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- Get to know two of the most important new features in Windows Server 2008: The self-healing NTFS file system and parallel session creation
- Finally, Microsoft demonstrates its recognition of the proper role of a server operating system via a myriad of architectural changes in Microsoft Server 2008. Learn about two of the changes that may have the greatest impact on enterprises: the self-healing NTFS file system and parallel session creation. ...
- Tags: NTFS, Microsoft Windows Server, informIT, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Download resources 2007-11-02
- See how Windows Server 2008 demonstrates the evolutionary principle applied to software
- In this InformIT article, Scott Fulton continues his technical survey of the ten most important changes to Windows Server 2008 by discussing a group of three services that demonstrate the evolutionary principle applied to software: clean service shutdown, Kernel Transaction Manager, and Server Message Block Version 2. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, informIT, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Download resources 2007-11-02
- Investigate virtualization in Windows Server 2008
- Typically, a server OS delivers multiple applications serving a variable number of customers, whose business of management requires communication with any number of other servers. Allocating power to application-serving resources up to now has been a matter of finding or building the right processor box for the job. With Virtualization...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, informIT, Scott Fulton, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Storage
- Download resources 2007-11-02
- Explore Address Space Load Randomization and Windows Hardware Error Architecture in Windows Server 2008
- In this InformIT article, Scott Fulton discusses the concept of Address Space Load Randomization ASLR and how this works in Windows Server 2008. In addition, the article covers Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA, a standard protocol whereby attached hardware registers problems with the operating system, sending an alert...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, informIT, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Download resources 2007-11-02
- Will desktop video conferencing improve collaboration and enhance your company's bottom line?
- It sounds like a good idea: connect remote employees with desktop Webcams and instant messaging applications. The reality -- getting it all to work correctly -- is a bit more complicated. Explore the real-world challenges of desktop video conferencing in Desktop Video Conferencing: A Work in Progress, an...
- Tags: Desktop, Collaboration, informIT, Desktop Videoconferencing
- Download resources 2007-10-24
- Investigate the legislative barriers against Municipal Wireless (WiMAX)
- Municipalities considering WiMAX have much bigger hurdles to overcome than mere technological challenges. They are also facing legislative barriers set up by states and funded by telecommunications companies. Eventually, federal barriers may be erected as well. Find out what social and government implications may exist for WiMAX technology...
- Tags: Barrier, informIT, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- Download resources 2007-10-11
- Explore the technical challenges that could impede WiMAX adoption and deployment
- Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access WiMAX, an industry consortium-based specification implementing IEEE 802.16 Air Interface Standard, holds a lot of social promise. However, numerous technical challenges could slow down its adoption. Receive a high-level overview of the issues that could impede WiMAX deployment in this article from InformIT....
- Tags: informIT, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- Download resources 2007-10-11
- Secure your wireless PDA connection with this step-by-step guide
- There are times when a Pocket PC owner might need to use a public hotspot to check e-mail or surf the Internet. The problem is that most wireless hotspots are vulnerable to sniffer-based attacks. E-mail, Web pages, and chat sessions are all sent in plain text over the...
- Tags: HotSpot, informIT, Wireless PDA, PDAs, Handhelds, E-mail, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Online Communications
- Download resources 2007-09-20
- Mobile devices are the new network perimeter: Can they be secured?
- If you have even one employee with a mobile device connecting to your network, the implications for your perimeter security are serious. The mobile devices we all know and love are great for productivity, but they have completely changed the vulnerability state of our networks. Learn what we...
- Tags: Mobile, Network, informIT, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Download resources 2007-09-20
- Investigate the first PC-to-Windows-handheld, cross-infector malware
- In recent years, "airborne" mobile viruses have been increasing in complexity at a rapid pace. There have already been blended Trojan and virus threats that can spread through smartphones using multiple wireless protocols. This is problematic because current mobile devices cannot support sophisticated anti-virus software on current platforms....
- Tags: Mobile, informIT, Malware, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Download resources 2007-09-20
- Learn how the iPod will change the face of computer security
- Apple probably didn't intend it, but the iPod may prove to be an important stepping-stone to solving security problems that have faced computer scientists for more than 30 years. By making controversial DRM technology socially acceptable, the iPod has paved the way for another big step: the integration...
- Tags: Computer Security, Apple iPod, informIT, Computer, Productivity, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Viruses And Worms, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Download resources 2007-09-20
- Build a wearable PC (Part 1)
- Tired of his heavy laptop turning him into Quasimodo, author Cyrus Peikari dreamed up a solution: a PC he could wear on his body. In this article, learn how you can ditch your cumbersome laptop and your entire office for a lightweight, wearable setup. Find Part 2...
- Tags: PC, informIT, Wearable Computer, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Download resources 2007-09-13
- Build a wearable PC (Part 2)
- Tired of his heavy laptop turning him into Quasimodo, author Cyrus Peikari dreamed up a solution: a PC he could wear on his body. In Part 2 of this article, follow along as Cyrus continues his quixotic quest to build the ultimate mobile device -- a wearable PC....
- Tags: PC, informIT, Wearable Computer, Desktops, Hardware
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Additional Resources
- Plan a successful migration to Exchange Server 2010
- This sample chapter from Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Unleashed will help administrators implement their build or upgrade through standardized processes of planning, prototyping, and migrating or deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Title: Exchange Server 2010 Unleashed Authors: Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel,...
- Tags: Sams Publishing, Microsoft Exchange Server, Migration, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Book chapters 2009-10-27
- Get a vendor-neutral overview of your virtualization options
- This sample chapter from Practical Virtualization Solutions examines popular virtualization strategies from an application and performance perspective and looks at the pros and cons of each technology. Title: Practical Virtualization Solutions: Virtualization from the Trenches Authors: Kenneth Hess and Amy...
- Tags: Pearson Education Inc., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware
- Book chapters 2009-10-27
- Tune Windows 7 for maximum speed and efficiency
- This sample chapter from Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed explains how to monitor Windows 7 system performance and optimize startup, applications, the hard disk, and virtual memory. Title: Windows 7 Unleashed Author: Paul McFedries Chapter 6 "Tuning Windows 7's Performance" ...
- Tags: Sams Publishing, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Book chapters 2009-10-20
- Working with the Windows 7 Registry
- In his recently published book Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed, author Paul McFedries introduces a variety of techniques, workarounds, obscure details, and customization tricks to help you get more out of Windows 7. This sample chapter offers a solid introduction to working with the Windows 7 Registry. ...
- Tags: Registry, Sams Publishing, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Book chapters 2009-08-26
- Understanding the essence of LINQ
- In his review of Essential LINQ, TechRepublic blogger Justin James writes that he has a totally different view of LINQ Language Integrated Query after reading the book. This sample chapter covers the seven foundations on which an understanding of LINQ can be built. The foundations include: Integrated, Unitive, Extensible, Declarative,...
- Tags: LINQ, Addison-Wesley
- Software downloads 2009-08-24
- Kindle DX: Bigger screen means higher expectations
- Kindle DX: Bigger screen means higher expectationsRE: Kindle DX: Bigger screen means higher expectationsI'm a university professor and have been experimenting with the DX since Friday. This device really has the potential to be a powerful and ubiquitous academic tool- it really is possible to read academic PDFs on...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Kindle DX, screen mean, Amazon.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out?
- Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out?HTML5 and PhonegapAs HTML5-based applications begin to permeate the mobile space, the smartphone OS will become less & less relevant (i.e. all apps will run on all OSes). Then, consumers will be able to base their smartphone decisions on...
- Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, Handhelds, HTML5, phone, smart phone, mobile, operating system, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-03-17
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