Once he learned how to work the relationship, Terry Beck saw his Microsoft sales climb 200-fold. Learn how you, too, can get cozy with Microsoft.
                    
			            - By Paul  Desmond
 - July 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With few exceptions, members give thumbs up to the retooled Microsoft Partner Program, welcoming a new era of specialization and cooperation.
                    
			            - By Kevin  Ferguson
 - July 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With Deep Ties to Microsoft apps and a bevy of functions you can make a solid case for ISA Server 2004.
                    
			            - By Doug  Barney
 - July 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Small Business Server is the first step for your customers needing to integrate their business infrastructure.
                    
			            - By Jeremy  Moskowitz
 - July 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In good times and bad, SCG banks on employees and relationships. 
                    
			            - By Alison  Diana
 - July 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Patching your servers is an art that takes time to master. Here's a paint-by-numbers kit to help you get started.
                    
			            - By Greg  Shields
 - June 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Besides Web conferencing, readers have found many other uses for Microsoft's NetMeeting.
                    
			            - By Steve  Ulfelder
 - June 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    System requirements proving hard to nail down; breakthroughs for some scenarios.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - June 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is battling the perception that there's little to get excited about in the long-awaited and much-ballyhooed Longhorn.
                    
			            - By Scott Bekker  and Ed Scannell
 - June 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Several popular Linux distributions are poised to take on Windows on the corporate desktop.
                    
			            - By Emmett  Dulaney
 - June 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Love Microsoft? Hate it? Somewhere in between? 
             It's all of the above in the Redmond magazine survey of your attitudes 
    toward the world's most important computer company.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
 - June 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Many businesses expect IT to use 
          the equivalent of a radar gun and monitor employees for infractions. But laying down the law can have serious repercussions, both for employees and the IT departments doing the watching.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
 - May 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    There's a saying in IT that 
         "complexity is the enemy of security."         It's also the enemy of efficiency, troubleshooting 
    and other critical network functions. Here are six ways to untangle that crowded web 
    you've weaved.
                    
			            - By Bill  Heldman
 - May 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The right server management tool closely monitors your network and offers proactive responses to most common problems.
                    
			            - By Danielle Ruest  and Nelson Ruest
 - May 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's free vulnerability scanner works well—as long as you don't have to stretch it too far. 
                    
			            - By Joanne  Cummings
 - May 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Advice from an in-the-trenches expert for getting the most out of Microsoft 
          Operations Manager.
                    
			            - By Tim  Cornett
 - May 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Remote management has never been a Microsoft strong suit, but Windows Server 2003 is helping users manage servers that no IT staff can touch.
                    
			            - By Kevin  Fogarty
 - May 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Even though IIS gets more secure with each generation, having at least a few Apache Web servers in your shop makes sense.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - April 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Terminal Services is a lot like poker—anyone can play, but it takes smarts and strategy to play well. These seven tips will make you a shark.
                    
			            - By Greg  Shields
 - April 01, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The proper level of load balancing services can ensure consistent availability of Web services.
                    
			            - By Danielle Ruest  and Nelson Ruest
 - April 01, 2005