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Selena Frye
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Selena Frye
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Infographic: Software Defined Networking revolution
This infographic presents some predictions for the growth of Software Defined Networks, presented by the Open Networking Summit.
Posted by Selena Frye | March 29, 2013, 1:37 PM PDT
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Build private cloud capacity and assign to cloud tenants in VMM
John Joyner outlines the steps involved in defining cloud capacity and assigning quotas to the tenants in a private cloud solution.
Posted by John Joyner | March 26, 2013, 9:00 AM PDT
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How to solve WSUS errors on your SCCM 2012 servers
Scott Lowe shares the solution to some WSUS errors you may be seeing. The culprit: changes introduced after the System Center 2012 SP1 update. Here's what you need to check.
Posted by Scott Lowe | March 25, 2013, 5:30 AM PDT
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Avoid these five cloud storage pitfalls
Cloud storage technology offers some obvious benefits for some use cases, but what do you need to avoid? Rick Vanover shares some insight on this topic.
Posted by Rick Vanover | March 22, 2013, 10:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by sabihahmed
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Building the private cloud: Prepare the fabric in System Center VMM
John Joyner begins a series that outlines the steps involved in building a private cloud based on a host-and-tenant model where central IT is the "cloud hoster" for its internal business units.
Posted by John Joyner | March 19, 2013, 12:53 PM PDT
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Pros and cons of Fibre Channel and Ethernet storage
Scott Reeves looks at some of the differences between Fibre Channel and Ethernet Storage. Both have their place, depending on the size of the business, and whether there is existing or new...
Posted by Scott Reeves | March 18, 2013, 5:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by dennis@...
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Send us your shiny data center pictures
Share your pictures of data centers that showcase the latest hardware, new technology, or an outstanding design.
Posted by Selena Frye | March 15, 2013, 10:24 AM PDT
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VAAI should be a requirement in your next storage array
Scott Lowe explains some of the technical and business benefits that can be realized by enabling vStorage APIs for Array Integration as a storage option.
Posted by Scott Lowe | March 12, 2013, 6:00 AM PDT
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The elements of business continuity planning
Whether you are creating a business continuity plan from scratch or updating an existing one, know what these elements mean to your recovery objectives.
Posted by Tom Olzak | March 11, 2013, 5:30 AM PDT
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Use the Configuration Analyzer to troubleshoot System Center components
John Joyner shows what kind of troubleshooting information you can get by using the new Configuration Analyzer for System Center 2012 SP1.
Posted by John Joyner | March 5, 2013, 6:00 AM PST
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How to determine if cloud storage is a cost savings
Trying to assess costs for on-site vs. cloud storage can be tricky, but it must be done. IT Pro Rick Vanover shares a few insights on decision-making.
Posted by Rick Vanover | March 4, 2013, 6:17 AM PST | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Look inside the Backblaze data center and its Pod 3.0 architecture
Scott Lowe takes a look at the architecture of an online backup service. How do they offer storage at such competitive prices? Here are some of the building blocks.
Posted by Scott Lowe | February 26, 2013, 11:00 AM PST
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First look at grid storage with Gridstore
There is no shortage of new and different ways of housing data today. In this blog post, IT pro Rick Vanover takes a look at one of the new grid storage architectures.
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 25, 2013, 10:22 AM PST
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How to configure Hyper-V VM boot order
How a Hyper-V VM boots up will dictate a lot, especially if optical media are interchanged. IT pro Rick Vanover shows a few ways to manage boot order for Hyper-V virtual machines in this post.
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 19, 2013, 11:48 AM PST
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Make sure BYOD doesn't mean Bring Your Own Disaster
Scott Reeves takes a look at the security gaps that BYOD can open up for the corporate network. Create a policy and cover these basic points.
Posted by Scott Reeves | February 15, 2013, 9:00 AM PST | Latest comment by dinomutt
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Find detail storage measurement for virtual machines: IOPs
Virtualization requires everyone to become a bit of a storage expert. But what do we look for? IOPs is the key, Rick Vanover explains.
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 12, 2013, 12:00 PM PST | Latest comment by zmx
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How to add roles to a Windows Server 2012 computer
Scott Lowe illustrates the steps to adding roles to servers in Windows Server 2012.
Posted by Scott Lowe | February 11, 2013, 6:00 AM PST
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Five ways to upgrade to ESXi 5.1
Keeping a virtualization platform up to date should be a top priority. In this blog post, Rick Vanover shows a few ways to go about upgrading ESXi.
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 5, 2013, 7:00 AM PST | Latest comment by ljmace1953
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Set bandwidth limits with VMware traffic shaping
Networking isn't usually the most contended resource, but you do have the ability to configure very granular throughput rules. Rick Vanover explains how in this blog post.
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 1, 2013, 11:00 AM PST
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Disk-based backup data: Where to put them?
This is an age-old question, and the answer may not be as simple as you think. Rick Vanover shares his thoughts on the best way to provision storage for availability.
Posted by Rick Vanover | January 30, 2013, 6:00 AM PST | Latest comment by G33k0ut
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10 commands you should master when working with the Cisco IOS
Becoming proficient with the Cisco IOS means learning some essential commands. This quick reference describes 10 commands you'll need to rely on when handling various configuration and...
Posted by David Davis | June 13, 2008, 6:33 AM PDT | Latest comment by career@...
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Ten first steps with Windows Server 2012
Scott Lowe walks you through some of the first tasks administrators perform when deploying a new Windows server on the network. Here's how it looks on Windows Server 2012.
Posted by Scott Lowe | September 18, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by Still_Rockin
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Modifying the Windows 7 boot loader with the Boot Configuration Data Editor tool
In Windows Vista and later versions of Windows, the bootloader was moved from boot.ini to a utility called BCDEdit. Derek Schauland shows you how to modify the boot config data with the new tool.
Posted by Derek Schauland | July 21, 2009, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by PurpleSkys
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How to navigate Start in Windows Server 2012
Scott Lowe offers some tips for IT Pros new to navigating Start in the Windows Server 2012 environment. Here are some of the basics to finding your way around.
Posted by Scott Lowe | August 9, 2012, 11:43 AM PDT | Latest comment by technomom_z
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How SAS, Near Line (NL) SAS, and SATA disks compare
Scott Lowe breaks down the differences in reliability and performance between SAS, Near-Line SAS, and SATA drives.
Posted by Scott Lowe | February 7, 2012, 10:20 AM PST | Latest comment by DexterF
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Set up your first Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Host
John Joyner walks you through the steps of setting up a single virtualization host using Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V and points out some of the new features.
Posted by John Joyner | October 16, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by sourabhmishra
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How to perform four common tasks in Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 is different enough that are new ways to perform some of the most basic tasks. Scott Lowe goes over four of them in this tip.
Posted by Scott Lowe | August 22, 2012, 6:29 AM PDT | Latest comment by ivo@...
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The modular server approach for small organizations
There are no shortage of ways to design infrastructure to solve a specific problem. One popular new trend is the modular server, as Rick Vanover explains.
Posted by Rick Vanover | May 8, 2013, 5:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by jwhitetr
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Practice Cisco router configuration using a free emulator
With a simulator, there are always missing commands and programming errors, and it can never really be as complete as the real IOS. However, because an emulator runs the IOS, you get every feature...
Posted by David Davis | January 10, 2008, 11:47 AM PST | Latest comment by wizard57m-cnet
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How to join your first Windows Server 2012 to your domain
It's release day for Windows Server 2012 and not too soon to learn how to add the new version to your domain. John Joyner takes you through the steps.
Posted by John Joyner | September 4, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by stan@...
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Infographic: Awesome data centers
This infographic from Whoishostingthis.com offers some statistics on the world's largest data centers.
Posted by Selena Frye | May 7, 2013, 9:53 AM PDT | Latest comment by VytautasB@...
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Microsoft announces four Windows Server 2012 editions: What you need to know
Scott Lowe explains Microsoft's new licensing for the four editions of Windows Server 2012. Here is what you need to know about upgrading and choosing the right edition.
Posted by Scott Lowe | July 6, 2012, 8:03 AM PDT | Latest comment by skypilott2
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DIY SAN: Windows Server 2012 Storage Spaces and iSCSI target
John Joyner shows you how to use Windows Server 2012 to create an iSCSI target and virtual disk that can be used for storage.
Posted by John Joyner | January 16, 2013, 6:00 AM PST | Latest comment by ascar.omarov@...
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Diagram your network with these tools
Document your network by checking out our list of network diagramming tools (half the list are free). Submit a network diagram to us and get some TR swag.
Posted by Selena Frye | September 10, 2010, 11:14 AM PDT | Latest comment by Anna1024
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How to share a folder in Windows Server 2012
Scott Lowe reports that there are some slight changes with the file-sharing in Windows Server 2012. Here are the steps for sharing a file in the new version.
Posted by Scott Lowe | October 11, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by rick@...
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How to install Windows Server 2012 on HP ProLiant Servers
John Joyner shows you the steps you need to take to successfully install Windows Server 2012 on HP ProLiant servers. Here are tips on HP drivers and utilities, firmware and software updates, and...
Posted by John Joyner | October 23, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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Configure static NAT for inbound connections
Someone recently asked me how to configure Network Address Translation (NAT) so that computers on the Internet could access his internal Web and mail server through his Cisco router. This requires...
Posted by David Davis | June 6, 2007, 8:50 AM PDT | Latest comment by osaid.suliebi@...
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Two PowerShell scripts for retrieving user info from Active Directory
Obtaining user object information via Active Directory Users And Computers is fine for the one-time use, but it falls short for batch tasks. These two scripts make it easy to pull user information...
Posted by Rick Vanover | May 19, 2010, 12:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by volentib666
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How to manage employee photographs with Active Directory
John Joyner explains how to use the built-in features of Exchange 2010 with Outlook and Lync to add and manage employee photos in your organization.
Posted by John Joyner | June 18, 2012, 6:57 AM PDT | Latest comment by Rendman
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How to solve WSUS errors on your SCCM 2012 servers
Scott Lowe shares the solution to some WSUS errors you may be seeing. The culprit: changes introduced after the System Center 2012 SP1 update. Here's what you need to check.
Posted by Scott Lowe | March 25, 2013, 5:30 AM PDT
