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SolutionBase: Get the most out of ISA 2004 with the Best Practices Analyzer Tool

September 12, 2007 10:07am PDT

Is ISA Server 2004 configured properly on your server and is everything working okay? Do you even know? Tom Shinder shows you how you can find out the answers to these questions and more by using...

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High-density virtualization and consolidation best practices

September 14, 2009 7:07am PDT

If you're considering virtualization and consolidation strategies, learn more by registering for an upcoming TechRepublic Webcast.

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Best practices for network interface naming conventions

May 11, 2011 9:46am PDT

For Windows Servers admins, it's extremely annoying when you cannot determine which interface is which based on network names. Rick Vanover presents strategies for network naming practices.

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Best practices for mobile application development (revisited)

August 30, 2012 12:52pm PDT

Do we need a new set of best practices for mobile device application development?

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Exchange 2010 and SharePoint 2010 management packs: Best practice architecture

May 18, 2011 6:00am PDT

John Joyner explains how the management packs for Microsoft's Exchange and SharePoint 2010 can address configuration problems and help you implement best practices for your architecture.

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Best practices for securing Mac network services

June 9, 2010 8:19am PDT

Erik Eckel offers some best practices to keep in mind as you secure Mac network services in an enterprise environment.

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Best practices for Going Google: Change management

December 17, 2012 11:43am PST

This post is Part 3 of a five-part series detailing best practices for the process of Going Google.

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Use wiki-based runbook automation to promote a collaborative capture of best practices

March 28, 2008 8:11am PDT

The technology analyst firm Gartner recently predicted that half of the companies in the US will have wikis in one form or another by the end of next year. Wikis are fast and dynamic and...

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Manage client server OS patching with these best practices

October 1, 2010 10:15am PDT

Follow these best practices to ensure the server OS patch process runs smoothly and doesn't introduce new issues and possibly sour the client relationship.

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Best practices for Going Google: Preparation

October 25, 2012 11:30am PDT

This post is Part 1 of a five-part series detailing best practices for the process of Going Google.

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Deployment documentation best practices for consultants

February 16, 2012 3:16pm PST

Don't deploy a new firewall, VPN, server, SAN, wireless network, or other systems without properly documenting the installation.

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Smartphone enterprise security risks and best practices

December 2, 2010 5:04pm PST

If your organization allows users to connect their smartphones to the corporate network, read about potential security risks, and learn best practices for your company's smartphone policies.

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10 ADO best practices

May 27, 2009 7:58am PDT

You can work more efficiently with data when you know how to take advantage of the ActiveX data objects (ADO) library. Susan Harkins offers some pointers that will help you use ADO objects...

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10 best practices for Windows security

March 31, 2011 6:11am PDT

Security risks continue to grow for organizations both large and small. Brien Posey offers 10 suggestions for making sure your networks are as well protected as possible.

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Train users to follow best practices when writing VBA code

February 1, 2008 7:24am PST

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) lets you automate tasks and provide functionality that you can't get via the regular features in Microsoft Office. Susan Harkins discusses seven programming...

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Best practices for software license management

November 5, 2012 4:33am PST

Organizations spend a fortune on licenses every year, and a lack of management around it can result in heavy fines. Here are some best practices to follow.

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Best practices for Going Google: Data migration and the Google Apps Marketplace

January 31, 2013 12:07pm PST

This is the final post of a four-part series detailing the best practices for completing the process of Going Google.

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Get drastic: 15 IT best practices to kill

October 25, 2011 2:16pm PDT

Gartner analyst Ken McGee has a radical assessment of IT and what CIOs need to do about. Read his principles of the "new CIO manifesto."

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10 best practices for business process measurement

April 7, 2009 7:25am PDT

Lean times often present opportunities for analyzing, fine-tuning, and improving business processes. In fact, the economic survival of some organizations may depend on such improvements. Here are...

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