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Data centers in the 21st Century

April 22, 2013 9:29am PDT

Here are some snapshots of data centers from around the world that take advantage of the newest designs and technological advancements to achieve better security, performance, efficiency, and...

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Cloud-service contracts and data protection: Unintended consequences

May 13, 2013 11:52am PDT

There are things your cloud-service (Facebook, Amazon, Google, Dropbox, etc.) contracts aren't telling you. Michael P. Kassner interviews an attorney concerned about what's not being said.

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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: May 2013

May 14, 2013 12:57pm PDT

Deb Shinder gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's May 2013 patches in your organization.

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Ten first steps with Windows Server 2012

September 18, 2012 9:00am PDT

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.

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Hunting down the mainframe unicorn

April 24, 2013 1:50am PDT

Mainframes are still an essential part of the enterprise computing infrastructure, but staff with the skills can be hard to find - here's how one company solved the puzzle.

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Securely connect your Android smartphone via VPN

August 15, 2011 9:06am PDT

Deb Shinder explains how you can use a VPN to connect your Android smartphone to your home or work network.

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How to navigate Start in Windows Server 2012

August 9, 2012 11:43am PDT

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.

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Server 2008: Manage Open Files with Share and Storage Management

March 18, 2008 8:55pm PDT

Open files have traditionally been a "pain point" for IT folks.Â We're often contacted by users receiving an error message regarding file access, or we're attempting to do maintenance on a server...

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Set up a free SSH server on Windows 7 with freeSSHd

August 7, 2012 11:21am PDT

freeSSHd is a handy little application. Learn how to use freeSSHd to get an SSH server up and running on a Windows 7 machine.

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Install Windows XP in Windows 8 Client Hyper-V

October 11, 2012 11:39am PDT

Greg Shultz shows you how to install Windows XP in Windows 8 Client Hyper-V virtual machine.

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How do I... Install and configure a DNS server in Windows Server 2008?

April 15, 2008 12:05pm PDT

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...

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10 things you should know about microservers

April 18, 2013 10:01am PDT

Why waste energy, space, and money on a high-end server when a low-cost microserver can handle the job? Here's a look at how microservers can benefit the data center.

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Using NOLOCK and READPAST table hints in SQL Server

May 21, 2007 10:12pm PDT

Table locking hints provide developers much tighter control of their transactions. Look at the benefits and disadvantages of using the NOLOCK and READPAST table hints in SQL Server.

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Five apps for better data center management

April 16, 2013 12:37pm PDT

Five data center management apps that span the spectrum of potential tools and reports.

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Inside the Cold War bunker that's now a cloud datacentre

June 11, 2012 8:15am PDT

With enough steel doors, tunnels and caverns to make a James Bond villain weep with envy, Switzerland's former main Cold War command centre is undergoing a makeover as a cloud computing datacentre.

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Set up your first Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Host

October 16, 2012 6:00am PDT

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.

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Restart Windows Server 2003 from the command line

January 15, 2008 12:00am PST

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...

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