Common Internet File System
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How to protect public Web servers
Insight As the connection between the internal network and the rest of the world, public Web servers always deserve extra protection.
Tags: Web sites, Security, Web servers
Top Windows security threats pinpointed by SANS/FBI
Insight Known vulnerabilities that are easily exploited are the favorite targets of hackers, so you need to identify such flaws and make fixing them a priority.
NetApp founder: iSCSI very warm now
Insight interview David Hitz, founder and executive VP of engineering of Network Appliance, explained why a strong iSCSI growth is imminent in the storage industry.
Tags: Storage area networks (SAN)
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
How to protect public Web servers
Techguide As the connection between your internal network and the rest of the world, public Web servers always deserve an extra measure of protection. Mike Mullins tells you one way to lock down these servers.
Tags: Business security, Data security, Security
Disable NetBIOS and SMB to protect public Web servers
Techguide Disabling the two functions means that if an attacker manages to compromise your Web server, he or she won' be able to use them to further explore and exploit your network.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management
Sun banks its future on storage integration
News In post-acquisition mode, the vendor is looking to up the ante in the network-attached storage, storage software, and tape markets.
Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage management, Data backup, disaster recovery, Storage software
Microsoft touts high-end storage features for all
Techguide The software giant's availing of high-end features on the Windows storage platform has attracted one Singapore academic institution.
Microsoft touts high-end storage features for all
News The software giant's availing of high-end features on the Windows storage platform has attracted one Singapore academic institution.
Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage management, Microsoft Windows, File servers, Storage software
Sun's Jxta hopes: DéJàva vu all over again?
News The company hopes its new software will alter the face of the Net, but with Microsoft's HailStorm providing a challenge--and other factors--it won't be easy.
File sharing spec to go before IETF
News The Direct Access File System will be submitted to the Internet Engineering Task Force shortly, paving the way for final adoption next year.
New Samba beta targets Active Directory
News The test version of the open-source file-sharing software emulates Microsoft's Active Directory ID management.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Open source
