Opinion


Windows NT Best Practices

From disk subsystems to file formats and permissions, here are some best practices to follow when implementing Windows NT.

Complex Countdown

The challenges facing IT professionals in today's market are formidable. Heightened security concerns and looming Y2K issues top the list.

Alphabet Soup

This secret document uncovers the new titles we can expect from Microsoft in coming months.

Survive Your Own Audit

A well-designed internal security audit can help you uncover soft spots in your system before an outsider points them out. Put on a trench coat, grab a clipboard, and start roaming the halls.

Y2K and the Law

Consulting on Y2K issues can be profitable, but it also exposes you to tremendous risks if you don’t have the proper legal protection behind you.

Making MCTs

To supply IT’s demand for qualified professionals, Microsoft is committed to improving its training program for trainers.

High-Tech Head Start

This Microsoft program helps students begin careers in network management, systems administration, and programming.

Know It All

Closing the chasm between systems and applications, and why the salary survey is moving to July.

Ten Management Mistakes to Avoid

Management can be the hardest part of any job—yet it’s key to career growth. These 10 truths will help you thrive and rise among the ranks unscathed.

DNS Dichotomy

Microsoft’s implementation of DNS has always varied from the original. With Dynamic DNS around the corner in Windows 2000, you’ll want a clear understanding of what those variances are.

Why2K?

Welcome to Auntie Em’s Y2K kickoff celebration.

Inside Service Pack 4

If your job includes security, the Security Configuration Editor in SP4 can truly make things much easier. In this new column, an NT security expert tells what the new release can do for you.

Donna Senko Talks Back

The Director of Microsoft’s Certification and Skills Assessment Program educates us on benefits, new exams, and the quality question.

Let's Just All Get Along: DNS Fundamentals

With Active Directory, you’ll need to be able to manage DNS. This primer will get you started.

Three Consulting Fundamentals

So you’ve decided to be a consultant. Are you prepared to go out and find, mind, and grind your own work?

This Beta Be Good

Just what qualifies as a "beta" these days?

Measuring Your Worth

Two studies provide some useful statistics that you can present to management on the value of your certification.

MCSD: Who Needs IT?

Some ways to separate you from other developers in the pack

Benefiting Us All

A question of benefits.

Get a Piece of the Pie

E-commerce activity is booming. Microsoft Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition can help you corner your own piece of the market.