When it comes to RAID 60, Scott Lowe advises IT pros not to have a one-size-fits-all mentality. He explains the potential benefits and downsides of using RAID 60.

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.

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.

What drives storage performance? Is it the iSCSI/Fiber Channel choice? The answer might surprise you. Scott Lowe provides insight into IOPS.

The Klingon Language Suite is a collection of three iPhone applications: the Conversational Klingon app, the Klingon Dictionary app, and the Klingon Phrasebook. Here are screenshots from the Suite.

There are several tools included in Windows Server to manage Active Directory in all its aspects. In this article, you'll learn the uses for and the ins and outs of the Active Directory Domains And Trusts Console.

Although all editions of Windows Server 2008 include Network Load Balancing, only the Enterprise Edition and Datacenter Edition include failover clustering capabilities to achieve higher levels of availability. A cluster allows you to establish high availability for general services or for specific applications. The tool included with Windows Server 2008 that enables you to create and manage clusters is the Failover Cluster Management tool. Here's how you do some common tasks with it.

Green IT is one of the hottest trends in the technology industry. The idea is to provide computing services in an environmentally conscious way. Most green IT methods involve significant changes to an organization's server and storage infrastructure and can even extend to the desktop. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT Executives shows how to start the process of lowering your energy consumption and making your IT infrastructure a little greener.

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 only to find that a user has failed to close a document and we receive a message indicating that a file is open.  ...

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