March 2010Leveraging of identity management tools such as ILM 2007 and Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (FIM 2010) can eliminate the error-prone manual tasks involved in creating accounts and mailboxes in AD and Exchange.
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Microsoft Monthly Technet Utility Spotlight
Microsoft Forefront: Using Microsoft Forefront TMG 2010 as a Secure Web Gateway
March 2010A detailed look at how to use TMG 2010 to enable safe Internet access and to enhance the end-user experience.
Toolbox: New Products for IT Pros
March 2010Greg Steen examines a trio of useful products this month, including Alloy Navigator Express, CleanAfterMe, and KBAlertz.com.
Virtualization: Shimming Applications for App-V 4.6
March 2010Chris Jackson explains how to make your applications compatible with Windows 7 in a virtualized environment using Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V).
Geek of All Trades: Add Hyper-V to RDS for Inexpensive Virtual Desktops
March 2010Adding virtual desktops to your other mechanisms for connecting users to applications and data can be a very smart solution for your small business.
Windows Confidential: A Look at the Evolution of Shut Down on the Start Menu
March 2010Raymond discusses the origins and history of the Windows Stat Menu, from Windows 95 to Windows 7.
SQL Q&A: Distributed Transactions, Performance Counters, and SQL Backups
March 2010Paul S. Randal answers a host of reader questions this month, including a discussion of distributed transactions, performance counters, and SQL backup and restore advice.
Editor’s Note: TechNet Magazine Readers Speak, We Listen
March 2010We asked TechNet Magazine readers for their input, and you delivered in spades. Read on to find out what new services we’re providing based on reader feedback.
Utility Spotlight: Microsoft Live Mesh
March 2010Microsoft provides several free and effective tools for you to store and synchronize your files and documents via the Internet, including Microsoft Live Mesh.
Cover: March 2010 Home
March 2010TechNet Magazine of March 2010 brings Vistualization and Cloud Computing as editorial themes for all the articles produced.
IT Toolbox: New Products for IT Professionals
February 2010Greg Steen discusses free tools that can help you manage multiple systems, obtain IP address information, and create database queries.
Windows Confidential: Evolution of the File Property Timestamp
February 2010Raymond takes us on a deep dive inside the inner workings of the Windows File Property Timestamp.
Geek of All Trades: Extend your Applications and Data to…Everywhere!
February 2010Geek of All Trades: Extend your Applications and Data to…Everywhere!
A Closer Look at the Windows Azure Platform and the Business Productivity Online Suite: Clearing the Fog around Cloud Computing
February 2010Karen Forster outlines the similarities and differences between BPOS and Azure and shed some light on which platform may be suitable for your IT environment.
Windows PowerShell: Cool Pipeline Tricks, Redux
February 2010Windows PowerShell: Cool Pipeline Tricks, Redux
The Cable Guy: The Name Resolution Policy Table
February 2010The Cable Guy: The Name Resolution Policy Table
Exchange Queue & A: Installing Exchange 2003/2007 in an Exchange 2010 Environment
February 2010Henrik answers reader email about using Exchange 2003/2007 in an Exchange 2010 environment and discusses changes that Exchange 2010 brings to cross-forest mailbox moves.
Office Web Apps: Utility Spotlight
February 2010Office Web Apps: Utility Spotlight
Is cloud computing ready for primetime? Let us know what you think.: Editor’s Note
February 2010Is cloud computing ready for primetime? Let us know what you think.
Windows Confidential: What Happened to the File Types dialog?
January 2010In the days of Windows 95, a Folder Options property sheet called File Types listed all the registered file types and their associated verbs. What ever happened to that guy?