http://www.sqlmag.com/authors/author/author/3693639/rss/3693639en-USFri, 25 May 2012 10:20:28 GMTFri, 25 May 2012 10:20:28 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/messaging/comparative-review-exchange-server-ediscovery-142672
By Orin Thomas
Sherpa Software’s Discovery Attender and Quest Software’s Archive Manager go beyond the basic e-discovery functionality offered in Exchange Server 2010.]]>Orin ThomasMon, 23 Apr 2012 12:42:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/messaging/comparative-review-exchange-server-ediscovery-142672http://www.sqlmag.com/article/backup-recovery/sql-server-backup-comparison-142269
By Orin Thomas
If SQL Server’s native tools aren’t meeting your database backup and restore needs, there are alternative tools you can use. Here’s a look at how backup solutions from Acronis, Quest Software, and Red Gate Software stack up against each other.]]>Orin ThomasSat, 21 Apr 2012 11:59:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/backup-recovery/sql-server-backup-comparison-142269http://www.sqlmag.com/article/system-center/system-center-2012-suite-141827
By Orin Thomas
A major overhaul in the Microsoft System Center suite helps IT pros configure and manage applications, services, computers, and VMs.]]>Orin ThomasTue, 20 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/system-center/system-center-2012-suite-141827http://www.sqlmag.com/article/vmware/review-vmware-protect-essentials-141960
By Orin Thomas
The capabilities of VMware vCenter Protect Essentials Plus go well beyond what’s available in tools such as the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA).]]>Orin ThomasWed, 22 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/vmware/review-vmware-protect-essentials-141960http://www.sqlmag.com/article/system-center/understanding-system-center-orchestrator-2012-141144
By Orin Thomas
Use this new member of System Center to automate day-to-day systems administration tasks.]]>Orin ThomasWed, 18 Jan 2012 14:50:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/system-center/understanding-system-center-orchestrator-2012-141144http://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/review-enterprise-random-password-manager-140979
By Orin Thomas
Centralize—and improve—the management of privileged account passwords with this comprehensive tool, but be ready for a bit of culture shock.]]>Orin ThomasSat, 17 Dec 2011 11:46:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/review-enterprise-random-password-manager-140979http://www.sqlmag.com/article/client-management/review-dell-kace-k2000-139871
By Thomas, Orin
The Dell KACE K2000 is a OS deployment appliance supports both Mac OS and Windows OS images.]]>Thomas, OrinThu, 22 Sep 2011 11:28:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/client-management/review-dell-kace-k2000-139871http://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/comparative-review-application-whitelisting
By Orin Thomas
If you want to use application whitelisting as part of your organizational security strategy, and you’re looking for a product that offers more than Software Restriction Policies (SRPs) or AppLocker, consider using one of these application restriction products.]]>Orin ThomasMon, 07 Feb 2011 16:31:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/product-review/comparative-review-application-whitelistinghttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/testing5/solve-4-common-patch-management-problems
By Orin Thomas
Use these tips to help find which updates have been deployed, prevent update traffic from saturating WAN links, prevent end-user interruptions, and establish a group of update testers.]]>Orin ThomasTue, 23 Mar 2010 12:18:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/testing5/solve-4-common-patch-management-problemshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/falsification-as-a-troubleshooting-methodology
By Orin Thomas
Rather than trying to prove your theory about what has gone wrong correct when diagnosing a problem, try to prove your theory incorrect.]]>Orin ThomasMon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/falsification-as-a-troubleshooting-methodologyhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-powershell/how-to-efficiently-search-and-manage-event-log-data-
By Orin Thomas
You can configure Windows to help you deal with event log data and find events before they prove harmful.]]>Orin ThomasTue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-powershell/how-to-efficiently-search-and-manage-event-log-data-http://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/security-steps-use-applocker-policies-to-block-solitaire-103353
By Orin Thomas
It has been suggested that the Solitaire application causes tens if not hundreds of hours of productivity to be lost across organizations on an annual basis. In this screencast you will learn how to disable Solitaire using AppLocker Policies.]]>Orin ThomasThu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/security-steps-use-applocker-policies-to-block-solitaire-103353http://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/security-steps-delegate-reset-password-on-ou
By Orin Thomas
Quick screencast showing how delegate reset password privilege on an OU]]>Orin ThomasTue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/security-steps-delegate-reset-password-on-ouhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/security-steps-restricted-groups-policies
By Orin Thomas
Restricted groups policies allow you to control the membership of sensitive groups through Active Directory.]]>Orin ThomasFri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/security-steps-restricted-groups-policieshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/security-steps-use-syskey-on-windows-7-to-encrypt-the-sam-to-stop-someone-resetting-the-local-admin-password-on-a-netbook
By Orin Thomas
Security Steps:Use Syskey on Windows 7 to encrypt the SAM to stop someone resetting the local admin password on a netbook]]>Orin ThomasFri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/security-steps-use-syskey-on-windows-7-to-encrypt-the-sam-to-stop-someone-resetting-the-local-admin-password-on-a-netbookhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/wsus-server-2008-r2-and-branchcache
By Orin Thomas
You can use BranchCache in branch offices rather than deploying another WSUS server for Windows 7 branch office clients.]]>Orin ThomasThu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/wsus-server-2008-r2-and-branchcachehttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/security-steps-how-to-block-the-installation-of-the-chrome-frame-add-on-for-internet-explorer
By Orin Thomas
Google has released Chrome Frame to extend IE to support Google Wave. You can use group policy add-on management functionality if your organization wants to block this add-on.]]>Orin ThomasSat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/security-steps-how-to-block-the-installation-of-the-chrome-frame-add-on-for-internet-explorerhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/security-steps-firing-a-systems-administrator
By Orin Thomas
You would be amazed how many organizations forget to disable a fired admin’s user account.]]>Orin ThomasWed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/security-steps-firing-a-systems-administratorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/in-five-years-all-browsers-will-block-internet-advertisements-by-default-
By Orin Thomas
One of the biggest pro-Firefox arguments that you’ll read on the Internet involves blocking advertising using Adblock Plus. Eventually all browsers will include this feature by default.]]>Orin ThomasThu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/in-five-years-all-browsers-will-block-internet-advertisements-by-default-http://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/things-that-you-should-think-about-before-firing-a-systems-administrator-
By Orin Thomas
Organizations should have a procedure in place to ensure that if they do need to let a systems administrator go, the amount of damage that can be done is minimized.]]>Orin ThomasFri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/systems-administrator/things-that-you-should-think-about-before-firing-a-systems-administrator-