October 21, 2009 1:20 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
Active Directory,
AD,
dba,
Development,
education,
IIS,
IT education,
Microsoft,
podcast,
Powershell,
SharePoint,
sql,
virtual machines,
Virtualization,
webcastI just came across an excellent resource for IT professionals working with Microsoft products. It is called RunAs Radio. There are weekly podcasts about topics of interest to those of us...
September 14, 2009 1:49 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
information security,
Microsoft,
Microsoft support,
patches,
risk,
risk management,
support,
tcp,
tcp-ip,
tcp/ip,
threat,
vulnerability,
Windows,
windows 2000Last week was the September issue of Microsoft "patch Tuesday". The September 2009 Microsoft Security Bulletin lists a number of vulnerabilities. Microsoft held the
August 19, 2009 6:21 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
antivirus,
autoupdate,
botnet,
command,
command and control,
configuration manager,
control,
infection,
mcafee,
Microsoft,
parasite,
systems centerPonder this question. Are there botnets that are sexy and make you more attractive? I got this idea from the Animal Planet (Discovery) show: Monsters Inside Me: Can a...
August 12, 2009 3:33 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
certification,
job skills,
mcp,
mcse,
Microsoft,
Microsoft Certification,
Microsoft TechEd,
TechEd 2009,
technical certificationCheck out this interview during TechEd 2009 with David Elfassy. You will find out answers to many of your burning questions like:
- How much does certification really...
July 28, 2009 3:11 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
asset management,
framework,
lifecycle management,
maturity model,
Metrics,
Microsoft,
patch management,
patch management framework,
researchSecurosis and Microsoft have teamed up and released an Open Patch Management Metrics Model. The purpose of this model is to "provide organizations with a tool to better understand their patching costs." The model also has ten steps with multiple substeps to help guide an organization through a...
July 24, 2009 6:47 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
e-learning,
education,
Exchange Server,
Microsoft,
Microsoft Virtualization,
online training,
Vista,
web 2.0,
Windows 7,
Windows Server 2008,
Windows VistaIn today's business environment it is always a challenge to get technology training as it seems like training is one of the first things to get cut.
Microsoft has always been a great source of free training material that can help make IT professionals and user's use of technology much more...
June 26, 2009 2:56 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
education,
Microsoft,
solution accelerator,
technology,
technology management,
tool,
toolkit,
virtual machine,
Virtual machine managementMicrosoft has a very large library of Solution Accelerators. These solution accelerators are meant to be detailed guides and toolkits to help organizations be successful in the planning, deployment and management...
May 26, 2009 8:41 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
design,
Microsoft,
SharePoint,
tools,
website,
website admin,
website administration
April 29, 2009 12:11 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
analysis,
analysis tools,
Microsoft,
network,
network analysis,
network monitor,
packet analysis,
packet capture,
protocol analysis,
tcp,
tools,
udpIf you do packet capture or analysis in a Microsoft environment, then you are probably already familiar with Microsoft Network Monitor. If not, please read my real-world use of it for
