January • February 2006
SQL Server 2005:Set the Stage for a Smooth Upgrade
Randy Dyess
SQL Server 2005:Boost Performance with New Features in SQL Server 2005
Paul Nielsen
SQL Server 2005:Protect your Metadata
Kalen Delaney
SQL Server 2005:Running the Microsoft SAP Infrastructure on SQL Server 2005
Mike Hatch
Windows Administration:Rapid Recovery with the Volume Shadow Copy Service
Dave Field
Exchange Server:New Weapons In The Fight Against Spam
Alexander Nikolayev
Exchange Server:Stop Spam From the Inside by Locking Down SMTP
Greg Taylor
Exchange Server:Stay Better Connected with Exchange ActiveSync
Max Ciccotosto and Paul Limont
Exchange Server:Tune Up Exchange Server with the Best Practices Analyzer
Jon Avner and Paul Bowden
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In this issue of TechNet Magazine, we are taking an in-depth look at two key products that our readers use at work every day: SQL Server and Exchange Server. Even the smallest companies need to store and track data, and you’d be hard-pressed to find an organization that doesn’t use messaging as a vital part of its daily business.Joshua Trupin
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ToolBox:New Products for IT Professionals
Overseer Network MonitorGreg Steen
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Utility Spotlight:WMI Code Creator
As a systems administrator you’re surely no stranger to Windows®Management Instrumentation (WMI), which gives you access to a wealth of management information and allows you to automate administrative tasks.Chris Scoville
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SQL Questions & Answers:Clusters, Isolation, and More
Your queries answered by Microsoft IT professionals.Nancy Michell
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In the last issue, I discussed SMTP, the most common protocol for sending e-mail across the Internet. Now I’d like to discuss the other Internet protocol that almost all mail clients support: POP3, which lets users access the e-mail on their mail server.R'ykandar Korra'ti
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Blog Tales:Introduction to Excel XML
With the soon-to-be released next version of Microsoft® Office (currently code-named "Office 12"), there will be new default file formats for Microsoft Word, PowerPoint®, and Excel®. These new formats, called the Microsoft Office Open XML Formats, will open up a whole new world to Office developers.Brian Jones
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Hey, Scripting Guy!:Yes, Another One...
Greetings, everyone. In one of their classic Halloween episodes, the Simpsons became rich and famous. Their faces were everywhere: on billboards, on T-shirts, you name it. Not too surprisingly the people of Springfield quickly tired of seeing the Simpsons everywhere they looked.The Microsoft Scripting Guys
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Security Watch:Why You Should Disable the Administrator Account
I’ve fielded a lot of questions recently about how to manage the built-in administrator account. I am referring specifically to BUILTIN\Administrator, also known as NT AUTHORITY\Administrator, the account with relative identifier (RID) 500.Jesper Johansson
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Serving The Web:Configuring Application Pools in IIS 6.0
One of the best improvements in IIS 6. 0 over earlier versions was the introduction of Application Pools (often called App Pools for short). When IIS 6. 0 is running in Worker Process Isolation Mode (the default in a new installation of Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003), every IIS 6.Brett Hill
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How IT Works:NTFS Permissions, Part 2
While security is essential in today’s network, unfortunately some administrators think they are secure if they just have a good firewall. Various studies suggest that up to 65 percent of all network compromises happen from inside the firewall.Richard Civil
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Legal Briefs:Breach Notification Laws
It’s almost impossible to read the news these days without running into a piece about computer security, compromised personal information, and bills written to protect consumer rights. Confidential information being inappropriately accessed and used is not a new problem.Don McGowan
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Inside Microsoft.com:Making the Move to x64
For many years, one of the biggest challenges faced by the Microsoft. com Web site engineers was the virtual memory limitations of the 32-bit operating system. With hundreds of different applications running on the site, there was often contention for the 2GB address limit that the front-end Web servers had to deal with.Chris St. Amand
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Field Notes:Don't Lose the Manual
I have been mucking with computers since I was in the 5th grade. I built microcomputers on breadboards, wrote assembler programs, manually linked network drivers, assembled computers from piles of boxes—all those really old school techie things.Mark Scott
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TechNet Update:The SQL Server Ecosystem
It is fascinating to watch the ecosystem grow up around market-leading products. A walk through any computer hardware or software section highlights the fantastic variety of products built upon and for the Windows® platform.Graeme Bennett
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Windows Confidential:The Resourcefulness of Annoying People
Windows isn’t as open as it used to be. In the earlier, simpler days, Windows® was designed in a more trusting manner. Internal file formats were documented, and programs could manipulate the system in a wide variety of ways.Raymond Chen
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