Tips and tricks from an SMS veteran to help you recoup your investment in Microsoft's System Management Server.
- By Greg Shields
- December 01, 2005
SWsoft this week began shipping version 3.5 of its Virtuozzo server virtualization software for Windows.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- November 15, 2005
With improvements in business intelligence and development tools, on top of greatly enhanced performance, Microsoft's long-awaited database should present ample partner opportunity.
- By Joel Shore
- November 01, 2005
Desmond's last column requests feedback from readers on some future story ideas.
- By Paul Desmond
- November 01, 2005
Microsoft may be its own greatest competitor, but you can convince customers to move on to new versions. Learn how to close that next upgrade opportunity.
- By Rich Freeman
- November 01, 2005
NetSupport Manager gives you easy remote control access, plus a few other bells and whistles.
- By Chad Todd
- November 01, 2005
Proving that your solution will quickly pay for itself is crucial to landing more business. Here's how to come up with return-on-investment calculations that will help you gain customer trust and build lasting relationships.
- By Doug Barney
- November 01, 2005
Internet Explorer is one of the most used products in nearly every environment, but most administrators know little
about how to tune it for best
performance and safety.
- By Greg Shields
- October 01, 2005
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a concept touted by Microsoft and various Linux vendors as proof that their products are cheapest to run. But TCO claims aren't what they're cracked up to be, and most IT shops never use TCO, or just plain do it wrong.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- October 01, 2005
These alternatives to Microsoft's Internet Explorer can add Web-browsing
muscle, but they're not
without potential problems.
- By Don Jones
- October 01, 2005
EMC Corp. announced it will ship in early October a plug-in to the Microsoft Exchange System Manager user interface aimed at simplifying management of e-mail, migration of data and managing storage area network resources, all from within the same tool.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- September 29, 2005
With the launch of SQL Server 2005 coming in November, Microsoft has formalized the implementation guidance and marketing support it will provide to its partners and customers.
- By Michael Domingo
- September 29, 2005
Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft's free team collaboration technology for Windows file servers, learns a few new tricks in a service pack posted this week.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 28, 2005
Zenprise is shipping its management tool of the same name for real-time, automated diagnosis and resolution of Microsoft Exchange problems.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- September 28, 2005
With the launch of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 coming in November, the Redmond software giant has formalized the implementation guidance and marketing support it will provide to its partners and customers.
- By Michael Domingo
- September 28, 2005