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March 2007

COVER STORY


 
System Center Puts DSI into Practice
Karen Forster tallks with Microsoft's Kirill Tatarinov and Larry Orecklin about the latest System Center products and how they address the priorities and pain points of systems management.
Karen Forster

System Center "Service Desk" and VSTS: Where IT and Dev Meet
Karen Forster


FEATURES


 
Exchange 2007 Transforms Message Routing
Exchange Server 2007 eliminates routing groups in favor of a more efficient message-flow process, but you'll need to perform certain tasks to make the new routing coexist with legacy Exchange servers.
Paul Robichaux

Exchange 2007 Lessons from Microsoft IT
Anne Grubb


 
Secure Connectivity on the Road
Here’s a free and simple-to-set-up alternative to using a Microsoft or third-party VPN for secure connectivity on the road: the OpenSSH VPN tool and the Squid for Windows proxy server.
Mark Joseph Edwards


 
Develop a Storage Strategy with Compliance in Mind
If your company must meet regulatory requirements, your storage management strategy should support that need. Take a look at three different standards—HIPAA, SEC Rule 17a-4, and SOX—and how each can affect a business's choice of storage.
David Chernicoff

Steps in Designing a Storage Compliance Strategy
David Chernicoff


 
Hosted Applications
Hosted applications can often reduce costs, but you need to evaluate how your business plans to use them before you decide to take that route.
David Chernicoff


 
SharePoint Server 2007 Revealed
Learn more about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 features in this guided tour, using practical "experiences" to manage content, tasks, workflow, and Web parts.
Dan Holme


 
Getting to Know Office 2007
Learn how Pivot Tables display hierarchical data, what OneNote 2007's OCR indexing means for your searches, and why you might want to consider using Word 2007's blogging feature.
Dan Holme


 
Ask the Experts
Learn more about the administrative template files in Windows Vista and discover the reason behind the short delays when accessing Windows Vista's File Open dialog box.
Various Authors

The Case of the Delayed Windows Vista File Open Dialogs
Mark Russinovich

Managing Windows Vista Group Policy Options
John Savill

Create an MMC Snap-In for Searching PDF Files
If you need to quickly search through PDF files, you'll want to try this reader's creative solution.
Readers


COLUMNS


 
From ExBPA to ExRAP
Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer and teh Exchange Server Risk Assessment and Health Check Program help you proactively identify and solve problems in your Exchange configuration.
Karen Forster


 
What You Need to Know About 2007-2008 Microsoft Windows Server Technologies
The next two years will be quite significant for Windows Server technologies. Paul Thurrott examines Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows Centro Mid-Market Server, Windows Server Longhorn, and Windows Server virtualization.
Paul Thurrott


 
The Lowdown on Takeown
A great new tool in Vista and Windows 2003 offers a quick command-line method for taking ownership of files and folders.
Mark Minasi


 
Most Enticing Vista Features
The new business-oriented features included in Windows Vista provide additional functionality and make the new OS easy to use in the workplace.
Michael Otey

Letters@windowsitpro.com

DNS Commands and Managing Servers
Although all of the recommendations Mark Burnett makes in his article "Segregate Your DNS Servers" (September 2006, InstantDoc ID 92660) are good and the content
Editors


PRODUCTS AND REVIEWS

 
New & Improved
Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Virtual Iron Software's Virtual Oron 3.1.
Blake Eno

 
Patch Management Solutions
See how Microsoft's free WSUS stacks up against PatchLink Update and Shavlik HFNetChkPro Plus.
Philip Morgan

System Center Essentials 2007 Beta 2
Here’s a first look at System Center Essentials 2007, Microsoft's promising management solution aimed at midsized businesses.
Ed Roth

 
EventSentry 2.72
EventSentry 2.72 provides the network-monitoring capabilities that smaller businesses need.
Joel B. Barker

Light Database Tools
These entry-level database solutions are ideal for individuals and small organizations.
Blake Eno

 
Readers Review Hot Products
VMware Converter 3 Beta, NirSoft's produkey, and Hardcopy
Readers, et al.

 
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