February 2010
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February 26, 2010
26
Feb'10
Facebook: A VAR’s best CRM tool
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past few years, you may have noticed that social networking sites are kind of a big thing. A recent study by Gartner on customer relationship ... Continue Reading
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February 25, 2010
25
Feb'10
HP data center services to sell through VARs
New Hewlett-Packard data center assessment and planning tools augment partner offerings. Continue Reading
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February 25, 2010
25
Feb'10
A cloud computing data security checklist for the channel
Beth Cohen, president of of Luth Computer Specialists, Inc., reviews a list of business, financial, legal and technical guidelines that solution providers can use to help customers secure their cloud computing implementations. Continue Reading
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February 23, 2010
23
Feb'10
Talk of new sales tax makes MSPs anxious
Potential new sales tax could put managed service providers and HaaS players at risk. Continue Reading
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February 23, 2010
23
Feb'10
Citrix XenServer license considerations
Sure, XenServer is available for free now. But your customers still have to obtain a XenServer license for certain XenServer components. Continue Reading
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February 22, 2010
22
Feb'10
PC power management solutions remain a hard sell
VARs say payback on desktop power management can be substantial, but the benefits are hard to quantify. Continue Reading
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February 22, 2010
22
Feb'10
Mistakes to avoid when providing virtualization services and support
When offering virtualization services to your customers, there are four common mistakes that you need to look out for to provide the best virtualization support. Continue Reading
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February 19, 2010
19
Feb'10
Cisco dumps HP as partner
Can't we all just get along? Apparently not, if "we" is Cisco and Hewlett-Packard. The latest in the nasty HP vs. Cisco data center hardware battle is that Cisco is dumping HP, a long time partner ... Continue Reading
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February 19, 2010
19
Feb'10
New VMware virtual desktop software shows improvements
View 4.5, VMware's latest virtual desktop software, will have features that could boost VMware's presence in the desktop virtualization market. Continue Reading
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February 19, 2010
19
Feb'10
Private cloud storage software and hardware product handbook
Our private cloud storage software and hardware product handbook takes a look at hardware and software products to drive private cloud storage. Most systems are object-based, support clusters, and have multitenancy and security features to support ... Continue Reading
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February 19, 2010
19
Feb'10
Security 'Scoreboard' offers real-world security product reviews
The new website Security Scoreboard, launched in February, targets CISOs and IT managers looking to orient themselves in the marketplace. It may offer resellers a real-world reality check on the products they offer customers. Continue Reading
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February 18, 2010
18
Feb'10
IT spending survey: Storage managers prioritizing data backup, additional capacity, DR
Find out what SearchStorage.com's IT spending survey reveals about which product categories are the most important in storage managers' IT purchasing plans for 2010, and which product categories are on the upswing. Continue Reading
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February 17, 2010
17
Feb'10
Resolving a Windows 7 crash or freeze
This FAQ helps solutions providers give users the best assistance when Windows 7 issues arise, such as the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), crashes and random freezes. Continue Reading
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February 17, 2010
17
Feb'10
Troubleshooting Windows 7 errors
Use this FAQ when troubleshooting Windows 7 to get answers to commonly asked questions on Windows 7 errors and dealing with hardware problems. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2010
16
Feb'10
SSD vs. HDD when fixing performance problems
Learn about using SSD vs. HDD to address customers' application performance problems and find out how to evaluate CPU utilization, queue depth and disk latency to determine if your customers can benefit from SSD. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2010
15
Feb'10
Comparing a guest/host OS, hypervisor technology, emulation software
This chapter excerpt compares guest and host operating systems, hypervisor technology from VMware, Microsoft and Citrix and emulation software, including Bochs. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2010
15
Feb'10
Windows 7 hardware requirements and tools: Study guide
This study guide tests solutions providers' knowledge of Windows 7 hardware requirements and provides resources on Windows 7 tools, upgrades and licensing. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2010
15
Feb'10
Choosing between kernel virtualization methods
Take a look at the different kernel virtualization methods presented in this chapter, including the pros and cons of shared kernel virtualization and the OpenVZ kernel. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2010
15
Feb'10
VMware's standard and distributed virtual switches: What resellers need to know
Understanding VMware's standard and distributed virtual switches is an important step for resellers planning to offer their customers network virtualization services and VMware virtual switches. Get a reseller-level explanation of the vSphere ... Continue Reading
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February 12, 2010
12
Feb'10
VMware partners win awards at Partner Exchange 2010
VMware recognized its top solutions providers at this week's Partner Exchange conference in Las Vegas. VMware partners received awards in 15 categories. Continue Reading