Windows Server

New Windows bug differs from 2006 flaw, Microsoft says

ITworld staff — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:34:40 -0400

Contrary to speculation, the bug Microsoft patched unexpectedly last week is not closely related to one the company fixed more than two years ago, a company security expert said Monday.

Amazon opens up beta of Windows Server, SQL Server on EC2

ITworld staff — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:37:21 -0400

Amazon Web Services Thursday launched a public beta of its cloud computing service running Windows Server and SQL Server, marking the first time developers and businesses can use the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) to build and host applications on Microsoft's software.

Amazon EC2 to run Microsoft Windows Server

dblacharski — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:02:20 -0400

Maybe it's because they liked the Jerry Seinfeld commercials. For whatever reason, Amazon has gotten the Microsoft religion and will be running Windows Server and SQL Server on its Elastic Computing Cloud (EC2).

Amazon's EC2 plays nice with Windows

ITworld staff — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:35:41 -0400

Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) hosted infrastructure service for developers will expand its choice of operating systems and databases to include Microsoft's Windows Server and SQL Server.

Go shallow on your directory structure for file servers

Mitch Tulloch — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:37:27 -0400

Don't paint yourself into a corner when designing the directory structure for your file servers!

Microsoft to release new 'Essential' servers in November

ITworld staff — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:37:03 -0400

Microsoft plans to release a new Windows server OS aimed at midsized businesses as well as the next version of its small-business server software worldwide on Nov. 12, the company said Monday.

Windows Server Hacks: Determine Who Has a File Open

abennett — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 17:11:59 -0400

Written expressly for system administrators, this book offers tips and techniques that go beyond the basic management tasks. The hack shown here will show you how to use the Hyena utility to quickly find out which user on your network has a particular file open.

Windows Server Hacks: Search for Domain Users

abennett — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:38:40 -0400

Written expressly for system administrators, this book offers tips and techniques that go beyond the basic management tasks. The hack shown here will show you how to programmatically search for a user in a mixed Windows NT/2000 environment.