Best practice for SSRS deployment
While SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) platform is not difficult to learn and work with, it is still a fairly complex technology. Successful utilization of SSRS requires a combination of database,...
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Securing Exchange Server 2010 is a process that involves making key decisions that can negatively affect access to features and ease of use. Exchange administrators are often seen as the bad guy for...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Desktop Optimization Pack 2011 will brings new security...
IT shops that use Microsoft’s Desktop Optimization Pack will receive expanded encryption and security management features in a new release of the software due out next month. Microsoft released the...
View ArticleIIS Diagnostics Toolkit tutorial
Introduction Having issues with a Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server? Want to know what those issues are? You can call an overpriced IIS consultant or troubleshoot it yourself...
View ArticleFew Domain Controller security tips
A domain controller is just that—a controller. They control authentication, possibly authorization, some accounting, and generally hold the lifecycle of security identities for everything in your...
View ArticleNTFS File System explained
Intoduction NTFS is Microsoft’s file system for Windows server and desktop operating systems. This short Windows NTFS tutorial provides information and links breaking down how it works, with details on...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about Active Directory Authentication
Introduction In an Active Directory Domain users are verified by providing a username and password. This process of verifying the user is called authentication. Once the user’s username and password...
View ArticleHow to manage SQL 2012 with powershell
The graphical management tools provide just about everything you need to work with SQL Server. Still, there are many times when you might want to work from the command line, such as when you are...
View ArticleNew features in Windows 2012
With Windows Server 2012 (formerly “Windows Server 8”) on the horizon and many IT shops mulling upgrades, it’s more likely upgrades to Server 2012 will be incremental rather than all-at-once. It’s...
View ArticleWindows 2012 – SMB 3.0 Review
At its core, the resource sharing protocol SMB 3.0 allows users to connect to file shares and printers. But this latest version, new in Windows Server 2012, offers resource sharing enhancements that...
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