By Ed Roth, 03/19/2009
Booting a Windows server from an iSCSI SAN can provide economical data protection, and you might not even need new hardware to do it. These steps show you how.
By Ed Roth, 11/21/2008
Group Policy is great for managing client systems but can be difficult to learn and use. DPM is an excellent tool for those who want to use Group Policy but don’t want to invest ...
By Ed Roth, 09/26/2008
Solid state disk drives are cool, but they don't make sense in NAS.
By Jeff James, 07/09/2008
With the availability of competitive, reasonably priced alternatives to Microsoft and VMware products, just about every IT pro can find a virtualization solution that fits his or ...
By Ed Roth, 06/26/2008
Two complementary technologies—iSCSI SANs and system virtualization—hold the power to completely change your systems management processes. Here’s how to implement iSCSI them in ...
By Ed Roth, 05/22/2008
Here are some recommended backup practices for any virtualized environment.
By Ed Roth, 05/20/2008
Learn how to configure SAN storage on the Windows Virtual Server platform.
By Ed Roth, 05/20/2008
Learn how to configure SAN storage on the VMware ESX Server platform.
By Ed Roth, 06/28/2007
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 ...
By Ed Roth, 03/28/2007
To make backup and recovery processes more useful and forgiving, Microsoft built Vista’s new backup capabilities from the ground up instead of repackaging the old backup ...
By Ed Roth, 03/28/2007
Here are five backup and recovery essentials in Windows Vista that you should know about.
By Ed Roth, 02/28/2007
Here’s a first look at System Center Essentials 2007, Microsoft's promising management solution aimed at midsized businesses.
By Ed Roth, 09/26/2006
Is your company ready to deploy a wireless network? Here are seven basic steps to setting up a safe and secure WLAN.
By Ed Roth, 06/28/2006
The simple yet powerful GPInventory tool runs both RSoP and WMI queries on one or more remote systems and collects the results of those queries.
By Ed Roth, 10/25/2005
A few rudimentary physical components are common to most SMB networks. These are the pieces that help you move the data that keeps your company in business.
By Ed Roth, 03/29/2005
We know you need it. With this comparative look at five enterprise-ready antispyware tools, you should be able to find the product you've been waiting for.
By Ed Roth, 03/29/2005
Group Policy is nothing to be afraid of. Learn how to quickly implement policies for managing Windows desktops.
By Ed Roth, 03/29/2005
A few vendors either declined participation in our comparative review of enterprise anti-spyware products or didn't meet our qualifications for participation.
By Ed Roth, 03/29/2005
On December 16, 2004, Microsoft announced its acquisition of GIANT Company Software, a provider of anti-spyware and Internet security products.