Below is a great article on how Vista RC2 now blocks write-access to raw disk sectors for user mode applications.
It also explains the difference between kernel protection vs. kernel patch protection (patch guard).  This is a very interesting read for those interested in learning about vista exploits and what RC2 has done to correct them.

http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_archive.html

Below is a great link that goes through some Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server licensing issues. The article contains information that can help you understand and successfully deploy Terminal Services on computers that are running Windows Server 2003. Mains topics are licensing requirements for computers that access a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server and transitional client access licenses for Windows XP client computers.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823313

Terminal Services and you: 3 reasons why you should be on the bandwagon

PART III

This is the final blog in my three part series about the advantages of Terminal Services. Check out the final reason below.

Terminal Services and you: 3 reasons why you should be on the bandwagon

PART II

This is the second blog in my three part series about the advantages of Terminal Services. Check out reason #2!

Terminal Services and you: 3 reasons why you should be on the bandwagon

PART I

We’ve all been there.  We’ve all been doing our normal day’s work when we’ve been interrupted by our great friend, the vista User Account Control system.  Despite the fact that I’m a domain admin, I must confirm that yes indeed, I did want to move that file.  Then I must confirm that I did confirm that I wanted to move that file.  Then I must confirm that I am aware that by moving the file, I am taking it from one place and putting it in a different directory.  A minute and several mous

I found this great article on the Microsoft support page that gives step by step instructions on how to remove data in Active Directory after an unsuccessful domain controller demotion.  It also explains what ntdsutil.exe does and some things to keep in mind before doing these steps.

Why backup data?
The modern disasters of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina demonstrate the ramifications of natural and non-natural disasters. Many companies did not have sufficient disaster recovery plans that covered serious scenarios. In the September 11th tragedy approximately 13,000 servers and 34,000 PCs were lost –entire infrastructures with no off-site backups. Priceless amounts of data lost forever.

An Example of Disaster Recovery

This article over at Slashdot caught my attention. I routinely read Slashdot for the daily musings about the RIAA and general tech news, but rarely do I find articles that can be applied to our industry. Today I found an interesting discussion sprung from a naive question about clustering and high availability. While the OP’s topic is aimed at web servers, the commentary by Slashdot readers had some insightful viewpoints and many (e.g.

There have been a lot of additions to the new Citrix XenApp 5 and in this blog I would like to go over a few noticeable changes. With more than 50 new features and enhancements from previous versions, XenApp 5 has expanded on its capabilities as an end-to-end application delivery solution and has been proven to be the lowest cost solution on the market today. Now with the addition of the XenApp 5 Feature Pack, your organization can get even more value than ever before.