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Lenovo goes global with servers
News The hardware vendor unveils five rack and tower servers, and names India and several Southeast Asian countries as its key markets in Asia.
Tags: Servers, Server platforms, Product marketing, Hardware, India, Small And Medium Business, Server Market, Server, Lenovo Group Ltd., software
Open source cuts across Sun's growth strategy
News Company says it made more money from releasing Solaris source codes, and is now focused on open source as integral part of its strategy.
Tags: Open source, Server platforms, Open-source Software, Asia-Pacific, Sun Microsystems Inc., software, Project GlassFish, strategy, OpenSolaris, Open source
Use Object Dependencies to your advantage in SQL Server
Techguide SQL Server 2008 tracks objects by the name of the object, rather than relying upon the ID. Here’s how it works.
Tags: Databases, App servers, Server platforms, Object, Microsoft SQL Server, Dependency, Database, SQL, stored procedure, SalesHistory
Configuring AppLocker in Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
Techguide Windows Server 2008 R2's AppLocker feature allows additional policy configuration for software use on servers. Here's an overview of the enhanced functionality.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows 7, Rick Vanover, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, group policy, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, desktop
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
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
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
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
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
Configure iSCSI CHAP security through Windows Group Policy
Techguide Admins can configure Group Policy to require security for connecting iSCSI storage devices to Windows systems. Find out how it is done.
Tags: Storage, Server platforms, Authentication and encryption, Security, Storage, group policy, Microsoft Windows Server, network, Microsoft Windows, Authentication and encryption
Setting up CDC in SQL Server 2008
Techguide Change Data Capture is a new native feature in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition. Here's how to use it to easily set up data auditing on your SQL Server system.
Tags: Databases, Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft SQL Server, Table, Database, Raleigh, stored procedure, auditing, Chapman Co.
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
Configuring SQL Mail in SQL Server 2000
Techguide Steven Warren provides a step-by-step guide on how you can configure SQL Mail in SQL Server 2000.
Tags: Servers, Server platforms, E-mail servers, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, Backup, Database, SQL Mail, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, SQL
VMware Server 2.0 offers handy new upgrades
Techguide Among other features, you can now stagger virtual machine startup to avoid overloading the host CPU, and view the console of the virtual machine via a Web browser.
Tags: Virtualization, Server platforms, Web services, Web Browser, Virtual Machine, VMware Inc., operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, VMware Server, VMware Server 2
Introduction to Change Data Capture in SQL Server 2008
Techguide SQL Server database consultant Tim Chapman takes a look at the new auditing features available in SQL Server 2008.
Tags: Databases, Server platforms, Data Management, Microsoft SQL Server, Data, Database, Data Auditing, data capture, auditing, DDL
