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Advanced Cluster Server Solutions in a Nutshell: An Introduction to Cost Efficient, High Availability Computing Clusters: Building and maintaining enterprise computing infrastructures invariably involves balancing conflicting goals high mission-critical application availability versus lowest cost as one example. Now, Symantec Veritas Cluster Server features enable new server cluster server configurations that can simultaneously provide high availability at minimum cost.; Tags: Enterprise Computing, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Cluster Server, Server Configuration, High Availability, Computing, Servers, Hardware; White papers 2007-08-14
Advanced Cluster Server Solutions in a Nutshell: An Introduction to Cost-Efficient, High-Availability Computing Clusters: Building and maintaining enterprise computing infrastructures invariably involves balancing conflicting goals high mission-critical application availability versus lowest cost as one example. Now, Symantec Veritas Cluster Server features enable new server cluster server configurations that can simultaneously provide high availability at minimum cost. For the first time, new, powerful Symantec...; Tags: Enterprise Computing, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Cluster Server, Server Configuration, Computing, Application Availability, Servers, Security, Hardware; White papers 2007-08-14
HP Recommended Server Configurations for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server When Protecting a Clustered Web Farm: This paper documents HP server configurations for using Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration ISA Server as a firewall server to protect a clustered web farm. The hardware recommendations in this paper are based on the ISA Server performance testing conducted by HP Engineering in the HP Houston Solutions Test Lab....; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Server Configuration, Microsoft Corp., Internet Security, Servers, Security, Hardware; White papers 2007-03-01
Relicore Clarity: Real-Time, Accurate Application and Server Configuration Information for Your Enterprise CMDB: Organizations are increasingly recognizing IT service management best practices as the methodology for supporting and delivering IT services to enable the enterprise to meet its business goals. Central to IT service management is the Configuration Management DataBase CMDB which contains information about the IT infrastructure. However, a major challenge companies...; Tags: Information Technology, Server Configuration, CMDB, Relicore, Server; White papers 2006-02-16
Relicore Clarity for Problem Management: IT operations must deliver services to the business at the level of quality defined by service level agreements in a very cost-conscious environment. Typical IT organizations focus on technology but have minimal context about how the technology relates to the applications that run the business. Troubleshooting, determining root cause, and...; Tags: Server Configuration, Relicore, Problem Management, Server; White papers 2006-02-16

Key Criteria for Evaluating Application and Server Configuration Management Solutions: IT operations must be in the business of managing enterprise applications and services for their enterprises to have continued success - whether the application generates revenue, automates product manufacture, or delivers customer services. At the same time IT's job has never been more difficult to achieve because the service infrastructure...; Tags: Server Configuration, Server, ITIL, Strategy, Process Improvement, It Services, Management, Quality, Business Operations; White papers 2005-08-01
TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Management and Security (Level 300): This webcast explains how to configure, manage, and secure the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services deployment. It also explains how Reporting Services integrates with SQL Server 2005 Management Studio, and gets a demonstration of the new Reporting Services server configuration tool. The webcast presents best practices for deployment and...; Tags: Security, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Server Configuration, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft TechNet, Digital Media, Databases, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Data Management; Webcasts
Public Sector: Improving Operational Processes by Automating Application and Server Configuration Management: In an era where high availability and compliance are core requirements, IT staff is turning to configuration management to manage the complexity that threatens their organization. Configuration management involves the discovery and documentation of IT components and the dependencies that exist between them, and is the core to effective enterprise...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Information Technology, Server Configuration, Server, Configuration Management; Webcasts

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HP Pavilion dv6915nr: We've long been fans of HP's Pavilion line of laptops, which combine an attractive design with media-friendly features at a fair price. By those criteria the Pavilion dv6915nr, a configuration available only in retail stores, is a no exception. It features the familiar glossy black case, light-touch media controls, and...; Tags: Desktops, HP Pavilion, dv6915nr, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Product reviews 2008-07-03
Dell 1525-122B: Note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.As middle-of-the-road as a laptop gets, Dell's Inspiron 1525 is an excellent go-to choice for basic computing, especially if you take the time to configure a...; Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, laptop computer; Product reviews 2008-07-03
Dell 1420-123B: Note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.We were very fond of Dell's 14-inch Inspiron 1420 laptop when Dell launched it in the spring of 2007, as we find that 14-inch models offer...; Tags: Notebooks, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron, laptop computer; Product reviews 2008-07-03
Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?: Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?AVG Freeware Ain't So Free After All...Man, am I shocked that AVG is doing this. Of course I don't use the product but have made recommendations in the past to folks who could not afford to purchase good...; Tags: Scanners, Web browsers, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Badware, server log, AVG, AVG LinkScanner; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?: The Register covered a very interesting story about AVG.Â ApparentlyÂ AVG is spamming the Internet withÂ traffic that looks to be coming fromÂ Internet Explorer.Â AVG software pre-crawls search results to try to protect users, but uses a user agent that makes the software appear to be Internet Explorer.Â ThisÂ pre-crawling isÂ flooding websites with...; Tags: Webmaster, Traffic, Malware, Register, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Scanners, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Peripherals, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update update: Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update updateStill got it wrong?!?!What part of "check for updates but let me decide" do they not understand???If the people at MS are feeling so benevolentwhy not have the programmers pop up a box when the update occurs, sort of hand holding for the wary.If...; Tags: Operating systems, Opting-Out, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows, proper warning; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
On deck from MS: Four 'important' patches but nothing for IE: Next Tuesday, Microsoft plans to ship four security updates for multiple flaws affecting Windows, Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange Server but the absence of fixes for publicly known Internet Explorer issues is causing raised eyebrows among security professionals. According to the company's advance notice for July's...; Tags: Patch Management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Flaw, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-03
I have to stop using Gmail :(: I have to stop using Gmail :(You can enable POP3 support in Gmail...If you switch on POP3 support in Gmail, then you can still comply with archiving procedures: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=13273That way, you can both send and receive e-mails with an e-mail client like Thunderbird or Evolution or even Outlook Express. I...; Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Using Gmail, Google Gmail, archiving, e-mail; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update update: For years, Microsoft has occasionally updated its Windows Update client software automatically on systems that are configured to check for updates. This has been true even when Windows Update is set to simply check for (and optionally, download) updates but not to install them. That decision led...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Update, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Q'n'A: Are Youtube users are royally screwed?: Q'n'A: Are Youtube users are royally screwed?.....“[B]Had this not happened, Viacom would have made a huge amount of profit, but have now obviously lost out.[/B]”Subjective speculation that is unsubstantiated.“[B]YouTube could get shut down, Google could get fined to the nth degree, or maybe Google will get sued and it have...; Tags: Pandora, YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
DJ your Independence Day party with your Mac: DJ your Independence Day party with your MacMake sure you install Windows on that MacAfter all, none of what you've written requires OS X and Windows has the advantage of being able to play every codec that OS X can play [b]plus[/b] all the Windows only codecs. Hey, this is...; Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Sirius; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Helpdesks and productivity: Helpdesks and productivityGood start, and then...You lost it.1980 CalledThey want their mainframes back. :DWhy don't you explain your present value...calculation. Do you even know what present value means? What time period are we talking?Huh?You imply that on a Sun Ray platform the only problems are the applications or how they...; Tags: Call centers, help desk, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray, PC; Discussion threads 2008-07-03