Using the new TS Gateway feature, Windows Server 2008 enables users to access their desktops from anywhere, without using a VPN. Find out how you can publish the TS Gateway through ISA Server 2006 and extend the ISA Server 2006 publishing scenario to include client health enforcement.

By Dr. Thomas W. Shinder and Yuri Diogenes (September 2008)

Michael Murgolo is back with an update to his Elevation PowerToys. You'll find enhanced Run as Administrator functionality that works with third-party scripting tools, a way to replace a handy Windows XP feature removed from Windows Vista, and many more useful tools.

By Michael Murgolo (June 2008)

The new version of SQL Server offers a host of new features and enhancements that promise to improve performance, increase security, and make life better for database administrators. Here’s an overview of the key changes and what you can expect from SQL Server 2008.

By Randy Dyess (April 2008)

The release of Internet Information Services 7.0 sets new standards, offers fundamental improvements, and brings new capabilities for consolidating Web environments. Explore the most important enhancements and get an in-depth guide to testing, staging, and migrating your Web apps to IIS 7.0.

By Fergus Strachan (July 2008)

David Tesar recently posted an interview with Mark Russinovich. In the interview, Mark discusses joining ...
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In his third installment on Windows Deployment Services, Wes Miller explores features that enhance performance and scalability, logging, and command-line automation. Notable in this column are the powerful new command-line utility for management, WDSUtil.exe, and the WDS Image ...
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In the September 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine,  Raymond Chen reflects on how some left over diagnostic code unexpectedly Read more!

As the Scripting Guy notes, the old phrase "you can run but you can't hide" was never more true than it is today— when even your toaster can be Internet-enabled. But disconnection happens, and then what do you do? We—or rather the scripting guys—are ...
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Pav Cherny discusses the limitations of the built-in Directory Management Service in SharePoint and explains how you can replace this component with a custom solution that lets you synchronize SharePoint recipient information with other directory solutions. In particular, he ...
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"One of the common things that administrators must deal with on an ever-increasing basis is the regular changing of the password for shared and privileged accounts, such as the built-in administrator or root account, a firecall account, or perhaps even a process account." In the Read more!