A TechRepublic reader wrote in with the following scenario: "My company is currently running Exchange 2003 on Windows Server 2003. We want to do a test run of Windows Server 2008/Exchange Server 2007 running together in a test environment. I have few concerns, I do not want to add Windows Server 2008 to the domain and run into problems but I want to flexibility to duplicate our current environment and run them simultaneously. " There are a number of different ways that the reader could accomplish his goals. In this posting, I'll talk about two different options the reader could take.

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When you have to do specific Windows administration tasks on a frequent basis, it makes your job easier if all relevant objects are in the same organizational unit. Find out how you can script the move with the dsmove command.

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DBA Tim Chapman looks at how the SQL Server 2005 COLUMNS_UPDATED function works and then discusses how to parse out the field names.

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This article will explain the details and show you how to configure and troubleshoot the Time Service.

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As an IT professional, you see UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) just about everywhere. Every server room will likely have one of these somewhere. Datacenters are filled with banks of them. Yet there is not much that is written about these boring, yet essential, pieces of silent (literally!) hardware.

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Even if you don't insert the R2 disc during the install for Windows Server R2, you should still allow the step to proceed during the post install process. If you skipped this step, here's how to correct the problem.

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Have a whole bunch of hard disks with potentially confidential information on-board? Another solution - other than doing lots of tedious data wipes, might be to physically destroy them with a device like the patent pending Hard Disk Crusher by EDR Solutions.

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A new beta build of Parallels Server for Mac has been released, which supports running virtualized instances of Leopard Server.

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DBA Tim Chapman shows how to write a TSQL user-defined function to convert a floating point decimal number into a fractional representation of the same number.

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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 [...]

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