Features

Kung Fu Hypervisor August 2008 • by Chris Wolf Don't let its looks fool you -- give it time and Hyper-V will be a contender for hypervisor dominance. full story

Microsoft Swings for the Big Leagues August 2008 • by Paul Korzeniowski Redmond's System Center line may offer some answers about the software giant's move into the enterprise-management tools market. full story

Tooling Around in Your Database August 2008 • by Peter Varhol These products can help make your occasional forays into the world of databases much easier to take. full story

Flying Solo: Ozzie Takes Microsoft to the Cloud July 2008 • by Ed Scannell As his boss Bill Gates departs, Ozzie takes Microsoft's online strategy into the cloud. full story

The Secrets of Sysvol July 2008 • by Rhonda Layfield Windows Server 2008 has a new way to migrate Group Policies. full story

The Unified Communications Puzzle July 2008 • by Peter Varhol ISVs look to fill in some of the pieces of Microsoft's unified communications vision. full story

Big Efficiencies for Big Environments July 2008 • by Joanne Cummings SCCM 2007's new maintenance, configuration-tracking and updated reporting features make it a must-have for large Windows sites. full story

Automation Nation July 2008 • by Ben Brady and Peter Varhol IT workflow-automation products could be the key to accelerating your day-to-day IT tasks and helping you build IT processes. full story

Vista SP1: Dissected June 2008 • by J. Peter Bruzzese The hugely anticipated Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista hits the mark in some instances. In others -- not so much. full story

Making IT Social June 2008 • by Peter Varhol The flood of social-networking technologies rushing into the enterprise is forcing IT to become still more flexible. full story

Process Automation for the People June 2008 • by Peter Varhol Automating IT processes can help keep your staff focused on critical tasks, but starting a project involves inherently complex decisions. full story

Save Your E-Mail and Save Your World June 2008 • by David W. Tschanz E-mail archiving and storage that ensure compliance with regulatory standards continue to be an ongoing challenge. full story

SCE: Big-Time Management for SMBs June 2008 • by Joanne Cummings Microsoft's new System Center Essentials fits the bill for managing small to midsize businesses. full story

More Than One Way June 2008 • by Jim Varner New and established tools help admins get control of Windows Vista on the enterprise network. full story

The Multi-Core Muddle May 2008 • by Doug Barney PCs are moving to multi-core as operating systems, applications and languages struggle to keep up. full story

VPN Concentrators: A Must for Small Business May 2008 • by J. Peter Bruzzese and Tim Duggan You may not have heard of them, but VPN concentrators can help you properly secure your virtual private network. full story