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• Server Virtualization

  • How can I enable automated VM resource provisioning?

    As with many other facets of virtualization, VM resource allocation is becoming automated. Find out what tools you can use for automated provisioning.

  • Columbia Sportswear's move from virtualization to private cloud computing

    Columbia Sportswear parlayed server virtualization into a private cloud. Along the way, it found that its management tools needed serious rethinking.

  • Power management a must for oVirt high availability

    Dodge dreaded downtime by enabling power management in your oVirt 3.1 environment.

• Cloud computing

  • Google Compute Engine prices on par with AWS -- for now

    Conventional wisdom has Google and AWS locked in the Price War of the Titans with the launch of GCE, but a deeper look reveals a different truth.

  • Limiting the effects of cloud computing outages

    After making the case for cloud based on high availability, IT pros are upset by cloud outages. With planning, there are ways to craft a strategy.

  • Amazon Redshift an appealing alternative to on-premises data warehouse

    Amazon Redshift has intriguing pricing and features, but beware of its differences from a traditional, on-premises data warehouse.

• Exchange

  • Configuring federation proxy servers for a hybrid Office 365 deployment

    Part of the hybrid Office 365 single sign-on configuration process is correctly setting up federation proxy servers. Here's how.

  • Exchange 2013 anti-malware protection: Will you need anything else?

    Trusting native Exchange 2013 anti-malware protection to protect your environment is an option, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's the best one.

  • Exchange 2013 CU1 migration considerations

    Before migrating to Exchange 2013 CU1, you should know about some of the most important updates and how they'll affect your environment.

• SQL Server

  • Adam Machanic talks SQL Saturday

    We caught up with Adam Machanic, group leader of the New England SQL Server user group, at SQL Saturday Boston. Find out what he shared with us.

  • SQL Server meets database application security

    Make sure your SQL Server is secure by studying these general guidelines for secure database applications from SQL Server expert Roman Rehak.

  • xVelocity Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server 2012

    Curious about how xVelocity can help with your columnstore indexes? Check out this tip from Basit Farooq to find out.

• Windows IT

  • How to advance your cloud skills and get ahead of the gap

    There may be a growing shortage of IT pros with cloud skills, but you can take action now and become a valuable asset with the right skills.

  • Prepare for a SharePoint 2013 upgrade with five tips

    Considering an upgrade to SharePoint 2013? Find out the answers to the most common questions IT pros will ask before making the jump.

  • Prioritize your IT tasks and finally conquer your to-do list

    It's easy to feel overwhelmed by a growing to-do list of IT tasks, but there are easy ways you can decide what to tackle first and what can wait.

• Enterprise Desktop

  • Why a Windows security scan is not enough to protect your workstations

    A traditional Windows security scan may lure IT into complacency about desktop vulnerabilities, so look at four areas to beef up Windows security.

  • Microsoft addresses legacy apps with Windows 8 app compatibility tools

    New operating systems are always accompanied by compatibility concerns. Windows 8 app compatibility is no different, or is it?

  • How to protect Windows startup from a compressed Boot Manager file

    This week, our expert answers a question on how a hidden file can hinder the Windows startup process and how to restore the Windows Boot Manager.

• Virtual Desktop

  • How Microsoft RDP 8.0 addresses WAN, graphics shortcomings

    Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol improves the user experience with the release of RDP 8.0 in Windows Server 2012, but there are some limitations.

  • Making Citrix XenDesktop play nice with a VMware hypervisor

    You can run XenDesktop on a VMware hypervisor, but what does that entail? Learn how clustering and vCenter Server work in a mixed VDI environment.

  • Four frustrating changes to Remote Desktop Services 2012

    Remote Desktop Services 2012 is missing the old Remote Control feature from 2008 R2, and there are some added requirements to the platform.

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