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Until now if you wanted to implement High Availability in Virtual Machines (VM), you would have to invest in cluster technology and some shared storage. Now the arrival of Windows Server 2012 brings with it a perfectly acceptable disaster recovery solution for Virtual Machines that is free, built into the product and easy to implement.
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Managed services let you offload specific IT operations to a service provider, known in tech parlance
as a Managed Services Provider. The managed service provider assumes ongoing responsibility for monitoring, managing and/or problem resolution for selected IT systems and functions on your behalf.
Managed services providers can offer services such as alerts, security, patch management, data backup [...]
Just for kicks I got Windows 8 Preview installed today and thought I’d see if I could get SharePoint 2010 installed as well.
Fortunately, the setup instructions are pretty much identical to the ones used for Windows 7. The important thing to remember is that you need to make sure IIS uses .NET 2.0 instead of [...]
We’ve got Insufficient Data Backup and Virus Vulnerability on deck in Part 4 of our series on Small Business Tech Mistakes, and how you can avoid them. Let’s get to it!
Mistake #7: Insufficient Data Backup
Every small business wrestles with the issue of data backups. Most every organization recognizes the need—sometimes mandated by law—to archive and [...]
Continuing our series on how small businesses can avoid common tech mistakes, Part 3 follows up on our discussion of Inadequate Power Protection and Illegal Software
in Part 2 and digs into Mistakes #5 & 6: Inadequate Training and Weak Security.
Mistake #5: Inadequate Training
Training is a significant issue for small businesses. This is particularly true for [...]
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how small business can avoid the issues and expenses caused by having Weak Tech Support and Old, Cheap, or Inconsistent Hardware.  This time we’re tackling Mistakes #3 and 4: Inadequate Power Protection and Illegal Software.
Mistake #3: Inadequate Power Protection
Power protection is an issue that receives little attention but can [...]
Small businesses typically focus on researching, understanding and managing elements related to their businesses. That’s good business sense, after all.  But too few have time to monitor the constant changes in the information technology industry that impact their business.
These changes can include updates to Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, proprietary business software, critical business applications, printing [...]
Can Microsoft blur the lines between Windows Small Business Server and cloud computing? The answer is beginning to emerge as the software giant launches a Windows Small Business Server (SBS) Aurora beta test. In somewhat related news Microsoft also is testing a new Windows Home Server, code-named Vail. Here’s a closer look at both efforts, [...]
Mergers and acquisitions are big business, but they’re also a dangerous business. Obstacles can arise at every juncture, A recent wave of deals, such as Cisco’s decision to buy Tandberg, Dell’s purchase of Perot Systems and Adobe Systems Inc.’s acquisition of Omniture have given analysts and investment bankers optimism with tech leading [...]
There are many anti-spam solutions in the market. Â They tend to fall into a handful of types. Â However, all of them must do the same thing: Â somehow determine which emails are legitimate and which ones are not. Â There are many ways to do this, and most of them use differing combinations of the same techniques. [...]
