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		<title>Quick Look: IIS 7 Manager</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The front end IIS Manager user interface (UI) has gotten a facelift.&#160; The UI allows you to perform the following:

Manage IIS and ASP.net in one place. 
View health and diagnostics in real-time . 
Connect to a web server, application, and/or site remotely via HTTPS. 
Allow for delegation of power to non administrators of the domain. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I configure SQL mail in SQL Server 2000?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a database administrator, I like automation. When it comes to my backups, I like to automate as much as possible. SQL Mail gives me the ability to know when my backups are successful and when they fail.
SQL Mail is a component of SQL Server that allows you to send mail. Some of its functions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I use the Windows Time Service?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you manage Windows 2000 and Active Directory, you should know that the Win2K Time Service is key to ensuring that the Kerberos security protocol and other Windows 2000 services work correctly. All machines in a Windows 2000 forest need to have the correct time. This article will explain the details and show you how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I&#8230; Install and configure a DNS server in Windows Server 2008?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As many of you are probably aware, the Domain Name System (DNS) is now the name resolution system of choice in Windows. Without it, computers would have a very tough time communicating with each other. However, most Windows administrators still rely on the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) for name resolution on local area networks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I configure load balancing in Windows?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you install Win2K Advanced Server or Win2K Datacenter Server, NLB becomes available by default. To activate NLB, go to Network And Dial-up Connections, right-click on the interface you want to use for load balancing (usually one of the Local Area Connections), and select Properties.
Highlight the Network Load Balancing selection, as shown in Figure A. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I&#8230; Install and configure a DHCP server in Windows Server 2008?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an invaluable service when you have a network larger than a handful of computers. It&#8217;s also a standard component of enterprise networks and sub networks. Microsoft Windows Server 2008&#8217;s built-in DHCP server allows Windows machines (and any other TCP/IP-based machines and devices) to obtain their IP addresses and network [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I configure a Distributed File System (DFS)?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Windows Distributed File System (DFS) allows users to find, view, and work with files on your network from one central location. With DFS configured, users do not have to understand the complexities of a network or enter long UNC addresses to browse to files. DFS is installed with Windows 2000 Server, and the service [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should you upgrade to Windows Server 2008?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of hype in the IT industry when it comes to new releases of products. Look at the iPhone, Windows Vista, WiMax, OSX Leopard, etc. Hype is a part of our culture. Being able to sift through the hype and make a logical decision is what separates a sound business decision from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stevenscottwarren.com/archives/302</link>
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		<title>Is the database tape backup dead?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the ever increasing hard drives, SAN, and NAS devices available, is the tape backup dead for database backups? In my travels, I find more companies are backing up to disk rather than older tape technologies for their database backups. 
What are you doing at your company to backup your databases whether they are Oracle, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stevenscottwarren.com/archives/301</link>
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		<title>What version of SQL Server are you running?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have run into the situation several times where I had to determine which version of SQL Server 2005 is running (including service pack). To accomplish this task, connect to the SQL Server Management Studio and run the following TSQL statement: 
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY(&#8217;productversion&#8217;), SERVERPROPERTY (&#8217;productlevel&#8217;), SERVERPROPERTY (&#8217;edition&#8217;)
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