Buying new servers and more direct-attached disks solves short-term storage issues but creates a bigger problem—the storage management nightmare. Network attached storage, which separates disks from servers, is one answer. We evaluate three top NAS solutions running Windows Storage Server.
- By Chris Wolf
- March 01, 2004
Learn how to properly manage admin accounts.
- By Don Jones
- March 01, 2004
New security features promise more secure desktops, says Microsoft chairman at RSA Conference 2004.
- By Keith Ward
- February 24, 2004
It’s a truism in IT that various parts of your network—servers, hard drives, video cards, that mission-critical software program—will grind to a halt eventually. Here we present four disaster-recovery scenarios and how to recover from each.
- By Derek Melber
- February 01, 2004
Cull unused or deleted accounts using the LDIFDE tool and some scripting trickery.
- By Bill Boswell
- February 01, 2004
Many security-related tasks can be tedious—and, therefore, overlooked. Using these 10 scripts can make your life easier, while simultaneously locking down your network.
- By Don Jones
- February 01, 2004
A reader's encrypted files are safe and recoverable if he turned on the Data Recovery Agent.
- By Bill Boswell
- February 01, 2004
Company announces a new plug-in for importing Salesforce.com data into Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- January 21, 2004
What you need to know to set up your network.
- By Don Jones
- January 01, 2004
First, adopt a method and then take inventory.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- January 01, 2004
2003 saw lots of huge releases from Microsoft. While the coming year will be more subdued, you can be sure there’s still a lot on the way from Redmond.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 01, 2004
Here's a minor Windows annoyance that Microsoft should send back to development.
- By Bill Boswell
- January 01, 2004
Part three of this four-part series describes a Canadian’s firm’s on-going, cautious efforts to evaluate the new platform for its truly mission-critical 24x7 environment.
- By Linda Briggs
- December 10, 2003
Your company is not keen on you honing your IT skills on its WAN for good reason. Building a lab is the next best thing. Here's how.
- By Andy Barkl
- December 01, 2003
Legal issues aside, here's one way to audit Exchange 5.5 user mailbox usage on the down-low.
- By Bill Boswell
- December 01, 2003