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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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| September 2004 |
| 2004 Salary Survey
Salary Stalemate: Our 9th annual survey shows salaries remain flat amid job cuts and the outsourcing boom, but MCPs remain committed. Dig in to find out how you stack up with your peers.
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| August 2004 |
| You Ask, Ballmer Answers
10 Questions for Microsoft's CEO. Plus: Readers review SMS 2003; a roundup of biometric security products; and a look at Exchange's new spam filter.
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| July 2004 |
| Fine Point on Process Control
Plus, Kerberos Troubleshooting; rainbow cracks; server consolidation tools roundup, more.
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| June 2004 |
| 4 Sub-$1,000 Servers
Plus: Small Business Server 2003, VLANs that VROOM, Group Policy Dos/Donts
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| May 2004 |
| DNS Errors That Can Kill Your Network
Windows 2003 Migrations; Securing a Thin Client Network; Readers Review Exchange 2003; more
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| April 2004 |
| Outsourced Nation
Exchange Server 2003 Migration Tools, TechNet In-depth, Event Log Secrets
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| March 2004 |
| Easy Storage: Windows-powered NAS in Action
Role-playing for security; delving deep inside the FRS; group policy strategy and tactics; and more.
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| February 2004 |
| Lock Down
Scripts to secure your enterprise; plus wireless administration tools; disaster recovery scenarios, more.
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| January 2004 |
| Take Control in 2004
Take control: network, users, vendors, career; Microsoft Roadmap; more.
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| December 2003 |
| Products You Love: The tools and products that readers have chosen.
Plus: Server Migration; Security with URLScan; MCSA/MCSE Lab; more
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| November 2003 |
| Major Migration: Doing More with Less
Plus: SMS 2003; Exchange 2003; Storage Server; MCSE-Windows 2003 Exams; Firewalls, AD tools reviewed; more...
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| October 2003 |
| Anti-spam solutions
Plus stories from the trenches; group policy management console; setting up forest trusts and more.
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| September 2003 |
| Tools for simplifying your AD work
plus network monitoring tools; one consultant's story on a building a server-based network on a shoestring; more.
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| August 2003 |
| 2003 Salary Survey
Plus, software updating tools, Microsoft Licensing 6.0, more.
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| July 2003 |
| Lifecycle of an E-Mail Worm
Plus: handheld network analyzers; remote management with Windows Server 2003; mixed-mode applications on Windows XP; more.
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| June 2003 |
| Firewall Protection
Firewall protection, a Primary DC reboot nightmare; Office XP security; and more
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| May 2003 |
| Client-Side Interoperability
Tablet PC contenders; software deployment products; and more
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| April 2003 |
| Experiment With Windows Server 2003
Password management software; wireless networking; auditing patch management
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| March 2003 |
| Update On Storage Area Networks
Plus: Network Attached Storage; Software Update Services; Common Criteria; Network Auditing; Software, Hardware Reviews; More
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| February 2003 |
| Build a Better Web Structure
Inside IIS 6.0; Web-based Monitoring Tools; Microsoft Operations Manager; 70-300 Analyzing Requirements Exam; MCSA Growth; Wireless Networking
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| January 2003 |
| Microsoft's Plans for the Future
IPv6; Group Policy Management; Groupwise-to-Exchange Migration; Software, Hardware Reviews Galore; more.
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| December 2002 |
| Editor's Choice: Products We Love
Editors, contributors choose products that make a difference in their work; hacking SQL Server; MCSD 70-305 exam reviewed; Desktop DNA, more reviewed; a bevy of security toys; more.
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| November 2002 |
| Your .NET Decision
Windows .NET Server Migration Considerations. Plus: 70-310 VB.NET/XML Exam reviewed; Novell NDS to Active Directory migration; Group Policy and Windows XP; what's new in network interface cards; more.
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| October 2002 |
| Tales From the Trenches
Active Directory replication; Wireless Access Points Roundup; Printer Magic; 70-305 Exam Reviewed; more.
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| September 2002 |
| Barbarians at the Gate: Your Network Under Assault
Plus: What to do when you've been hacked; 70-320, XML/Visual C# review; smart cards; security checklist; remote control tools; more.
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| August 2002 |
| Money Matters: Seventh Annual Salary Survey
Plus, Exchange 2000 migration, Distributed file system implementation, becoming a security guru, more.
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| July 2002 |
| What's the Problem? Our Experts Troubleshoot Your Technical Quandaries
Plus, 9 troubleshooting tactics; Win2K/WinXP backup and recovery; Application Center Server's Component Load Balancing; Help Desk Software
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| June 2002 |
| Remote Control Freak!
Run your network from anywhere with these tools. Plus, software distribution; licensing tools, Visual Basic .NET exam reviewed; PKI, tips for documenting your network, more.
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| May 2002 |
| Two Technologies, One Mission: Windows DNS and BIND can work together
Plus: A decade of certification; Exchange management tools; Commerce Server 2000 Exam reviewed; Windows XP security; Active Directory schema; rapid application development
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| April 2002 |
| 54 High-Voltage Tips
Plus, many more tips online! Also in this issue: Understanding Interdomain Active Directory Access; Security a la PKI; Job-Scheduling Utilities; Biometric Security Tools
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| March 2002 |
| Automate Your Administration
10 scripts to automate admin tasks. Plus: scripting tools; exercising your Active Directory database; BizTalk exam reviewed.
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| February 2002 |
| Serving Up the Enterprise
Special report on the latest .NET server products. Plus: IIS monitoring tools; Application Center exam reviewed; securing remote access with WMI; a developer's look at .NET.
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| January 2002 |
| Outfitting Yourself for 2002
Certification Crossroads: Which Certs will help most? Plus, Windows XP deployment strategies; defragmentation tools; Network Load Balancing Service; 10 security rules.
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| December 2001 |
| Your IT Operations Guide
Plus: 5 Exchange Virus Checkers; Active Directory Management Tools; 3 SMS Resources; Security in the .NET World
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| November 2001 |
| Tough Training—Boot Camp-Style
Inside an MCSE boot camp. Plus: Win2K backup software reviewed; administering Active Directory; Windows XP from the ground up.
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| October 2001 |
| Amazing Stories: Win2K Migration, Upgrade Tales of Woe and Triumph
Plus: Group Policy troubleshooting; setting up Active Directory permissions; 70-210 exam tips and tricks; tackling the 70-217 AD exam.
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| September 2001 |
| Security Risk Analysis
Inside Windows 2000, SQL Server 2000 security. Plus, blue screen resurrection, network scanners reviewed, and an exclusive interview with Microsoft's training director Anne Marie McSweeney.
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| August 2001 |
| Compaq's Troubleshooting Masterminds Tackle Your Windows 2000 Problems
Plus: Supporting NT 4.0 Server exam; Terminal Services licensing; network analyzer tools.
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| July 2001 |
| Sonic Boom! Windows 2002 Smashes Barriers
Plus: Win2K boot problems; SQL Design Exam reviewed; Certificate Authority planning and implementation; setting up ISA Server 2000
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| June 2001 |
| 70-240 Win2K Accelerated Exam: Your Guide to Victory
Plus, basic specs for building your own Win2K exam practice lab.
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| May 2001 |
| Mission Interoperate: Windows 2000 and Unix
Make Windows play nice with NetWare and Unix; migrate from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000; automate Outlook.
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| April 2001 |
| Private and Secure: The VPN Solution
Connect remote users and offices with Windows 2000's humble virtual private network services.
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| March 2001 |
| Guide to Windows 2000 Wisdom
Contributors and pundits share what they've learned about Windows 2000 one year later.
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| February 2001 |
| Active Directory Answers
AD Guide: Five tips for implementing it; backing it up; and recovering from a crash.
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| January 2001 |
| Resizing BackOffice 2000
Small or large? Find out what works best and how it can save your bottom line.
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| December 2000 |
| Take It Easy! Let IntelliMirror Do All the Work for You
Windows 2000's management tools can get you home on time.
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| November 2000 |
| SQL Server 2000: All Charged Up!
Scalable, reliable, and speedy, this version wins the Web-enabled race.
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| October 2000 |
| Tales from the Trenches -- 6 Stories of IT Victory and Defeat
Front-line install nightmares, server room shutdowns -- IT pros share their stories.
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| September 2000 |
| Good Job! 8 Great Companies for MCPs
How does your company compare to the ones profiled here? Is it time to find a new job?
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| August 2000 |
| Fifth Annual Salary Survey (2000)
Good news: Salaries have risen. Bad news: You need more experience to compete.
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| July 2000 |
| Migrating to Windows 2000
Migrating tips; Win2K Terminal Services implementation; multiprocessors.
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| June 2000 |
| Exchange 2000 Messaging
Also: intrusion detection; Win2K Design Exam; winning the interview game.
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| May 2000 |
| Interop: Windows 2000/Unix DNS
Save on Win2K installs with RIS; an exam for Project Managers; getting high-tech jobs in the U.S.
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| April 2000 |
| Best and Worst of Windows 2000
Plus, using COM+ to speed up servers; tips for preparing for the Visual FoxPro 6.0 exams; Roberta Braggs's security favorites.
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| March 2000 |
| How to Limit User Access with Win2K Security
Plus, IEAK 5.0 exam reviewed; negotiating Win2K's licensing program; top 10 NT 4.0 security fixes.
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| February 2000 |
| Figuring Out Win2K's MMC
Microsoft Management Console -- what's missing and what works. Plus, preparing for an SMS 2.0 install.
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| January 2000 |
| IIS 5.0 Lends Security and Speed to Your Online Efforts
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| December 1999 |
| Brave New World: Your Map to Windows 2000
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| July 1999 |
| 4th Annual Salary Survey (1999)
Your Net Worth
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| February 1998 |
| Third Annual Salary Survey (1998)
Compensation for Microsoft Certified Professionals continues
to rise, but is the much-vaunted MCSE losing some of its shine?
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| January 1997 |
| Second Annual Salary Survey (1997)
Are You Making What You’re Worth?
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| First Annual Salary Survey (1996)
Our first annual salary survey of our readership shows that a Microsoft certification means increased income in every category.
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