SQL Server Magazine May 2003

[Focus]
Learn how the new SMS 2.0 Feature Pack tools can enhance your SMS installation.
By Marshall Copeland
Microsoft Operations Manager experts provide installation advice gleaned from their work with customers.
By Stephen Gordon , et al.
[Feature]
Analyze the Web server's new features, including security enhancements and a portable metabase.
By Brett Hill
Glitches happen when you upgrade NT DCs to Win2K AD. With a level head and the right tools, you can overcome these problems.
By Derek Melber
Find out how to automate the client OS upgrade process.
By James Edelen
Present Windows and UNIX applications from one UI.
By Christa Anderson , et al.
[Reader to Reader]
Easily create a reliable DHCP backup.
By Readers
Lexmark print server utility causes problems.
By Readers
Record in the System log events related to intentional and unintentional shutdowns and restarts.
By Readers
Configure Internet Explorer to open a new window when following a link.
By Readers
Get the most out of Windows XP and Windows 2000's Recovery Console.
By Readers
[Editorial]
Microsoft's security-by-marketing mindset does enterprise customers no good. If Microsoft wants to succeed in the market, it needs to fix its current products.
By Michael Otey
[Inside Out]
Get the most out of security templates in XP and Win2K.
By Mark Minasi
[Scripting Solutions]
Finding common elements lets you assign network resources to more than one user or computer at a time.
By Christa Anderson
[TOP 10]
Discover how to change the name of Recycle Bin, My Network Places, and other Windows special folders.
By Michael Otey
[Buyer's Guide]
Make sure that data transmitted across your wireless networks remains confidential.
By John Howie
[Lab Feature]
This policy-based software makes enterprise storage management a one-person task.
By David Chernicoff
[Best Practices for Exchange]
Learn techniques for monitoring mailboxes, doing keyword searches, and scanning content on the fly.
By Paul Robichaux
[Letters to the Editor]
Readers share their thoughts on hiding DCs, looking out for little IT shops, KVM over IP, and controlling user account logons.
By Readers , et al.
[Market Watch]
VoIP systems offer many advantages to businesses that have significant telephony needs.
By Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.
[Windows Client]
Discover how to script with WMI to automate the task of gathering desktop inventory information.
By Ed Roth
[Need to Know]
Microsoft says Yukon will be a database server upgrade and also a platform on which the company will base future versions of AD, Microsoft Exchange Server, the Windows file system, and other products.
By Paul Thurrott
Microsoft introduced the.NET Connected Logo Program to identify .NET-enabled products from Microsoft and third parties.
By Paul Thurrott
Windows Server 2003 offers dramatic improvements over Windows 2000 Server.
By Paul Thurrott
[What's Hot]
Readers tell us about their favorite products.
By Carolyn Mader
[Storage Admin]
Storage virtualization can be complex. Windows 2003's new Virtual Disk Service makes the process much simpler.
By Jerry Cochran
[Ask the Experts]
Learn which ISAPI filters you can remove after you install IIS.
By Brett Hill
Learn whether renaming your IIS 5.0 servers will affect IIS operations.
By Brett Hill
[Fast Forward]
Current smart-device technology comes close to delivering every item on Mark Smith’s wish list.
By Mark Smith
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