IT Administration


The SharePoint Upgrade Trap

SharePoint 2007 migrations are simple enough, but beware of hidden dangers. Here's a look at some of the more common upgrade and migration problems.

Microsoft Rolls Out Windows Live Services, Silk Road Project

Microsoft plans to roll out updates to its Windows Live services and Windows Live Essentials offerings, which are aimed at consumer users.

Just DO It!

Lesson in Logic #3: The secret to getting your script block to execute at least one time is the DO loop.

Microsoft Exec Describes Azure Services Vision

Microsoft executive David Treadwell today provided a few more details about the company's Azure Services Platform in a Webinar aimed at the investment community.

November's Patch Addresses Two Windows App Exploits

Redmond rolled out two patches on Tuesday -- one deemed "critical" and one "important."

IT's Security Dilemma: To Patch or Not To Patch

Security administrators faced a familiar if uncomfortable position: Just one day after Microsoft released an out-of-band patch to fix vulnerabilities in several versions of Windows, exploit code appeared in the wild.

Enforcing NAP (Exam 70-264)

DNS Security Still a Concern

Administrators have made improvements in the security of the Domain Name System during the last year, but DNS complexity and a lack of resources have resulted in major security gaps being left in the system that underlies almost all Internet traffic, according to a recent survey of DNS servers.

Microsoft Offers Security Dev Lifecycle Solutions

Microsoft on Monday announced Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) solutions for IT and development pros.

An .MDI File Mystery

A reader can't view .MDI files on a Vista computer.

Yang to Microsoft: Buy Yahoo

Yahoo's CEO at a tech conference admits to second-guessing the Microsoft offer and offers his assessment of the Google deal gone bad.

WinHEC: Windows Server 2008 R2 Pushes Processor Limits

Windows Server 2008 R2 got the lion's share of attention on Thursday at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Los Angeles.

Only 2 Fixes Expected on Patch Tuesday

IT pros can expect one of the lightest Patch Tuesdays in recent memory this month as Redmond indicated there would only be two patches -- one critical, one important.

WHILE You Were Away...

Lesson in Logic #2: The WHILE statement keeps things rolling in your PowerShell scripts.

Microsoft Rolls Out Services Connector CTP

Microsoft has introduced a new Windows server component to seamlessly connect Active Directory users to Microsoft-based services and other services residing in the Internet cloud.

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