Microsoft has several sponsored magazines that are full of great content. Technet magazine is focused at the IT professional and contains tons of useful information. The latest issue is packed with...

Figuring out why you lost your connectivity is often a matter of following the trail of evidence. The tools you use to follow that trail are not that hard to use. I found a good tutorial on...

Identity management has been one of the toughest nuts to crack for most big software vendors. Microsoft has made numerous attempts at introducing a new way of keeping track of different passwords and...

One of the best ways to learn something is to do it. I found a link to Steve Horne's blog from one of Randy Holloway's Links post. Steve comments about the Microsoft Virtual Labs: Whilst...

Microsoft released the next version of Systems Management Server dubbed SMS R2 for open beta testing this week. You can check out the full scoop on the Microsoft Presspass site.Details on hardware...

Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) has been around for a while. The newest version will be called ISA Server 2006 and has been released for beta testing. You can download...

Do you know how many different versions of Microsoft Office are in use on your network? Better yet, do you have any idea what updates those copies of Office have installed?Microsoft recently released...

One great way to make those commuting miles pass quicker is to listen to podcasts. Microsoft has put up several podcasts that would be of interest to networking professionals. How Microsoft IT...

Ars Technica has a writeup from the RSA conference on the latest Trusted Network Connect initiative from the Trusted Computing Group. Quoting from the TNG Website: Trusted Network Connect (TNC) is an...

Here's a link that showed up in my inbox today for VMware Server University. If you go to the site there are links to white papers, user forums, upcoming webinars and more. If you've had...

From Eileen Brown's Weblog comes this link to a series of Management Videos on Microsoft's IT's Showtime site: I noticed that there are a few new videos on IT's Showtime concerning...

Microsoft released Beta 2 of their Windows Defender anti-spyware program to the general public this week. From their website the new features include: A redesigned and simplified user interface-...

Everyone knows that keeping ahead of the bad guys is a full time job. Knowing what patches are out there is a critical aspect of any security program.While the RSA conference gets underway in San...

VMware recently released a beta version of their server product renamed to VMware Server. This is the product sold commercially as GSX Server. Looks like VMware is taking the freebie route with their...

I've been on the road for the last week with limited connectivity and it makes it really hard to do some of the things I've taken for granted ever since I had DSL installed. Things like...

Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for Internet Security and Accelerator Server 2004 on February 1st. You'll want to go hereand check out the release notes and download it right away if you're...

Firewalls can give you a false sense of security as can just about any security measure. The truth is there is no perfect solution to protect you or anyone else that does something stupid. With more...

If you haven't heard there's a nasty time bomb virus masquerading as an email about Kama Sutra set to go off on Friday Feburary 3rd. This virus will search through your hard drive looking for...

Nmap is one of those tools that every networking professional should have in their toolbox. From the website:Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free open source utility for network exploration or...