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RSoP (Resultant Set of Policy)
RSoP (Resultant Set of Policy) is a report of all Group Policy settings within Active Directory that shows how those settings can affect a network. Continue Reading
TCPView
TCPView is a Windows network monitoring utility that shows a graphical representation of all currently active TCP and UDP endpoints on a system. Continue Reading
Microsoft System Center 2012
Microsoft System Center 2012 is a bundled suite of systems management products that offers tools to monitor and automate virtualized environments, including private clouds based on Microsoft Hyper-V. Continue Reading
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Microsoft Exchange Online explained
With all the chatter around hosted services these days, it pays to know about Exchange Online. Get a handle on its benefits and drawbacks. Continue Reading
Test your Exchange Server 2010 knowledge
How much do you know about Exchange Server 2010? Find out with this 10 question quiz on migration and deployment best practices, OWA changes and post-SP1 improvements. Continue Reading
Five Quick Links: Windows server hardening
Learn to effectively lock down your systems with these server security resources, including must-have tips and tricks for hardening the Windows OS.Continue Reading
The SharePoint content repository: It's just a database
SharePoint's lifeline is the content repository, where all the content is housed. Learn how the database works as well as its challenges.Continue Reading
Quiz: Understanding Microsoft Hyper-V
Take this quiz to find out how much you know about the basics of server virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V, including what's new with the company's latest release -- Hyper-V R2.Continue Reading
Windows Server 2008 R2 Learning Guide
Want to learn more about Microsoft's latest server OS? This guide has you covered. Here you'll find tips, videos and expert advice on all things Windows Server 2008 R2.Continue Reading
social computing
Social computing is the collaborative and interactive nature of online behavior. Since the 1990s, computing has increasingly been assumed to be online; simultaneously, online behavior has become increasingly social.Continue Reading
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Forcing the removal of a Windows Server 2008 domain controller
Need solutions for Microsoft Active Directory 2008? This excerpt from "Active Directory Domain Services 2008 How-To" explains how to force the removal of a Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller and how to perform a metadata cleanup.Continue Reading
Windows Distributed File System (DFS) Namespace primer
This excerpt from "The Complete Guide to Windows Server 2008" goes over the basics of Distributed File System Namespace (DFSN). Learn the applications, components and mechanics of DFSN, as well as what's new with Windows Server 2008.Continue Reading
Enabling Unified Messaging mailboxes and users
When Unified Messaging is deployed in an Exchange 2007 environment, the Exchange Recipient Administrator can configure UM mailbox-enabled users and begin to allow email, voicemail and faxes to be delivered to their Inboxes. In this excerpt from "...Continue Reading
cold/warm/hot server
In the backup and recovery of a computer server, a cold server is a backup server whose purpose is solely to be there in case the main server is lost.Continue Reading
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) is the full version of a portal-based platform for collaboratively creating, managing and sharing documents and Web services. MOSS enables users to create "Sharepoint Portals" that include shared workspaces,...Continue Reading
Microsoft Group Policy Tutorial
This guide introduces you to Group Policy. From the basics of using GP to run your environment to the changes you can expect after migrating to Windows Vista, we've got all the tips, article and how-to's administrators need to know.Continue Reading
Downloading and Installing Windows PowerShell
In this excerpt from "Essential PowerShell" you'll learn the steps and procedures for downloading and installing Windows PowerShell. You'll also go over the process of taking WPS for a test run in interactive mode and script mode.Continue Reading
Windows Sharepoint Services (WSS)
Windows Sharepoint Services (WSS) is a portal-based platform for creating, managing and sharing documents and customized Web services. WSS is available as a free download included with every Windows Server license.Continue Reading
Microsoft System Center
Microsoft System Center is a suite of individually sold systems management products... (Continued)Continue Reading
Database grooming for System Center Operations Manager 2007
This excerpt from "System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed" takes you through the process of grooming your operational, data warehouse and ACS databases in SCOM 2007Continue Reading
How to test Exchange Management Shell commands
Understand how to use the Exchange Management Shell parameters WhatIf and ValidateOnly in Exchange 2007 to preview and test EMS commands before executing them.Continue Reading
Control query results with Exchange Management Shell's Format command
Get details on how to use Exchange Management Shell's Format command and Pipe symbol to perform complex queries in Exchange Server 2007.Continue Reading
CNAME
A CNAME specifies an alias or nickname for a canonical name record in a domain name system (DNS) database. (Continued...)Continue Reading
Open Document Format (ODF)
The Open Document Format (ODF) is an XML-based open source file format for saving and exchanging text, spreadsheets, charts, and presentations...Continue Reading
Active Directory Replication Guide
This guide provides tips and resources on Active Directory replication, including info on replication basics, topology design and troubleshooting replication issues.Continue Reading
Active Directory Tutorial
This guide helps Active Directory administrators better understand the basics of the Active Directory infrastructure, including design strategies, DNS, replication and security.Continue Reading
Hacking for Dummies: Test your firewall rules
Before someone else hacks your firewall, test your firewall rules during the self-hacking process to test your network's security. Learn about the tools involved in this excerpt from Chapter 9, "Network Infrastructure," from, Hacking for Dummies,...Continue Reading
Windows CE
Windows CE is based on the Microsoft Windows operating system but is designed for including or embedding in mobile and other space-constrained devices.Continue Reading
Windows NT
Windows NT is a Microsoft Windows personal computer operating system designed for users and businesses needing advanced capability.Continue Reading
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
An MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) is someone who has passed exams about the Microsoft Windows NT operating system, related desktop systems, networking, and Microsoft's BackOffice server products.Continue Reading
WinZip
WinZip is a Windows program that lets you archive and compress files so that you can store or distribute them more efficiently.Continue Reading