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Application Servers and Management Solutions

• Should you offer managed VPN services?

  Enterprises are turning to systems integrators for managed VPN services to ensure bandwidth optimization for improved application performance. Continue Reading

• Improving software licensing management with application metering

  Solution providers can augment their relationship with customers by using application metering to save them money on unneeded software licensing costs. Continue Reading

• Managing your customer's Hyper-V system state, virtual hard disks

  Solution providers who want to maintain their customer’s Hyper-V environment will want to focus on managing system state and virtual hard disks (VHDs) by learning VHD management functions. Continue Reading

• Managed VoIP gains reseller, MSP adherents

  Managed voice appliances keep phone gear on premises, but MSPs manage them. Continue Reading

• Quick steps for implementing Master Data Services

  VARs can follow a few basic steps to implement Master Data Services for their customers. Learn the different ways to migrate customer data into the model. Continue Reading

• The MSP cloud: Running security event management software in a cloud

  Considering offering cloud-based SIEM services? This podcast covers the pros and cons of offering managed security event management software services in the cloud.Continue Reading

• Implementing SSD in a cache appliance can improve performance across multiple storage systems

  Learn about the benefits of using solid-state storage in a cache appliance, how the appliance compares with other SSD implementations and why storage VARs should pay attention.Continue Reading

• Podcast: Best practices for offering IT staff augmentation services

  Gordon Shevlin of Fishnet Security discusses short-term security staff augmentations, including the benefits for the customer and the VAR.Continue Reading

• Reviewing applications for security: Code review best practices

  Developing secure application code isn’t easy. David Jacobs outlines best practices for keeping customers’ applications secure.Continue Reading

• database activity monitoring (DAM)

  Database activity monitoring (DAM) systems monitor and record activity in a database and then generate alerts for anything unusual.Continue Reading

• Forming a vSphere upgrade strategy: Upgrading vCenter Server and ESX, ESXi

  During the vSphere upgrade process you will need to upgrade your customer’s vCenter Server, ESX and ESXi hosts and virtual machines. Get the best upgrade methods in this chapter excerpt.Continue Reading

• ESX-to-ESXi migration: Making the case for your customers

  Now that VMware is phasing ESX out, an ESX-to-ESXi migration can benefit both you and your customers. Find out how to convince them that ESXi migration is a worthwhile process.Continue Reading

• Upgrading vSphere: Concerns and methods for VARs

  Solution providers using vSphere should take note of potential hardware and third-party application compatibility issues, and know the different vSphere upgrade methods, including upgrading existing hosts or a fresh install.Continue Reading

• Management buy-in, DR standards still major challenges; plus, storage jobs outlook

  Headlines: At DRJ's Spring World 2011 conference, attendees cite disaster recovery standards and management buy-in as the toughest challenges facing disaster recovery specialists today.Continue Reading

• More HP VARs dive into managed print services

  Hewlett-Packard's new mobile and cloud push boosts its MPS pitch to partners.Continue Reading