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Small firms in emerging markets up IT spend
News Fewer small businesses in markets such as China and India are feeling pinch from downturn, with 17 percent indicating budget increases, new research shows.
Monday, July 13 2009 06:23 PM
Tags: IT budgeting, Personal Computers, Servers, Business, IT Budget, Small Business, business productivity, Server, Emerging Market, Germany
Dell said to tap Via Nano for servers
News The New York Times reports that Dell will unveil a system that has 12 full servers running on Via's Nano chip.
Monday, May 18 2009 09:23 AM
Tags: Servers, Processors, VIA Technologies Inc., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., International Data Corp., Chip, Server, performance, New York Times Co.
Sun Microsystems debuts new x64 servers
News Company lifts curtain on new line of x64 servers and workstations, aiming to integrate networking technologies, advanced thermal management and open software.
Wednesday, April 15 2009 09:04 AM
Tags: Servers, Storage, Intel Xeon, Sun Blade, Sun Solaris, Sun Fire, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, workstation, data center
Intel seeks new 'microserver' standard
News Intel doesn't want to be the only one touting eensy-weensy servers aimed at Web site hosting companies. It's trying to standardize its design.
Friday, October 30 2009 09:38 AM
Tags: Servers, Intel Corp., quad-core processor, Computer, Hosting Company, Server, processor, computer industry, blade server, Web Site
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.
Thursday, September 24 2009 07:46 AM
Tags: Servers, Infrastructure/architecture management, Server platforms, Convention, Firewall, Printer, Infrastructure/architecture management, Scott Lowe, Information Technology, Server platforms
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.
Monday, November 02 2009 12:29 PM
Tags: Servers, Microsoft Server 2003, Server platforms, Service Account, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Active Directory Schema, Builtin Organizational Unit, Windows Server 2008 R2, Information Technology, Organizational Unit
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.
Thursday, October 22 2009 12:18 PM
Tags: Servers, Server platforms, Virtualization, Database, Microsoft SQL Server, Scott Lowe, Virtual Environment, Storage, Server, Hardware
Deployment to the cloud: Logical servers and compliance agents
Techguide Cloud-based technologies can be a great solution for lowering costs and increasing elastic capacity, but not for every situation. Here's where logical servers come in.
Thursday, August 06 2009 09:18 AM
Tags: Servers, Cloud computing, Tool, Rick, Rick Vanover, Cloud computing, Server, compliance, Microsoft Windows Server, agent
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.
Friday, September 04 2009 10:32 AM
Tags: Servers, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., International Data Corp., Unix, Unix server, Sales, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, Servers
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.
Tuesday, October 27 2009 12:08 AM
Tags: E-mail servers, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Database, Exchange 2010, Scott Lowe, Microsoft Corp., Storage, clustering, high availability
Microsoft releases Hyper-V Server R2
News Latest iteration of Microsoft's free hypervisor, which now includes functionality for the live migration of servers, is now available for download.
Wednesday, September 02 2009 09:45 AM
Tags: Servers, Business applications, Virtualization, VMware Inc., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Hypervisor, Server, processor, team, Servers
Is the economy changing how you manage server turnover?
Techguide Server pricing has plummeted in recent years, but hard evidence still shows sales have declined. To what extent has the current economic climate affected server turnover?
Thursday, July 16 2009 08:19 AM
Tags: Servers, IT budgeting, Virtualization, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), International Data Corp., Sales, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Server, e-mail, software-as-a-service
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.
Monday, November 02 2009 12:57 PM
Tags: Servers, BranchCache, DirectAccess, VPN Reconnect, BranchCache BranchCache, AppLocker Like DirectAccess, Windows XP Mode, Windows Deployment Services, Client, Scott Lowe
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.
Thursday, September 17 2009 10:39 AM
Tags: Servers, Web services, Internet Access, Social Media, Tool, Server, API, Internet, Microsoft Exchange Server, Servers
HP delivers Istanbul-powered servers
News The seven ProLiants built on AMD's new six-core Opteron chip come with heat- and power-management functions designed to drive down energy consumption.
Thursday, June 04 2009 10:38 AM
Tags: Servers, Data centers, Processors, Hardware, Cray Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Opteron, HP Compaq ProLiant, Power supplies, surge suppression






