TechNet Magazine November 2011

TechNet Magazine November 2011

Windows Networking:Secrets of Windows Event Auditing

The need for access control, regulatory compliance and network complexity makes event auditing more important than ever before. David Rowe

SQL Server 2012:Sometimes Partial Is Preferable

SQL Server 2012 will support partially contained databases, which should ease some migration and consolidation issues. Denny Cherry

SQL Server:Effective Query Tuning

Focus on query tuning to truly optimize your SQL Server performance and efficiently manage workloads. Glen Berry, Louis Davidson, Tim Ford

Windows 7:The Time Is Now for Windows 7

Windows 8 is grabbing the headlines, but there’s still considerable value moving to Windows 7 if you haven’t yet. Joshua Hoffman

Windows Server 2008 R2:Networking in Failover Clusters

When failure is not an option, configuring failover clusters in Windows Server can help ensure high availability. John Marlin

Cloud Computing:Cloud Security Concerns

While maintaining appropriate data security continues to be a prevailing concern, a cloud computing infrastructure can actually increase your overall security. Vic (J.R.) Winkler

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010:Exchange Server 2010 Server Roles

How you manage and configure Exchange Server’s server roles has a huge impact on the efficiency of your Exchange infrastructure. Japp Wesselius

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Editors Note:Lucky Number Seven

Windows 7 is more stable and secure and full-featured than its predecessors. So why aren’t you running Windows 7 as your primary OS?Lafe Low

Windows PowerShell:Scripting Crash Course

This extended Windows PowerShell column will jump-start your knowledge of this powerful technology.Don Jones

Geek of All Trades:Expand Beyond One

You can add a second RD Session Host server following these five relatively simple steps.Greg Shields

Windows Confidential:Jump Once, Jump Twice

The new Jump Lists feature in Windows 7 lets you jump to recent or favorite items, but jump carefully.Raymond Chen

SQL Q&A:Defrags and Disasters

Error logs and temp database files can grow out of hand in short order. Following these configuration tactics can help.Paul S. Randal

Utility Spotlight:Nov Utility Spot

Lance Whitney

Toolbox:New Products for IT Professionals

The tools in this month’s toolbox help tie together additional systems to give you extra screen real estate and an alternate backup solution.Greg Steen

Windows 7:Windows 7: Migrating to 64-bit

There are some special considerations when migrating from 32-bit to 64-bit, as well as some tools and techniques that can help.William Stanek