8 no-fuss no-muss Microsoft management tools

By Microsoft Subnet on Wed, 12/10/08 - 1:59pm.

Any efficient IT shop today, Microsoft-centric or not, has a never ending need for good management tools. For that reason, A Better Windows World blogger, Ron Barrett has assembled a new collection that covers a lot of territory -- solving issues that arise from group policy management, training, password policy, collaboration, infrastructure costs, the new Server 2008 core and even opening and editing documents from anywhere.

What these tools all have in common is that they will make your Microsoft shop immediately run better -- meaning they don't require a lot of fuss and muss to install or manage. (Note: to see the list, including screen shots, in a hurry, check out the slideshow of these eight tools, or click the "Read entire post" link below for full reviews of each tool.)

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