SQL Server Magazine April 2007

[Feature]
Refresh your knowledge of Exchange storage options.
By Paul Robichaux
Longhorn Server's public key infrastructure (PKI) has the most features of any PKI version, and installing Windows Certificate Services is easier than ever.
By Jan De Clercq
The strong integration between Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 lets you collaborate by publishing forms to your SharePoint sites.
By David Gerhardt
Bob Mixon offfers up SharePoint solutions from an administrator's perspective.
By Bob Mixon
Use these two features of Group Policy to better manage Office—Group Policy Software Installation deploys Office and Office Administrative Templates locks down the behavior of various Office applications for your users.
By Darren Mar-Elia
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 technology.
By Ed Roth
[Reader to Reader]
Identifying which TCP connections are associated with which processes on a computer can help with troubleshooting problems. To quickly match TCP connections with processes, you can use the Netstat and Tasklist commands.
By Readers
If you're worried about protecting the data on your USB storage device, consider using TrueCrypt. This free tool uses encrypted volumes to protect your important data.
By Readers
Using one of the sample scripts that ships with Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), you can quickly discover in which GPO a setting resides.
By Readers
[TOP 10]
Some important programs are no longer in the same places they were in XP and can be quite difficult to find in Vista without some help.
By Michael Otey
[Letters to the Editor]
Readers ask how to choose between Exchange 2003 or 2007, suggest antispam solutions for business, and praise an online article.
By Readers , et al.
[Market Watch]
Windows Storage Server and Windows Unified Data Storage Server devices are quick and easy to deploy and answer today’s need for NAS.
By Michael Otey
[Need to Know]
With Windows Vista, Microsoft set out to make the most secure Windows version yet. By all accounts, it was successful. This month, Paul Thurrott covers features that will ensure your data and your desktop stay protected.
By Paul Thurrott
[Ask the Experts]
Learn about DNS scavenging and how to configure it, find out how to migrate applications during a move to Vista, and learn all about Vista's user account security.
By Various Authors
[Windows Power Tools]
You probably often use the great Whoami account-lookup tool. You'll be happy to know that Windows Vista gives it a new sense of legitimacy, finally making it a fully supported, in-the-box utility.
By Mark Minasi
[New & Improved]
Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Vizioncore's esxRanger, Charter, Replicator, and Migrator
By Blake Eno
[IT Pro Perspective]
Microsoft is committing itself to interoperability in a big way by taking a structured approach to providing "interoperability by design."
By Karen Forster
[Hey Microsoft!]
Many readers haven’t heard of unified communications (UC), and even those who have don’t know specifically what it is. Learn the details about UC, how it differs from UM, and what it could mean for your company’s communication policies.
By Karen Forster
[The Business End]
You can successfully manage change by being sensitive toward your employees' needs and honest about the progress of the change.
By Ben Smith
[Solutions +]
Ditch Robocopy (and FRS) for replication and synchronization on your network, and implement easy-to-use DFSR on Windows Server 2003 R2 instead.
By Sean Deuby
Deploy Internet Explorer 7.0 to take advantage of the Web browser's cool new features and enhanced security.
By John Savill
[Cover Story]
Are you about to jump on the virtualization bandwagon? Before you do, you need to be aware of the technology's real security concerns. Here are some practical solutions that you can use.
By John Howie
[Product News]
Windows Vista's security is an improvement over XP, but proves a little light when it comes to enterprise security features.
By Paul Thurrott
[Industry Briefings]
Our editors share insights from their conversations with Arcot Systems, Quest Software, Adobe Systems.
By Editors
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