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How to manage Windows 7 user accounts and groups
Whether your customers operate in a workgroup or a domain/Active Directory environment, user account setup and group memberships control their rights, permissions and roles. Continue Reading
IT migration case study: Partner helps downsize data center
HighVail, an IT consulting and professional services firm, helped Empire Life downsize its data center, migrate business applications and create a new disaster recovery site. Continue Reading
Outdated technology: A channel partner challenge
Channel companies find no shortage of out-of-date technologies -- from Windows Server 2003 machines to aging Unix systems -- in their customer's data centers. Continue Reading
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Selling an upgrade to Windows Server 2012 VDI
For customers who have invested in Windows 2008 virtual desktop infrastructure, making the move to Windows Server 2012 VDI features will pay off. Continue Reading
Linux HA cluster tool evolution in SUSE and Red Hat
The pool of Linux HA cluster options is narrowing as Pacemaker becomes the preferred choice for SUSE, Ubuntu and Red Hat. Continue Reading
Microsoft System Center 2012 add-ons ease management issues
Microsoft System Center 2012 contains several add-on products that VARs can use to help customers manage and enhance their Windows system.Continue Reading
Making the case for enterprise Linux
An unpaid for Linux distribution can cost your customers a lot, despite the free price tag. Learn how to sell clients on enterprise Linux and find out what benefits you can reap.Continue Reading
What’s in store for SUSE Linux?
SUSE Enterprise Linux has evolved from a company with confused direction to one that has big plans, which were announced at BrainShare 2011, including a new file system and further development of SLES.Continue Reading
Automating SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 installation
Automating installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 is easy if you know how to maneuver the AutoYaST tool. Get two methods for creating an AutoYaST configuration file.Continue Reading
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11: New Xen virtualization features
Learn about the new Xen virtualization features in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 and find out how they stack up against VMware's and other competitors' features.Continue Reading
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Reducing power consumption with green IT solutions
Good for bottom lines and for the environs, green IT is not a hard sell to clients that need help putting green IT strategies and solutions into practice.Continue Reading
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Find out how to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 for your clients with this step-by-step approach, sans hardware worries.Continue Reading
Best practices for securing domain controllers at the branch office
Companies that implement domain controllers at branch offices face a number of challenges, security-related and otherwise. Follow these best practices to keep branch-office domain controllers secure and effective.Continue Reading
Why would I recommend Oracle VM to a client instead of Hyper-V or VMware?
Learn why Oracle VM would be chosen over Hyper-V or VMware and read an expert's recommendations for implementing Oracle VM.Continue Reading
Failover clustering, network load balancing drive high availability
Windows shops with mission-critical servers, applications and servers can use Windows Server 2008's failover clustering and network load balancing features to ensure high availability.Continue Reading