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Optimize Server Management for Reduced Costs, Improved Service Delivery Take the hassle out of server management and free IT to work on more business-critical projects. Read this white paper to learn about HP Insight Software, which is designed to support informed decisions, enable precise system control, and optimize systems, allowing you to accomplish more in less time while delivering better services. Plus, discover how the HP Insight Software portfolio can help reduce data center operating expenses. Check out these additional resources: Long Term Data Retention: Key Considerations Managing backup and recovery in today's environment is a multi-dimensional challenge with both near and long term business requirements. This technology brief provides key topics to think about as you design your long-term data retention plans. Find out more   The Importance of Data Quality More often than not, an uninformed decision is a wrong one. Learn more about the importance of data quality and your means of getting it in this white paper. Learn more   RECOVER - A simpler, quicker and more efficient DR process When your data center suffers a disaster, the real disaster isn't lost data, but the arduous process of recovering it. Read this white paper to learn how to simplify this process with software from HP. View this now   Keep users happy by tracking them The last place you want to hear about problems with your web application is from a user. Download this white paper to learn how running user diagnostics can help you catch an issue before it comes up. Find out more

Available On-Demand... Mitigate Microsoft Patch Vulnerabilities with Lockdown and Privilege Management Watch this TechRepublic Webcast, featuring Dwain Kinghorn, Partner at SageCreek Partners, he will highlight several of the vulnerabilities identified in patch releases. He'll explain the role of managing a locked down environment and how these security risks are mitigated when users do not have administrative rights. The State Of Data Security - Defending Against New Risks And Staying Compliant Since 2005, security breaches have compromised more than 500 million US records. As an IT manager, you must take a look at the risks of potential data loss and create a security plan that helps you stay compliant with data protection rules and regulations. Recommended Downloads Get Your Free Trial of Diskeeper 2011 Professional Give your business desktops and laptops a boost. Diskeeper 2011 Professional prevents the majority of fragmentation before it can happen and brings data flow up to peak speed for the best possible productivity. Identifying common reliability/stability problems caused by file fragmentation Get up to speed on the latest in fragmentation technology, and learn about the common reliability issues from disk fragmentation, when and why fragmentation symptoms occur, and how automated defragmentation helps manage IT resources. Get Your Free Trial of Diskeeper 2011 Increase performance and efficiency for the most powerful systems in your network--the servers. Discover how Diskeeper 2011 prevents disk fragmentation before it happens and optimizes data flow for a productivity boost.

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Why Native Windows Defragmentation Isn't Enough

TechRepublic White Papers cesabarre dotcom | June 29, 2011 Why Native Windows Defragmentation Isn't Enough Fragmentation has long been known as the hard disks' silent killer. Every year, billions of dollars are spent on IT networks to increase performance and reliability, but improperly managed fragmentation cuts deeply into its effectiveness. Left alone, fragmentation will slow disk reads and writes and ultimately affect the user experience with slows, freezes and crashes. Read this article and get the essential picture of what it takes to eliminate the effects of fragmentation forever. Check out these additional resources: Why Preventing Fragmentation Is Good for Your Budget Anything that slows down data subtracts from your bottom line. Instead of using two-decades-old technology to defrag after the fact, why not use higher level technology from Diskeeper that prevents fragmentation before it can happen Learn more   Don't Let Fragmentation Slow Down Your Modern Storage Environment Separate the myths and misconceptions about fragmentation solutions from the truth. Read this white paper to learn about new solutions for disk fragmentation and how to deliver peak system performance and reliability. Read more   Get Your Free Trial of Diskeeper 2011 Increase performance and efficiency for the most powerful systems in your network--the servers. Discover how Diskeeper 2011 prevents disk fragmentation before it happens and optimizes data flow for a productivity boost. Download Now   Disk Performance Analyzer for Networks What's slowing your network down? Find out fast with powerful, free software that gives you a network-wide at-a-glance view of fragmentation accumulation. Discover bottlenecks before they cost you time and effort tracking them down. Download Now   Sponsored by:

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[TechRepublic] Create custom MMCs for admin tasks

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Five tips for creating custom MMCs for administrative tasks Building your own management consoles lets you consolidate the tools you routinely use so you can streamline your admin chores. Here are a few pointers for creating helpful MMCs. Read more Resource of the day How to Manage your Social Presence It seems there's nothing one can't "like" these days. Social media has plenty of benefits, but managing a social presence can prove overwhelming. Read this white paper to learn about enterprise social software that makes it easier. Why the Zimbra email solution is worth a look Admins looking for an email solution that costs less and is simpler to use and manage than Microsoft Exchange Server should check out Zimbra, according to IT pro Rick Vanover. Read more How to decide which OS to use for Type II hypervisors Type II hypervisors are convenient for test and development use cases on laptops, PCs, or servers. Virtualization Jedi Rick Vanover outlines considerations when selecting a host for Type II... Read more Poll: Are you reevaluating your cloud strategy? The recent cloud computing disasters may lead some organizations to consider retreating from their cloud plans. Has your cloud strategy changed in recent months? Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Can Microsoft tame the mighty VMware beast? Microsoft wants to own the cloud. But since clouds are built on virtual platforms, that means they need to get serious about beating VMware at its own game. Read more DirectAccess with Microsoft UAG: A smart way to start using IPv6 John Joyner suggests one way for organizations to start using IPv6 -- by deploying a solution that allows remote workers to access IPv6-based corporate resources over the public IPv4 Internet. Read more How far is too far to troubleshoot on servers? When it comes to ensuring that critical workloads are kept highly available, keen troubleshooting skills are necessary. But how much troubleshooting effort should be exerted? IT pro Rick Vanover... Read more The cloud is coming for you: Eight ways it may change how you work For network specialists, the shift to cloud computing will have a significant impact on several aspects of their jobs. Mark Underwood suggests eight areas of change to start thinking about now. Read more Featured multimedia   Office 365 moves work to the clouds Office 365, announced today, gives professionals and small businesses a subscription service that lets them work from anywhere using familiar-feeling Web-enabled applications. View on site Cracking Open the ioSafe Rugged Portable hard drive Bill Detwiler cracks open the ioSafe Rugged Portable hard drive, which can survive being crushed, dropped, and submerged in 30' of water. View on site 35+ writing tips from TechRepublic Five simple tips that will improve your writing a thousand percent Another 10+ tips for keeping your writing sharp and professional 10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid 10 wording blunders that make you look stupid Today's recommended downloads Putting Business Information to Work (TechRepublic) Paper and Ink or Ones and Zeros: Protecting Your Documents (All of Them) (TechRepublic) 30 day trial of Foglight Experience Monitor Appliance (Quest Software) How to Manage your Social Presence (Cisco Systems) Help Diverse Platforms Play Well Together (Quest Software) Has the Mozilla Foundation lost its collective mind? After a long downward trend in quality for the Firefox browser, the Mozilla Foundation has decided to add insult to injury by eliminating the ability to at least stick with an older version until extensions are updated to the newest -- and to do so after only three months of release status for version 4. TechRepublic newsletters   Get smartphones news, product reviews, and need-to-know lists in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones 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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[TechRepublic] Create custom MMCs for admin tasks

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Five tips for creating custom MMCs for administrative tasks Building your own management consoles lets you consolidate the tools you routinely use so you can streamline your admin chores. Here are a few pointers for creating helpful MMCs. Read more Resource of the day Identifying common reliability/stability problems caused by file fragmentation Get up to speed on the latest in fragmentation technology, and learn about the common reliability issues from disk fragmentation, when and why fragmentation symptoms occur, and how automated defragmentation helps manage IT resources. Why the Zimbra email solution is worth a look Admins looking for an email solution that costs less and is simpler to use and manage than Microsoft Exchange Server should check out Zimbra, according to IT pro Rick Vanover. Read more How to decide which OS to use for Type II hypervisors Type II hypervisors are convenient for test and development use cases on laptops, PCs, or servers. Virtualization Jedi Rick Vanover outlines considerations when selecting a host for Type II... Read more Poll: Are you reevaluating your cloud strategy? The recent cloud computing disasters may lead some organizations to consider retreating from their cloud plans. Has your cloud strategy changed in recent months? Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Can Microsoft tame the mighty VMware beast? Microsoft wants to own the cloud. But since clouds are built on virtual platforms, that means they need to get serious about beating VMware at its own game. Read more DirectAccess with Microsoft UAG: A smart way to start using IPv6 John Joyner suggests one way for organizations to start using IPv6 -- by deploying a solution that allows remote workers to access IPv6-based corporate resources over the public IPv4 Internet. Read more How far is too far to troubleshoot on servers? When it comes to ensuring that critical workloads are kept highly available, keen troubleshooting skills are necessary. But how much troubleshooting effort should be exerted? IT pro Rick Vanover... Read more The cloud is coming for you: Eight ways it may change how you work For network specialists, the shift to cloud computing will have a significant impact on several aspects of their jobs. Mark Underwood suggests eight areas of change to start thinking about now. Read more Featured multimedia   Office 365 moves work to the clouds Office 365, announced today, gives professionals and small businesses a subscription service that lets them work from anywhere using familiar-feeling Web-enabled applications. View on site Cracking Open the ioSafe Rugged Portable hard drive Bill Detwiler cracks open the ioSafe Rugged Portable hard drive, which can survive being crushed, dropped, and submerged in 30' of water. View on site 35+ writing tips from TechRepublic Five simple tips that will improve your writing a thousand percent Another 10+ tips for keeping your writing sharp and professional 10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid 10 wording blunders that make you look stupid Today's recommended downloads How to Manage your Social Presence (Cisco Systems) The Impact of Disk Fragmentation on Servers (Diskeeper) Why Native Windows Defragmentation Isn't Enough (Diskeeper) The Truth about Fragmentation and Your SAN Environment (Diskeeper) Why Preventing Fragmentation Is Good for Your Budget (Diskeeper) Has the Mozilla Foundation lost its collective mind? After a long downward trend in quality for the Firefox browser, the Mozilla Foundation has decided to add insult to injury by eliminating the ability to at least stick with an older version until extensions are updated to the newest -- and to do so after only three months of release status for version 4. TechRepublic newsletters   Get smartphones news, product reviews, and need-to-know lists in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones 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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