Getting IT's view of Vista

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08/09/05

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* Revamped file system, new security measures will require IT
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Today's focus:

Getting IT's view of Vista

By Tom Henderson

Preliminary testing of the first public beta release of
Microsoft's next version of Windows, Vista, shows that a
reorganized system for managing files and folders and new
security features aimed at thwarting malware will force
enterprise administrators to think about how these features can
be best deployed across their networks.

We tested the Build 5112 of the client version of the Vista code
(see "How we did it" <http://www.networkworld.com/nlprodrev4707>
). Beta code for the server version isn't publicly available
yet. The client code is far from finished (the long-awaited
search technology and promised configuration and management
upgrades are missing), and it's not very stable - we had a blue
screen and reboot within 10 minutes of initial testing.

That said, Microsoft has vastly expanded its file system
characteristics through the use of file metadata tagging,
virtualized folders, and peer and server file services.
Microsoft has taken its traditional "documents and settings"
file folder structure and, while keeping some ties to it for
backward compatibility, has adopted the user "home" directory
folder concept from Unix, Linux, MacOS and other operating
systems.

In addition, a public folder for each machine is automatically
made that is then available for cross-machine (peer) searches,
making Vista a thoroughly team-enabled operating system that
allows information sharing in ways not before seen in other
Microsoft operating systems.

Files and folders also can now be easily cached and synchronized
to a server using a method that completes the vision of the
Windows 95 Briefcase system of server-side back-up and
availability services. This plays into Microsoft's recently
announced Data Protection Services initiative, but we could not
test those ties, as the production version of Microsoft's Data
Protection Manager wasn't available. How synchronization works
across both groups and individuals will require administrative
thought to avoid multiple concurrent instances of data and
program files.

To read more about IT's view of Vista, go to:
<http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2005/080805-vista-test.html>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Questions dog Cisco routers
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlprodrev4708>

2. First family of Windows Vista viruses unleashed
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlprodrev4709>

3. Anti-spyware firm warns of massive ID theft ring
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080505-id-theft.html?t5>

4. Crashing the 'Net
<http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/080805buzz.html?t5>

5. Cisco vulnerability posted to Internet
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlprodrev4711>
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To contact:

Henderson is principal researcher for ExtremeLabs in
Indianapolis. He can be reached at thenderson@extremelabs.com
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the latest information on wireless security trends.
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