Thursday, January 14, 2010

Weekly Update: Enterprise-Level Server Consolidation and more

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Research: Best Practices For Enterprise-Level Server...
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Research: The Clear Leader for Enterprise Web Applications
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Networkadmin-l discussion: How the session layer differentiate the...
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Ibm-rs6000-l discussion: Print Queue - Job cancel error 0781-111
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Blog Post: Oracle should learn a lesson from Linux
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Blog Post: The mainframe sounds cool: How do I learn more?
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Blog Post: SCALE 8 Lineup
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Event: Microsoft System Center - Helping IT gain...
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BEST PRACTICES FOR ENTERPRISE-LEVEL SERVER CONSOLIDATION (Download)
By Sun Microsystems
Saving data center budget dollars is not a "nice to have" in today's turbulent economy, it's a critical demand. The...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/20511/0/Docs/?mid=

THE CLEAR LEADER FOR ENTERPRISE WEB APPLICATIONS
By Red Hat
Independent tests performed under industry benchmark standards find that Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the best platform...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/20518/0/Docs/?mid=


BUILDING THE CLOUD - IT TAKES MORE THAN AN API: SECURE, REPUTABLE SUPPORT FOR ISVS AND APPLICATION DEVELOPERS
By Iron Mountain Digital / Taneja Group
ISVs eager to unlock the potential of cloud technology have latched onto APIs that allow them to integrate cloud...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/20648/0/Docs/?mid=

IP TELEPHONY FROM A-Z
By ShoreTel Inc.
Making the decision to switch to IP telephony and deploying the system is no small task, but help is here. Download...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/20809/0/Docs/?mid=

CREATING AND MANAGING VALUE WITH IBM TIVOLI SERVICE MANAGEMENT CENTER FOR SYSTEM Z
By IBM
Server sprawl can divert valuable time and resources away from pursuing your core business goals. This white paper will...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/20837/0/Docs/?mid=

LONG TERM DATA RETENTION - 5 KEY CONSIDERATIONS
By Quantum
Managing backup and recovery in today's environment is a multi-dimensional challenge with both near and long term...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/20825/0/Docs/?mid=

AN IMPROVED ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY, HIGH-DENSITY DATA CENTERS
By APC
Data center power and cooling infrastructure worldwide wastes more than 60,000,000 megawatt-hours per year of...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/5752/0/Docs/?mid=

NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING AND PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
By SolarWinds
This series discusses tools and techniques for simplifying network administration such as bandwidth monitoring and...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/20736/0/Docs/?mid=


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Recent Threads

HOW TO CONFIGURE LEASED LINE ON CISCO 1800 ROUTER? (Cisco-infrastructure-l)
Asked By raja antony (Raja Antony)
How to configure leased line on cisco 1800 router?
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/3228878/1/groups

CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY AND MS VPN INSTALLATION (Networkadmin-l)
Asked By Raj_Admin (Jr network Admin)
We have about 20 employees. We have in house and off site servers.Where should I install CA?
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/3234157/1/groups

HOW THE SESSION LAYER DIFFERENTIATE THE APPLICATION RUNNING ON OUR SYSTEM? (Networkadmin-l)
Asked By USER_1856669
Related to OSI layers in networking...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/3231965/1/groups

RESTRICT INTERNET SURFING IN CLIENT COMPUTERS (Networkadmin-l)
Asked By UMESH KANDPAL (IT/EDP) | Replies (2)
We are using MS Server 2003 and it is Domain server which includes DC,MXS & Files.I have...
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IPV6 ROUTING (Cisco-infrastructure-l)
Asked By ITSami (Linux Administrator) | Replies (3)
I'm trying to ping6 across an IPv6 2800 router. I can ping6 both interfaces of the router but I...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/3231040/1/groups

I NEED A CODE LIKE ERROR STR, BUT WITHOUT MESSAGE. (Cisco-infrastructure-l)
Asked By Leonardo Macedo Candido (I Love code)
This is the code, but i don`t need a message in Error &resp = MessageBox(%MsgStyle_YesNo, ""...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/3230929/1/groups

CONNECTIING TWO DLINK SWITCHES (Cisco-other-l)
Asked By boasyd (Mr) | Replies (2)
I need to connect two D-link switches together,One is an eight port where the internet is...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/3229547/1/groups

PRINT QUEUE - JOB CANCEL ERROR 0781-111 (Ibm-rs6000-l)
Asked By afsar_ali (SA)
When i'm trying to cancel print job in AIX5.3, i get the following error message: enq: (FATAL...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/3229258/1/groups


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Recent Blog Entries

COMPANIES SEEK ALTERNATIVES TO THE OLD DESKTOP PC
Posted by Sherman Hand (Directory Of Security, Fraud and Abuse)
Tech executive Parikshit Arora had an unconventional response the morning he...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/36259/3/Blogs

ORACLE SHOULD LEARN A LESSON FROM LINUX
Posted by Locutus (System Administrator)
Oracle is a big world wide database company. They produce large and complicated...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/36371/3/Blogs

BSD MAG IS NOW FREE
Posted by Dru (SysAdmin, Technical Writer, Technical Trainer)
Michal Gladecki, Editor-in-Chief of BSD Magazine writes: We are happy to announce that...
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NYCBSDCON 2010 PLANNED FOR LATE OCTOBER
Posted by Dru (SysAdmin, Technical Writer, Technical Trainer)
The New York City *BSD User Group is hard at work putting together NYCBSDCon 2010...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/36367/3/Blogs

THE MAINFRAME SOUNDS COOL: HOW DO I LEARN MORE?
Posted by Willie Favero (IBM DB2 for z/OS SME)
Willie's "Getting the Most out of DB2 for z/OS and System z" blog. My entire career has...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/36365/3/Blogs

HAPPY BIRTHDAY POPULAR MECHANICS AND OTHER MUSINGS
Posted by Dru (SysAdmin, Technical Writer, Technical Trainer) Comments(1)
Slashdot and Wired readers already know that today is Popular Mechanic's 108th birthday...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/36342/3/Blogs

SCALE 8 LINEUP
Posted by Dru (SysAdmin, Technical Writer, Technical Trainer)
The list of presentations for SCALE was released last night and there's an impressive lineup...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/36324/3/Blogs

BOOK REVIEW: FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS, A SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING HANDBOOK
Posted by Dru (SysAdmin, Technical Writer, Technical Trainer) Comments(1)
Friends with Benefits, by Darren Barefoot and Julie Szabo, is published by NoStarch. I review...
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