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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IT pro Rick Vanover shows you how the sc command takes the familiar 'net start' to additional levels in Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 environments.

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DHCP is an invaluable service when you have a network larger than a handful of computers. Microsoft Windows Server 2008's built-in DHCP server allows Windows machines to obtain their IP addresses and network settings automatically, which can vastly simplify network configuration. Steven Warren describes how to install and configure a DHCP server in Windows Server 2008, and explores some of the advanced features DHCP has to offer.

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Supercomputer maker Cray Inc has concluded a deal to use its QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology and Intel chips to create top-end supercomputers. This could start happening as early as 2011, though Cray will continue to use AMD processors in the foreseeable future.

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