket tracking that is intuitive...
GFI MailArchiver - Low cost Email Archiving for SMBs by GFI Software Ltd.
2008 (MS SBS not required); Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later; Internet Information Services (IIS) - World Wide Web service; Optional: MS SQL Server 2000, 2005 or 2008...
SpiraTeam - Requirements, Test and Agile Project Management System by Inflectra
can be installed on Windows XP, Vista, 2003 Server, 2008 Server (32-bit and 64-bit editions) running IIS. Free copy of SQL Server Express Edition provide with install...
SMOP (Self Management of Passwords) by turbo-IT Corporation
fully functional version with no expiry.

Special Requirements: Microsoft Active Directory, IIS 5.0 or later, MSDE or SQL Server Express or SQL Server, .NET Framework 1.1 or higher

Server Management Whitepapers
Keys to SAP Application Acceleration: Advances in Delivery Systems by Citrix
It is essential that SAP applications and network infrastructures be considered together as a "application infrastructure"...
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 PKI and Deploying the nCipher Hardware Security Module by Thales
the Windows Server 2008 PKI and the nCipher nShield and netHSM hardware security modules(HSM). This includes the essential concepts and...
SQL 2000 to 2008 consolidation made easy with two-socket servers by Dell, Inc.
R805 server with a PowerVault MD1000 storage array can yielded less than one-third the rack space usage, less than one-fourth the...
LIVEWIRE™: Full-Server Protecting and Recovery in Real-Time by Double-Take Software
size of the server to recover. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to dynamically move, protect, and recover your...
Configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on Sun Fire X64 Servers by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft
Fire X4150 server. It gives an example configuration that also used a Sun Storage J4200 array for additional storage and to spread the...