WAN Optimization Grows Up - July 2, 2009
By Paul Rubens
The market for WAN optimization is maturing, but companies like Riverbed and Blue Coat are still going strong.
Merging HR Systems Requires Project Management Savvy - June 25, 2009
By Drew Robb
When Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems combined operations they created Life Technologies Corporation and much redundancy. One of the biggest IT headaches was figuring out how to make two HR management systems flow into and function as one.
Mind the Egress When Filtering for Security - June 18, 2009
By Paul Rubens
As important as it is to watch incoming traffic, it's equally important to watch what comes out. Packets leaving your network can be just as damaging as the malware and spyware coming in. Learn which traffic to watch especially closely.
Xroads Service Strives for Zero Network Outages - June 11, 2009
By Drew Robb
Traditionally, enterprises had two options for increasing network reliability: redundancy through complex protocols or a fatter pipe. ZeroOutages from Xroads Networks is out to change this.
Government Mobility and Why It's Not an Oxymoron - May 28, 2009
By Brian T. Horowitz
The Department of the Interior, FEMA and the U.S. Postal Service are three government agencies that have made wireless communication and networking a key part of their IT infrastructures.
10 Steps to Reduced Energy Consumption - April 23, 2009
By Paul Rubens
Microsoft recently published a guide to reducing energy consumption, waste and costs in the data center.
Be Green, and Realistic - April 16, 2009
By Charlie Schluting
Sustainable computing is looming large in the sales pitch for new technologies. To make it work, you must balance your goals against realistic choices.
Win Server 2008: Restartable Active Directory Domain Services Explained - April 8, 2009
By John Policelli
This new feature in Windows Server 2008 allows you to start, stop, and restart Active Directory Domain Services on a domain controller, thus facilitating more streamlined operations for performing offline tasks on a domain controller.
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Database Mounting Tool - March 25, 2009
By John Policelli
Recovery processes for Active Directory Domain Service and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services have been revamped in Windows Server 2008. Major new features include point-in-time snapshots and stored data database mounting.
LDAP and Kerberos, Together More Secure - March 13, 2009
By Juliet Kemp
LDAP organizes information and provides access to it. Kerberos is designed to handle authentication. Separate they are useful; together they offer a more secure and powerful solution.
