IT Knowledgebase Articles

Are the GUI management tools still relevant for Windows Server? Russell Smith explains how we’re moving away from the traditional GUI in lieu of PowerShell.

In this PowerShell Problem Solver, Jeff Hicks shows us how to test whether Windows services are running with some PowerShell.

Learn when to spot different scenarios where you need to connect multiple networks in Microsoft Azure, along with step-by-step instructions on how to do this.

Learn how to use startup scripts to manage local Active Directory groups in this step-by-step tutorial by Daniel Petri.

Discover the most important events to monitor in the Windows Event logs that might indicate a security breach.

Jeff Hicks shows us how to easily query Excel workbooks as a database with some help from PowerShell.

The powerful Chef automation tool is becoming one of the more popular IT automation and management offerings. Michael Simmons takes a look and explains what all the fuss is about.

In this Lansweeper 5.2 review, Jeff Hicks shows us the benefits of using the asset management and network inventory tool for your SQL Server, VMware, and Active Directory environments.

Petri Contributing Editor Aidan Finn walks us through how to use Azure Backup to protect Microsoft Azure IaaS virtual machines.

Daniel Petri shows us how to manage local Active Directory groups with Group Policy Preferences, which lets us create, delete, update, and rename local groups.