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[Focus]

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Case Study: Mission-Critical Scalability
Boston-based Partners HeatlhCare System uses InterSystems' Cache post-relational database solution to improve the accessibility and organization of mission-critical data.
 — Mark Smith


Profusion Architecture
The Profusion chipset is causing a stir in the SMP world. Learn how this technology helps NT scale to 8-way systems.
 — Tao Zhou


Scalability Enhancements in SQL Server 7.0
To push SQL Server up the enterprise ladder, Microsoft introduces introduces several scalability enhancements in version 7.0
 — Michael Otey


Scalability Enhancements in Windows 2000
In Win2K, Microsoft has improved scalability in the areas of memory, storage subsystems, SMP, and directory services. Learn the benefits that these enhancements can provide for your organization.
 — Douglas Toombs

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[Feature]

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Back Orifice 2000
Learn whether Back Orifice 2000 is the remote-administration tool its creators say it is or just a Trojan horse waiting to attack your systems.
 — Mark Joseph Edwards


Control Directory Services with LDAP Proxy
Using LDAP proxy services, you can access company information and control directory services from the Internet, an extranet, and an intranet without the overhead of data replication.
 — Archie Reed


IIS 5.0's New Security Features
Find out how to put IIS 5.0's new security features to work with Win2K.
 — Ken Spencer


Platinum Storage Groups
To enhance Exchange Server's scalibility, Microsoft splits the Information Store in Platinum. Here's how to get the most out of your Exchange Server implementation.
 — Tony Redmond


Recovering from NT Startup Failures, Part 2
Discover more tips, tricks, and tools you can use to minimize server downtime and increase your chances of quickly recovering from an NT boot failure.
 — Sean Daily

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[Reader Challenge]

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Reader Challenge
Solve this month's Windows NT problem and get the change to win $100 or a copy of one of the author's books about NT. Prior month's winner is announced at bottom of page.
 — Kathy Ivens

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[Reader to Reader]

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Reader to Reader - November 1999
Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows NT Magazine readers (including Microsoft).
 — Readers

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[Editorial]

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The NT Community Is Alive and Well
Mark Smith reminds us that the NT community is about technology, not personalities.
 — Mark Smith

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[ForefroNT]

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Friend or Foe?
Good communication can enhance the work relationships of IT staff and end users.
 — David Chernicoff

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[En Garde]

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Keeping Disasters Away
Mark discusses a recent Microsoft white paper that explains how to achieve high reliability and availability.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Internals]

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Inside Win2K Scalability Enhancements, Part 1
Microsoft has added new features and enhancements to Win2K that make this OS more scalable than NT.
 — Mark Russinovich

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[Product Reviews]

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DiskAdvisor 4.0
A reporting tool that makes monitoring disk usage easy.
 — Oswald Forster


Intellisync Anywhere
Synchronize your PalmPilot data from any desktop in your enterprise.
 — David Sapery


NetInstall 4.2
A software distribution application for Windows platforms.
 — Marty Scher


OnStream SC50 Internal SCSI
An affordable backup solution for SOHO.
 — David Chernicoff


Smart-UPS 1400
Keep your server running when your power shuts down.
 — Mark Weitz


Windows Media Training Server
Microsoft and Compaq team up to offer a training solution.
 — David Chernicoff

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[Lab Notes]

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Kernel Slander
The Lab Guys are looking forward to discovering whether Intel's Profusion chipset will let the NT kernel off the hook in the scalability debate.
 — Jonathan Cragle

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[Inside Out]

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A Root of Your Own
To build an intranet that is completely disconnected from the Internet, you need to build a private DNS root.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Getting Started with NT]

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Thumbs-Up or Thumbs-Down?
The author rates several NT-related companies, products, and resources.
 — Michael D. Reilly

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[SQL Server Savvy]

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Questions, Answers, and Tips About SQL Server
Discover how to send large email messages via SQL Mail, read system sp code, and make Enterprise Edition use more memory, and learn about SQL Server 7.0's sysperfinfo table, SQL Server Site Index, the TOP operator, and SQL Server 6.5's sql.log.
 — Brian Moran , et al.

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[Watch Your RAS]

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Directing IPX Broadcast Traffic
Discover the Registry values you can modify to affect broadcast forwarding behavior and resolve common IPX-based RAS problems.
 — Sean Daily

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[This Old Resource Kit]

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Netdom 2000
Although Win2K dosen't include a domain-consolidation tool, this Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit tool lets you consolidate an NT 4.0 resource domain into a Win2K domain.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Ask Dr. Bob Your NT Questions
Learn about Norton Speed Disk, SCSI CD-ROM device availability, networking on NT 4.0 SP4, FC-AL, automatic NT backup, and more.
 — Bob Chronister

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[News Analysis]

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NT Clusters
Microsoft, IBM, and Novell are making major advances in NT clustering. Learn about the technology behind these advances.
 — Barrie Sosinsky

Standard I/O: Next-Generation Server Bus Standards Emerge
Advanced PC servers require a new host bus standard for high throughput. The I/O groups proposing new standards have agreed on the next-generation server bus standard: Standard I/O.
 — Barrie Sosinsky

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[TOP 10]

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Reader-Submitted Desktop Tips
Readers respond with more productive tips.
 — Michael Otey

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[Buyer's Guide]

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Microsoft Exchange Server Product Add-ons
View a list of products that work with Exchange Server.
 — Sue Cooper , et al.

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[Lab Comparative]

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SMTP Server Roundup
The Lab reviews six SMTP mail servers that are suitable for small to mid-sized companies.
 — John Green