TechNet Magazine September 2011
Cloud Computing:Testing the Cloud
Among the many factors to consider when contemplating a move to cloud-based services is the ability of your potential provider to test and monitor its services. Daniel Joseph Barry
SharePoint 2010:Microsoft SharePoint Online: An Overview for Enterprise IT Professionals
SharePoint Online makes all the collaboration, content sharing and communication capabilities of SharePoint available through the cloud.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2:Understand the RD Connection Broker
The RD Connection Broker is the travel agent, traffic cop, concierge and matchmaker when it comes to matching virtual machine requests with users. Kristin Griffin
Virtualization:Build an IT Lab for Virtual Machines
Do you have a demand for testing hardware to support new projects and updates? A virtual test lab could fit the bill. Thomas Vater , Andreas Rynes
SharePoint 2010:Get Started with SharePoint Online
SharePoint brings its collaboration capabilities to the cloud, which should simplify deploying and management. Joshua Hoffman
Virtualization:Workload Consolidation
Done properly, consolidating server hardware through virtualization can convey many more business benefits than simply reducing hardware costs. Thomas Olzak
SQL Server:Working With Dynamic Management Objects
Dynamic Management Objects help you manage and monitor workload details in SQL Server, which is essential for performance tuning. Glen Berry
Exchange Server 2010:Exchange Server High Availability
E-mail is an essential business communication tool, so anything you can do to ensure high availability with Microsoft Exchange is a good thing. Japp Wesselius
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Editor's Note:Get to the Point
Collaboration is essential to business, and collaboration across geographic boundaries and time zones can only happen with something like SharePointLafe Low
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Windows PowerShell:The Advanced Function Lifecycle
The advanced functions of Windows PowerShell—called Script cmdlets—can be somewhat confusing, but here’s a way to direct their setup and cleanup functions.Don Jones
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Geek of all Trades:The Curiosity that Killed the App
There are plenty of free tools out there that help you control your infrastructure, so why aren’t you using them?Greg Shields
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Windows Confidential:No Limits … Sort Of
What’s the maximum number of files an Explorer directory can handle? There’s no hard limit—it’s just a matter of patience.Raymond Chen
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Transaction logs are an essential component of any instance of SQL Server. Properly and efficiently managing them is equally essential.Paul S. Randal
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Toolbox:New Products for IT Professionals
Asset management and monitoring is the name of the game with this month’s tools. You can use these to inventory your network and monitor your connections and servers.Greg Steen
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Utility Spotlight:Customize Your Browser, Part 2
You can customize Internet Explorer 9 just about any way you like with the Internet Explorer Administration Kit.Lance Whitney
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The Business of IT:The Third C
There are two powerful trends at work in the world of IT, both of which begin with “C.” Yet there’s also another trend that hasn’t been getting enough attention.Romi Mahajan
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