Windows administrators, like Unix or Linux administrators, look for ways to perform their duties with ease and elegance through automation. PowerShell allows administrators to gather information, change Registry parameters, work with Active Directory, manipulate services, look at events, work with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), and much more. PowerShell is a Windows administrator’s best friend.

PHP Shell and Shell In A Box put a shell in your browser, thus facilitating web server management – even from the nearest Internet café and without SSH access.

TinyDNS is superfast, minuscule, and secure DNS server software.

Fedora 16 comes with some desktop improvements, but for admins, the real story is about virtualization.

Monitoring your internal server environment just became easier with MMSOFT Design’s Mobile PC Monitor software.

Keeping your key files in RAM reduces latency and makes response time more predictable.

Is your data really secure in the cloud? If a compromise occurs, current forensic approaches will not work and new techniques and standards will be needed.

In addition to introducing extra security measures, htaccess lets you add some fantastic features to your website without having superuser access to the main configuration files of the web server.

Windows administrators: Expand your horizons and your opportunities with Unix commands via Cygwin. Use Cygwin’s extensive list of Unix utilities for scripts, maintenance, compatibility, and automation.

Office 365 is Microsoft’s new, easy-to-manage cloud solution for email, tasks, and contacts, as well as real-time collaboration throughout the enterprise.