[TechRepublic] Microsoft's patches for April 2011

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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: April 2011 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right decision on applying Microsoft's April 2011 patches in your organization. Read more Resource of the day Monitoring physical threats in the data center The monitoring of physical devices such as UPS systems, air conditioners, and fire suppression systems is common, but there's a class of distributed monitoring points that often goes ignored. Find out what those threats are -- and how to mitigate them -- by reading this informative white paper. (Sponsored by APC) Configure a remote database for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 As with any enterprise application, requirements can exist to keep database installations on centralized servers that provide shared SQL Server installations. Learn how to set System Center... Read more Mixing IDE and SATA controllers with VirtualBox The default configuration for Oracle VirtualBox includes a mixture of controller types. Virtualization pro Rick Vanover explains considerations associated with each type. Read more Temperature@lert: Low cost, high value data center monitoring In this interview, Temperature@lert's Harry Schechter talks about data centers, temperature monitoring, humidity, and the new ASHRAE guidelines. We also provide an overview of the company's products. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Poll: Is there a market for Windows 8 or is Microsoft playing with fire? Take the TechRepublic Windows Blog poll of the week: Is there a market for Windows 8 or is Microsoft playing with fire? Read more Quick Tip: Create a logon message in Windows 7 In certain situations you will want to convey information to users before they log on to a system. Here is how you create that message. Read more Quick Tip: A registry tweak to make application choices more efficient in Windows With a simple tweak to the Windows Registry, you can make choosing an application to run an unknown file type much more efficient and a little less annoying. Read more Stay on top of Active Directory events with ADAudit Plus Derek Schauland finishes up his report on ManageEngine tools for Active Directory management with his experience of ADAudit Plus, which offers reports and alerts on events in an AD environment. Read more Featured multimedia   Strangest locations for datacenters (photos) You can find datacenters in all corners of the globe, well beneath the Earth's surface, and even in churches, according to Silicon.com's Nick Heath. View on site LEGO galleries on TechRepublic LEGO fun at Brickworld Indy 2011 LEGO creations at MegaCon 2011 Lego builders show off their skills at Bricks by the Bay Amazing LEGO creations from Brickworld 2010 Today's recommended downloads How to Start a Remote Work Program (Citrix Online) Gain Control of your Infrastructure (American Power Conversion (APC)) Ensure High Availability for Critical Systems and Apps (Quest Software) Tech Report: Guidelines for Specifying Data Center Criticality/Tier Levels (American Power Conversion (APC)) Free White Paper: Establishing a Data Center Floor Plan That Works (American Power Conversion (APC)) Perennial favorites   Nine traits of the veteran Windows administrator Basic Windows PowerShell commands you should already know Five tips for taking a backdoor route to a Windows server reboot Identity theft: Businesses are at risk Identity theft: It's becoming increasingly hard to spot. Criminals are finding evermore creative ways to steal your good name. Watch out for this one clue. TechRepublic newsletters   Get smartphones news, product reviews, and need-to-know lists in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Product Spotlight Five Tips 10 Things Featured training courses   Configuring, Managing, and Maintaining Server 2008 MCITP: Server and Enterprise Administrator Combo Boot Camp Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services Implementing and Administering Windows 7 in the Enterprise Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Browse all training courses Presented by Global Knowledge

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