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The Data Center: When Setting Up Data Center, Don't Forget the Network!
You can build the biggest, most advanced data centers on the planet, but as Google and Microsoft know, without a network, they are not too useful. Companies have been investing in expanding global network capacity to this end.
8/1/2008 9:00AM EST

Networking: Switching to a New Design for Intelligent LAN
LAN design must undergo another change in order to keep up with changing technology. Changing LAN design can help facilitate new networking capabilities, such as VoIP, and can streamline working with networks.
8/1/2008 9:00AM EST

The Savvy Manager: Which Types Have You Seen: Superhero or Monkey Tosser?
Certain characteristics may pop up among development teams, characteristics that are undesirable. Here are some of the traits of disruptive workers and what you can do to fix unhelpful behaviors.
8/1/2008 9:00AM EST

The Microsoft Stack: Windows Server 2008 Clustering Designed to Overcome Usability Barrier
Windows Sever has always had to deal with usability issues, and that made many enterprises reluctant to use it. Microsoft intends for 2008 to overcome these issues with an improved interface and a wizard to handle cluster creation and management.
8/1/2008 9:00AM EST

The Microsoft Stack: Microsoft's SharePoint Hits Sweet Spot as the Next Killer App
Microsoft has positioned SharePoint to be in the perfect spot for its benefits, between databases and SQL Server. Unless Microsoft becomes too ambitious, SharePoint will continue to help enterprises collaborate on projects.
7/15/2008 9:00AM EST

Hard to Contain Enthusiasm for Data Centers in a Box
The container model looks like it's here to stay, and the options and companies to choose from are expansive. Why should a business use containers and what advantages do they offer?
7/15/2008 9:00AM EST

Please Indemnify Me From the Patently Obvious
Companies big and small have to deal with potential patent violations, but they should exercise caution as to how and when they sue perceived violators. The costs, including those incurred on the open-source community, may outweigh the benefits.
7/15/2008 9:00AM EST

The Storage Rack: 'Best-in-Class' Can Prove To Be Worst Decision
The temptation to use best-in-class products for your network can be counterproductive. Standards between products, such as between SAN storage and servers, don't always complement each other.
7/15/2008 9:00AM EST

The Data Center: Using the Three P's of Disaster Recovery to Protect Your Data
Policy, process and procedures are the three legs of disaster recovery. Using backup data centers in remote locations, or by using containers, can prevent crippling losses of data and can speed up recovery after a catastrophe.
7/1/2008 9:00AM EST

Networking: MPLS or the Internet? Not an All or Nothing Deal
Both MPLS and wide area networks have practical uses for enterprises. Users should be mindful of both the strengths and weaknesses of MPLS while considering alternatives.
7/1/2008 9:00AM EST

The Savvy Manager: Know Your Workers to Help in Their Growth
As a team leader, it's important to get to know the goals and aspirations of your team members and to help them achieve those goals. Doing so can boost productivity and harmony in workplace, and can make you a better manager.
7/1/2008 9:00AM EST

The Microsoft Stack: Getting the Most out of Technical Conferences
There are plenty of technical conferences to choose from, and visiting them can be daunting. But there are benefits in going to them that you may not have considered, such as being able to consult with a variety of experts gathered together all at once.
7/1/2008 8:45AM EST

Open Source: Last Year's Penguin
OpenSolaris is being talked up as a potential successor to Linux, and there are talks of unifying the OpenSolaris and Linux codes. Neither proposition sounds good to Kenneth Hess.
6/15/2008 9:37AM EST

The Data Center: Forecast of Clouds Could Leave IT Staffing High and Dry
Since cloud computing and automation are becoming more commonplace, the need for large IT staffs is going down. As IT staffs contract, businesses will look for a wider array of skills from potential IT workers.
6/15/2008 9:24AM EST

The Storage Rack: Low-Power Alternatives Exist to Solve Storage Needs
As power keeps getting more expensive, storage administrators will need cheaper alternatives. Fortunately, they exist in the form of massive arrays of idle disks and solid-state devices.
6/15/2008 9:02AM EST

The Microsoft Stack: Is Vista Power Management Ready for the Enterprise?
Vista power management seems like a good way to cut power consumption in data centers, but it is not the best option. Consider virtualization and consolidation as more useful alternatives.
6/15/2008 8:57AM EST

The Microsoft Stack: Sharing Comes Together Under 'Live Mesh' Banner
Microsoft's Live Mesh concept is ambitious, but it is the right direction for Microsoft to be taking its software. Live Mesh could eventually allow the integration of many different devices and programs under one operating system.
6/1/2008 9:00AM EST

The Data Center: Enterprises Following Consumers Into the Cloud
Cloud computing is here to stay now that several companies have or will soon provide their own cloud services. The advantages for businesses and consumers are myriad, although enterprises may not be so ready to embrace the concept.
6/1/2008 9:00AM EST

The Savvy Manager: Add Value to Your Business by Understanding the Business
Every IT worker should be striving to increase their understanding of how their business operates. Aside from reading books and articles about the various aspects of business, it also pays to ask employees themselves about operations.
6/1/2008 9:00AM EST

Networking: Tracing WANs From ARPANET to Internet
I mentioned in my last column that I wanted to use my first two columns to create a level setting in terms of networking. With that goal in mind, my last column presented an overview of how local area networks have evolved, and this one will present an overview of how wide area networks (WAN) have evolved.
6/1/2008 9:00AM EST

Open Source: Oratopigiphobia: Fear of Visible Source
Open-source software is free, and from reputable producers, is efficient and well-supported. So why are many still reluctant to use it?
5/16/2008 7:00AM EST

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