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Storage Virtualization Revisited | The One-Disk Enterprise By Jon William Toigo Will your storage infrastructure ever be as simple as managing one LUN? Probably not, but it's a goal worth pursuing. |
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Review: Storage Virtualization RFI | LUN is the Lonliest Number By Steven Schuchart Jr. Our two fictional merging companies were trying to create a unified virtualized infrastructure with a single logical unit number. One vendor's comprehensive proposal peaked our interest. |
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Review: Managing Your Web Services | SOAPStation's Functionality Gets Our Nod By Lori MacVittie You've implemented Web services, but you still need to get a handle on them. Find out which management package has all the tools you need to ensure everything runs as planned. |
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Workshop: Web Services Security | The XML Factor By Lori MacVittie XML-based Web services are subject to the same attacks that exploit XML. We'll show you how to batten down the hatches. |
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Buyer's Guide: HIPAA Compliance | Medical Records Stay Safe By Sean Doherty Protecting health-related data is the law. Here are the tools you'll need to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. |
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HelpStar 8.1 Makes for Smooth Support By Daniel Koffler Help Desk Technology makes helpdesk support painless for both support staff and end users. |
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QRadar 3.0 Updates NBAD Device By Mike Fratto Q1 Lab's graphical views enhance comprehensive network behavior anomaly detection. |
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Sneak Preview: XS40 XML Security Gateway 3.0 Ups the Ante By Lori MacVittie DataPower's gateway accelerates XML processing and makes it easier to enforce security policies. |
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Last Mile Edited By Bradley F. Shimmin and Tim Wilson In this edition we explore the Top 11 signs that might mean you're a redneck IT administrator, redneck computer definitions and a case modification that's a blast. |
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Quick Takes By NWC Editors In this edition we look at UniPress Software's FootPrints 6.5, Software602's 602LAN Suite 2004, Adtran's NetVanta 5305 and Symantec's Enterprise Firewall 8.0. |
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Letters By NWC Readers Our May 13th issue cover story (With a Mouth Full of Chewed-Up Spam) caused quite a stir. Also, document management software. |
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Down to Business: Linux, Technological Innovation and Originality By Rob Preston How much innovation must be wholly original and how much comes from natural adaptation and evolution. |
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Reality IT: Implementing Solutions Against Your Will By Hunter Metatek When your IT department is told to implement a technology it wouldn't have chosen, what choice do you have? |
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Air Time: WLAN Innovations and Higher Education By Dave Molta Universities play an enormous role in the refinement of enterprise WLAN technologies. |
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BuzzCut: Linux DCO: Friend or Foe? By Lori MacVittie The new rule requiring a Developer's Certificate of Origin for Linux Kernel contributions is taking heat. But is it justified? |
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BuzzCut: Akamai Shines After Software Bug By Sean Doherty Even the best service providers can suffer from bad software. The key question is how they handle it. Find out how Akamai did. |
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BuzzCut: AntiSpam Laws Getting Tougher By Dave Molta Spammers are heading to jail; the antispam technology market is consolidating; and standards are improving. Are Spam-less days ahead? |
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BuzzCut: Cisco Continues Wi-Fi Market Domination By Dave Molta Smaller Wi-Fi companies want a piece of the wireless market. Can they wrench it from the ever-popular Cisco? |
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BuzzCut: FUDBusters: Microsoft Pre-Installs ISA By Curtis Franklin Jr. The Redmond giant plans to sell its upcoming Internet Security and Acceleration server preinstalled on hardware. |
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