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• Oracle RAC: Debugging CRS and GSD using DTRACING

  Oracle RAC tracing facility can be enabled to provide additional screen output in Oracle 10g. The steps are outlined in this excerpt from "Oracle Database 10g: Real Application Clusters Handbook."  Continue Reading

• Ethical hacking tools and techniques: Vulnerability scanning

  In this portion of a tip on network penetration testing and ethical hacking tools and techniques, security consultants and value-added resellers (VARs) will learn about vulnerability scanning.  Continue Reading

• Ethical hacking tools and techniques: Password cracking

  In this portion of a tip on network penetration testing and ethical hacking tools and techniques, security consultants and value-added resellers (VARs) will learn about password cracking.  Continue Reading

• Ethical hacking tools and techniques: Information gathering

  This portion of a tip on network penetration testing and ethical hacking tools and techniques discusses information gathering for security consultants and value-added resellers (VARs).  Continue Reading

• Ethical hacking tools and techniques: Port scanning

  In this portion of a tip on network penetration testing and ethical hacking tools and techniques, security consultants and value-added resellers (VARs) will learn about port scanning.  Continue Reading

• Voice over Wireless LAN in the small office and home

  Voice over Wireless LAN technology isn't just for large customers. Value-added resellers (VARs) and systems integrators will find an opportunity to implement and service VoWLAN technology for small offices and homes.  Continue Reading

• Fibre Channel man-in-the-middle attacks

  A Fibre Channel man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack is the act of an untrusted third party intercepting communication between two trusted entities. Learn more about man-in-the-middle attacks in this excerpt from "Securing Storage: A Practical Guide to ...  Continue Reading

• Becoming a managed service provider (MSP): Essential questions to ask first

  Before becoming a managed service provider (MSP), ask yourself these essential questions and determine if the MSP model is right for you.  Continue Reading

• Benefits of providing managed services

  Recurring revenue is one obvious benefit of providing managed services, but don't overlook these other MSP advantages.  Continue Reading

• The managed service provider (MSP) model

  Determine if the managed service provider (MSP) model is a good fit for your channel business. The nine questions and corresponding expert advice in this tip will get you started on the road toward or away from the MSP model.  Continue Reading

• How to price managed service provider (MSP) offerings

  To price a managed service provider (MSP) offering, you must weigh how much your client pays to manage apps in-house versus how much they may pay to have you manage them.  Continue Reading

• Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) security

  Underestimating storage area network (SAN) and Fibre Channel security risks could lead your customers to data loss. This chapter excerpt from "Securing Storage: A Practical Guide to SAN and NAS Security" provides full descriptions of Fibre Channel ...  Continue Reading

• Storage area network (SAN) risks

  Storage area network (SAN) security risks manifest as easily infiltrated gaps in your customers' storage; learn where weaknesses lie in a SAN architecture as outlined in this book excerpt from "Securing Storage:A Practical Guide to SAN and NAS ...  Continue Reading

• Fibre Channel risks

  Fibre Channel risks and security weaknesses leave this infrastructure open to attack. Learn about Fibre Channel vulnerabilities in this excerpt from "Securing Storage: A Practical Guide to SAN and NAS Security."  Continue Reading

• Fibre Channel address weaknesses

  Fibre Channel address weaknesses include manipulation of the 24-bit fabric address, which can cause significant damage and denial of service in a storage area network (SAN). Learn where the vulnerabilities lie in this excerpt from "Securing Storage:...  Continue Reading

• Fibre Channel clear-text communication

  Fibre Channel communication is clear-text, which allows for certain security threats.. Find out what to watch out for in this excerpt from "Securing Storage: A Practical Guide to SAN and NAS Security."  Continue Reading

• Fibre Channel man-in-the-middle attack assessment exercise

  Fibre Channel man-in-the-middle attacks come as a result of the architecture's communications weaknesses. Learn how to find these Fibre Channel vulnerabilities with the assessment tool in this excerpt from "Securing Storage: A Practical Guide to ...  Continue Reading

• Storage area network (SAN) hacking

  SAN hacking translates into network insecurity and lost or corrupted data. Get to know SAN threats as outlined in this excerpt from "Securing Storage: A Practical Guide to SAN and NAS Security."  Continue Reading

• Partnering with a managed service provider (MSP) vendor

  Managed service provider (MSP) partnerships are rarely as fruitful as both sides would like. When choosing an MSP vendor, ask these questions to determine if your partnership will be a good one.  Continue Reading

• IDS Snort rules: Sourcefire rules

  This portion of the Snort report on Snort IDS rules covers rules provided by Sourcefire. It also discusses the pros and cons of rules by subscription, free rules and rules submitted by the Snort community.  Continue Reading

• IDS Snort rules: Bleeding Edge Threats rules

  This section of the Snort Report on Snort IDS rules covers rules privded by Bleeding Edge Threats (BET).  Continue Reading

• IDS Snort rules: Activating Snort rules

  Learn the dos and don'ts of activating the Snort Sourcefire and Bleeding Edge Threats rules.  Continue Reading

• IDS Snort rules: Acquiring Snort rules

  Learn how to acquire the rules you'll need to run Snort to your specifications.  Continue Reading

• IDS Snort rules: False positives

  In this portion of the Snort Report on IDS Snort rules, Richard Bejtlich discusses how to identify and deal with false positives.  Continue Reading

• IDS Snort rules: Loading rules

  Learn how to load Sourcefire and Bleeding Edge Threats rules for the open source intrusion detection tool Snort.  Continue Reading

• Multi-core processor benefits and trends

  Dual-core success has paved the way for quad-core or many-more-core processors. Author Barb Goldworm highlights the benefits of using multi-core processors in customer shops.  Continue Reading

• Licensing requirements for multi-core processors and server virtualization

  Multi-core processors and server virtualization advancements have left licensing doors open to interpretation by vendors. Know your licensing requirements and limitations.  Continue Reading

• Common SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package management scenarios

  Whether connecting to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), running packages or viewing package summaries, these scenarios will answer basic SSIS package management questions, from the book "Inside Server SQL Tools."  Continue Reading

• Common SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package development scenarios

  Learn how common SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package development scenarios can benefit your customers' business intelligence plans in this excerpt from "Inside Server SQL 2005 Tools".  Continue Reading

• Common SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package deployment scenarios

  Prepare SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) projects for deployment and testing with assistance from this excerpt from "Inside SQL Server 2005 Tools."  Continue Reading

• SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) overview

  SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) introduces the concepts of control flow and data flow in packages. Learn more about this SQL Server 2005 tool in this excerpt from "Inside SQL Server 2005 Tools."  Continue Reading

• Using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) tools in business scenarios

  Applying SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) to business scenarios involves development and testing, deployment and administration. Get answers to common questions that arise when working with SSIS in this excerpt from "Inside SQL Server ...  Continue Reading

• SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) tools

  Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) introduces a rich toolset that supports development, deployment and administration of extract, transform, load (ETL) solutions. Learn more about these SQL Server tools in this excerpt from "Inside SQL Server ...  Continue Reading

• SQL Server 2005 Practical Troubleshooting

  When it comes to data corruption and recovery, BACKUP and RESTORE are your most important tools; find out what to do when these commands fail in this book excerpt.  Continue Reading

• SQL Server 2005 Practical Troubleshooting: User database inaccessible

  Learn SQL Server 2005 tools that allow access to an inaccessible database. This excerpt from "SQL Server 2005" provides the toolbox.  Continue Reading

• Incident management

  Incident management policies and processes should meet certain goals when responding to customer's incidents, as outlined in this book excerpt by Dan Sullivan.  Continue Reading

• Mastering the release management process for service delivery

  Release management helps you preserve customers' production systems when new software and hardware is deployed. Learn about release management processes in this book excerpt by Dan Sullivan.  Continue Reading

• Elements of service support

  The interdependencies of incident management, problem management, configuration management, change management and release management are discussed in this book excerpt by Dan Sullivan.  Continue Reading

• Mastering the problem management process for service delivery

  Problem management should help your clients reduce incidents and their impact on an operations, but it's not the same as incident management, as described in this book excerpt by Dan Sullivan.  Continue Reading

• Cloning Virtual Machines Utilizing ESX Shell Scripts

  With VMware you can create exact replicas of your virtual machine's virtual disk. Learn how here.  Continue Reading

• Scripting Creation of Virtual Machines in Perl Scripts

  Use VMware with VMperl to create your or your customer's virtual machine. Learn more about this partnership here.  Continue Reading

• Securing wireless access points: War driving and war walking

  This portion of the Vines penetration testing tip on securing wireless access points describes war driving and war walking.  Continue Reading

• Securing wireless access points: Wireless testing tools

  This portion of the Vines penetration testing tip on securing wireless access points describes wireless testing tools.  Continue Reading

• Securing wireless access points: WLAN security countermeasures

  This portion of the Vines penetration testing tip on securing wireless access points describes WLAN security countermeasures.  Continue Reading

• Securing wireless access points: WLAN vulnerabilities, SSID issues, WEP weakness

  This portion of the Vines penetration testing tip on securing wireless access points describes WLAN vulnerabilities, SSID issues, and WEP weakness.  Continue Reading

• Scripting creation of virtual machines in ESX shell

  Scripting the creation of virtual machines using VMware power tools is simpler that you might think. This book excerpt tells you how.  Continue Reading

• Creation of virtual machines utilizing command-line tools

  Creating virtual machines for your customers is useful for them and lucrative for you. This excerpt outlines VMware ESX Server's creation and cloning tools.  Continue Reading

• Configure Linux Disk Drive, Task 2.5

  Linux system performance and stability relies heavily on the hard drive disk configuration. Learn more here.  Continue Reading

• Configure and Compile a Kernel for Linux, task 2.6

  The Linux kernel provides the interface between your hardware and your programs. Configuring it enables support for new hardware needs. Learn more here.  Continue Reading

• Configure USB devices to Linux: task 2.4

  Configuring USB devices to a Linux system important because most accessories now interface through computers with them. Learn more here.  Continue Reading

• Resolve hardware conflicts with Linux, task 2.3

  When managing hardware conflicts for a Linux system, you have many options. This excerpt presents various senarios, choices and assessment tools.  Continue Reading

• Set BIOS options for Linux: task 2.1

  Setting BIOS options correctly ensures that a computer will boot-up and initialize hardware properly. Get the necessary tools for a smooth Linux installation here.  Continue Reading

• Managing Linux hardware and the kernel: Introduction

  Hardware management for Linux software requires a particular set of street smarts. Learn the lay of the land and offer this knowledge to your customers.  Continue Reading

• Unix-to-Linux migration benefits

  Linux migration is an appealing option to some Unix customers looking to upgrade and save money. Get additional benefits of a Unix-to-Linux migration.  Continue Reading

• Linux migration -- Why and when to move from Unix to Linux

  Unix-to-Linux server migrations should only be undertaken when customers are certain that moving from one platform to the other is best for their business.  Continue Reading

• Snort configuration -- Non-dynamic preprocessors

  This segment of the Snort configuration tip deals with non-dynamic preprocessors.  Continue Reading

• Snort configuration -- Defining IP ranges of interest

  This segment of Snort configuration discusses how channel professionals can define IP ranges of interest.  Continue Reading

• Snort configuration -- Conclusion

  This segment wraps up the Snort configuration tip.  Continue Reading

• Snort configuration -- snort.conf file

  This portion of Snort Report helps channel professionals understand the snort.conf file.  Continue Reading

• BitLocker demystified: The basics

  In the second part of the guide to BitLocker, channel professionals will learn how the tool works, and find out about special features.  Continue Reading

• MySQL alternatives

  IBM DB2, Informix, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle are some of the expensive alternatives to MySQL, described in this excerpt from "The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5".  Continue Reading

• MySQL versions, by the numbers

  Keeping track of MySQL versions can be challenging. This list of version numbers will help you get started.  Continue Reading

• MySQL database glossary

  Look up basic database and MySQL terms in this book excerpt from "The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5"  Continue Reading

• MySQL version names

  Since MySQL 4.0, free and commercial MySQL versions have different names, outlined in this excerpt from "The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5".  Continue Reading

• MySQL limitations

  Prepare yourself to overcome or avoid this list of MySQL shortcomings from the book "The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5".  Continue Reading

• What are the top MySQL features?

  Find the most important MySQL properties listed in this book excerpt from "The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5".  Continue Reading

• Using MySQL licensing: Open source license vs. commercial license

  Get an overview of the MySQL open source licensing options in this excerpt from "The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5".  Continue Reading

• Installing Snort: Intrusion detection mode

  In this installment of Snort Report, learn how to run the open source IDS/IPS in intrusion detection mode.  Continue Reading

• Installing Snort: Packet logger mode

  In this installment of Snort Report, learn how to run the open source intrusion detection system in packet logger mode.  Continue Reading

• Installing Snort: Conclusion

  A conclusion to the Snort Report installments on installation and fundamentals.  Continue Reading

• Installing Snort: Sniffer mode

  In this installment of Snort Report, learn how to run the open source IDS/IPS in sniffer mode.  Continue Reading

• Consuming Web Services and the Handheld Device

  .Net Web Service enables consumers to create rich applications that can access Web Service data--such as GPS--from a Pocket PC. To learn more read on.  Continue Reading

• Internet Protocols and the .NET Pluggable Protocol Mode

  .NET's pluggable protocol modes enable handheld devices to request Internet information. Learn more in this book excerpt from Pocket PC Network Programming.  Continue Reading

• Winsock, .NET and the Compact Framework

  Getting started using Winsock Interface is outlined in this book excerpt from Steve Makofsky's Pocket PC Network Programming.  Continue Reading

• Networking with Compact Framework

  Use .NET's Compact Framework to help your customers set up their end users with Web-accessible handheld devices. Learn more in this book excerpt from Pocket PC Network Programming.  Continue Reading

• TCP IP protocol and application performance

  Understand how TCP flow control can impact storage network performance in this excerpt from IP Storage Networking: Straight to the Core.  Continue Reading

• Network bandwidth: Sizing for long-distance storage networking applications

  Decide which type of data mirroring to use in a customer's environment and learn how to size network bandwidth in this excerpt from IP Storage Networking: Straight to the Core.  Continue Reading

• Network latency effects on application performance

  Learn how to troubleshoot storage networking performance limitations caused by network latency in this excerpt from IP Storage Networking: Straight to the Core.  Continue Reading

• Primary advantages of Linux

  Linux has low or no licensing fees, allows you to reuse code, and enables you to incorporate with it inexpensive hardware and compatible applications.  Continue Reading

• Linux's roots in Unix

  Find out what were the conditions that made the world ripe for a computer system like Linux.  Continue Reading

• Understanding the Linux kernel's common features

  The Linux kernel can be modified to support a variety of features, from multiuser accounts to graphical user interfaces in the open source operating system.  Continue Reading

• What is the Linux operating system?

  Today thousands of software developers contribute to the Linux initiative. Find out where it all began in this short Linux history lesson.  Continue Reading

• Why choose Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

  Each Linux distribution adds some extra features to distinguish one from another. This book excerpt outlines many of those features in detail.  Continue Reading

• Virtualization technology: Server, storage and network virtualization

  Virtualization technologies mask, abstract and transparently leverage underlying resources in server, data storage and networking environments.  Continue Reading

• Governance should be a key part of app development

  A large majority of organizations have difficulty integrating IT management and governance processes with their systems for managing application development. One solutions provider offers tips for addressing this problem.  Continue Reading

• Eight steps to reducing compliance risks

  Get one risk management tool provider's take on the top three corporate ethics and compliance issues facing major companies today.  Continue Reading

• VMware configuration: Verifying and viewing VMware ESX Server configuration files

  Before starting a VMware configuration, follow these best practices for preparing a VMware ESX Server configuration from Virtualization: From the Desktop to the Enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Virtual machines: Installing and deploying VMs on enterprise servers

  Install and deploy virtual machines (VMs) in your customers' production environments with advice in this chapter from Virtualization: From the Desktop to the Enterprise.  Continue Reading

• VMware ESX Server installation

  To tackle a VMware ESX Server installation, you must first know Linux. Get VMware installation scenarios in this excerpt from Virtualization: From the Desktop to the Enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Packaged integration applications

  Packaging common integration processes allows for better data movement between enterprise applications. Find out how you may be able to profit from packaged integration solutions.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise Information Integration's pros and cons

  Understand the differences between Enterprise Information Integration and a data warehouse before tackling an EII project.  Continue Reading

• Supporting real-time BI with real-time ETL

  Companies are looking to invest in real-time ETL for several reasons. Find out what they are in this Q&A before pitching real-time ETL to a customer.  Continue Reading

• VARs/SIs will be the new face of open source support

  Customers want to know who to call when something goes wrong with open source solutions, and VARs and SIs are finding themselves the source for support as they move into the open source arena.  Continue Reading

• Five components of a data protection strategy

  When developing a data protection strategy, you have five storage practices and techniques to consider.  Continue Reading