What IT Pros Must Know About Sarbanes-Oxley
Now’s the time to learn what part IT will play in making sure your company complies with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act's requirements for controls, documentation, testing, and records retention. Randy Franklin Smith
Virtual Server 2005 Cluster Setup Kit
Take advantage of clustering in a virtualized environment by walking through this easy-to-follow guide to configuring a Windows Server 2003 cluster via Microsoft Virtual Server 2005. Michael Otey
IPsec for Network Protection
Use IPsec to solve three common problems—to stop worms, to protect servers, and to isolate a domain—without performance-sapping encryption. Steve Riley
20 Windows 2003 Command-Line Weapons
Extremely valuable command-line utilities exist for the Windows environment, but they can be difficult to find. Here are more than a dozen essential tools that'll remind you of Windows' command-line strength. Sean Deuby
Ask the Experts
Learn: how to use Identity Integration Server Feature Pack for Windows Server Active Directory, should you deploy Exchange or Outlook first, when to apply Exchange schema upgrades when migrating your to Exchange 2003, and about the iSCSI protocol. Bob Chronister, et al.
Using RIS to Deploy 64-Bit OSs Is Tricky
To automate the deployment of the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003, you can use Remote Installation Services. However, there are some problems you need to know about. Readers
Outlook Won’t Shut Down? Try This Script
When you use Outlook 2003 to open a mailbox or shared calendar typically accessed by an Outlook 2000 client, Outlook 2000 sometimes doesn’t shut down. Here’s a workaround if you don’t want to use Microsoft’s hotfix Readers
What You Need to Know About Exchange 12 (E12)
Developed with an eye toward upcoming business trends and customers' key pain points, Exchange 12 will be one of the most impressive Exchange upgrades Microsoft has ever released. Paul Thurrott
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