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Microsoft steps up cloud momentum
News At developer conference, Redmond announces production availability of Windows Azure and unveils new services running on its cloud platform.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Ray Ozzie, Muglia, Windows Identity Foundation, Microsoft Corp., network, Conference, Developer
Get network versatility with SSH tunneling and netcat
Techguide Vincent Danen explains how to use netcat with SSH tunneling when you need to create a secure connection to a server from a remote location.
Tags: Open source, Bastion, Authentication, ProxyCommand, network, OpenSSH, SSH, IP, Tool, Password
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
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
Microsoft testing Excel for supercomputers
News At the Supercomputing 2009 conference, Microsoft releases an updated version of Windows Server for high-performance computers as well as a compute cluster version of its Excel spreadsheet.
Tags: Multiprocessor servers, Linux server OS, Server platforms, Portland, Microsoft Corp., software, Conference, Server, Supercomputing, supercomputer
Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole
News One day after Patch Tuesday, researcher warns of unpatched security hole in Windows 7 and Server 2008.
Tags: PC security, Security applications/tools, Server Message Block, Microsoft Corp., NetBIOS, Vulnerability, broadcasting, Spokesperson, Microsoft Windows 7, Server
Red Hat and Microsoft support mixed virtualization
News It is now possible to deploy supported virtualization environments that combine Red Hat Linux with Microsoft Windows Server, the two companies have announced.
Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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
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, auditing, Service Pack 2, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Patching Windows Server 2008 Core Edition
Techguide Every version of Windows Server needs a patching strategy. Find out some options for patching a Windows Server 2008 Core installation system.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Security Management, Network security, Virtualization, Tool, Ohio, Rick Vanover, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
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
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
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 provide DirectAccess to resources
Techguide Learn how Microsoft's DirectAccess feature allows an employee to access Windows Server 2008 R2 resources from anywhere.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows 7, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, VPN, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Internet, IPv6
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
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
