April 2013Follow this five-step outline to ensure you get business leaders to give your project the green light.
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Microsoft Monthly Technet Utility Spotlight
SQL Q&A: Undo the damage
March 2013Take a look inside query plan selection, excessively slow backups and the process of repairing a replication database.
Geek of All Trades: Fault-tolerant Hyper-V storage
March 2013You can actually use the Windows Server 2012 Scale-Out File Server and Server Message Block to create a level of fault-tolerant storage.
Virtualization: VDI made easy
March 2013There are new options for deploying and managing your VDI environment with Windows Server 2012 RDS.
Windows Confidential: Feature-colored glasses
March 2013
If you can’t explain your feature without using buzzwords, then don’t expect anybody to understand you.
IT Management: IT: The Core, The Core, The Core
March 2013
It has been said before, but it’s more true than ever – IT is the core of business activity as a driver, a facilitator and a solution.
Utility Spotlight: Keep Internet Explorer 10 at bay
March 2013With the Internet Explorer 10 Blocker Toolkit, you can keep Internet Explorer 10 from appearing in the list of important updates for Windows 7.
IT Architecture: The new face of IT
March 2013A Cloud-based framework running on a network of virtual servers is the new look of the modern IT infrastructure.
Editor’s Note: Keep Talking
March 2013Communication is the key to success, and with unified communications and collaboration platforms, it just keeps getting easier and more efficient.
Windows Server 2012: Master Windows Deployment Services
March 2013Using WDS, especially in concert with other deployment tools, gives you a powerful and flexible solution.
Windows PowerShell: Looks a lot like a workflow
March 2013Each month this year, Don Jones will present an installment in a 12-part tutorial on Windows PowerShell Workflow. We encourage you to read through the series in order, beginning with the January 2013 column.
SharePoint 2010: Establish the proper environment
March 2013The manner in which you set up your development and testing environments and processes can greatly impact your applications.
IT Management: Leadership, deconstructed
March 2013Being an effective leader is learned skill, but you can apply some simple techniques to build and drive a powerful team.
Cloud Computing: Cloud operations and security
March 2013Recognizing and aggregating patterns is a key to efficient and secure cloud operations.
Lync Server 2013: Link in with Microsoft Lync
March 2013Lync Server is a powerful communications platform, but there are several things you can do to improve its performance.
Toolbox: New products for IT professionals
March 2013
This month’s tools are all about monitoring, whether monitoring the uptime of your Web site or monitoring enterprise-wide systems and applications.
Lync Server 2013: Enterprise voice speaks up
February 2013The Enterprise Voice functionality of Lync Server 2013 has a number of enhancements from both the administrative and user perspective.
Windows PowerShell: Create Hyper-V virtual machines
February 2013You can use Hyper-V and Windows PowerShell 3.0 to easily create, configure and manage your virtual machines
Windows PowerShell: Create Hyper-V virtual machines
February 2013You can use Hyper-V and Windows PowerShell 3.0 to easily create, configure and manage your virtual machines
Windows PowerShell: The Windows PowerShell Workflow environment
February 2013Each month this year, Don Jones will present an installment in a 12-part tutorial on Windows PowerShell Workflow. We encourage you to read through the series in order, beginning with the January 2013 column.