By Karen Bemowski, 09/20/2010
An increasing number of companies are providing their offerings via the cloud. One such company is New Boundary Technologies' PwrSmart Service, a centralized PC power management ...
By Karen Bemowski, 09/17/2010
One way to cut costs is to reduce workstations' energy consumption. With power management software, you can centrally configure and manage the power management settings for ...
By Karen Bemowski, 08/05/2010
Eliminating unused physical and virtual servers and running the remaining servers at slower speeds when they're not doing pertinent work can reduce operational and energy costs.
By Karen Bemowski, 06/23/2010
Reviewing event logs is an important but tedious task, so it's often put off until tomorrow. If tomorrow never comes, you might consider getting an event log manager.
By Karen Bemowski, 10/09/2009
If you want to learn about PowerShell, Windows shell scripting (.bat and .cmd), or T-SQL, here are some novice-level articles that can help.
By Karen Bemowski, 09/18/2009
The debate over whether you should or shouldn't shrink databases took center stage recently. Find out what your peers think, then let us know what you think.
By Karen Bemowski, 09/08/2009
Find out about 175 freebies you can take advantage of when working with Windows OSs, virtual machines, Exchange servers, SharePoint sites, and even SQL Server setups.
By Karen Bemowski, 09/08/2009
In the Reader to Reader "Tool Time" column, readers recommend free tools that they've used. Here's what they're recommending.
By Karen Bemowski, 08/27/2009
You've probably heard of Earth Day, but are you aware that today is Power IT Down Day?
By Karen Bemowski, 08/18/2009
With WMIX 2.0, you don't need to write a script or install software agents to query and manage remote Windows machines.
By Karen Bemowski, 07/21/2009
You might have heard that the Apollo 11 computers had less processing power than a cell phone but did you know that a computer glitch nearly stopped the Eagle lunar module from ...
By Karen Bemowski, 06/05/2009
Although this is the last issue of Scripting Central, you'll still be able to find out about our scripts and scripting tools.
By Karen Bemowski, 05/13/2009
The QuickClick Library in Idera's PowerShellPlus 3.0 features around 100 prepackaged scripts and commands for performing tasks in Windows, Active Directory, SharePoint, VMware, ...
By Karen Bemowski, 05/01/2009
A script designed to re-adjust the Enterprise's engine parameters so that the Enterprise can get free from a space-time vortex fails to work. In the nick of time, the Star Trek ...
By Karen Bemowski, 04/30/2009
Although many IT departments face the prospect of cutback, its core responsibilities are not going away. Understanding business processes and using automation where appropriate ...
By Karen Bemowski, 04/23/2009
Reducing the amount of paper used in core business processes can lead to many benefits, including reduce costs and more effective processes.
By Karen Bemowski, 04/03/2009
If you're using IPv4 and you often need to obtain IP addresses for computers or obtain computers' names based on IP addresses, you'll probably find GetIPs.hta handy.
By Karen Bemowski, 03/27/2009
Similar to a Dun & Bradstreet credit report, EQ2 will provide environmental quality reports that are based on the greenhouse gas data collected and aggregated by AMEE.
By Karen Bemowski, 03/20/2009
Appro's GreenBlade Series blade solution doubles the density of a 1U server while consuming less energy and floor space.
By Karen Bemowski, 03/19/2009
If you never heard of PowerShell's [wmi], [wmiclass], and [wmisearcher] type accelerators, you're not alone. Find out what they are and why should you care about them.