Favorites

As an editor at TechNet Magazine , I don’t know if I’m supposed to have favorites, but I do. Some of the articles are just more interesting to me, either because they’re better written, or they explain something I don’t know, or they somehow tell a compelling story about how or why some product or technology can make a difference. Anyway, I thought I’d share some of my favorites, in hopes that if I show you mine, you’ll show me yours. I’ll start with some older features.

Building an Emergency Operations Center on Groove and SharePoint In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana State University set about creating a centralized command and control system for dealing with emergencies. This article provides an inside look at the process, focusing on how technology can help enable a more effective response, and describing the resulting system that will be able to survive and remain useful in any future disaster.

10 Things You Need to Know about Deploying Windows Vista Even experienced IT professionals who have been through new operating system installations will bump up against the myriad new processes and requirements Windows Vista brings. The key to a smooth upgrade is knowing just what has changed and how the changes are likely to impact deployment. This article provides a significant head start, detailing the major differences between Windows XP and Windows Vista deployment. And if this is of interest, you’ll also want to look at the follow-up article the author did a year later: Deploying Windows Vista with BDD 2007.

Master Your Domain: Build a Corporate Network at Home We'd all like a home network that’s just as powerful as the one at work. This article describes an affordable solution that brings home secure messaging, shared resources, single sign-on, and everything else we’ve come to expect from our corporate networks.

More later. Do you have any favorites? Tell us.