Servers
Ten Reasons You Should Already Be Using Virtualization For Your Server Environment According to Intel: single most important issue in IT Virtualization is a relatively new technology, but it is not as new as one might think. VMware, one of the pioneers of virtualization, has been creating and selling virtualization
Microsoft
The problem is that Windows Updates will not run properly (giving you various errors) and when Roles or Features are selected under the Server Manager you get the following error: Error: Cannot display data until your computer is restarted. To resolve this, try some or all of the following: Run
Exchange
Exchange Outlook Web Access is a wonderful feature, but directing users to access it on their own can be a patience testing proposal if you’re not using URL redirection. For example: you’ve installed Exchange 2010, configured all the appropriate roles, including the CAS (Client Access Server; responsible for
Infrastructure
To get the best performance out of VMware's iSCSI initiator it's a good idea to enable jumbo frames on the ESX hosts. First configure a new vSwitch dedicated to the iSCSI network and if you're doing this in the GUI delete the default port
Virtualization
Here's a tip if your ESX host freaks out and you happen to be storing a VMFS partition on the same volume as ESX: If an "upgrade" install doesn't fix the problem then do a clean install and on the page that shows how
Servers
Several of our customers recently purchased HP DL180 G6 servers. They are perfect (and economical) servers for iSCSI storage as they support up to 14 drives in a 2u form factor. We however ran into a logistical problem in the purchase as the servers ordered were a HP Smart Buy,
Microsoft
Woo Hoo! The floodgates are now open: starting today, you can officially purchase a retail copy of Windows 7 or an OEM version included with your new computer. Microsoft is coming out in full force with this release, which promises to be the most stable and thoroughly tested release ever.
Cisco
An exciting feature of Exchange 2010 is its support for message waiting indicators (MWI). While this doesn't seem like that big of a deal, one of the biggest complaints about Exchange 2007 was its lack of MWI support. Even though Exchange Unified Messaging is able to send voicemails
Microsoft
Well, it’s been two weeks and I seem to have all the applications I need installed. After I got Windows 7 up and running (joined our domain, delegated myself the appropriate credentials, applied all released updates, and set the system settings I desired (remote desktop, firewall tweaks, etc)) I
Microsoft
Analytics software can be invaluable when it comes time to prove the worth of the SharePoint site you migrated your company’s intranet from, or when seeking that budget increase for more hardware. The problem is with the nature of SharePoint sites being fluid, in that they are constantly changing
Cybersecurity
OK, so the install was pretty much like all other installs of Vista. Since I was moving from a 32-bit (x86) environment to a 64-bit (x64) implementation, I was not able to perform an in place or other upgrade. Fresh, or clean install it is! Upon booting off of the
Exchange
Secure communications in an Exchange enterprise messaging environment is critical. In Exchange 2007, Microsoft introduced the use of Unified Communications (UCC) or Subject Alternative Name (SAN) SSL certificates. These Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates allow the secure use of multiple domain names with one certificate, with some certificate providers allowing