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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• Outdated technology: A channel partner challenge

  Channel companies find no shortage of out-of-date technologies -- from Windows Server 2003 machines to aging Unix systems -- in their customer's data centers.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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• File and print servers: Windows Server 2003 administrative tasks

  File and print servers are often the first servers to be put in place in a networked system. In the book "Windows Server 2003 Pocket Administrator," chapter two -- Administering File and Print Servers -- outlines ongoing administrative tasks that ...Continue Reading

• Virtualization calculator for Windows Server

  Microsoft's Windows Server Virtualization Calculator helps you make accurate licensing assessments based on the planned number of processor sockets and virtual machines.Continue Reading

• Linux on blade server basics

  Running Linux on 64-bit blades is an excellent option for customers looking to save money and data center floor space.Continue Reading

• Windows to Linux server migration dos and don'ts

  Help Windows server clients prepare for the Linux operating system with these Linux migration dos and don'ts.Continue Reading

• Linux operating systems on blade server: Hardware options

  Choosing the best hardware and Linux distribution for your customer's blade server installation is not an easy task, but these hardware considerations will help.Continue Reading

• How do I partiton a hard drive to run Windows and Linux?

  Partitioning a hard drive for Linux that already runs Windows can be tricky. Fortunately, there are some good applications available that can help ease the pain.Continue Reading