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Selena Frye
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Selena Frye
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Four things the incumbent hypervisor vendor won't tell you
Guest blogger Jason Cowie offers his take on the benefits of deploying private and hybrid clouds, integrated with management and automation solutions, and lists four important considerations.
Posted by Guest Contributor | March 21, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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Infographic: Will VDI take off?
This infographic, based on a survey of 500 IT pros in medium and large enterprises, illustrates some of the data gathered on planned VDI deployments.
Posted by Selena Frye | March 19, 2012, 10:53 AM PDT
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Moving Hyper-V storage in Hyper-V Manager in Windows Server 8
The ability to migrate Hyper-V storage is a critical task, and Windows Server 8 makes it a bit easier. In this post, Rickatron will show how to migrate a VM's storage with Hyper-V Manager.
Posted by Rick Vanover | March 19, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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Manage Exchange 2010 remotely with PowerShell
Derek Schauland shares this tip about how to use the available PowerShell commands to manage Exchange 2010 via a remote session.
Posted by Derek Schauland | March 15, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
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Analyze server performance with Microsoft Advisor: How to get started
John Joyner shares the benefits of using Microsoft Advisor (part of the Software Assurance program) to analyze how well your servers are tuned to get the best performance out of them.
Posted by John Joyner | March 14, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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How to create an external virtual switch in Hyper-V on the Windows Server 8 Beta
For anyone with a virtualization background, Hyper-V networking may not be as intuitive as other technologies. Rickatron shows how to create an external virtual switch in this post.
Posted by Rick Vanover | March 13, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
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Resolve Windows Server DC error: Invalid service type RpcSs
Using the dcdiag utility while transitioning from Windows Server 2003 to Windows 2008 domain controllers, Scott Lowe uncovered an error and found its solution.
Posted by Scott Lowe | March 12, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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Interpreting the host and guest memory usage in the vSphere Client
VMware vSphere has many memory management techniques to efficiently consolidate virtual machines. Rickatron explains two important measures in this blog post.
Posted by Rick Vanover | March 9, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
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Record your PowerShell 2.0 session with a transcript
Derek Schauland shows how the transcript function in PowerShell can help you work better.
Posted by Derek Schauland | March 6, 2012, 1:40 PM PST
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Assigning group membership to built-in groups with Group Policy
Assigning a group to the local Administrators, Power Users, or Remote Desktop Users group of computer accounts is made easy with Group Policy. Rick Vanover shows how to set this via a GPO.
Posted by Rick Vanover | March 5, 2012, 8:15 AM PST
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How iSCSI packets are encapsulated and how to protect iSCSI data traffic
Scott Lowe answers some basic questions about iSCSI from TechRepublic readers.
Posted by Scott Lowe | March 1, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
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How to use a PowerShell Profile to simplify tasks
Derek Schauland shows you how to create a PowerShell Profile to store your frequently used functions and work more efficiently in Windows.
Posted by Derek Schauland | February 29, 2012, 7:19 AM PST | Latest comment by jsneddon
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How to shrink a VMDK using VMware Converter
It is easy to make a VMDK bigger, but not so much to shrink it. Rickatron shows how to do this task using VMware Converter in this post.
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 27, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
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Troubleshooting WMI just became a little easier
Brad Bird shares some news about the updated WMI Diagnosis Utility -- a troubleshooting tool that is especially important to Microsoft SCOM environments.
Posted by Brad Bird | February 24, 2012, 10:25 AM PST
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Microsoft Lync federation enables cross-organization communications
John Joyner highlights the collaboration and communication benefits available with Microsoft Lync's federated contacts.
Posted by John Joyner | February 21, 2012, 2:26 PM PST | Latest comment by eandersen@...
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Get password reset info for users with Windows PowerShell script
Derek Schauland illustrates how writing your own PowerShell commands can help you with pesky tasks.
Posted by Derek Schauland | February 21, 2012, 12:11 PM PST | Latest comment by cdigrindakis@...
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Configure a Hyper-V VM for automatic startup
Ensuring all pre-requisite configuration of a virtual environment are online during a startup is critical to everything else working correctly. In this post, Rickatron shows a nifty option for...
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 20, 2012, 9:00 AM PST
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How SAS and SATA fit in with the iSCSI array
Scott Lowe answers a reader question about the relationship between certain types of storage transport protocols and disk types.
Posted by Selena Frye | February 16, 2012, 9:00 AM PST | Latest comment by yschiff@...
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Strategic implications of new MS System Center 2012 licensing
Microsoft has renamed, rebundled, and repriced its licensing for the System Center 2012 products. John Joyner explains the strategy behind the licensing choices.
Posted by John Joyner | February 14, 2012, 9:00 AM PST | Latest comment by John Joyner
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First look at Windows Server 8 Setting Sync in Group Policy
Windows Server 8 brings a lot of new features for the server OS as well as the client experience. Rickatron peeks into one new Group Policy setting for Windows Server 8 in this post.
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 13, 2012, 7:04 AM PST | Latest comment by Skruis
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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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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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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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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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IPv6 in action: How Mythic Beasts does it
The transition to IPv6 is slow for most organizations but the hosting company Mythic Beasts has embraced the new IP protocol for its network. Take an inside look at how it works.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | June 5, 2013, 6:26 AM PDT | Latest comment by Sebastian.Blaziak@...
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Exchange 2013: First-time installation and basic administration
The Cumulative Update 1 for Exchange 2013 adds on-premise co-existence with legacy Exchange Server versions. Check out the new features
Posted by John Joyner | May 20, 2013, 6:00 AM PDT
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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 sonisick
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Network-attached storage as a SOHO server alternative
Features available on today's NAS devices make them much more versatile -- they can even be a competitive alternative to a conventional server for a SOHO network.
Posted by Scott Reeves | May 29, 2013, 7:04 AM PDT | Latest comment by gechurch
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Software Defined Networking: What benefits will it bring, and when?
You can't avoid it. Software-defined anything seems to be taking over. IT pro Rick Vanover offers some thoughts on his approach to evaluating this new technology.
Posted by Rick Vanover | June 3, 2013, 5:45 AM PDT
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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 PaleRider1861
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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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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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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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What SDN means to the network administrator
Software-defined networking is new enough that pinning down its practical use is still difficult to get our heads around. Here is some perspective on SDN from the net admin's point of view.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | June 17, 2013, 5:45 AM PDT | Latest comment by talk2sp@...
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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 ray.clune@...
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Key features of Next Generation Networks
Next Generation Networks have been a talking point for the last few years. Scott Reeves describes some of the features and talks about some of the advantages of NGNs.
Posted by Scott Reeves | June 10, 2013, 5:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by ivorho86
