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Tips to tier storage without system-controlled storage tiering Everyone is dealing with a constant battery of increasing storage requirements. How do we ensure that storage performs optimally absent of technologies to automate performance? IT pro Rick Vanover shares some tips on manual storage provisioning. Read more Resource of the day Addressing GRC to Meet Regulatory Requirements and Reduce Risk Sure, you can pass your audit, but don't you want far reaching business benefits that reduce operational risk and exposure? Read this paper and learn make process improvements to show regulatory compliance to auditors and reduce operational risk. Additional TechRepublic resources   Are $100 tablets a waste of money? A $100 tablet may sound like a great deal. But, low-cost machines often have outdated software and underpowered hardware. Does price trump functionality? Read more Quick Tip: Reclaim used hard drive memory with Disk Cleanup Microsoft Windows 7 has a built-in utility that will free used hard drive memory increasing available storage space with a click or two of the mouse. Read more Use Fail2ban to blacklist IP addresses and alert you to attacks Vincent Danen takes you through some basic configuration of the Fail2ban network monitoring utility, which can help protect your systems and servers from brute-force attacks. Read more Five tips for learning how to use Server Core Deploying and managing Server Core can be tricky. These pointers will help you overcome some common configuration and management challenges. Read more 10 tech trends to watch in 2011 Based on the results of surveys conducted at The Experts Conference last year, analysts at Quest Software have put together this set of predictions for the upcoming year. Read more Featured multimedia   $100 LY-706 MID Android tablet teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open the $100 LY-706 MID Android tablet. This low-price tablet has chips from Samsung, Hynix, Wolfson Micro, and VIA. View on site Admin's Guide to Active Directory   Have extra budget to spend? Then order our Administrator's Guide to Active Directory, 2nd Edition. From planning to implementation to troubleshooting, you'll have the resources, templates, and checklists to meet every Active Directory challenge. Order it today! Today's recommended downloads End-to-end Business Visibility with On-demand ERP (TechRepublic) The Advantages of Intelligent Point-of-Sale Automation (Adobe Systems) The Best Places to Live are Going Google (Google) Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) Podcast: IT Service Management in an Uncertain Economy (IBM) Photos: Hack the Nook Color into a full Android tablet The Barnes & Noble Nook Color is a $250 e-reader powered by Android. Here's what this sharp device looks like when you hack it into a powerful and fully functional Android tablet. TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Tips 10 Things Smartphones Macs in Business Product Spotlight Tech history galleries Computer History Museum opens new exhibit Babbage's Difference Engine and other historic computers Colossus and other vintage computers from The National Museum of Computing Vintage Computer Festival showcases technology from the 1970s and 1980s Featured training courses   CCNA Boot Camp v2.0 ICND1 - Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices 1 VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4] Understanding Networking Fundamentals SNAF - Securing Networks with ASA Fundamentals Browse all training courses Presented by Global Knowledge

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