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Selena Frye
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Selena Frye
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Install Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 to start building Metro-style apps
Ian Hardenburgh offers guidance on resources for developers who want to start investigating how to build Metro apps for Windows 8. The Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 Consumer Preview is now available.
Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | March 28, 2012, 12:50 PM PDT | Latest comment by DXMage
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Where to turn for IaaS players in the United Kingdom
Nick Hardiman surveys the IaaS landscape that is native to the UK. Who are the big players and what do they offer that their hyperscale competitors do not?
Posted by Nick Hardiman | March 28, 2012, 9:07 AM PDT
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Hybrid on-demand business intelligence with SQL Azure Reporting
Ian Hardenburgh describes Microsoft's positioning of SQL Server, SQL Azure, and SQL Azure Reporting Services for enterprises that need data analysis and business intelligence tools.
Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | March 22, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
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Backing up and restoring snapshots on Amazon EC2 machines
Nick Hardiman describes several methods of backups of your Amazon EC2 machines. He also details the steps for restoring snapshot backups.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | March 21, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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Decentralizing the cloud: Where do microgrids fit in?
Thoran Rodrigues discusses the benefits and drawbacks of centralized cloud computing power in large data centers and introduces the alternate idea of microgrids.
Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | March 20, 2012, 12:05 PM PDT | Latest comment by thoran.rodrigues@...
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Get InfoPath forms and SharePoint Online with Office 365
Ian Hardenburgh discusses a business planning strategy for enterprises that want to continue to use Infopath forms with SharePoint Online. Office 365 provides a solution.
Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | March 15, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
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The Evolution of Zynga's zCloud: Interview with CTO of Infrastructure, Allan Leinwand
Rick Freedman's extensive interview with Allan Leinwand, the CTO of Infrastructure for Zynga, yields important insights for successfully implementing a hybrid cloud infrastructure on a large scale.
Posted by Rick Freedman | March 15, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT
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How to perform an application-level back up and recovery on Amazon Web Services
Nick Hardiman shows the basic steps for how to back up and recover an Internet service on AWS at the application level.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | March 14, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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The importance of network effects for cloud computing
Thoran Rodrigues explains "network effects," which is the effect that users have on the popularity and reach of a service or product. Will cloud computing break some of these traditional networks?
Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | March 12, 2012, 9:15 AM PDT
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How to load balance two EC2 machines on AWS
Nick Hardiman provides the steps for setting up load balancing between two EC2 machines using the Load Balancer console on Amazon Web Services.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | March 8, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
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Manage apps across Microsoft public and private clouds with App Controller
System Center 2012's App Controller allows you to move workloads between private and public clouds. Here's how to get started with the beta release.
Posted by John Joyner | March 6, 2012, 9:00 AM PST
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Use the Google Apps Marketplace to scale Google Apps even further
Ian Hardenburgh explains the benefits of using Google Marketplace Apps to supplement standard Google Apps like Gmail and Documents.
Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | March 5, 2012, 9:33 AM PST
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How Elastic Load Balancing works in Amazon Web Services
Nick Hardiman explains the benefits of load balancing for your cloud application, and introduces Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) offered by Amazon Web Services.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | March 2, 2012, 8:25 AM PST
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What characterizes good customer service in the cloud?
Thoran Rodrigues looks at two different approaches to customer service among IaaS providers -- one is support-focused and the other technology-focused. Is there a clear winner?
Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | March 1, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
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Chrome for Android furthers Google's goal to grow in the enterprise
Ian Hardenburgh offers his take on what the Chrome browser coming to Android devices means to Google's overarching goal of furthering Google Apps adoption in the enterprise.
Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | February 29, 2012, 8:38 AM PST
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A true cloud model vs. 'cloudwashing' by vendors
Thoran Rodrigues says that while true cloud software is necessarily SaaS, not all software sold as a service really fits into the true cloud model. What are the distinguishing characteristics?
Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | February 24, 2012, 6:00 AM PST | Latest comment by OlaSun
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Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office vs. Office 365
Ian Hardenburgh sees the Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office as a temporary fix. It will eventually come down to choosing between Google's Cloud and Microsoft's.
Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | February 22, 2012, 12:00 PM PST
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How to create a new AMI from a snapshot and launch a new VM
Nick Hardiman shows you the steps to taking a snapshot of your Amazon Machine Image and launching a new VM from it to build in redundancy for your service.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | February 22, 2012, 7:29 AM PST | Latest comment by Nick Hardiman
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Barriers to cloud adoption for healthcare practitioners
Aditi Roy Ghatak discusses the primary issues that complicate cloud technology use in the healthcare industry and the compelling reasons to overcome these obstacles.
Posted by Aditi Roy Ghatak | February 17, 2012, 9:00 AM PST
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In the cloud, power shifts from providers to consumers
Thoran Rodrigues explains how the shift to cloud services gives power back to consumers by eliminating a lot of the disadvantages of vendor lock-in.
Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | February 16, 2012, 10:26 AM PST | Latest comment by chdchan@...
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Google Apps v. Office 365: Head-to-head comparison of features
Ian Hardenburgh compares the core features of Microsoft Office 365 and Google Apps to see which one comes out on top and includes a downloadable chart for at-a-glance comparison.
Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | April 2, 2013, 12:30 PM PDT | Latest comment by maikr
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Server 2008: Manage Open Files with Share and Storage Management
Open files have traditionally been a "pain point" for IT folks. We're often contacted by users receiving an error message regarding file access, or we're attempting to do maintenance on a server...
Posted by Scott Lowe | March 18, 2008, 8:55 PM PDT | Latest comment by Turntwo
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How do I... Install and configure a DNS server in Windows Server 2008?
Without DNS, computers would have a very tough time communicating with each other. However, most Windows administrators still rely on WINS for name resolution on local area networks and some have...
Posted by Steven Warren | April 15, 2008, 12:05 PM PDT | Latest comment by HAL 9000
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Calculate IOPS in a storage array
What drives storage performance? Is it the iSCSI/Fiber Channel choice? The answer might surprise you. Scott Lowe provides insight into IOPS.
Posted by Scott Lowe | February 12, 2010, 2:36 PM PST | Latest comment by sentral
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Restart Windows Server 2003 from the command line
When the Windows Server 2003 computer you are working on will not shut down and you don't have any luck using the Start menu or the [Ctrl][Alt][Delete] methods -- and you need to restart the...
Posted by Derek Schauland | January 15, 2008, 12:00 AM PST | Latest comment by jarrod2@...
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See what process is using a TCP port in Windows Server 2008
Windows administrators sometimes have to track down network traffic or errant processes and then match that to network traffic. Here are scripts that will aid in the connectivity forensics at the...
Posted by Rick Vanover | October 21, 2008, 5:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by arjamit
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Windows Server 2008: Manage Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration
In Windows Server 2003, Microsoft introduced the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration feature. In many organizations, the first task that admins take is to disable this "feature" as...
Posted by Scott Lowe | December 14, 2007, 10:41 PM PST | Latest comment by tamarow82
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Help! My SQL Server Log File is too big!!!
Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim Chapman discusses the perils of not handling SQL Server log growth...
Posted by Tim Chapman | September 22, 2008, 1:26 PM PDT | Latest comment by mike_Chel
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RAID 6 or RAID 1+0: Which should you choose?
RAID selection can be a tough choice, especially when budgets are tight. Learn why RAID 10 might be a better choice than RAID 6 even though it's more expensive.
Posted by Scott Lowe | June 1, 2010, 11:34 PM PDT | Latest comment by whitesites
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RAID 5 or RAID 6: Which should you select?
Many RAID controllers now support both RAID 5 and RAID 6. IT pro Rick Vanover explains what RAID 6 is and when to select it over RAID 5.
Posted by Rick Vanover | May 24, 2010, 6:31 AM PDT | Latest comment by juanfermin@...
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Comparing cursor vs. WHILE loop performance in SQL Server 2008
Tim Chapman discusses your iteration choices in SQL Server 2008 and explains why determining which option performs better depends on the situation.
Posted by Tim Chapman | November 11, 2009, 7:03 AM PST | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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RAID 50 offers a balance of performance, storage capacity, and data integrity
RAID 50 is an often overlooked RAID level that can bridge the gap when it comes to choosing between RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10. Scott Lowe explains why RAID 50 is his favorite RAID level.
Posted by Scott Lowe | July 9, 2010, 9:48 AM PDT | Latest comment by tkim@...
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Passing table valued parameters in SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2008 introduces the ability to pass a table data type into stored procedures and functions. The table parameter feature can greatly ease the development process because you no longer...
Posted by Tim Chapman | August 27, 2007, 12:47 PM PDT | Latest comment by joshgeake
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Back up Exchange 2010 with this Windows Server 2008 R2 feature
Windows Server Backup is included with Windows Server 2008 R2 and can be a great quick-and-dirty way to back up an Exchange server. Scott Lowe explains how to use this tool.
Posted by Scott Lowe | August 26, 2010, 9:58 PM PDT | Latest comment by abb2151989@...
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A closer look at Windows Server 2008's Active Directory Users and Computers
When administering Windows Server 2008, one of the tools you'll use most often is Active Directory Users And Computers. Here's a quick guided tour of the tool and some of the changes that have...
Posted by Scott Lowe | November 21, 2008, 7:46 AM PST
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Block level storage vs. file level storage: A comparison
Block level storage sales have gone through the roof as more businesses realize its flexibility. File level storage is still a better option when you just need a place to dump raw files. Learn...
Posted by Scott Lowe | February 18, 2011, 12:02 PM PST | Latest comment by s2ms2r2
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Disable UAC for Windows Servers through Group Policy
User Account Control is rarely needed for Windows Server systems. Learn how to use Group Policy to disable this feature.
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 2, 2011, 7:25 AM PST | Latest comment by pedroshimself
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Changing the name of your SQL Server
Have you ever had to change the name of a server that has SQL Server installed on it? If you anwered yes, did you know that you also have to change the name in SQL Server? Here are the steps to...
Posted by Steven Warren | September 22, 2007, 9:13 PM PDT | Latest comment by blangston1
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Hyper-V Recovery Manager on Windows Azure: Game changer in DR architecture
HVRM is a hybrid service that leverages the Azure public cloud and allows you to manage the replication of your primary data center to your disaster recovery (DR) site.
Posted by John Joyner | May 7, 2013, 6:00 AM PDT
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Backing up and restoring snapshots on Amazon EC2 machines
Nick Hardiman describes several methods of backups of your Amazon EC2 machines. He also details the steps for restoring snapshot backups.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | March 21, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
