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| July 2008 |
| Ray Ozzie: Cloud Man
As Bill Gates departs, Ray Ozzie takes over Microsoft's online strategy. Also in this issue, Sysvol's secrets, the unified communications puzzle, readers review SCCM 2007, and much more!
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| June 2008 |
| Vista SP1: That's It?!
This month, we examine Vista SP1's hits and misses. Plus, we show you how IT is becoming more social; process automation can be a boon for IT -- if done right; e-mail archiving, storage and compliance pose a touch challenge; product and rearder reviews; and much more!
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| May 2008 |
| The Multi-Core Muddle
PCs are moving to multi-core as OSes, apps and languages try to keep up. Also in this issue, VPN concentrators boost security; spring means time to clean up your AD; managing multiple SQL Server installs; SCOM 2007 is a welcome change; and much more!
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| April 2008 |
| The New Face of User Groups
Even with the Web and IM, professional-level IT user groups are as important as ever. Also, readers comment on Vista, virtualization, Windows Server 2008 and more on the Redmond reader survey; best practices for ensuring high availability for your mission-critical apps; product reviews; and much more!
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| March 2008 |
| Chasing Yahoo!
Will Microsoft's takeover bid for Yahoo be enough to challenge Google? Plus, we ask if Office PerformancePoint Server is worth the price; it's time to make peace with Windows firewall; we review some of the best project management software around; and much more.
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| February 2008 |
| Take a Close Look at Windows Server 2008
Will Microsoft's new server OS be your next-gen platform? Also in this issue: laying the groundwork for SQL Server 2008, the enterprise search arena heats up, Diskeeper 2008 Pro Premier keeps your disk drives healthy, and much more.
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| January 2008 |
| Infrastructure Optimization for IT
Can infrastructure optimization (IO) cure IT complexity? Also in this issue: the 2008 Redmond Editors' Choice Awards; Google tries to undermine Microsoft with open source; readers review PowerPoint 2007; and much more!
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| December 2007 |
| The List Issue
Our editors voice their choices for their favorites, least favorites and the most unusual in this eclectic set of categories. Also in this issue: SQL closes in on Oracle, the top 5 tricks for Excel and Outlook, Microsoft MapPoint takes on Virtual Earth, and much more.
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| November 2007 |
| The Greene-ing of VMware
VMware's Diane Greene is on a quest to make server virtualization ubiquitous. Also in this issue, we reveal the top 5 tricks for Word and PowerPoint, examine how Unix is leading the 64-bit charge, show you how to increase IT's efficiency, and much more.
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| October 2007 |
| Secrets of the Windows Gurus
Technology experts tell us what makes them tick. Plus, how incompatibilities still dog Vista; Client Access Server gives more access options for Exchange 2007; WhatsUp Gold helps keep your network running smoothly; and much more!
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| September 2007 |
| Cheers! Redmond's 2007 IT Salary Survey
Our 2007 IT salary survey shows that salaries, raises and bonuses went up for the third year in a row. Plus: Symantec's chief John W. Thompson talks about SaaS and Microsoft co-opetition, Greg Shields guides you through a WSUS upgrade, and much more.
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| August 2007 |
| Look Who Has a SOA Strategy!
Microsoft's Steve Martin spells out Redmond's services game plan. Plus, we set the record straight on Vista security, analyze whether Linux is ready for prime time, show you four ways you can protect yourself on the Web, and much more.
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| July 2007 |
| Adding Windows Muscle
Based on Microsoft's model, the open source world evolves its stacks strategy. Also in this issue, we ask whether mobile devices are ticking time bombs, show you how Exchange 2007 lets you use several high-availability techniques, review Windows Mobile and GOexchange, and much more.
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| June 2007 |
| Taking in Orphanware
Using orphanware can be frustrating, but here are some steps you can take for its proper care and feeding. Plus, we show you how one software company teamed with an international outsourcer to get its products to market; the new and improved crop of deployment tools for Windows Vista; how one company deployed a Web-based portal to solve its data-sharing problems; and more.
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| May 2007 |
| Game Plan for Vista Security
An early, well-planned move to Microsoft's new OS can be the answer to enterprise security challenges. Plus, we debate whether Citrix and VMware can mix, how IT shops are dealing with the problem of IM, what tools can help you lay the groundwork for Exchange 2007, and much more!
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| April 2007 |
| Star Power: The 2007 Redmond Readers' Choice Awards
You voted and the results are in: Find out which products you've chosen as the cream of the crop. Plus, more tips on easing Vista deployment; 10 tasty terminal server tools; some welcome changes in Exchange 2007; and much, much more.
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| March 2007 |
| Open Source Enlightenment
Microsoft veers toward the light in its new approach to open source. Plus, is Microsoft ready to play nice with its competitors?; how IT can look to baseball for better management strategies; our top five cool Vista tricks; a look at the changes -- for better or worse -- in Office 2007; and much, much more.
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| February 2007 |
| Viva Vista?
Vista will be a complex installation, but there are a handful of tools that can help ease your pain. Plus, Ed Scannell explores whether Vista's new look will attract developers; Carolyn April takes a close look at some of Google's Web 2.0 descendants; Joel Shore shows us how ethical hackers are becoming a fact of life; and much, much more.
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| January 2007 |
| Unfair Fight?
Microsoft's assault on a myriad of markets leaves third parties scrambling. Plus, J. Peter Bruzzese shows you how you can prepare for the transition to Office 2007; Derek Melber explores how Microsoft's latest OS wipes out a raft of nagging problems; Jennifer McAdams explores whether moving to an all-Microsoft environment can save your business time, money and aggravation; and much, much more.
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| December 2006 |
| Can Microsoft Save the World?
Microsoft Research teams with top scientists to tackle the world's problems -- and it could turn conventional computing on its head in the process. Plus, Carolyn April and Ed Scannell try to make sense of Microsoft collaboration; Greg Shields and Steve Kaplan explore the possible benefits of virtualization licensing; readers share favorite free tools; and much, much more.
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| November 2006 |
| Microsoft Gets a New Man at the Middle
As Burgum steps down and Nadella steps up, Microsoft continues its mid-market roll. Plus, Doug Barney explores how well Microsoft Dynamics can work for your company; readers tell their tales of wonder and woe after leaving systems administration behind for new careers in IT consulting; Todd Lammle goes in-depth with what you should do to get ready for IPv6; and much, much more.
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| October 2006 |
| IT Gone Bad
Spying, blackmailing and thievery -- are there criminals in your IT shop? Plus Don Jones takes an in-depth look at ServerCore, the stripped-down, rock-solid version of Longhorn; Rick Taylor takes you inside an enterprise SharePoint installation in "The SharePoint Diaries"; readers share their take on the new Linux-friendly Virtual Server; and much, much more.
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| September 2006 |
| In the Money
Salaries continue to go up in our 11th Annual Salary Survey. Also: Google and Microsoft go head-to-head in our comparison of their tools, Q&A with Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian, asset management tool roundup, Mary Jo Foley's top 10 Microsoft bloggers, extended Active Directory logs, Microsoft's new SSL VPN and more!
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| August 2006 |
| Windows Watch Dog
A talk with the head of Microsoft Security Response Center, Stephen Toulouse. Plus, our IT admin quiz, Windows Server 2003 R2 and the new DFS, a look at Microsoft's new management team post-Bill Gates, virtual server roundup and more.
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| July 2006 |
| Beta Blowout!
Sizing up the latest versions of Office, Vista and Longhorn Server. Plus: Tour de SQL Finale, virtualization face-off, Visual Studio 2005 reader review, Microsoft tech support survey, more.
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| June 2006 |
| Storm Warning
How IT recovered from Hurricane Katrina, performance tuning in Tour de SQL Part III, educating your users against hackers, Exchange Server 2003 and Small Business Server 2003 reviews, and more.
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| May 2006 |
| SQL Server 2005 Is a Winner
Redmond magazine's 2006 Readers' Choice Awards; Part II of Tour de SQL -- administrative features; 20 portable apps; Microsoft Live report card; and more.
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| April 2006 |
| Extreme Computing
Making IT work in the harshest environments, the many versions of SQL Server 2005, password tips, MapPoint reader review, Exchange 12 beta, system hardening guides and more.
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| March 2006 |
| The 800-Pound Gorilla
Can Microsoft be knocked off its perch? Plus, reader tips on getting rid of spyware, readers' worst IT moments and more.
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| February 2006 |
| When Disaster Strikes
Plus: disaster recovery strategies in worst-case scenarios; hardware troubleshooting, the HP way; mixed-environment directory services; more.
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| January 2006 |
| The World's Fastest PCs!
Plus: Virtualization goes mainstream; SOX compliance; surviving a software audit; HP vs. IBM blades; more.
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| December 2005 |
| SQL Server 2005
Will tight stack integration help Microsoft bulldoze the competition? And what does it offer you? Plus: Anti-spyware special and get the most out of SMS.
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| November 2005 |
| Software Crusades
When platfrom zealots attack, it can threaten everything from productivity to profits. Plus: 2005 Editors' Choice Awards where our experts pick their favorites; Microsoft gets carded; Beta Man explores password policy and more.
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| October 2005 |
| Inside Microsoft Research
Rick Rashid heads the team this "advancing the state of the art"; Internet Explorer: The ultimate admin's guide and a look at the alternatives, plus Beta Man checks out Spotlight on AD and much more.
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| September 2005 |
| Going Up!
Our 10th Annual Salary Survey Shows Wages Pointing Skyward; plus: Get the full view of Vista, find out how Beta Man spent his summer vacation, check out 4 Linux server stalwarts and News Editor Scott Bekker sits down with Microsoft CIO Ron Markezich.
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| August 2005 |
| Mr. Windows
Jim Allchin on Longhorn, WinFS, 64-bit and beyond; Plus: Make room for Linux Apps, Active Directory design disasters and much more.
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| July 2005 |
| It's Groove Baby!
Redmond interviews Ray Ozzie. Plus: Bag big bucks for your next project; Dump your DMZ; WSUS: Better name, better product and much more!
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| June 2005 |
| The Microsoft Survey
Our numbers chronicle your love/hate relationship; Plus: Patching for dummies; readers find unique uses for NetMeeting; Longhorn: Big hat, no cattle?; Linux desktop alternatives and more.
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| May 2005 |
| Content Cops
Should IT be the long arm of the law? Plus: Thumbs sideways for Baseline Security Analyzer; 7 ways to the get the most out of MOM; server management shootout and more.
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| April 2005 |
| SA Exposed
A guide to determining when, if ever, Software Assurance is a good deal. Plus: 6 Reasons to Consider Apache; a roundup of network load balancing products; 7 Terminal Services Tips and more.
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| March 2005 |
| Think Sun
With Microsoft animosity behind him, CEO Scott McNealy explains why Windows shops should consider his alternative desktip approach. Plus: We examine Microsoft's track record of broken promises; a look at 10 quality anti-spam options; and more.
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| February 2005 |
| Microsoft's $11 Billion Man
Jeff Raikes expounds on Office, Software Assurance and the work life of the future. Plus: Instant Messaging goes enterprise; what users think of SP2; and 10 essential rules for patch management.
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| January 2005 |
| Consolidate Your Servers
Plus, auditing DCs, scripting GUIs, MOM and Exchange, developer outsourcing, more.
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| Best of the Best
The 2005 Readers' Choice Awards: More than 2,000 readers pick favorites in 42 product categories. Plus: a roundup of IDSes, a look at Microsoft's MOM 2005 and spam's new nemesis, Sender ID.
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| December 2004 |
| Windows 2003 Backup/Recovery Best Practices
Revisiting backup and recovery; plus, new Scripting for Answers column twice monthly!
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| You're Fired
Get rid of dead weight systems with our three-part consolidation guide. Plus: Beta Man finds gold in Yukon; remote scripting for SP2; and find out how you can determine your real ROI.
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| November 2004 |
| How This Man Saved $1 Million
Patrick Collins negotiated a sweet deal with Microsoft. Learn how you can, too, with our 7 Steps to a Better Bargain. Plus: Avoid the remote access gotchas; find out how drops of honey can lure bad guys into your trap; and seven tools that can help you automate patch management.
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| October 2004 |
| Bill 2.0: 5-Year Performance Review
Gates gets mixed reviews in his tenure as chief software architect. Plus disaster recovery planning, readers review SPS 2003, following Microsoft's money and more.
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