Category: Microsoft Technet

December 2011This month’s tools help you with two perennial IT tasks: managing SQL Server and automating network inventory.

November 2011The need for access control, regulatory compliance and network complexity makes event auditing more important than ever before.

November 2011There are some special considerations when migrating from 32-bit to 64-bit, as well as some tools and techniques that can help.

November 2011SQL Server 2012 will support partially contained databases, which should ease some migration and consolidation issues.

November 2011This extended Windows PowerShell column will jump-start your knowledge of this powerful technology.

November 2011Focus on query tuning to truly optimize your SQL Server performance and efficiently manage workloads.

November 2011Utility Spotlight: Nov Utility Spot

November 2011Windows 8 is grabbing the headlines, but there’s still considerable value moving to Windows 7 if you haven’t yet.

November 2011Windows 7 is more stable and secure and full-featured than its predecessors. So why aren’t you running Windows 7 as your primary OS?

November 2011When failure is not an option, configuring failover clusters in Windows Server can help ensure high availability.

November 2011You can add a second RD Session Host server following these five relatively simple steps.

November 2011While maintaining appropriate data security continues to be a prevailing concern, a cloud computing infrastructure can actually increase your overall security.

November 2011Error logs and temp database files can grow out of hand in short order. Following these configuration tactics can help.

November 2011How you manage and configure Exchange Server’s server roles has a huge impact on the efficiency of your Exchange infrastructure.

November 2011How you manage and configure Exchange Server’s server roles has a huge impact on the efficiency of your Exchange infrastructure.

November 2011The tools in this month’s toolbox help tie together additional systems to give you extra screen real estate and an alternate backup solution.

November 2011The new Jump Lists feature in Windows 7 lets you jump to recent or favorite items, but jump carefully.

October 2011The System Center family of management tools gives you the right tool for the job – whatever that job may be.

October 2011Whether you’re changing default calendar days, datacenter endpoints or redirecting servers, you always have to be ready to make changes to Exchange.

October 2011The Microsoft Management Console 3.0 gives you a full range of options for managing Windows through an extensive list of snap-ins.