TechNet Magazine February 2008

Backup is something many people ignore until it’s too late. But there’s no excuse for this, especially now that the new Windows Vista Backup and Restore Center offers a variety of features that make it easy to protect your data against most forms of data loss. Find out how you can plan a complete recovery strategy with Windows Vista.

Christine Fok

TechNet Magazine September 2007

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SharePoint: Wiki While You Work

Wikis offer a new, more flexible way to collaborate, promoting an unstructured approach to thinking and exchanging ideas. And MOSS 2007 makes it incredibly easy to implement wikis in your organization. Here’s what you need to know to start building and using wikis in the workplace.

Mauro Cardarelli

TechNet Magazine January 2007

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With Windows Vista, changes to the OS kernel bring about advances in many areas, ranging from memory management to reliability to security. We kick off this series with a look at how the kernel delivers improvements in the areas of processes, threads, and I/O.

Mark Russinovich

TechNet Magazine February 2007

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Far too often, people who are not trained database administrators somehow end up responsible for a database. They lack the proper training and knowledge to maintain their database, and problems begin to develop. Here’s a primer for all those involuntary DBAs who need a crash course in database maintenance best practices.

Paul S. Randal

TechNet Magazine August 2008

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There are numerous advantages to running your organization’s applications centrally, and getting started is now surprisingly easy. Here’s what you need to know in order to enable Terminal Services on Windows Server 2003 and implement Terminal Services throughout your organization.

James D. Silliman

TechNet Magazine May 2007

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The Desktop Files: Data Loss Prevention with Enterprise Rights Management

Want to be proactive about preventing data loss? Enterprise rights management is the way to go. Discover how the Microsoft Enterprise Rights Management solution can protect your organization's information from unauthorized access and use.

The complexity of systems today makes troubleshooting more difficult than ever. It’s harder to keep track of what has changed, when, and how that relates to everything else. If something goes wrong, chances are good that users will have a hard time figuring out what has changed on their computers, whether due to updates, new software, ...

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February 2008

SharePoint: A Smart Approach to Gathering Data in the Enterprise

Information is one of the most important assets in an enterprise. But it can be a challenge to manage the mountain of data being gathered through e-mail, Web-based forms, surveys, and other mechanisms. Here's a look at how the Microsoft Office system can help you integrate systems and make data more accessible. Keith Deshaies

SharePoint: Building a Powerful Survey Infrastructure

Gathering and analyzing data is an essential part of business, but you need tools that will allow independent teams to collect the data they need, when they need it. Find out how you can use WSS 3.0, MOSS 2007, and InfoPath 2007 to build a complete and flexible survey solution that can be used throughout the enterprise. Jim Bradley

SharePoint: Standardize Data Management with Custom Content Types

The vast number of disparate documents and other content items stored throughout a large organization can make it difficult to manage documents, their associated metadata, and their behaviors in a centralized and reusable way. Take a look at how you can use content types in SharePoint 2007 to simplify content management across the enterprise. Pav Cherny

Office Communications Server: How Presence Powers OCS 2007

Office Communications Server 2007 uses information about user availability to route communications to the most appropriate place—whether it's sending a voice call, a video conference, an e-mail message, or an IM. See how the OCS 2007 system uses presence to connect endpoints. Rajesh Ramanathan

Office Communications Server: Plan Your OCS 2007 Voice Deployment

Integrating Office Communications Server 2007 with an existing PBX system can be a challenging task. You need to select an integration scenario, understand call routing, know how to configure user settings, deal with number plans, and more. But don't worry. This overview will show you what you need to know. Jochen Kunert and Rui Maximo

High Performance Computing: An Introduction to Windows Compute Cluster Server

Rather than relying on large specialized systems, high performance computing uses clusters of smaller, standard systems. Spreading the workload in this fashion offers an economical solution for solving complex problems quickly. Explore the compute cluster functionality and support provided by Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. John Kelbley and Doug Lindsey

Online Extra: Deploy the 2007 Office System with Terminal Services

The 2007 Microsoft Office system includes design changes you must be aware of before deploying it in your Terminal Services server farm. This article gives you an overview of the changes. James D. Silliman

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SQL Q&A: Non-Clustered Indexes and Retaining Permissions Saleem Hakani and Dan Carollo	Utility Spotlight: ADMX Migrator With Windows Vista, the format for Group Policy templates has changed to an XML-based structure. The ADMX Migrator utility can convert your legacy ADM files into the new ADMX format, as well as help you easily create your own custom ADMX files. Lance Whitney	The Cable Guy: IEEE 802.1X Wired Authentication IEEE 802.1X authentication provides an additional security barrier for access to your intranet. See how Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 make it a snap to implement IEEE 802.1X authentication for your wired network. Joseph Davies
Windows PowerShell: Shell Permissions Permissions in Windows are, unfortunately, innately complicated. But Windows PowerShell can help. Get a quick overview of how permissions in Windows work and find out how you can simplify the task of working with them. Don Jones	Hey, Scripting Guy!: The Games Are Afoot! Oh, and Some XML, Too The Microsoft Scripting Guys go on and on about the 2008 Scripting Games, and they also show you how to create, append, and modify XML documents. By the way, have you heard about the 2008 Scripting Games? The Microsoft Scripting Guys	Security Watch: Island Hopping: Mitigating Undesirable Dependencies Unwanted security dependencies can expose your entire network to attacks. Find out how security dependencies work so you can analyze dependencies in your environment and resolve potential problems. Jesper M. Johansson
The Desktop Files: Dual Booting with Windows XP and Windows PE 2.0 There are a number of advantages to booting Windows PE 2.0 from the same partition as Windows. Learn how to dual-boot Windows XP and Windows PE 2.0 from the same partition and explore the problems this can solve. Wes Miller	Field Notes: Donate Your PC When you donate and reuse old hardware, you keep old hardware out of landfills-and that helps to preserve our environment. These tips can help you effectively delete personal data from your old computer equipment so it will be ready for reuse. Jim Lynch	Windows Confidential: Scrapping the Scraps Here's some history about how a couple of not so incredibly popular features disappeared. Raymond Chen

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