TechNet Magazine February 2013

TechNet Magazine February 2013

IT Management:Resolutions for business and IT

Enterprise technology in 2013 will help businesses of all sizes achieve levels of automation and efficiency previously only found in larger organizations. Tijl Vuyk

Windows PowerShell:Create Hyper-V virtual machines

You can use Hyper-V and Windows PowerShell 3.0 to easily create, configure and manage your virtual machines Neil Tucker

Exchange Server 2013:Archive with elegance

You can set up archive mailboxes for your Exchange users to get around storage limits and retention policies. Brien Posey

IIS 8:Better certificate management

The IIS 8 central certificate store can simplify the process of using multiple certificates on multiple servers. Jason Helmick

SharePoint 2013:Add power to Office apps

Using two new development models, you can automate integrated processes between SharePoint and your Office applications. V. Gnanasekaran

IT Management:IT and the consumer

The needs of the consumer and the capabilities of IT are more closely aligned than you might think. Romi Mahajan

Active Directory:Disconnect for better data

Using a disconnected recordset and its associated utilities can help you maintain query performance. James Turner

Lync Server 2013:Enterprise voice speaks up

The Enterprise Voice functionality of Lync Server 2013 has a number of enhancements from both the administrative and user perspective. Alan Maddison

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Editor's Note:Death, taxes and upgrades

You can expect major upgrades to most of the major Microsoft solution platforms this year, including Office, SharePoint, Exchange and Lync.Lafe Low

Windows Confidential:Signs your project is doomed

When your own upper management can’t even accurately describe your project, you know you’re doomed.Raymond Chen

Geek of All Trades:Complete automation for service requests

System Center Service Manager 2012 can handle automating the process of managing service requests.Greg Shields

Windows PowerShell:The Windows PowerShell Workflow environment

Each month this year, Don Jones will present an installment in a 12-part tutorial on Windows PowerShell Workflow. We encourage you to read through the series in order, beginning with the January 2013 column.Don Jones

Utility Spotlight:Scan your PCs for malware

The Microsoft Safety Scanner can detect and remove malware when your standard antivirus software doesn’t do the job.Lance Whitney

Toolbox:New Products for IT Professionals

This month’s troika of products lets you beef up your firewall security, visualize SQL task automation and test HTTP services.Greg Steen