Interview with Peter Bruzzese on Exchange 2007 Clustering

I had the pleasure of meeting noted clustering expert J. Peter Bruzzese at TechMentor a few weeks ago. Peter is a noted author and speaker, having worked with Goldman Sachs, New Horizons, and even Microsoft on various topics. Peter is...

Posted by Greg Shields on May 1, 2007 12:30 AM

Advanced Patch Management Week! What's Cool with WSUS 3.0 RC and Scripting WSUS 2.0

In this episode, we'll be discussing the new version of Windows Server Upgrade Services or WSUS, and what about it should interest you (and there's a lot). We'll talk about how WSUS 3.0 includes new features like multiple targeting groups,...

Posted by Greg Shields on April 16, 2007 12:30 AM

Group Policy chat with Jeremy Moskowitz of www.gpanswers.com

I got the chance to sit down with Jeremy Moskowitz of www.gpanswers.com at TechMentor in Orlando. We chatted about some of the new customizations in Group Policy that come with Windows Vista and why you should start implementing them now...

Posted by Greg Shields on April 6, 2007 12:30 AM

An Interview with Greg Ness & Jason Young of BlueLane Technologies

The SCW Part III podcast scheduled for today has been postponed one week in order to release this timely interview with BlueLane Technologies. In this interview with Greg and Jason, we're discussing BlueLane's recently-announced VirtualShield product. We're also discussing the...

Posted by Greg Shields on March 23, 2007 12:30 AM

A technical look at the Security Configuration Wizard Part II

Continuing our three-part series on the Security Configuration Wizard, this episode goes into the command line syntax of using the SCW. We'll talk about how to integrate the standard security INF templates with the SCW and discuss how to roll...

Posted by Greg Shields on March 16, 2007 12:30 AM

A technical look at the Security Configuration Wizard Part I

In this, the first of three podcasts on the technical in's and out's of the Security Configuration Wizard (SCW), we will discuss the use of the wizard, when its useful and when it isn't. We'll talk about some gotcha's you'll...

Posted by Greg Shields on March 9, 2007 12:30 AM

How to Build a Custom ADMX File

In this second podcast on Windows Group Policy, we go over the process of building a custom ADMX file. We'll relate the differences and the similarities between the old ADM format and the new ADMX format, and we'll discuss some...

Posted by Greg Shields on February 21, 2007 12:30 AM

Introduction and Group Policy Central Store

Today's post is our first Windows Server Community podcast! In this podcast, I'll be introducing myself ("Hello. Nice to meech'a.") as well as discussing some of the changes to Group Policy that we now have to understand with the introduction...

Posted by Greg Shields on February 15, 2007 12:30 AM

Welcome to the Windows Server Community! Get Started with Longhorn

Welcome to the Windows Server Community! What better way to start out a brand new community with a brand new Server operating system. With the Vista hype starting to settle down and the Vista reality beginning to set in, why...

Posted by Greg Shields on February 8, 2007 10:53 AM