SQL Server Magazine July 2007

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SCCM 2007: The New Incarnation of SMS
Get the straight story on SCCM's pros, as well as the cons. This review not only examines the new features, but provides installation and deployment considerations and caveats you need to know about.
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[Feature]

Configuring Exchange Server 2007

After installing Exchange 2007, you'll need to configure your servers. Here are the steps to follow to set up the Mailbox, Client Access, and Hub Transport server roles.

Dig Out by Digging Into PowerShell

Learn how to use PowerShell to retrieve event log entries, disable user accounts in AD, and retrieve a computer's user-defined shares.

How SharePoint Matches up to Public Folders

Integration features in Outlook, Exchange, and SharePoint can help you begin to transition away from using public folders to using SharePoint.

Safely Deploy Security Templates

The Windows Server 2003 Security Guide gives you powerful templates for hardening security, but plan your deployment carefully and watch out for these gotchas.




[Reader to Reader]

Allow Cookies but Not Other Web Site Content

Using a .reg file, a batch file, and Group Policy, you can allow cookies but prevent users from downloading unwanted and possibly malicious files and ActiveX objects.

Another Way to Ensure Flawless Automatic Shutdowns

Besides using the Shutdown command in a batch file, you can use PsShutdown to shut down client computers.

Change IP Settings in a Snap

Here's a tool that lets you automatically change the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS server for Ethernet and wireless network adapters. Fortunately, it's much simpler to use than the Netsh Interface IP commands.




[Product Reviews]

Log Management Products for SMBs

Do you need an event log management product that can provide you with archiving, reporting, and monitoring functionality? Here are six products that do just that.

PrimalScript Universal

More than just a VB Script or Powershell script editor, the latest PrimalScript package is chockfull of powerful apps and training resources.




[TOP 10]

Vista Customizations for Administrators

Make sure you've got Windows Vista organized so you can effectively perform your administrative functions.




[Buyer's Guide]

KVM Over IP Switches

KVM over IP switches can improve IT efficiency, but make sure you choose a KVM solution wisely—our buyer's guide can help you navigate through the many choices and models available.




[Letters to the Editor]

Letters@windowsitpro.com

Readers praise authors Ben Smith and Eric Rux, weigh in on VoIP and Office 2007 Deployment, and more.




[Need to Know]

What You Need to Know About Windows Server 2008 Beta 3

The buzz around Windows Server 2008 has been loud, but with Microsoft releasing beta 3, all that hype may just turn out to be justified.




[What's Hot]

Readers Review Hot Products

Readers highlight favorite products: CorasWorks Workplace Suite, O'Reilly Media's "Active Directory Cookbook," and High Tower Software's High Tower SEM 3210.




[Ask the Experts]

Ask the Experts

Learn about a compatibility problem between Acrobat Reader 8 and Vista's UAC feature, find out how to use a video for your desktop background, and learn how to chain two or more commands together.




[Windows Power Tools]

Chml Fills the Gap

In response to an Icacls shortcoming, Mark creates a freely downloadable tool called Chml, which lets you further your integrity-level experiments.




[New & Improved]

New & Improved

Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Alacritech's Scalable Network Accelerators and iSCSI Scalable Network Accelerators




[IT Pro Perspective]

I Know Who You Are; I Saw What You Did

Karen Forster look sat Windows Server 2008's and Vista's Network Access Protection (NAP), technology that can keep your network safe no matter what your users' computers throw at it.




[Review]

Paul’s Picks

Windows Calendar provides a good, web-compatibale alternative to Outlook's calendar features. Windows Home Server Beta 2 is a good choice for both home users and small offices.




[Solutions +]

Let WDS Ease Your Vista Rollout Pain

Windows Deployment Services eases the task of rolling out Vista to enterprise computers.




[Cover Story]

The 4 Pillars of System Center Configuration Manager

SCCM 2007 is the new incarnation of Microsoft's vaunted SMS. Want to know how it can benefit your environment? Here's a look at the product's architecture, as well as its new and exciting features.



 

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