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http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. THE LATEST NEWS & ANALYSIS - Vendors demonstrate new management tools at TechEd - Microsoft: .NET is ready for prime-time - Taking a data-saving snapshot - TechEd: Gates bets farm on .NET 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - This week's blooper: Byte-less backup - Tip of the Week: Avoiding migration pitfalls - Quick Hit: Classic blooper! - Send Your Feedback: What's the secret of your IT success? - Live Event: Become a WMI wizard! - Know-IT-All Quiz: #150 ____________________________________________________________________ ****************** THIS WEEK'S NEWS & ANALYSIS ********************* VENDORS DEMONSTRATE NEW MANAGEMENT TOOLS AT TECH ED Microsoft and its VS .NET product aren't the only newsmakers at this year's Microsoft TechEd conference. Here's your first look at top vendors' new Windows management products. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci815721,00.html MICROSOFT: .NET IS READY FOR PRIME-TIME .Net is not vaporware! At TechEd, Microsoft promises that .NET is real and ready-to-use. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci815731,00.html TAKING A DATA-SAVING SNAPSHOT The onus on IT to secure and recover its data has become paramount since September 11. ImagineLAN's Jan Olsen explains some of the options IT managers have and what the future holds for data and system recovery. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci816114,00.html TECH ED: GATES BETS FARM ON .NET Bill Gates and Microsoft are betting the company on .NET, said Microsoft evangelist Eric Rudder in the opening keynote at TechEd 2002. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci816303,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS *********************** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- BYTE-LESS BACKUP | Blooper of the Week Oops! True IT blooper #22 Find out what happens when an IT manager dutifully tests his backup system, and then leaves it in test mode for three months. >>CLICK to read what happened... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci815707,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- AVOIDING MIGRATION PITFALLS | Tip of the Week Dear Ask the Expert, What are the pitfalls that can sap productivity, drive up costs, and waste time when going through a migration? Site expert Thomas Shinder says: Migrating users from a workgroup environment to a domain environment can be a bit of a challenge at first, but both you and the users will see the advantages after the implementation is complete. If you are upgrading to Windows XP as your network client, you should plan on using Windows 2000 domain controllers. >>Read the rest of his answer HERE: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid461185_tax288093,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT'S THE SECRET OF YOUR IT SUCCESS? | Send Your Feedback It's time to brag. What best practice, short-cut, technology wizardry or people-handling tactic has helped you become a success in IT management? We'll put your "secret to success" in an upcoming article. (You can submit your tip anonymously, if you wish.) Write to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CLASSIC BLOOPER | Quick Hit Users with too many privileges run amok in this true IT blooper installment. In fact, this IT manager's stories are a comedy of user errors: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci798786,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BECOME A WMI WIZARD! | Live Event Q&A Who: Matthew Lavy, author, "Windows Management Instrumentation." When: May 02, 2002 at 02:00 PM EDT (18:00 GMT) Attend our live audio event, "Auditing software installations with WMI," when our speaker will be teaching you how to use WMI to design and implement sophisticated management solutions. Hear how simple scripting languages will let you configure and control almost all facets of Windows 2000. >> CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ OF THE DAY | #150 This is a 64-bit processor architecture developed at Intel that is based on Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing. a. Celeron b. OSI c. IA-64 d. ATX >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchwindowsmanageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci816489,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS *********************** JAN STAFFORD, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ MEREDITH DERBY, Assistant News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your press releases and case studies. ____________________________________________________________________ DAVID PYE, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your white papers and Best Web Links. ____________________________________________________________________ ED PARRY, News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your product announcements and poll ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ MIKE KELLY (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ *********************** ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ********************** Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2002, All Rights Reserved. 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