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- Storage Management
- The administration of any or all of backup, archival, disaster recovery and hierarchical storage management HSM procedures within an organization. See storage virtualization, HSM, ESM, SAN and data management.
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- Why I'm letting someone else run my Exchange 2010 server
- Microsoft officially released Exchange Server 2010 today. I could go download the code from my MSDN or TechNet account and install it in-house. Instead, I'm planning to let someone else handle the heavy lifting for me, and I suspect I have a lot of company. The biggest objection to a...
- Tags: Hassle, E-mail Servers, Workforce Management, Storage Management, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Storage, Hardware, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Power Solutions Article:Â Highly Available Virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V and SCVMM 2008
- In virtualized environments, high availability can be critical to avoiding lost revenue, maintaining productivity, and protecting data from system failure. Combining Microsoft® Hyper-V™ technology with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM 2008 on Dell™ platforms can help organizations create highly available virtualized systems while offering simplified management, dynamic performance,...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell EqualLogic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2009-11-04
- Solution Brief: Dell Equalogic PS Series Can Offer Robust, High-Availability Infrastructure for Microsoft's 2008 R2 HYPER-V
- Virtualization has become a popular IT strategy for enhancing hardware utilization, helping organizations decrease power, cooling, and data center footprint costs, and enhance the flexibility of IT. While virtualization can offer a wide range of IT benefits, running multiple applications on each physical server can place availability at risk. If...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Virtualization, Information Technology, Dell EqualLogic, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2009-11-04
- Power Solutions Article:Â Power Solutions Article: Getting Started with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on Dell Servers
- Microsoft® Hyper-V™ technology provides a simplified virtualization platform integrated directly into the Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 OS. This article provides an introduction to Hyper-V virtualization, discusses the overall architecture and underlying technologies, and offers guidance on best practices for deployment on Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers.
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Dell EqualLogic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Dell Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2009-11-04
- Power Solutions Article:Â Power Solutions Article: Advancing Integration of Microsoft Hyper-V and Dell EqualLogic Virtualized SANs
- An enterprise-class storage infrastructure is essential for organizations transitioning to a virtualized data center. Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series Internet SCSI iSCSI storage area network SAN arrays enable advanced integration with the robust server virtualization offered by the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™ virtualization platform—offering the storage foundation for a comprehensive...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., SAN, Dell EqualLogic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Integration, Storage Infrastructure, Storage, Storage Management, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Hardware
- White papers 2009-11-04
- Survey: Virtualization and physical infrastructures need to be managed in tandem
- Virtualization is seen as a key enabling technology. But on its own it does not address the most important operational and management challenges in a shared infrastructure. by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Survey, Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Client virtualization will help you create your next generation desktop
- Client virtualization is one of Forrester's top 15 technology trends to watch. by Natalie Lambert
- Tags: Desktop, Client Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Natalie Lambert
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- Oracle's Virtualization Story
- Oracle VM, like the other virtualization technologies Oracle offers, is presented as an integrated, optimized, easy-to-manage part of an Oracle environment. It may not be the best choice for those expecting support the products from the industry leaders. by Dan Kusnetzky
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- Scaring yourself and others
- Scary Halloween ghostshosts come in many guises -and the scariest ones in IT, at least for for non AIX users where ghost processes are still common, are the OS ghosts invoked through virtualization and the ghostly shadows cast by your boss's belief that he knows something about technology...
- Tags: Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, UNIX, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Software, Storage, Hardware, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2009-10-31
- 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
- Data Rescue 3.0.1 (Mac)
- Do you have a corrupt hard drive or one that no longer mounts? Are other Mac file recovery utilities failing to even recognize your bad drive? Do you need to recover files that have been deleted? Data Rescue 3 is the best data recovery software on the market for recovering...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Data Recovery, Apple Macintosh, Prosoft Engineering, Storage Management, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2009-10-27
- TrueCrypt 6.3 (Mac)
- TrueCrypt is a software system for establishing and maintaining an on-the-fly-encrypted volume data storage device. On-the-fly encryption means that data is automatically encrypted or decrypted right before it is loaded or saved, without any user intervention. No data stored on an encrypted volume can be read decrypted without using the...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Data Storage, TrueCrypt Foundation, TrueCrypt, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-10-21
- Swift Share 1.1.2 (Mac)
- Sharing files across your local network just got easier! Swift Share allows the easy creation of both Windows and Macintosh share points. Take control of Mac OS X's built-in file servers and tweak them to perfection. Share points are points across the network at which remote users can access...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, File Server, Koingo Software, File Servers, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Storage Management, Operating Systems, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Storage
- Software downloads 2009-10-20
- Microsoft says 'steady progress' continues in Sidekick data recovery
- Microsoft officials promised last week to provide an update this weekend on its ongoing attempt to recover the customer data and information lost during its ongoing Sidekick outage. On October 18, the company provided that update, which didn't contain much new information. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Data Recovery, Microsoft Corp., Manufacturing, Storage Management, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Serv-U 9.0.0.5 (Windows)
- Serv-U is a powerful, easy-to-use, award-winning File Server from RhinoSoft.com. Serv-U supports the FTP, HTTP, and SFTP protocols to ensure maximum compatibility with the widest range of transfer client software. With support for industry-standard SSL encryption, Serv-U protects your data while it's in transit. A powerful Web-based interface allows administrators...
- Tags: Server, Microsoft Windows, File Server, FTP, Photo-sharing, RhinoSoft, Serv-U, File Servers, Storage Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-10-19
- AutoVirt 3: Storage management control
- petite women alike.Choosing a Wedding Dresses is probably one of the most important items ever purchased in a girla??s life. It is a reflection of her heart. Yet, weddings can be quite expensive nowadays, but the Wedding Dresses does not have to be! Bridal stores across the country have a...
- Tags: Gender and diversity, storage, storage management, gown, dress, bodice, bride
- Discussion threads 2009-10-17
- Zero Assumption Recovery 8.4 (Windows)
- A comprehensive read-only data recovery solution - ZAR tools extract data from the damaged HDD to another medium typically an additional HDD, leaving the original disk intact. Working from within Windows, ZAR can recover FAT16/32 and NTFS (including NTFS5) volumes. ZAR supports long and/or national file names and NTFS compression....
- Tags: Hard Drive, NTFS, Data Recovery, Disk, Recovery, Zero Assumption Software, Storage Management, Microsoft Windows, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2009-10-17
- Making the leap from virtualization to cloud computing: A roadmap and guide
- What’s really positive is that the top-down service perspective that says virtualization is great, but the end point is the service. On top of that virtualization, what do I need to do to take it to the next level? And, for many people now, that next level they are looking...
- Tags: Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- Microsoft recovers 'most, if not all' Sidekick users' data
- On October 15, Microsoft reversed itself, claiming now that instead of losing all of the personal data of Sidekick users, it has recovered "most, if not all" of it. It does sound like a database/SAN backup was the culprit, though Microsoft officials are remaining tight-lipped. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Backups, Storage Management, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- UFS Explorer Standard Recovery 3.15.4 (Windows)
- UFS Explorer Standard Recovery StandardPlus is the Standard edition of Data Recovery product. It has some reduced functions and shoud suit for home data recovery tasks.
- Tags: Data Recovery, Recovery, Microsoft Windows, SysDevSoftware, Storage Management, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2009-10-15
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