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Understand Storage Groups and Stores in Exchange

June 28, 2006 7:00am PDT

Here's a high-level look at how Exchange stores data and make some sense of the limitations inherent in the different versions of Exchange server

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SolutionBase: Steps to take to fix Linux when it won't start

June 14, 2007 12:00am PDT

No OS is 100 percent foolproof. Eventually, even Linux may not boot one day when you want it to. Jack Wallen shows some of the strategies you can take when your Linux workstation fails to start...

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The top 20(ish) geek holidays to celebrate in 2012

February 3, 2012 7:13am PST

Every day is a great day to be a geek, but these subcultural holidays double down on the dorkiness for infinitely more fun.

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10 things you can do to make remote support easier

August 2, 2012 1:05pm PDT

Your remote support tasks will go more smoothly -- and your users will be happier -- if you follow a few simple practices.

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A day in the life of a work-from-home Google Apps admin

March 11, 2013 12:57pm PDT

Learn how Google services can offer remote employees full productivity and participation in their businesses.

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Server administration with visionapp Remote Desktop 2010 R2

August 27, 2010 11:47pm PDT

If you need a tool to manage additional protocols, or if you want to be able to share a single administrative toolset with the entire support staff, visionapp Remote Desktop 2010 R2 is worth a look.

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Output local group membership on Windows Server

September 30, 2009 2:51am PDT

Command line skills for Windows Servers are essential to deliver information without wasting time. Here's how an old tool and a new tool can help.

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Bump the size of your information store to 75GB (Exchange 2003 Standard Edition only)

April 21, 2006 7:00am PDT

In Service Pack 2, the Exchange developers have provided you with the ability to size the information store to any size you like between 1 and 75 GB, and they chose 18GB as the default. Here's how...

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Review: Bomgar B200 remote desktop support appliance

April 28, 2009 12:40am PDT

Help desks, call centers and customer support offices can leverage the Bomgar B200 appliance to implement secure remote desktop access to users, clients, customers and others in local and remote...

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How to achieve SSL offloading with Citrix NetScaler load balancers

May 22, 2012 6:00am PDT

John Joyner shows how the Citrix NetScaler load-monitoring service works and explains the benefits that it offers.

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Review: Foglight NMS from Quest Software

October 5, 2010 9:00am PDT

Derek Schauland evaluates Foglight NMS for monitoring your network. With everything but the kitchen sink and a price tag to match, could it be a fit for your organization?

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Recovering from a forgotten Administrator password in Windows 2000 Pro

January 12, 2007 8:00am PST

Memory failing? If it's not your computer memory, it might be that you've mentally mislaid your Administrator password for your Windows 2000 Professional system. It may be lost forever, but here...

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Review: LogMeIn Rescue remote support

August 31, 2009 8:17am PDT

IT consultants, support desk technicians, software manufacturers and other technology professionals rely upon LogMeIn Rescue as a proven and secure remote support tool.

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Six solutions to Windows Server 2003 group policy problems

December 18, 2003 8:00am PST

Group policies are very powerful tools when it comes to controlling user behavior, but they can also cause you lots of headaches when things conflict. Here are some solutions to the most common...

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How to create an Apple VPP account and distribute apps

March 13, 2013 1:30pm PDT

Erik Eckel explains how to take advantage of the Apple Volume Purchase Program to distribute and manage iOS apps for your organization.

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A handy list of common ports used by Exchange

November 9, 2006 3:22pm PST

You can reference this list to make appropriate firewall decisions in your organization.

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Investigate the 'HTTP 403 (Forbidden)' messages in OWA

April 22, 2005 3:32pm PDT

If your OWA users are receiving the "HTTP 403 (Forbidden)" error, several things could be the culprit. Here's one slightly less common cause of this particular error message.

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Configure SNMP monitoring with network devices in SCOM 2007 R2

May 2, 2011 6:47am PDT

System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 can discover and provide operational monitoring of network infrastructure, such as routers and switches. Learn how to set up a network device monitor.

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Winternals Administrator's Pak collects multiple enterprise-class utilities in single toolkit

June 21, 2006 2:57pm PDT

Get an IT professional's review of Winternals' Administrator’s Pak, which offers enterprise administrators a complete recovery and troubleshooting toolset.

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