September 2011You can customize Internet Explorer 9 just about any way you like with the Internet Explorer Administration Kit.

September 2011Among the many factors to consider when contemplating a move to cloud-based services is the ability of your potential provider to test and monitor its services.

September 2011Transaction logs are an essential component of any instance of SQL Server. Properly and efficiently managing them is equally essential.

September 2011Done properly, consolidating server hardware through virtualization can convey many more business benefits than simply reducing hardware costs.

September 2011There are plenty of free tools out there that help you control your infrastructure, so why aren’t you using them?

September 2011SharePoint brings its collaboration capabilities to the cloud, which should simplify deploying and management.

September 2011Do you have a demand for testing hardware to support new projects and updates? A virtual test lab could fit the bill.

September 2011E-mail is an essential business communication tool, so anything you can do to ensure high availability with Microsoft Exchange is a good thing.

September 2011The advanced functions of Windows PowerShell—called Script cmdlets—can be somewhat confusing, but here’s a way to direct their setup and cleanup functions.

September 2011Asset management and monitoring is the name of the game with this month’s tools. You can use these to inventory your network and monitor your connections and servers.

September 2011The RD Connection Broker is the travel agent, traffic cop, concierge and matchmaker when it comes to matching virtual machine requests with users.

September 2011SharePoint Online makes all the collaboration, content sharing and communication capabilities of SharePoint available through the cloud.

September 2011Dynamic Management Objects help you manage and monitor workload details in SQL Server, which is essential for performance tuning.

September 2011There are two powerful trends at work in the world of IT, both of which begin with “C.” Yet there’s also another trend that hasn’t been getting enough attention.

September 2011What’s the maximum number of files an Explorer directory can handle? There’s no hard limit—it’s just a matter of patience.