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Ten Things You Should Know About Exchange Server 2010 sponsored by Global Knowledge
 | White Paper: | Posted: 06 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 05 Nov 2009 | |
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Exchange Server 2010. There are many new and improved features in the new version. This white paper outlines ten items to consider when planning and deploying an Exchange Server 2010 infrastructure, as well as some considerations to keep in mind when making the decision to move on to the "latest and greatest" iteration.
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How to "MAP" Your Infrastructure for Windows 7 and Server 2008 sponsored by Global Knowledge
 | White Paper: | Posted: 06 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 05 Nov 2009 | |
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The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely inventory small or large IT environments without requiring the installation of any agent software. This paper explains how to utilize it to "map" your infrastructure for Windows 7 and Server 2008.
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The Best of Both Worlds: Sharing Mac Files on Windows Servers sponsored by Group Logic
 | White Paper: | Posted: 27 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 27 Oct 2009 | |
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This whitepaper discusses the issues involved in sharing files between Macs and Windows servers and compares the options for successful integration. It is intended for systems administrators, technical evaluators and decision-makers who are considering upgrading or purchasing a Mac/Windows integration solution.
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Reduce Downtime by 70% - Without Spending a Dime: Applying Best Practices of Successful IT Organizations sponsored by Marathon Technologies
 | White Paper: | Posted: 26 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 26 Oct 2009 | |
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Read this paper to learn Niel Nickolaisen's proven model for strategic and tactical alignment of IT with business objectives - enabling IT to do more for the business with less. By implementing all four components of Niel's model, IT can dramatically reduce system downtime and closely align their efforts and investments with business priorities.
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Database Encryption and Key Management for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 sponsored by Thales
 | White Paper: | Posted: 21 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 21 Oct 2009 | |
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This technical guide for database administrators and IT security experts demonstrates how you can protect your sensitive data with the native database encryption functions of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, such as cell-level encryption and Transparent Data Encryption, and manage and protect encryption keys with hardware security modules (HSMs).
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Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2 sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
 | White Paper: | Posted: 13 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 13 Oct 2009 | |
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Windows Server® 2008 R2 is the newest Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. Designed to help organizations reduce operating costs and increase efficiencies, Windows Server 2008 R2 provides enhanced management control over resources across the enterprise. Read the top 10 reasons why you should upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Beats Microsoft Windows Server 2008 in Value sponsored by Red Hat
 | White Paper: | Posted: 08 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 08 Oct 2009 | |
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In this whitepaper, Enterprise Linux and Windows Server 2008 are compared over a six-year period, with various e-commerce configurations covering small, medium, and large business scenarios.
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The Active Directory Recycle Bin: The End of Third-Party Recovery Tools? sponsored by Quest Software
 | White Paper: | Posted: 05 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 02 Oct 2009 | |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 offers a number of exciting new features, including an expanded Server Core offering, new Active Directory features, and - of special interest to anyone who has ever wished Active Directory had an undo button - a sort of recycle bin for Active Directory objects.
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Configuring High Availability for Windows Server 2008 Environments sponsored by Marathon Technologies
 | White Paper: | Posted: 28 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 28 Sep 2009 | |
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All organizations are becoming increasingly reliant upon their computer systems. The availability of those systems can be the difference between the organization succeeding and failing. This series will examine how we can configure our Windows Server 2008 environments to provide the level of availability our organizations need.
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5 Steps to Reducing Downtime: Best Practices for Windows Server Application High Availability sponsored by Marathon Technologies
 | White Paper: | Posted: 28 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 28 Sep 2009 | |
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This white paper discusses five steps for protecting Windows Server applications
from downtime, offering established best practices to reduce potential single points of failure and ensure rapid recovery or continued operations in the event of failure.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Beats Microsoft Windows Server 2008 in Value sponsored by Red Hat
 | White Paper: | Posted: 24 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 24 Sep 2009 | |
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Evaluate the savings, performance, and overall value of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux deployment versus a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 deployment. In this whitepaper, the two systems are compared over a six-year period, with various e-commerce configurations covering small, medium, and large business scenarios.
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Securing your Web based infrastructure: Essential concepts for PKI deployment and best practices for life cycle key management sponsored by Thales
 | White Paper: | Posted: 29 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 13 Aug 2008 | |
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This paper discusses the benefits unique to deploying the integrated solution of the Windows Server 2008 PKI and the nCipher nShield and netHSM hardware security modules(HSM). This includes the essential concepts and technologies used to deploy a PKI and the best practice security and life cycle key management features provided by nCipher HSMs.
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Overview of Windows Search Technologies sponsored by Global Knowledge
 | White Paper: | Posted: 10 Feb 2009
| | Published: | 10 Feb 2009 | |
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This paper helps us to understand the importance of desktop search tools fit in the universe of Microsoft search tools.
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Dell and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Server Virtualization and Management sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
 | White Paper: | Posted: 15 Dec 2008
| | Published: | 12 Dec 2008 | |
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With the introduction of Microsoft Hyper-V as part of Windows Server 2008, and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager, you can now take advantage of a powerful new set of tools to help simplify infrastructure management.
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Dell Networking Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
 | White Paper: | Posted: 11 Dec 2008
| | Published: | 11 Dec 2008 | |
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This solutions guide details the four available networking configurations, and the advantages and disadvantages of each with an emphasis on typical Dell system configuration and the hardware offerings.
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