Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesErasure coding has come to prominence with its use in object storage and, by extension, in the cloud. We run the rule over its pros and cons vs RAID data protection. By Stephen Pritchard Since the late 1980s, RAID has been a fundamental method of data protection. But RAID arose in a world of SAN and NAS in hardware array products. Now
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesOrganizations can use the Microsoft Assessment and Planning toolkit to assess a variety of aspects of their desktop environment, including hardware, resource use and more. By Robert Sheldon The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit can help administrators with inventory work and IT infrastructure assessments. At the heart of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is the MAP application, which collects data
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWindow Server 2019 showed fewer new features than first expected, but Hyper-V admins can benefit from improved support for shielded VMs and the new Admin Center feature. By Brien Posey Unlike some of the more recent Hyper-V releases, such as Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V 2019 includes relatively few new features. Even so, some of the
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesIf administrators want to get the most from Windows Server 2019 features, they should familiarize themselves with this cheat sheet of the improvements Microsoft has made. By Kristen Gloss Microsoft constantly develops new tools and features to upgrade Windows Servers, but IT administrators have to do their research to stay up to date. Windows Server 2019 offers capabilities, including machine
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWhile there are several ways to test new updates on virtual machines, Hyper-V enables desktop administrators to add multiple VMs to a single desktop and run tests. By Gary Olsen IT staff often need to replicate user problems or new software updates in a lab setting to identify potential issues. In the past, this required a significant amount of hardware
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIt’s not unusual for enterprises to scale their applications to meet demand, but they need to be aware of the associated cloud complexity issues. Look out for these six common problems. By Zachary Flower Embracing cloud computing is hardly a unique experience for most companies, but there’s a significant difference between living in the cloud and scaling in it. As
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesCIOs should look beyond the immediate IT requirements created by the COVID-19 outbreak and think about what will be needed in post-pandemic environments. By Craig Stedman For IT teams, the immediate priority during the coronavirus crisis has been to ensure that organizations have the technologies they need to continue operating amid lockdowns and business restrictions. But CIO strategies for COVID-19
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesWith the COVID-19 pandemic forcing so many to work remotely, IT admins need to update the security aspect of their organization’s work-from-home policies to keep pace with this trend. By John Powers When COVID-19 first hit, organizations focused on enabling remote work for their employees, but the next step is to ensure that proper security policies keep work-from-home users’ data
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesSome experts believe VPNs have struggled to adapt to an increasingly cloud-based, internet-dependent world. Enter zero-trust network access, which may be network security’s future. By Lee Doyle, Doyle Research In organizations with remote employees, productivity depends on secure, reliable access to applications, services and data over the internet from any device at any location or time. Yet, the internet can expose
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesWindows Hello has several common issues that administrators may need to troubleshoot. Find out what those issues are here and what to do about them. By Gary Olsen Passwords are a very common authentication method that have numerous flaws, and Windows Hello’s access control features can help organizations work around the weakness of passwords for Windows 10 desktop authentication. In
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