TechNet Magazine August 2013

TechNet Magazine August 2013

SQL Server:Always have a backup plan

Don’t confuse backup and restore with high availability. In the event of an outage, backup and restore will get back your data, but only after some downtime. Saleem Hakani

Windows 8:The print system reimagined

Windows 8, and the mobile version Windows RT, relies on an entirely new printer driver architecture. Adrian Lannin

Security:Security in a wireless world

Just because most of your users are wireless doesn’t mean they need to operate unsecured. John Vacca

Cloud Computing:Cloud acceleration

There are many benefits to cloud acceleration, including application response time, greater efficiency and improved user satisfaction. Dan Sullivan

IT Management:How do your leadership skills measure up?

A noted business consultant identifies the benefits and pitfalls of three popular leadership styles. Barbara Trautlien

SQL Server:Dig deep for performance issues

There are several tactics for determining what’s causing the most wait times in SQL Server so you can direct your performance tuning. Glen Berry, Louis Davidson, Tim Ford

Software Leadership:What poker taught me about work

There are many lessons and many levels to something like the game of poker, most of which you can directly apply to your IT job. Ryan Haveson

SharePoint 2010:Monitoring SharePoint

Don’t neglect your efforts to monitor SharePoint event and data logging. It can have a significant impact on performance. Corey Erkes, Steve Wright

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Editor's Note:Clouds on the horizon

There are many aspects to arriving at the ultimate cloud solution, including the hardware that supports it and the data and applications that reside there.Lafe Low

Windows Confidential:Hiding in plain sight

Certain policies do precisely what they say they’ll do, no more and no less. Setting up a policy and hoping it does something else sets you up for failure.Raymond Chen