In-Depth Features


The Guide to Windows 2000 Wisdom: Servers First vs. Workstations First

Implementing Win2K on both the front and back ends concurrently can lead to disaster.

The Guide to Windows 2000 Wisdom: Clocking the Speed Demon

What sticks in my mind as being a wonderful addition? Win2K's IP stack is incredibly fast.

So You've Had an Operations Master Die...

All is not lost. Chart your options before you kill the Operations Master for good.

The Guide to Windows 2000 Wisdom: A Phased Approach

For a successful Win2K implementation, brush up on your project management skills.

The Guide to Windows 2000 Wisdom: The Web Mandate

Windows 2000's reliability will make it the obvious upgrade choice for a Web hosting platform.

The Guide to Windows 2000 Wisdom: Business Drivers

Application sophistication will drive Win2K in the enterprise.

The Guide to Windows 2000 Wisdom: "Dear Microsoft..."

Our readers speak — loud and clear — about how they are (or aren't) getting along with Windows 2000.

The Guide to Windows 2000 Wisdom: Get to Those Tests

Procrastination can affect your certification. What are you waiting for?

The Guide to Windows 2000 Wisdom: My Whistler Whish List

Because Whistler is Microsoft's response to customer feedback on Windows 2000, here's my lists of wants.

Active Directory Answers: Active Directory Updating

Knowing how AD replication works in Windows 2000 can help you tune it for optimal system performance.

From the Trenches: A Maddening Web Server Move

Everything pointed to Network Address Translation as the culprit, but it was up to this internetworking pro to find out why.

Systems Engineering: Property Version Numbers vs. Update Sequence Numbers

How do these two seemingly simple attributes help with replication? It's a sequential thing.

First Look: Visual Studio.NET Revealed

Peel away the hype and what you get is a powerful development suite for building Web-based applications.

Active Directory Answers: I Know This Much Is True

This Windows 2000 instructor says you need to understand five things about Active Directory/ Windows NT 4.0 interoperability before tackling your first deployment.

Active Directory Answers: How to Defrag NTDS.DIT

An offline defragmentation is the only way to shrink an NTDIS.DIT file and reclaim space. Here's how to do it the right way.

Active Directory Answers: Active Directory Back from the Dead

When somebody in your organization blows away some part of the AD database, you can resurrect its contents using the little-understood process, Authoritative Restore. Here’s how it works.

Windows 2000 on the Mainframe

Datacenter Server isn’t just about the software. Its adoption also encompasses hardware and partnerships, mindset and expectations. Here’s what you can look forward to when you enter the glass house.

Baby BackOffice: Small Business Server 2000

For smaller businesses, BackOffice-based Small Business Server may be the answer.

Resizing BackOffice Server

Microsoft is repositioning its flagship server suite, BackOffice Server 2000. Should you be concerned that it's being broken up? <b>Contributing Editor Harry Brelsford</b> offers his view.

Take It Easy... Let Windows 2000 IntelliMirror Do the Work

We know you're skeptical about how much time you'll truly save moving your organization to Windows 2000. But some of these management tools really can help you get home on time for a change.