Once he learned how to work the relationship, Terry Beck saw his Microsoft sales climb 200-fold. Learn how you, too, can get cozy with Microsoft.
- By Paul Desmond
- July 01, 2005
With few exceptions, members give thumbs up to the retooled Microsoft Partner Program, welcoming a new era of specialization and cooperation.
- By Kevin Ferguson
- July 01, 2005
With Deep Ties to Microsoft apps and a bevy of functions you can make a solid case for ISA Server 2004.
- By Doug Barney
- July 01, 2005
Small Business Server is the first step for your customers needing to integrate their business infrastructure.
- By Jeremy Moskowitz
- July 01, 2005
In good times and bad, SCG banks on employees and relationships.
- By Alison Diana
- July 01, 2005
Patching your servers is an art that takes time to master. Here's a paint-by-numbers kit to help you get started.
- By Greg Shields
- June 01, 2005
Besides Web conferencing, readers have found many other uses for Microsoft's NetMeeting.
- By Steve Ulfelder
- June 01, 2005
System requirements proving hard to nail down; breakthroughs for some scenarios.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 01, 2005
Microsoft is battling the perception that there's little to get excited about in the long-awaited and much-ballyhooed Longhorn.
- By Scott Bekker and Ed Scannell
- June 01, 2005
Several popular Linux distributions are poised to take on Windows on the corporate desktop.
- By Emmett Dulaney
- June 01, 2005
Love Microsoft? Hate it? Somewhere in between?
It's all of the above in the Redmond magazine survey of your attitudes
toward the world's most important computer company.
- By Keith Ward
- June 01, 2005
Many businesses expect IT to use
the equivalent of a radar gun and monitor employees for infractions. But laying down the law can have serious repercussions, both for employees and the IT departments doing the watching.
- By Becky Nagel
- May 01, 2005
The right server management tool closely monitors your network and offers proactive responses to most common problems.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- May 01, 2005
There's a saying in IT that
"complexity is the enemy of security." It's also the enemy of efficiency, troubleshooting
and other critical network functions. Here are six ways to untangle that crowded web
you've weaved.
- By Bill Heldman
- May 01, 2005
Microsoft's free vulnerability scanner works well—as long as you don't have to stretch it too far.
- By Joanne Cummings
- May 01, 2005
Advice from an in-the-trenches expert for getting the most out of Microsoft
Operations Manager.
- By Tim Cornett
- May 01, 2005
Remote management has never been a Microsoft strong suit, but Windows Server 2003 is helping users manage servers that no IT staff can touch.
- By Kevin Fogarty
- May 01, 2005
Terminal Services is a lot like poker—anyone can play, but it takes smarts and strategy to play well. These seven tips will make you a shark.
- By Greg Shields
- April 01, 2005
Even though IIS gets more secure with each generation, having at least a few Apache Web servers in your shop makes sense.
- By Scott Bekker
- April 01, 2005
Customers have few kind words for Microsoft's Software Assurance, and even fewer good choices for upgrades.
- By Doug Barney
- April 01, 2005