Weekly Update: Defragmentation, Security, Open source and more

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Friday, February 27, 2009 http://toolbox.com

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Research: Managing Access in a Virtualized Environment
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/5771?mid=

Research: Monitoring the Computer Room's Physical...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/5089?mid=

Networkadmin-l discussion: Sonicwall TZ 170 10 node
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/2612941/1/Groups

Networkadmin-l discussion: Undocumented Network
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/2615512/1/Groups

Wiki Article: Defragmentation
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/2/18893/Wiki

Blog Post: The dollar is tight, where does that leave open...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30178/3/Blogs

Blog Post: 2008 Review - Security incidents at colleges and...
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MULTIPLATFORM WORKLOAD PORTABILITY AND MIGRATION
By PlateSpin
PlateSpin Migrate is a powerful workload portability and migration solution from Novell that migrates server workloads...
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This assessment tool from Microsoft Dynamics(R) will instantly report if your business software is increasing...
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TOP 5 REASONS WHY APPLICATION PERFORMANCE AND NETWORK SECURITY GO TOGETHER
By Blue Coat Systems
Don't settle for less than a complete solution. Read these reasons why pairing application performance and network...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/5588?mid=

MANAGING ACCESS IN A VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT
By CA
Organizations are adopting virtualization technology to reduce total cost of ownership and improve the quality of...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/5771?mid=

MONITORING THE COMPUTER ROOM'S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
By Sensaphone
This paper addresses the greatest environmental threats to the functionality of small to medium computer rooms and...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/5089?mid=

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SONICWALL TZ 170 10 NODE (Networkadmin-l)
Asked By Reliable4 (I.T. Manager) | Replies (2)
Will a Sonicwall TZ 170 10 node designed at 10/100 work well on a gigabyte network?
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UNDOCUMENTED NETWORK (Networkadmin-l)
Asked By Inquire_98 (Consultant)
I have just taken over a "NEW" clients network. The network infrastructure is composed of Windows...
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DC DIRECTORY (Cisco-voicevideo-l)
Asked By DennisRaphel (VOIP)
What do you mean by DC directory in Cisco Call Manager 4.x?
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/2615093/1/groups

HOW DO YOU RESTORE IPHOTO ON OSX LEOPARD (Mac-os-l)
Asked By inocuous (Mr) | Replies (2)
IPhoto seems of gone from applications completely, and I'm trying to restore it...
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7960 WITH WRONG INFO IN NETWORK SETUP (Cisco-voicevideo-l)
Asked By Sager64 (Field Service Engineer)
I was working on my VOIP system for home, and didnt have it quite configured correctly...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/2614073/1/groups

SWITCH CONFIGURATION (Networkadmin-l)
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I need to assign the IP for Cisco switch, this is only for switch login purpose from global...
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SQUID CONFIGURATION FOR RDP (Networkadmin-l)
Asked By dhruba_r (Dy. Manager IT) | Replies (2)
I am trying to configure Squid on Ubuntu 8.10 Server. Having Windows XP SP2 clients...
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DEFRAGMENTATION -- last edited by stevetuf
Fragmentation is a phenomenon peculiar to Microsoft filesystems caused by an inefficient algorithm...
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Recent Wiki Contributions

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION -- last edited by akshaya bhatia
The transmission of digital data through a digital platform that has the ability to combine text...
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Most Popular New Blog Entry

THE DOLLAR IS TIGHT, WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE OPEN SOURCE?
Posted by Locutus (System Administrator) Comments(6)
At the time of this writing the world is currently in the grip of very deep pockets and very short...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30178/3/Blogs

Recent Blog Entries

REVISITING CREATIVITY AND ORGANIZATION AND MARKETING AND MUSIC
Posted by Matthew Moran (Author, Consultant, Speaker, Songwriter)
Time for a simple gut check everyone. First, I posted an article on "The Aspiring Singer-Songwriter...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30213/3/Blogs

2008 REVIEW - SECURITY INCIDENTS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Posted by Sherman Hand (Directory Of Security, Fraud and Abuse)
The Year in Review - 2008 examines all of the information security incidents occurring at colleges...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30209/3/Blogs

IMAP NO FLEAS ON THIS MUTT
Posted by Locutus (System Administrator)
Mutt is a console based email client, or MUA, which is a great program for low bandwidth remote...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30202/3/Blogs

IN-FLIGHT WI-FI
Posted by bwilds (Software Engineer)
With the violating security process of airports and the uncomfortable space constrained airplane...
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THE KING (REX GET IT) MAY RETURN SOON
Posted by KI4REX (System Administrator II)
All, I am looking into returning here, some of the policies have changed at work and I may be able...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30192/3/Blogs

OPEN SOURCE IS THIS THE SECRET TO A MORE SECURE WORLD
Posted by Dan Morrill (Program Director CityU of Seattle)
If you are the British government, you are seriously thinking about it, and Scott McNeely is...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30189/3/Blogs

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS - MICROSOFT AND RED HAT PARTNERSHIP
Posted by Darow Han
This announcement really caught my eye. Essentially, Microsoft and Red Hat have agreed to mutually...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30187/3/Blogs

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