Opinion


Growing and Prospering with Customers

By becoming trusted technology advisors, Microsoft Partners can thrive as their customers prosper.

Planning for Profit and Growth

A successful plan should describe where you want your business to go, so you can spend time working <i>on </i>the business, not just <i>in </i>the business.

Selling Microsoft's Security Story

The Trustworthy Computing initiative has brought significant improvements to some of Microsoft's technologies. Be sure you're taking advantage of them.

Readers Respond July 2005

Readers welcome RCP and look forward to having a forum where they can voice their opinions to Microsoft and the channel itself. Plus, some responses to the question, "What Would You Do If You Ran Microsoft?"

We're on Your Side

Welcome to <i>Redmond Channel Partner </i>magazine, here to serve your interests and act as your advocate with Microsoft and your customers.

Need More Leads? Fix Your Web Site

Follow these seven tips to improve your company's online presence and ensure your prospects become customers.

Playing to Win on Microsoft's Turf

Understanding Microsoft's core goal is key to making your relationship work.

Mail at the Ready

Quick way to provide e-mail on your systems via scripting.

A Feather in Your MCAP

Comparing the MCAP to a PhD is a bit lofty, and, well, wrong.

The Security Configuration Wizard

With Windows 2003 SP1, you get a single, authoritative source of lockdown settings you can deploy with a single stroke that are fully supported by Microsoft.

When I'm 64

Get ready to upgrade to Win2003 x64.

Notify with WMI

Find out how to use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) for system notifications without having to write scripts.

Out, Foul Spyware!

Beta Man looks at the recently released beta Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware software.

The Death of Paper MCSEs

This MCSE doesn't think he'd be able to pass the new performance-based questions recently added to the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator exams.

Scriptomatic Redux

Scriptomatic Version 2 improves upon some of the limitations of the previous iteration of this handy scripting tool.

Smooth Deployment Wrinkles with ADS

Bill looks at the pros (lots) and cons (few) of Microsoft's Automated Deployment Services tool.

Data at Rest Is a Sitting Duck

Recommendations for reducing risk to your stored data, whatever its form.

WUS Expands Patching Portfolio

With its public beta under way, WUS shows off more of its fine-tuned features.

Getting Creative with HTAs

Chris shows how you can take your HTAs one step further.

(Almost) Painless Schema Mods

You might want to take a few precautionary steps prior to initiating ADPREP.