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Hyper-V has proven to be a very cost effective solution for server consolidation. Evidence of this is also the fact that companies are beginning to m…
Windows Servers
Microsoft Licensing for Virtual environments can become a very complicated topic, especially with all the misconceptions and false information out th…
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Altaro has released Altaro VM Backup, a faster and lighter upgrade to its flagship Hyper-V and VMware backup solution, which now supports all Windows…

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In this article we will show you how to enable SNMP on your VMware ESXi host, configure SNMP Community string and configure your ESXi firewall to all…
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Linux - Unix
BIND (Berkely Internet Name Domain) is a popular software for translating domain names into IP addresses and usually found on Linux servers. This article…
Linux - Unix
What exactly is a firewall? As in the non-computer world, a firewall acts as a physical barrier to prevent fires from spreading. In the computer world too…
Linux - Unix
This article covers the main TCP/IP network configuration files used by Linux to configure various network services of the system such as IP Address, Defa…
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Demands for Enterprise networks to properly support mobile users is on a continuous rise making it more than ever necessary for IT departments to provide…
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Cisco Configuration Professional (CCP) is Cisco’s latest GUI administration tool used to administer Cisco routers. CCP is basically the next step up from…
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