http://www.sqlmag.com/authors/author/author/5044878/rss/5044878en-USFri, 25 May 2012 10:32:11 GMTFri, 25 May 2012 10:32:11 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/firewalls/windows-server-2008-r2-firewall-security-140901
By Alan Sugano
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 a production environment. The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Firewall with Advanced Security snap-in is key to this capability.]]>Alan SuganoThu, 13 Oct 2011 17:36:53 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/firewalls/windows-server-2008-r2-firewall-security-140901http://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/vmware-virtualization-security-139874
By Alan Sugano
Server virtualization has many benefits, but it also poses huge security risks. Learn how to secure VMware ESX hosts in a virtualized environment.]]>Alan SuganoTue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/vmware-virtualization-security-139874http://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization2/vmware-esx-disk-storage-options-129975
By Alan Sugano
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, persistent versus nonpersistent independent disks, and storage group block size.]]>Alan SuganoThu, 19 May 2011 13:26:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization2/vmware-esx-disk-storage-options-129975http://www.sqlmag.com/article/server-virtualization/vmware-virtualization-security-136282
By Alan Sugano
Server virtualization has many benefits, but it also poses huge security risks. Learn how to secure VMware ESX hosts in a virtualized environment.]]>Alan SuganoSun, 01 May 2011 14:12:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/server-virtualization/vmware-virtualization-security-136282http://www.sqlmag.com/article/security/are-your-ssl-certificates-secure-
By Alan Sugano
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 2,048-bit key lengths.]]>Alan SuganoFri, 24 Sep 2010 16:46:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/security/are-your-ssl-certificates-secure-http://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/hyper-v-migration-pitfalls
By Alan Sugano
Learn about Hyper-V’s pitfalls before making the move.]]>Alan SuganoWed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/hyper-v-migration-pitfallshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-sharepoint-services-30/8-points-to-consider-before-you-implement-sharepoint
By Alan Sugano
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 implement a SharePoint platform that performs well and is easily scalable.]]>Alan SuganoMon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-sharepoint-services-30/8-points-to-consider-before-you-implement-sharepointhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/email/recover-your-exchange-server-2007-environment-in-16-steps
By Alan Sugano
Has your Exchange system crashed? Here are the step-by-step instructions you need for recovering that system—from beginning to end. ]]>Alan SuganoFri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/email/recover-your-exchange-server-2007-environment-in-16-stepshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/scvmm-and-esx-server-integration
By Alan Sugano
SCVMM 2008 relies on vCenter for ESX Server integration.]]>Alan SuganoTue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/scvmm-and-esx-server-integrationhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-xp2/10-reasons-i-not-i-to-deploy-windows-vista
By Alan Sugano
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 brings.]]>Alan SuganoWed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-xp2/10-reasons-i-not-i-to-deploy-windows-vistahttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/configuration/troubleshooting-a-slow-running-windows-server-2008
By Alan Sugano
Alan Sugano ran across a problem with a slow Server 2008 installation and shares what he discovered.]]>Alan SuganoMon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/configuration/troubleshooting-a-slow-running-windows-server-2008http://www.sqlmag.com/article/iscsi/server-storage-options
By Alan Sugano
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 between locally attached storage, NAS, JBOD, and SAN.]]>Alan SuganoThu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/iscsi/server-storage-optionshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/file-systems/serious-vmware-bug
By Alan Sugano
There is a serious bug that causes the licenses to expire in Service Pack 2 of VMware ESX 3.5.]]>Alan SuganoTue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/file-systems/serious-vmware-bughttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/sharepoint/microsoft-office-sharepoint-server-and-excel-services
By Alan Sugano
The good and not so good about working with SharePoint and Excel Services.]]>Alan SuganoMon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/sharepoint/microsoft-office-sharepoint-server-and-excel-serviceshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/security-and-server-virtualization
By Alan Sugano
Here are some things you can do to increase the security of your virtual server environment.]]>Alan SuganoTue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/security-and-server-virtualizationhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/moss-2007-applications-in-the-business-world99694
By Alan Sugano
MOSS 2007 Applications in the Business World]]>Alan SuganoWed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/moss-2007-applications-in-the-business-world99694http://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/moss-2007-applications-in-the-business-world
By Alan Sugano
Most any company can benefit from a SharePoint portal. See how these companies are using it for their business needs.]]>Alan SuganoTue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/moss-2007-applications-in-the-business-worldhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/migrating-microsoft-office-sharepoint-server-2007-to-a-different-server
By Alan Sugano
Follow along as Alan moves a client’s SharePoint portal to a 64-bit platform.]]>Alan SuganoMon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/migrating-microsoft-office-sharepoint-server-2007-to-a-different-serverhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/public-folders/email-enabling-sharepoint-document-libraries-and-lists
By Alan Sugano
As Microsoft tries to nudge users away from public folders, Alan discusses steps for making that transition.]]>Alan SuganoTue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/public-folders/email-enabling-sharepoint-document-libraries-and-listshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/encryption2/avoid-windows-server-2008-integration-challenges-
By Alan Sugano
Before you implement Windows Server 2008, benefit from an expert’s lessons-learned about integration with AD, compatibility with Microsoft server applications, virtualization, backup, and antivirus and antispyware.]]>Alan SuganoThu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/encryption2/avoid-windows-server-2008-integration-challenges-