Each Active Directory forest has its own schema, which defines the objects and attributes that the directory service uses to store data. When organizations have multiple Active Directory forests, IT administrators have to manage multiple Active Directory...

This month, TechNet Magazine is running a month of Exchange Server 2007 tips.  Here's what we posted over the fourth week of March. Troubleshoot Database Mount Problems If a database won’t mount, it could be because a required log file is missing...

Office Communications Server 2007 provides very powerful and flexible conferencing capabilities. In the April 2009 issue of TechNet Magazine (which is available online), Rajesh Ramanathan explains how OCS 2007 R2 allows users to set up real time conferences...

More than two years ago , TechNet Magazine Editor-in-Chief Josh Hoffman wrote about a great little utility called RoboCopy Gui—and that article became the single most popular article we’ve ever published! Now, however, that place in history is very likely...

This month, TechNet Magazine is running a month of Exchange Server 2007 tips, posting a new tip every day Monday through Friday.  Here's what we posted over the third week of March. Use Performance Monitoring to Track Exchange Messaging When troubleshooting...

This month, TechNet Magazine is running a month of Exchange Server 2007 tips, posting a new tip every day Monday through Friday.  Here's what we posted over the second week of March. Prevent Internal Servers from Being Filtered In six easy steps...

Chances are pretty good you heard about the release of Internet Explorer 8 last week. Maybe you rushed right out and downloaded it to give a try, or maybe you’re the wait-and-see type who wants to check out what oth ers have to say. In either case, you...

Internet Explorer 8 has been released.  You can download the new version at www.microsoft.com/ie8 .

The April 2009 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online. In this issue, we introduce you to new features and enhancements in the latest version of Internet Explorer, help you manage multiple Active Directory forests, explore Office Communicator...

This month, TechNet Magazine is running a month of Exchange Server 2007 tips, posting a new tip every day Monday through Friday.  Here's what we posted for the first week. Use the Exchange Management Shell to Create New Mail Users and Mailboxes Use...

More free utilities! Being a systems administrator can be difficult, but whether your organization is large or small, the right tools can significantly ease the burden. In this month’s column, Greg Shields presents an overview of 19 free tools created...

Free and Fun—Make your own screencast! Whether you are having probl ems yourself getting something to work correctly on your computer and are working with tech support, or you're trying to help someone else solve such problems, you have probably spent...

Welcome to the first edition of our new Blog Tales column. Every month we’ll search far and wide to bring you the best of the Microsoft blogs that reflect TechNet Magazine’s mission—to provide in-depth, hands-on, technical informati on for IT professionals...

You ask, Henrik Walther answers . Here’s what’s covered in this issue. Q I'm currently architecting an Exchange Server 2007-based messaging infrastructure for a large enterprise requiring that the solution include site resiliency. So I'm considering deploying...