The Latest Keyboard Video Menace
Ben Chai examines traditional KVM devices and shows how housing them in your server rooms can actually cause major security problems.
Five Disturbing Myths about the Microsoft Encrypting File System
Think Microsoft EFS will secure your data? Think Again. Ben Chai examines myths surrounding Microsoft EFS and shows how easy it is to break the encryption and how to strengthen your usage of EFS.
Beating Viruses the Smart Way
Email. Love it or loathe it email is now synonymous with doing business and most people would feel hopelessly lost without it.
Physical Security - Another potential threat to your enterprise
Ben Chai examines how the implementation of many corporate physical security solutions still pose a security risk and the potential solutions to this problem.
The Top 10 Ways To Future-Proof Your SAP Career
The world of IT is changing. Don't get left behind. Future-proof your SAP career with this special report packed with 10 hot tips.
Defence in Depth, do you need client/server edge security?
Most businesses understand the need for IT security, and fortunately the level of user awareness is growing as each new virus outbreak hits the headlines.
SQL Server 2005 - An Introduction
Microsoft has been working hard, very hard indeed at re-engineering many of its products to cope with the demands of the 21st Century.
Could remote data recovery be your saviour?
Online back-ups are fraught with difficulties, as few SMEs do a full online restore to verify their systems and procedures are working.
What's new with Windows Server 2003 R2
What are ADAM and ADFS and how will they affect the future of Microsoft Windows Server 2003?
Business continuity: Can you afford to risk it?
Despite a decade of warnings many companies remain unprepared for when disaster strikes.
Why Windows Server 2003 x64?
This month saw Microsoft release Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions. So what do you really get with these new 64-bit versions of Windows?
VoIP Telephony - A viable business Option
The rollout of broadband across the UK means VoIP telephony is now feasible option for many businesses, but just how reliable and alternative to traditional phone systems is VoIP?
Novell to AD migration
Despite having performed over 30 migrations of varying sizes and from different platforms, the whole notion of migration still fills Ben Chai with dread.
Making storage management your New Year’s resolution
Storage management is now an intrinsic part of IT strategy with many experts advocating the benefits of centralised monitoring and management through Storage Resource Management (SRM).
Steve Gold sees what the savvy IT manager should be looking at when choosing to upgrade their data storage resources.
Data recovery - Disaster recovery: Preparing for the worst
Data backup has come a long way from the days of installing a tape drive on a server. Today's managers need to contend with disaster recovery and business continuity issues. The good news is that it's not rocket science, as Steve Gold explains...
Virtual Server - Working in a virtual world
Wouldn’t it be nice to live in virtual world, with a virtual butler, a virtual multi-million dollar company and all your business processes running on a virtual server. Whilst much of this is pure fantasy, virtualisation software is already a reality and the market has just got a whole lot more crowded with Microsoft’s launch of Virtual Server 2005. Ben Chai looks at this new entrant and the issues around virtualisation.
IT outsourcing for the small business
Hampered by a lack of IT skills and resources but still with important
technology needs, smaller companies are exploring outsourcing as a means
of easing their IT burden. With research group IDC predicting strong
growth for the small business outsourcing market, we take a look at some
of the benefits available to smaller companies and some of the problems to
expect.
AD manageability
With analysts estimating that each workstation in your network costs
a minimum of £2,000 per annum, Ben Chai looks at ways in which Active
Directory can be used to simplify management and reduce the total cost of ownership of your network.
Enhancing security through Active Directory
Practically every week unveils a new virus, a new hack, a new IT break in, all of which is causing companies of all sizes anything from loss of major revenue, system downtime and customer loss of confidence. Ben Chai looks at the security benefits that Microsoft's directory service, Active Directory can bring your organisation.
Host IPS
IT security has come a long way in the last two decades, but how far have we come? Steve Gold looks at the evolution of Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), the advantages offered by a new breed of host IPSs, and also looks to the future...
Legal Costs of a Virus Infection
Whilst the physical costs of protecting company networks from virus attacks are all too familiar, the legal consequences of a virus infection are often overlooked. The breach of data confidentiality, data corruption, and the impact of downtime on delivery and productivity could all have serious implications. Liz Bell, from leading law firm Morgan Cole, looks at the risks to your company.
Small Business Server
Small companies dominate the UK’s business landscape and have technology needs just important as those of their larger brethren. They are, however, often hampered by a lack of IT resources and are wary of technology that has traditionally been complex to set-up and manage. We look at some of the technology demands of small companies and see where Microsoft’s Small Business Server can help.
Taking a holistic approach to IT security
We’ve come along way since an anti-virus package was all a company needed to meet its security needs. The growth of hybrid threats means organisations are being forced to take a holistic approach to IT security. Steve Gold looks at the options available to the harassed IT manager.
Can Active Directory Really Simplify Management And Reduce TCO
With analysts estimating that each workstation in your network costs a minimum of £2,000 per annum, Ben Chai looks at ways in which Active Directory can be used to simplify management and reduce the total cost of ownership of your network.
Building a business case for Windows Server 2003
With life support for NT4 ending this year, and with many of these businesses still undecided on their upgrade path, we look at the business case for moving to Windows Server 2003
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