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HP intensifies the mainframe battle
News It claims success in convincing mainframe customers to migrate, but analysts say low pricing strategies and new functions will help ensure platform's survival.
Tags: Mainframes, Server consolidation, Server platforms, Mainframe, Hewlett-Packard Co., Asia-Pacific, Japan, Environment, Server, business intelligence
What Windows 7 means to Windows server administrators
Techguide Scott Lowe shares 10 items that Windows server administrators need to know in order to adequately support Windows 7 clients.
Tags: Servers, Client, BranchCache, DirectAccess, VPN Reconnect, BranchCache BranchCache, AppLocker Like DirectAccess, Windows XP Mode, Windows Deployment Services, Scott Lowe
Comparing cursor vs. WHILE loop performance in SQL Server 2008
Techguide Tim Chapman discusses your iteration choices in SQL Server 2008 and explains why determining which option performs better depends on the situation.
Tags: Server platforms, Databases, Cursor, Row, Database, Microsoft SQL Server, Cursors Cursors, FORWARD_ONLY, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Demand for virtualization management heats up
News Driven by server virtualization management software, revenues for global virtualization software are set to increase by 43 percent this year, says Gartner.
Tags: Virtualization, Server consolidation, Software, Small And Medium Business, software company, Gartner Inc., Hypervisor, Server, server virtualization, TCO
Asian data centers turn to virtualization, automation
News Region's data centers focus on initiatives that drive immediate cost reduction, rather than projects that drive longer-term returns on investment, finds new survey.
Tags: Data centers, Server consolidation, savings, Virtualization, Storage, Malaysia, savings, Server, software, Symantec Corp.
Reviewing scheduled task inventory for Windows Server 2008 R2
Techguide Default installations of Windows Server 2008 R2 enumerate a number of default scheduled tasks, many of which you may not need.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003, Task, UPnP, server configuration, Information Technology, Ohio, Rick Vanover, Rick, Server, customer experience
Worldwide server sales continue to fall
News IBM and Dell manage to gain a hold in market share, amid a carnage in declining sales revenues, leaving Sun as the weakest link.
Tags: Servers, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., International Data Corp., Unix, Sales, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix server, Server, Servers
Managing service accounts is easier in Windows Server 2008 R2
Techguide Windows Server 2008 R2 offers a new type of account that helps with endpoint administration of service accounts.
Tags: Servers, Microsoft Server 2003, Server platforms, Service Account, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Active Directory Schema, Builtin Organizational Unit, Information Technology, Windows Server 2008 R2, Organizational Unit
Determine processes running on a remote server
Techguide The Sysinternals PsList tool can save you a trip to a server. Find out how to run the tool against a remote computer.
Tags: Servers, Server platforms, Remote management, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Computer, Sysinternals PsList, Information Technology, Tool, performance monitoring, Sysinternals
Windows Home Server update delayed
News Compatibility issues with Windows 7 have delayed the planned Power Pack 3 update until later this year.
Tags: App servers, E-mail servers, Web servers, File servers, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Windows 7, software company, File servers, Server
Making the choice between virtual and physical servers
Techguide "Virtualize everything" is a popular M.O. in IT these days, but there are times when physical servers make more sense.
Tags: Servers, Server platforms, Virtualization, Database, Microsoft SQL Server, Scott Lowe, Virtual Environment, Storage, Server, Hardware
A good server naming convention eases IT workload
Techguide Frisky? DC1? Bozo? Pluto? ESX1? These are all server names. Which ones make the most sense? Scott Lowe discusses server naming in this article.
Tags: Servers, Infrastructure/architecture management, Server platforms, Convention, Firewall, Printer, Information Technology, Infrastructure/architecture management, Server platforms, Scott Lowe
File Server Capacity Tool helps scale file server sizing
Techguide Rick Vanover reminds Windows administrators that Microsoft's new File Server Capacity Tool isn't a storage silver bullet.
Tags: Storage software, Microsoft Windows, File servers, Server platforms, File Server, Microsoft Corp., Common Internet File System, Server platforms, Storage software, File servers
Acer takes on HP in home servers
News Acer becomes one of only two major PC companies to offer Windows Home Server in the United States. Taiwanese maker matches rival Hewlett-Packard on price and specs.
Tags: Servers, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Home Server, Acer Inc., Sales, computer, Server, hard drive, Microsoft Windows
Recession hits APAC server shipment
News Fourth-quarter Asia-Pacific server shipments dip 5.8 percent year-on-year, with emerging markets taking bigger hit, according to Gartner figures.
Tags: Servers, IT-spending, Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, Gartner Inc., server revenue, Server, research analyst, Korea, recession
