Microsoft's latest version of Systems Management Server includes a bevy of new features that early users say save them time and money.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 08/01/2004
If you don't have the time, money or manpower to run your own messaging environment, it may be time to consider hosted Exchange.
IT must move beyond mere maintenance and upgrades. Rather than being viewed by the suits as a money pit, IT needs to assume leadership and propose new business processes models.
- By Peter Varhol
- 08/01/2004
EMC's virtual machine software edges out Microsoft's in overall features.
- By Jeremy Moskowitz
- 08/01/2004
ASP.NET developers often use a base class inherited from the root class Page as a template to make their Web sites look consistent. However, the HTML is often embedded in the base class, preventing the template from being previewed or edited. Learn to work around this problem by separating the template and the base class.
MCP Magazine readers get a crack at the Microsoft CEO.
Are you looking for something new to gain advantage over competitors? Application integration could be your vehicle for driving new and innovative information and business processes.
- By Peter Varhol
- 08/01/2004
Deploying handhelds requires understanding the sensitivity of your data, the strengths & weaknesses of your infrastructure, & the needs of your IT team. There are no easy answers.
- By Jonathan Gossels and Dick Mackey
- 08/01/2004
Debugging software systems is a necessary step to creating stable, low-defect software. Comprehensive VB.NET Debugging provides a roadmap that helps you avoid common traps and achieve your software goals.
- By Joel Semeniuk
- 08/01/2004
This admin got a shock when he discovered that usernames and passwords for his new employer's sensitive documents were being sent in cleartext. Fortunately, he was able to see the forest for the trees.
Virtual PC software can ease migration and give any robust machine multiple personalities. Here’s what you need to know to take full advantage.
- By Jeremy Moskowitz
- 08/01/2004
The convergence of directory management and provisioning, and how organizations can leverage their directory management investments to meet their provisioning needs.
- By Ezra Duong-Van
- 08/01/2004
Use Microsoft's TerraService and MapPoint Web Services to start your own VS.NET-based mapping projects.
- By Roger Jennings
- 08/01/2004
From confidentiality, integrity, and availability to authentication, authorization, and audit, find out how you can employ best practices to make Web services secure.
- By Mark O'Neill
- 07/20/2004
Learn how to implement user profile management, a hot new feature in ASP.NET 2.0.
- By Dino Esposito
- 07/01/2004
Increase your application's flexibility and make the installation simpler by connecting to the database without generating a DSN in the ODBC Data Source Administrator. Instead, use VB code to configure the connection.
- By Irina Segalevich
- 07/01/2004
Develop image-management apps that exploit the .NET Framework and ASP.NET with recursion, the TreeView control, the System.Drawing.Images namespace, the System.IO namespace, and more.
If you’re using Windows 2000 Server or above, chances are you’re
also using Kerberos authentication. It’s time to get to know this
three-pronged protocol and learn how to troubleshoot it.
- By David W. Tschanz
- 07/01/2004
Migrating applications is far from easy—that’s why choosing the right tool is imperative.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 07/01/2004
How new policies and procedures can help you gain control over processes, ranging from patch management to topology changes.
- By Greg Shields
- 07/01/2004