Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 provides an alternative to Outlook PST files by offering users a secondary storage area for archiving.

Microsoft's additions to its deployment toolkit make it easy to capture, customize and proliferate existing system images.

Windows 7 DirectAccess provides remote users with secure and transparent access to the corporate network.

Guarantee optimal performance for streaming media and applications with simple Windows 7 Quality of Service configuration.

A do-it-yourself storage project can cost a fraction of the price of a SAN.

Here's how to connect users to remote virtual machines with Hyper-V and Remote Desktop Services.

In its Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2, Microsoft adds support for Windows Server Backup in Server 2008 and other features that improve auditing and coexistence with Exchange 2010.

Want an extra layer of security for Windows? Then enabling Vista's outbound firewall just might do the trick.

Reduce costs and improve service with Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager 2007.

Follow these four steps to properly calibrate your notebook battery and get more juice from a single charge.

With the growth of online collaboration suites such as Google Apps, protecting data and sign-on credentials across public networks needs to be a priority.

Fundamental changes to the migration strategy in Small Business Server 2008 have made the migration process more flexible and less disruptive to end users than in previous versions.

Microsoft Remote Web Workplace is a browser-based portal that offers SBS users an elegant web-based remote access solution, without the usual complexities.

Windows Systems Resource Manager is perfect for managing multiple processes or applications on one server. Two examples of when this makes sense are with Internet Information Services and Terminal Services, which WSRM supports natively.

The restore features of Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008 are appealing, but let down by inflexible backup options and lack of support for Exchange Server and tape drives.

Now that Windows Server 2008 is on the scene, IT managers can deploy domain controllers in unsecured locations safely, by encrypting drives, limiting the attack surface and separating server and Active Director administrative privileges.

By separating out the data users really need from machine-specific data, Windows Vista reduces the quantity of data that needs to be stored on the server, a feature that makes folder redirection and profile roaming easier for IT managers.

Configure users' desktops and settings quickly and easily using Group Policy Preferences.

With just a few lines of code, you can extract data from text files, including log files, using regular-expression capture groups.

Windows Server 2008 has a new feature that lets IT managers assign password policies to different groups of users without creating a separate domain for each group.

The new search service in Windows Vista offers improved search performance, a more granular query language, and a search-as-you-type feature.

NAP protects networks by restricting client connections.

Installing and managing a print server with server core

Regularly defragging your hard drive can save memory and improve your machine's performance.

Learn the new ways to connect your handheld to your Windows Vista computer.

How to migrate your Active Directory Domain to Windows Server 2008

Here's how to configure Remote Desktop and the Terminal Services Gateway.

Using Vista's SharedView to help remote users.

Learn how to manage the quality of service on your network by prioritizing services.

Define the acceptable use of USB flash drives and other portable storage devices.

Working with multiple local Group Policy objects.

Here's a quick primer to clear up any confusion about Group Policy.

Discover a better way to secure, manage and share documents with a free Web-based application.

Ten sure-fire tips to ensure that your machine's functionality is worthless.

Data collection sets can help you streamline the troubleshooting process.

Previous Versions restores local and Windows Server files.

Backup and restore has been radically redesigned in Microsoft Windows Vista.

With Apple's Mac OS X, security is built in by default. But unless users intentionally enable specified network services individually, they remain disabled.

Let users connect plug-and-play printers without the need to manually install third-party drivers.

Here's how to shift from a peer-to-peer to a centralized network.

Become an expert at remotely troubleshooting your users' computers in a Windows Server environment.

If you face poorly timed installation requests and surprise new employees, try these tips on PC imaging using Atiris.

Explore the benefits of virtualization with these simple steps for building virtual file servers.

Check out our primer of Active Directory shortcuts that will help you manage a migration to Windows Server 2003.

If that drumming sound is fingers tapping as employees and customers wait for answers from your systems, then consider upgrading to real-time storage to speed data access.