Opinion


Master of the Server

Passing the Windows 2000 exam won't be easy--at all. <i>Mastering Windows 2000 Server, Second Edition</i> can help you weather the storm.

Exchange 2000 Calls for a New Way of Thinking

Exchange 2000 offers new features aimed at making it a true collaboration platform.

Marketing Your MCSE

In an ocean of MCSEs, how do you make yourself stand out?

A Niche in Time

Marketing cliché waiting to happen: Windows on Everything

8 Ways to Secure Exchange

Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 offer new routes to email security, but have you done all you can with Exchange 5.5?

Exchange 2000 Calls for a New Way of Thinking

Exchange 2000 offers new features aimed at making it a true collaboration platform.

Active Directory by Design

Your education on AD begins with the components that deliver its services. This month: the store.

Service Station: DNS, DHCP, and WINS

In your effort to become an MCSE under Windows 2000, you'll need to understand the inner workings of these three crucial services.

Best of Times, Worst of Times

Surviving these uncertain times requires continual retooling of skills.

Windows 2000 at the Movies

Can a video series help you learn Win2K at the same time it prepares you for MCSE certification?

Win the Interview Game

What kinds of questions do managers ask potential hires?

Garbage In, Garbage Out

As long as you have users, you're going to have data entry errors. Here's how to write scripts to handle bad data with ease.

Graceful Error Handling

Sometimes, you want to trap scripting errors before anyone notices. Good error handling is the key.

Single Sign-On Promises

Making SSO a reality in mixed-OS enterprises involves niggling details, compromises, and add-ons or third-party solutions. Does Windows 2000 help?

The Definitive Deployment Download

The <i>Windows 2000 Deployment Planning Guide</i>, a free book from Microsoft, consolidates descriptions of the inner workings of most of the major components that make up Windows 2000.

Back to Work

Put aside your latest list of one-alarm fires for a few hours and spend some time planning your disaster recovery response.

Bugs in Shrinkwrap

At last tally, Win2K had 63,000 of 'em. It's time to bring on the service packs!

Give a Little, Get a Little

Take a minute to tell us what makes your job great.

Windows 2000 Diplomacy: Key Protocols

The critical nature of protocols demands that you spend a few minutes studying the protocols that can make or break your network.

Two Paths Diverged in the Woods

Should I take the jump and join a large company or small startup?