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  • Minasi on Linux vs. Windows: 'Is roast beef a threat to a salad?'

    The long-awaited Windows Server 2003 will be here in less than a month. Was it worth the wait? Or, more important, are there better alternatives? In this series of articles, Margie Semilof talks with prominent industry experts about Microsoft's new o... 

  • Case study: Retail chain's move to Windows a 'no brainer'

    It was an easy decision for hip clothier Urban Outfitters to switch from a Unix- to a Windows-based terminal services solution. The terminal software was easier to administer, and admins could customize client features without knowing scripting langu... 

  • Admin Know-IT-All Question #29

    Admin Know-IT-All Question #29 

  • New file system in Windows 2003 could cut TCO

    The usually unheralded but hard-working Distributed File System (DFS) in Windows is getting a makeover. The new, improved DFS, which will make its debut with Windows Server 2003, could, among other things, help trim TCO. 

  • Windows Server 2003 offers more, demands more

    The long-awaited Windows Server 2003 will be here in less than a month. Was it worth the wait? Or, more important, when's the right time for your company to deploy it? In this series of articles appearing today and every Thursday for the next two wee... 

  • Admin Know-IT-All Question #28

    Admin Know-IT-All Question #28 

  • Step-by-step guide: Installing Software Update Services on the client

    There are only two changes you need to make in order to install SUS on your users' client machines. But don't try this at home if your PCs are not running XP or Windows 2000 Professional. Here are some installation pointers from Douglas R. Spindler, ... 

  • Using SUS without Active Directory

    Looking for an affordable way to keep your user workstations humming with all of those critical security updates and hotfixes? Software Update Services doesn't have all the answers, but it's a good solution for the cost -- free -- from Microsoft. Enh... 

  • Freight company hauls in 37,000 Windows patches

    Administrators at freight giant CNF have installed an eye-popping 37,000 Windows desktop patches since August. An IT manager with CNF explained why they needed so many, and he offered some patch management advice for those who need to patch things up... 

  • Economy, new VP drove System Center strategy

    Microsoft management group director David Hamilton dishes to SearchWin2000.com's Margie Semilof about his boss -- former BMC CIO Kirill Tatarinov -- and Redmond's vision for the brave new world of Windows sys admin software.