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As a SQL Server professional, you're probably used to fulfilling end-user requests and keeping your databases healthy while mostly escaping the notice of your non-IT coworkers--unless, of course, the server […]

By definition, IT is a behind-the-scenes profession. Your non-IT coworkers take IT services and your skills for granted--unless, of course, email isn't working or the network dies, and then suddenly […]

It's that time again: Since 2003, SQL Server Magazine has invited SQL Server professionals to submit their most creative solutions to technical problems to the annual SQL Server Magazine Innovators […]

Outsiders might beg to differ, but the winning entries of the 2006 Windows IT Pro Innovators awards show that innovation and IT go hand in hand. This year's winning entries […]

Security problems are typically a small part of Michael Dragone's job as a systems engineer for Titleserv, a title insurance and real estate services firm in Woodbury, New York. But […]

Exchange Tip: Integrate Exchange Public Calendar with SharePoint Many organizations don't want to use Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server's event calendar because they're happy with their Exchange public calendar and aren't […]

If your job responsibilities include managing Microsoft Exchange servers, you're probably well aware that 'managing' Exchange encompasses a slew of tasks spanning several distinct areas: the network infrastructure, Active Directory […]

Although Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 is a versatile product, you probably don't think of it as a security tool. But when Mike Nichol, an IT server architect for Telstra Business […]

While Microsoft points toward Windows PowerShell as the next generation of Windows scripting, most IT professionals are more concerned with getting today's tasks done by using the tools at handwriting […]

Managing a large volume of email on an Exchange Server 2003 cluster, supporting a growing base of mobile users, and exploring unified messaging are some of the top challenges that […]

One of IT's main jobs is to train users in the essentials of Microsoft Office and other applications. But three years ago, users at Raytheon Company were less productive with […]

You've probably heard a lot about SANs in recent months--how centralizing storage in a single array on your network can lower overall storage costs and increase efficiencies by letting you […]

'The industry is waking up to the importance of data protection,' says Kirby Wadsworth, senior vice president of marketing and business development for Revivio (http://www.revivio.com), a vendor of continuous data […]

SQL SERVER professional are a creative bunch. Daily, DBAs and developers wrestle with a multitude of challenges as they strive to keep data clean and transactions humming, construct queries that […]

Businesses with public websites face the trade-off of providing unfettered access to legitimate site users versus blocking security threats to the site, such as hackers and bots. Local '.org' websites, […]

Alex K. Angelopoulos has a passion for scripting. In his work as a consultant and a network administrator over the past 10 years, Alex has written hundreds of scripts to […]

Supporting a burgeoning number of mobile-device users is taking up ever larger chunks of IT administrators' time. Zenprise for BlackBerry provides a comprehensive monitoring scheme that reduces the complexity of […]

A community foundation ensures its survival by sustaining and growing its network of donors, volunteers, and consumers. For the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven (Connecticut), SharePoint is the technological […]

Riding the bleeding edge of technology is a typical part of a Microsoft IT administrator's job. Although many Exchange admins will likely migrate gradually to Exchange Server 2007 as early […]

All computing is driven by one basic mandate: Go faster. It's easy to forget, when you're tuning SQL Server to optimize performance or fretting when it takes a few seconds […]

Read the full-length review at www.windowsitpro.com, InstantDoc ID 101726. When I read Siegfried Jagott's article about Xobni (see the web-exclusive article "New Add-On Changes the Way You Work with Outlook," […]

[Editor's Note: For a somewhat longer and more detailed version of this article, go to www.windowsitpro.com and enter 101301 in the InstantDoc ID text box at the top of the […]

New Comments on an Old Article I've mentioned in previous Sqlmag.com Community Dialog columns how the reader comments sections on some articles take on a life of their own, sometimes […]

SQL Server in the Cloud If you've been keeping up with technology news, you've surely heard of cloud computing. The 'cloud' encompasses computing services--applications, processing, storage, data protection, to name […]

SQL Mag Experts ... Now Appearing on ITTV.net! There's a brand-new video Web site that has joined the Sqlmag.com and Windowsitpro.com family: ITTV .net. On ITTV.net, you'll find video interviews […]

Readers Respond: Same Price, but Fewer, Longer Articles In May 2008, we ran two Instant Polls on the Sqlmag.com home page to get some feedback from readers on whether they'd […]

If the computer industry were an old-time medicine show, virtualization products would be among the top-pitched cure-alls. Unlike snake-oil, though, virtualization has plenty of evidence attesting to its usefulness in […]

Make SQL Mag Bigger! Reader Mark Shvarts posted a thoughtful response to my January Community Dialog, 'Online vs. Print Content: Finding the Right Mix,' InstantDoc ID 97654, asking why we […]

Fitting It All into Print There's a vast amount of information online at Sqlmag .com: 10 years' worth of articles published in SQL Server Magazine, hundreds of Web-exclusive articles and […]

Maybe it's the change in seasons, or building excitement before SQL Server Magazine Connections and the other DevConnections conferences--but something's gotten into SQL Server forum members to make them even […]

Que Paso at PASS 2007 The PASS 2007 Summit is over, but if you missed this year's annual gathering for the Professional Association for SQL Server, you can get a […]

Messageware announced that the latest version of its Outlook Web Access (OWA) add-on, AttachView 8.5, supports Microsoft Word's Track Changes feature. Users accessing documents via OWA can view them as […]

SQL Server Magazine readers are buzzing about Rodney Landrum's article, 'SQL Server Integration Services,' May 2007, InstantDoc ID 95385. Some readers, such as abates100, raved about the article: 'Awesome! Have […]

Some products are notable simply because they make good sense. Idokorro Mobile Admin is such a product. Acknowledging the reality that IT administrators are often on call, the product turns […]

'Can you reset my password?' is a refrain familiar to IT Help desk employees. Password-reset requests account for 30 percent of Help desk calls, according to Gartner--with a minimum cost […]

Most Windows IT Pro readers work in Microsoft Exchange Server environments, so it's easy to forget that viable alternatives to Exchange exist. For small-to-midsized businesses (SMB.SUB.s) in particular, an easier-to-manage, […]

If the idea of using a command line to perform Exchange Server 2007 administration tasks scares you, a new freeware tool aims to allay that fear. Quest Software (http://www.quest.com) is […]

Where were you in 1998? You might have been managing an Exchange Server 5.5 mail server when Exchange & Outlook Administrator launched. Or perhaps you came later to the Exchange […]

Your company needs remote data protection, but backing up and restoring data over WAN links can be slow or costly, depending on your company's IT budget. MiraLink (http://www .miralink.com) offers […]

TimeSpring Software (http://www.time spring.com) wants to make sure its continuous data protection (CDP) products accommodate SQL Server 2005 users and their databases. To that end, the company released a SQL […]

The article looks at winners of the 2005 Innovators Award of the "Windows IT Pro" magazine. The Microsoft PowerPoint project of David Soussan, chief engineer at DAS Computer Consultants Ltd., for consulting firm McGraw Wentworth is detailed. The Laboratory Security Using Group Policy and IPsec project of Brandon Jones, systems administrators of the Northern Arizona University, is explained.

Interviews Key Agency manager Kathleen Russell about the company's data- and business-recovery strategies after Hurricane Charley struck Florida. Data protection and restoration; Agency's plan for continuing operations during a power outage; Re-evaluation of disaster recovery plan or storage needs after Hurricane Charley.

Discusses the results of the 2004 Windows IT Pro Industry Survey in the U.S. Percentage of professional satisfaction with their respective jobs and companies; Important elements of career satisfaction; Companies preferred by most professionals.

The article discusses factors to consider when purchasing a Windows scripting editor software. Windows PowerShell is the de facto scripting environment for several products from Microsoft, but there are alternatives offered by third-party providers that aims to simplify coding, debugging and maintenance of administrative scripts. The products PowerGUI Pro from Quest Software and ScriptLogic's Desktop Authority are alternatives that offers beyond code-editing.

The article offers tips on selecting the right Exchange management software. Managing Microsoft Exchange servers include tasks concerning the network infrastructure, Active Directory, mail services and mail database. Some Exchange management products are all-inclusive, monitor a broad scope of factors such as utilization and activity of Exchange processes, and provide a problem-escalation function. Some solutions perform only a part of the Exchange management functions but sold at lower prices.

Interviews Chris Blasen, information technology (IT) manager at the Enterprise Client Management department of the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Factors that influenced his department to promote the use of Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 to other IT departments within the university; Information on the public SMS Web site of his department; Improvement in the IT operation of the university following the adoption of SMS 2003.

Provides information on the Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) storage arrays. Difference of iSCSI storage area network from its Fibre Channel counterparts; Features of iSCSI products such as support for data snapshots and storage-management software; List of several iSCSI storage array products, including the Snap Server 4200 from Adaptec and PS Series storage array from EqualLogic.

Presents an interview with Jason Cornellier, senior system engineer at Ford Motor Co., about the features of the Internet Information Service (IIS) 6 interface from Microsoft. Information on the IIS 6-based Web farm of the company; Benefits of the IIS 6 upgrade to the company; Plans of the firm for the Web farm and IIS.