April 2008Many businesses still rely on Microsoft Access. Fortunately, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 allows you to integrate legacy Access data. Explore how you can use these tools to build new solutions for your organization.

April 2008See how the new Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher (MAR) program can help companies deal with confusing software licensing issues when refurbishing old PCs.

April 2008Toolbox: New Products for IT Pros

April 2008

Before you can effectively protect your Personally Identifiable Information, you must know where it’s stored on your PC. Here’s a look at how to write scripts that will locate personal data stored on your computer. You just might be surprised at what these scripts uncover.

April 2008Letters: Readers Speak Out

April 2008An overview of signing your scripts for improved security.

April 2008From the Editor: To Friends, Both Old and New

April 2008Web logs and traffic analysis can give you a good idea of the kind of traffic you can expect over time. But how can you determine what your infrastructure can handle? The free Web Capacity Analysis Tool can help you to see how your systems wi…

April 2008″Are you sure you want to remove this shared file?” Raymond Chen explains why an uninstaller may ask this question when you remove a program.

April 2008

The new version of SQL Server offers a host of new features and enhancements that promise to improve performance, increase security, and make life better for database administrators. Here’s an overview of the key changes and what you can expect from SQL Server 2008.

April 2008While locking is essential to support concurrent read and write activities on a database, blocking can adversely affect system performance. Learn how to optimize your SQL Server database to minimize blocking, and see how you can monitor the s…

April 2008The AllSigned execution policy provides the most secure Windows PowerShell environment. So how do you sign your Windows PowerShell scripts? Don Jones shows you how.

April 2008SQL Server 2008 offers more powerful relational data warehousing capabilities. Take a close look at key performancerelated data warehousing features and find out how you can use all this new technology to optimize query performance.

April 2008Find out how to grow databases programmatically, learn how to use IFilters, and explore firewall settings that support remote SQL Server connections.