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Why isn't cloud computing being adopted as quickly or as pervasively as we would expect? Marc Schiller says it's about fear, but not the kind of fear you think.
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Why isn't cloud computing being adopted as quickly or as pervasively as we would expect? Marc Schiller says it's about fear, but not the kind of fear you think.
You can avoid problems and gain peak efficiencies by following certain practices when upgrading a server. Erik Eckel offers this field-tested list.
Rick Vanover discusses the pros and cons of using jump boxes vs. firewalls to protect and isolate critical systems and provide the best security.
A dependable backup tool is not a luxury - everyone needs to have one. But that doesn't mean you need to spend a fortune to get the feature set that meets your needs. Jack Wallen introduces some great Linux backup solutions, including a few that are cross platform.
Intel's Nehalem processor architecture offers some impressive new technologies, including enhanced Hyper Threading, TurboBoost, and Quick Path Interconnect. See why Deb Shinder says a Nehalem-based system will let you do more and do it faster -- and at the lowest operating cost ever.
You can work more efficiently with data when you know how to take advantage of the ActiveX data objects (ADO) library. Susan Harkins offers some pointers that will help you use ADO objects effectively and avoid potential code snafus.
Providing access for non-employees is a challenge in many regards. In this blog, IT pro Rick Vanover brings up some of the issues associated with this practice.
If you are using Nagios to monitor remote servers, you have more than one method to execute checks, including the use of the check_by_ssh plugin. Vincent Danen tells you how to set up this plugin and the best way to secure it.
On those infrequent occasions when you need to reboot Linux, you may find that the process takes longer than you'd like. Jack Wallen shares a number of tricks you can use to reduce boot times.
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 troubleshooting tasks.
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. ...
Windows Server 2003 admins can benefit from using the various snap-ins included with the Computer Management Console. Learn about one of these snap-ins: Event Viewer.
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 server as quickly as possible -- Derek Schauland can help you. Here is a quick workaround that gets the job done -- and you don't even have to handle power cords or the power switch.
Any time a computer component stops working, or just becomes unstable — as we all know will happen from time to time — we have to decide whether to replace it, have it repaired, or just get by as is with perhaps a temporary fix. Repair or just getting by will nearly always be the ...
It looks like Intel is working on an anti-cheat technology, although this is only a research project at the moment and hardly ready for prime time. The concept is simple: A chipset records all input from the keyboard and mouse at the hardware level — the game also does the same. If the two doesn’t ...