Servers
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Articles about Servers
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SMBs will benefit from the Google and Amazon custom server strategy
With huge cloud players building their own stripped-down servers on a massive scale, midsize data centers could reap benefits from the altered server landscape.
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Create virtual FTP servers with Xlight FTP Server
Learn how to make the best use out of virtual FTP servers on Xlight to give you the most flexible FTP server available for a Windows desktop or server machine.
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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 techn...
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Will the cloud be the end of the IT department?
Thoran Rodrigues looks at the ways that the cloud is likely to change the nature of the IT department and the roles that it serves.
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WebSocket offers a new approach to Web development
WebSockets is an HTML5 feature that will change the way applications are developed. Learn how you to use the WebSocket API technology.
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Cloud traps: How to avoid them
Thoran Rodrigues talks about the traps that can sabotage an otherwise successful move to the cloud.
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Cloud computing? We don't get it, say Europeans
The majority of European PC users don't know or care about cloud computing, with only a small proportion of people using cloud services.
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10 compelling reasons to upgrade to Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 is generating a significant buzz among IT pros. Deb Shinder highlights several notable enhancements and new capabilities.
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Manage your Nagios installation with the web-based GUI NagiosQL
NagiosQL is a powerful web-based GUI tool that helps you configure and manage your Nagios network monitor. Follow these NagiosQL install instructions.
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What we mean when we talk about cloud computing
Nick Hardiman takes a look at the many variations on the definition of "cloud computing." Is there any consensus?
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Cloud computing: What does it really mean for IT jobs?
As adoption of cloud computing services takes off, some argue demand for certain IT jobs will all but disappear.
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The IEEE's Cloud Computing Initiative: Chair Steve Diamond explains its aims
Nick Hardiman interviewed Steve Diamond, Chair of the IEEE Cloud Computing Initiative to find out more about its goals for creating a cloud standard.
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Review: Turn Windows into a test webserver with XAMPP
XAMPP lets you host a quick and dirty test server from Windows without investing in an expensive license.
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Charting a course for the cloud: The role of the IEEE
Nick Hardiman takes a look at the evolving cloud computing standard. Is an industry-wide standard possible? Who has the authority to issue standards?
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Testing the limits of cloud scalability: Real-world results
Thoran Rodrigues describes a recent experience that involved spinning up 70 cloud servers for an intensive data-processing project. Here is what he learned from this real-world experiment.
