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for this lies in the length between the cables that connect each cluster node to its shared storage. Traditional forms of Windows failover clustering require each node to connect to shared storage in a... More...
Oct 27, 2008
with enough memory to back it properly. Although terminal servers have used 32-bit operating systems for smaller deployments, 64-bit platforms -- combined with adequate processor support and a disk topology... More...
May 20, 2008
keys on the system. Windows XP makes it possible to export the encryption keys to an external storage device, such as a USB flash drive. When you need to access encrypted files, you can import the encryption keys... More...
Apr 3, 2008
and ask a question today.

If you want to listen to this podcast offline or save it on a mobile storage unit, follow this URL and save it on your computer from there. The first installment of our 'Ask the Security... More...

Jan 10, 2008
doing this?

Wes Noonan's answer: To do so, you need functional NetBIOS. So you also need to ensure that systems can be resolved by broadcast or that you have implemented WINS. If you are using Active Directory Users and... More...

Dec 6, 2007
the CD. Or you could hit F8 at system startup and use the Boot to Safe Mode - Command Prompt option.

Our systems management expert suggests tools and tactics administrators can use to boot into a command prompt... More...
Sep 7, 2007
you know how to talk to your security vendors, though, it can better help you to implement only the systems that work best with your network. According to Windows security expert Kevin Beaver, "Network and security... More...
Aug 16, 2007
from a file server in a remote site to a server in the hub site. That server is easily attached to a storage area network or other storage configuration for large data storage for the enterprise. Administrators... More...
Jun 19, 2007
Since disk partitioning is one of those storage-related issues where there seem to be more exceptions than actual rules, it helps to have as much... More...
May 16, 2007
Disk quotas can go a long way toward helping administrators manage a server's disk storage resources.

Most file servers are equipped with huge hard disks or disk arrays. Still, these servers have a... More...

Mar 22, 2007
with. For this reason, it deserves to gain that much more ground over XCOPY.)

Derk Benish, systems engineer in Microsoft's MSN Search Group, wanted to do something about this, so he wrote a simple GUI for... More...

Mar 21, 2007
for the next release. . . .

About the author: Tim Fenner (MCSE, MCSA: Messaging, Network+ and A+) is a senior systems administrator who oversees a Microsoft Windows, Exchange and Office environment, as well as an... More...

Jan 9, 2007
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Jeremy Moskowitz, a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), is an independent consultant and trainer for Microsoft Windows technologies. He runs two... More...

Nov 21, 2006
the server.

About the author: Rahul Shah currently works at a software firm in India, where he is a systems administrator maintaining Windows servers. He has also worked for various software firms in testing and... More...

Nov 15, 2006
you've chosen the correct mix of SCSI and SATA drives. If you get it wrong, you pay too much for storage or you can't meet your users' needs cost effectively.

For applications demanding high performance, such as... More...

Oct 12, 2006
I've listed above, here are some exploits you can carry out to see how far you can get into your systems as a malicious attacker. Just be careful and know that you can easily take your network down and expose... More...
Sep 5, 2006
out how much of the available power you're actually using. If you have the luxury of taking the systems offline for a night, you can open the cases and see what size power supplies they have. (A sticker on each power... More...
Aug 8, 2006
in security, privacy, HIPAA, global and detailed business process review, information systems project development, and lobbyist activity. The main purpose of this tip is to explore secure data... More...
Jul 28, 2006
hinder early adoption of the OS. "The bigger obstacle is people often don't like upgrading their systems," he said. "If you look at the costs of a new system, people don't want to upgrade quickly," he said.

Just to run a new OS, a... More...

May 25, 2006
Systems management is one of the many tasks you have on your "to do" list: You are probably charged with gathering... More...
Apr 6, 2006
Cast your vote in our latest poll to let us know what you think about Microsoft's plan to simplify storage network installation. Cast your vote in our current poll on Microsoft's plan for making SANs simple to... More...
Mar 3, 2006
original copy is sent to the VTL and the information is quickly copied from the VTL's longer-term storage.

The problem exists if: The original backup is written to tape or to a VTL. The original backup spans more than... More...

Feb 28, 2006
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BridgeTrak Version 8.0 - Help Desk Ticket tracking by ScriptLogic Corporation
If you are looking to improve the efficiency of your help desk, BridgeTrak Suite offers comprehensive trouble ticket tracking that is intuitive...
GFI MailArchiver - Low cost Email Archiving for SMBs by GFI Software Ltd.
2008 (MS SBS not required); Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later; Internet Information Services (IIS) - World Wide Web service; Optional: MS SQL Server 2000, 2005 or 2008...
SpiraTeam - Requirements, Test and Agile Project Management System by Inflectra
can be installed on Windows XP, Vista, 2003 Server, 2008 Server (32-bit and 64-bit editions) running IIS. Free copy of SQL Server Express Edition provide with install...
SMOP (Self Management of Passwords) by turbo-IT Corporation
fully functional version with no expiry.

Special Requirements: Microsoft Active Directory, IIS 5.0 or later, MSDE or SQL Server Express or SQL Server, .NET Framework 1.1 or higher

Server Management Whitepapers
IBM® Lotus® Domino® Server Performance on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5 by Red Hat
running the Server Load Utility with the N8Mail Workload. Finally, it presents the performance results of Lotus Domino Server on Red Hat...
Business-Ready Configurations for Deploying and Using VMware Virtualization on Dell Blades and in iSCSI Storage Environments by Dell, Inc.
In this technical article you will learn how the Business-Ready Configurations for Dell PowerEdge™ blade servers, Dell...
HP Virtual Server Environment Reference Architecture: Shared Infrastructure for Databases by Hewlett-Packard Company
The core concept behind the Shared Infrastructure for Databases involves simple building blocks, comprised of computing...