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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Virtual systems management for the masses

Microsoft out-of-band patch demands immediate action | Microsoft OCS update promises to replace PBX

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Virtual systems management for the masses
Virtual systems management capabilities come to product suites aimed at giving IT departments enterprise-level features at SMB costs. Read More


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IT Service Management: Beyond the Myths
Discover best practices and supporting technologies that deliver the straightest path to service reliability, operational efficiency and effective ROI. Also, examine three case studies that show how IT service management works in the real world. Read More!

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Overcoming Single Provider MPLS Limitations
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Microsoft out-of-band patch demands immediate action
Microsoft releases a cumulative update that addresses 10 reported vulnerabilities, one requiring immediate attention as targeted and widespread attacks could impact Microsoft 6 users. Read More

Microsoft OCS update promises to replace PBX
Microsoft previews the next version of its unified communications software, Communications Server "14," at VoiceCon Orlando 2010 conference. Read More

IT managers could avoid grief by curtailing admin rights in Windows
Microsoft endures a lot of criticism for its Patch Tuesdays, frequent vulnerabilities and security weaknesses, but many times, users bring those problems on themselves by not using the access management tools they have at their disposal, say two people in the access management field. Read More


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Server Virtualization: Breaking Performance Barriers
Server virtualization reduces cost, increases availability and enhances business agility. But for many companies, a focus only on cost reduction can become a problem. Download this HP white paper to learn how to reap virtualization's additional benefits, including built-in, cost-effective high availability & disaster recovery. Learn More

Ipswitch enters VM management arena
Ipswitch has launched its first management product for virtual machines Read More

Veeam verifies virtual machine recovery
Veeam Software this week expanded the capabilities of it Veeam Backup & Replication data protection package with the ability to test and verify the recoverability of virtual machines. Read More

NetScout integrates management software with Cisco
NetScout has intgrated its nGenius monitoring software with Cisco branch office routers Read More


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Capacity management challenges persist in virtual environments
A study by Forrester Consulting shows capacity management continues to limit companies hoping to expand their virtual system deployments. Read More

Lack of IT skills keeps virtual deployments small
Forrester Consulting conducted a study commissioned by IT management software maker CA to learn how IT organizations are adopting virtualization and if challenges hinder the technology's expansion in enterprise companies. Read More

Virtual appliances – A reality check
In our last newsletter we discussed one of the reasons why we think that virtual application delivery appliances are important. We will use this newsletter to discuss a recent announcement about virtualized appliances and talk about what you can expect to see happen over the next twelve to eighteen months. Read More



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