By Alan Sugano, 10/13/2011
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 are the first versions of Windows Server in which you can successfully keep your firewall enabled and still have the server work in ...
By Alan Sugano, 07/19/2011
Server virtualization has many benefits, but it also poses huge security risks. Learn how to secure VMware ESX hosts in a virtualized environment.
By Alan Sugano, 05/19/2011
Options to consider in VMware virtual machine (VM) disk configuration include raw device mapping, thin versus thick provisioning, IDE versus SCSI, DAS versus SAN storage, ...
By Alan Sugano, 05/01/2011
Server virtualization has many benefits, but it also poses huge security risks. Learn how to secure VMware ESX hosts in a virtualized environment.
By Alan Sugano, 09/24/2010
Follow these steps to determine key lengths of your current certificates and find out about infrastructure concerns when upgrading from certificates with 1,024-bit key lengths to ...
By Alan Sugano, 02/17/2010
Learn about Hyper-V's pitfalls before making the move.
By Alan Sugano, 06/15/2009
There's a lot to consider if you want to implement SharePoint platform that's optimized for your organization. Taking the time to address eight considerations will help you ...
By Alan Sugano, 05/22/2009
Has your Exchange system crashed? Here are the step-by-step instructions you need for recovering that system—from beginning to end.
By Alan Sugano, 02/17/2009
SCVMM 2008 relies on vCenter for ESX Server integration.
By Alan Sugano, 10/29/2008
The decision to upgrade to Vista has to make business sense, but many companies find the costs in training and application compatibility problems outweigh any benefits Vista ...
By Alan Sugano, 09/08/2008
Alan Sugano ran across a problem with a slow Server 2008 installation and shares what he discovered.
By Alan Sugano, 09/04/2008
To get the best storage for your needs, you should consider hard disk drive technology as well as storage design. Learn about high availability, cost, and other differences ...
By Alan Sugano, 08/12/2008
There is a serious bug that causes the licenses to expire in Service Pack 2 of VMware ESX 3.5.
By Alan Sugano, 08/04/2008
The good and not so good about working with SharePoint and Excel Services.
By Alan Sugano, 07/15/2008
Here are some things you can do to increase the security of your virtual server environment.
By Alan Sugano, 07/09/2008
By Alan Sugano, 06/24/2008
Most any company can benefit from a SharePoint portal. See how these companies are using it for their business needs.
By Alan Sugano, 05/12/2008
Follow along as Alan moves a client's SharePoint portal to a 64-bit platform.
By Alan Sugano, 04/08/2008
As Microsoft tries to nudge users away from public folders, Alan discusses steps for making that transition.
By Alan Sugano, 02/28/2008
Before you implement Windows Server 2008, benefit from an expert’s lessons-learned about integration with AD, compatibility with Microsoft server applications, virtualization, ...