SQL Server Magazine September 2007

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Windows Server 2008: More Evolution Than Revolution
Find out how Windows 2008 will change--and won't change--the way you work. Where the new OS lacks solutions, it offers many interesting new features.
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[Feature]

8 More Absolutely Cool, Totally Free Utilities

We've combed the Web for a brand-new collection of fantastic, free tools that will make your job easier. Download these lifesavers, add them to your USB toolkit, and be a happy administrator!

Designing Active Directory for Exchange Server 2007

For best performance of your Exchange 2007 servers, make sure AD is properly configured. Here are some things you need to know about DCs, GC servers, and DNS requirements.

Make the Most of Your SAN with iSCSI

Microsoft offers new iSCSI-enabling software, making it possible to cost-effectively bring Windows servers into the data center.

Outlook and SharePoint: Playing Well Together

Leverage the strengths of SharePoint and Outlook to get the best collaboration experience for your users.

SoftGrid for Application Virtualization

Microsoft’s application virtualization solution is SoftGrid. Learn about SystemGuard, which is SoftGrid’s virtual environment—including system requirements, components to install, and installation and configuration recommendations.




[Reader to Reader]

Beware of Unused NICs

Learn why it's important to disable any unused NICs when you're configuring a new server that has multiple NICs.

Create Custom Events with a Single Command

With the Eventcreate command, you can have your scripts, applications, and other components log custom events.

Enter Your Administrator Credentials Only Once

Here's a trick you can use to avoid repeatedly entering your administrator account credentials each time you need to use the Run As option to launch an application that requires administrative privileges.

Lighten Your Computer's Load

Make your computer less resource-hungry by installing lite programs. Here are some recommended programs.




[Product Reviews]

Paul’s Picks

Paul evaluates Microsoft Outlook Connector for Windows Live Hotmail and the latetst Beta of Windows Server 2008. Do they make the grade? Check out his reviews to find out.

Virtual Iron Enterprise Edition 3.6

Virtual Iron Software’s desktop virtualization product includes an advanced feature set that makes configuring and managing virtual servers easy.




[TOP 10]

Questions About Server Core

Windows Server 2008 includes a stripped-down version of the OS called Server Core. Find out what Server Core is and how you can use it for server management.




[Letters to the Editor]

Letters@windowsitpro.com

Readers contribute their thoughts about VMM and a Required Reading article, request a logoff script, and more.




[Market Watch]

What's Up at the Help Desk

The Help desk software market is increasingly being influenced by ITIL best practices and turning toward solutions with self-service options and knowledge bases. Now see what it means that Microsoft is entering the market.




[Need to Know]

What You Need to Know About Instant Search Changes to Windows Vista SP1

Legal challenges from Google have made Microsoft make changes to the Instant Search feature in Windows Vista. How far will Microsoft go to appease Google? Paul gives us the inside scoop.




[What's Hot]

Readers Review Hot Products

Readers highlight favorite products: Brisworks Admin Arsenal, Visual Click Software's DSRAZOR, and ForeScout Technologies' CounterAct.




[Ask the Experts]

Ask the Experts

John Savill shows you how to recover a deleted account, how to enable Netmon in Windows 2003, block automatic installation of Windows 2003 SP2, and more.




[Windows Power Tools]

The Power of For

You can use an age-old, powerful Windows utility—the For command—to add wildcard support to the Chml integrity-level tool.




[New & Improved]

New & Improved

Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Trigence AE 3.0 for Windows




[Review]

Cross-Platform Identity Management Solutions for Single Sign-On

You can secure your heterogeneous computing environment by using a solution that allows your UNIX or Linux system to authenticate to AD—but there are differences between solutions that you should be aware of before you commit.




[Cover Story]

Windows Server 2008 in Perspective

Windows 2008’s advantages over Windows Server 2003 include a 64-bit architecture; a pared-down Server Core installation option; and Active Directory, Group Policy, and Terminal Services improvements.



 

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