MSH offers a powerful new approach to Windows command-line scripting. 
                    
			            - By Don  Jones
- January 01, 2005
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    We test three software-based intrusion detection systems that can help alert you when you've got barbarians at the gate.
                    
			            - By Wes  Noonan
- January 01, 2005
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Available now, DomainKeys is one promising entry into the fight against spam.  
                    
			            - By Roberta  Bragg
- January 01, 2005
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    2005 Redmond Magazine Readers' Choice Survey: Find out how your favorite tool fared as nearly 2,200 readers pick their favorites in more than 40 product categories.
                    
			            - By Lafe  Low
- January 01, 2005
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Build scripts that work more like applications so you can monitor progress and display results in a formatted manner. 
                    
			            - By Chris  Brooke
- January 01, 2005
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With Windows 2003, you can use the Encryption File Systems to give multiple users access to the same encrypted files. 
                    
			            - By Derek  Melber
- January 01, 2005
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The newest version of MOM not only tracks all sorts of performance data, but also helps you put it in perspective.
                    
			            - By Don  Jones
- January 01, 2005
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Fighting spam requires authenticating e-mail addresses on the fly. Despite igniting a battle of its own, the Microsoft-backed Sender ID spec 
           is shaping up as the best option.
                    
			            - By Karen  Epper Hoffman
- January 01, 2005
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SQL Server Reporting Services earns solid if not stellar marks from early adopters—and you can't beat the price.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- January 01, 2005
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ditch your server dead weight: Consolidate to streamline management.
                    
			            - By Danielle Ruest  and Nelson Ruest
- December 01, 2004
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Server 2003's Volume Shadow Copy Service will help admins get off the restore treadmill. 
                    
			            - By Derek  Melber
- December 01, 2004
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    New hacking methods make short passwords unsafe, but Microsoft makes it tough to go long. Her's how to forge an effective policy.
                    
			            - By Derek  Melber
- December 01, 2004
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Is Windows XP SP2 bringing your remote admin scripts down? Mr. Script has the answer you've been looking for.
                    
			            - By Chris  Brooke
- December 01, 2004
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Forget about low-carb diets. Storage consolidation is the new craze hitting the fat-conscious world.
                    
			            - By Chris  Wolf
- December 01, 2004
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Not your father's SQL Server, administrators will find comfort in Yukon, while developers are left out in the cold.  
                    
			            - By Don  Jones
- December 01, 2004