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Four things to watch for in HP-3Com merger
Insight commentary With every merger comes some customer trepidation about changes that could be made. One CIO lists four items he'll watch to decide if Procurve continues to be a viable solution.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Acquisitions, Mergers, Lifetime Warranty, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP ProCurve, networking equipment, software, network, Business Strategies & Functions
Microsoft, Google in rare technology pact
News As part of the search giant's new Google Sync product for mobile phones, Google took a license to some Microsoft intellectual property.
Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, PDA phones, Search, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Google Inc., Cell Phone, Google Sync, Server
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
Would you use a cloud-based service to store IT documentation?
Techguide Scott Lowe is thinking about using a free Microsoft service to store his organization's IT documentation. Share your thoughts about using an offline storage vault for this type of data.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Information Technology, Scott Lowe, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows
Manually adjust query-based distribution list membership using LDAP
Techguide Query-based distribution groups provide a great means by which to automate the membership of groups in Active Directory. Here's one way that you can manually adjust query-based membership.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management, Network administration/implementation, Server platforms, Distribution Group, Distribution List, Query, GUI, Chief Information Officer, home networking, Scott Lowe
Exchange 2007 SP2 paves the way to Exchange 2010
Techguide Exchange 2007 SP2 is out and about. Scott Lowe outlines some of the more exciting changes that have been made to this popular groupware product.
Tags: Server platforms, Microsoft Windows, Exchange 2007 SP2, Service Pack, Scott Lowe, Backup, Service Pack 2, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server
Using Twitter as a server notification tool: Pros and cons
Techguide Twitter is breaking out of its "look at me" shackles and may offer real business value. Scott Lowe suggests using the microblogging engine for server notifications.
Tags: Servers, Web services, Internet Access, Social Media, Tool, Server, API, Internet, Microsoft Exchange Server, Servers
Managing servers and other systems from the iPhone
Techguide Server administration can be a 24/7 job, but who wants to be tethered to a laptop all the time? Scott Lowe introduces an iPhone app that can help decouple the administrator from the server.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Screen, Password, Server, remote server, Microsoft Windows Server, keyboard
Sync mobile e-mail, calendar and contacts with Nokia's Mail For Exchange
Blogs Nokia's Mail For Exchange lets you sync your e-mail, calendar, contacts and tasks between your Nokia phone and your comp...
Google: Escape Exchange via Outlook plug-in
News As part of its quest to get business customers to move their e-mail services to Google, the company has come up with a way to sync Outlook clients and Gmail servers.
Tags: Microsoft Outlook, E-mail servers, Web services, Plug-in, Google Inc., Server, e-mail, Google Apps, Google Gmail, Microsoft Exchange Server
Reviewing pandemic plans has just become job #1
Techguide With the Influenza A hitting over 60 countries, IT managers need to step up contingency planning. One CIO shares his organization's experience and plans.
Tags: Contingency planning, Remote management, VPNs, Event, Plan, public health, remote access, Contingency planning, VPNs, Server
Green data center by deploying shared storage
Techguide With companies doing everything possible to conserve cash, conserving power has quickly become an important part of the IT portfolio.
Tags: Data Management, Storage, Virtualization, Data Deduplication, Storage, De-duplication, provisioning, Server, Hardware, SAN
Microsoft to release four security patches
News Two security patches the software giant is releasing on Patch Tuesday are rated critical and affect Windows, Internet Explorer and Exchange Server.
Tags: Server platforms, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, Security, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, critical update, Server, Microsoft Windows
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
Reduce hardware needs and ease administration with Exchange 2010
Techguide Exchange 2007 was widely considered to be a revolutionary change in the Exchange line. Exchange 2010 builds on many of the good aspects of Exchange 2007, and organizations migrating to Exchange 2010 will be able to do so with less hardware.
Tags: E-mail servers, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Database, Exchange 2010, Microsoft Corp., Scott Lowe, Storage, clustering, high availability
