A look at some more AX4/iSCSI availability diagrams

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Your comments on AX4 & iSCSI high availability were very informative and provided a number of idea for improving on the described availability scenario. In this post, Scott Lowe continues the availability discussion.

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Will you evaluate Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008?

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Microsoft has released a standalone hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. Will you evaluate it for your organization? Scott Lowe explains the ins and outs of this new product.

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Windows Home Server - Real-life scenario

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Windows Home Server is a great addition to many home networks. Scott Lowe gives you a peek at his home network–based on WHS–and how he uses it.

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Is your company encrypting corporate data?

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In today’s workplace, stealing information doesn’t require a covert Special Forces team: It is often done by an employee armed with a 5 GB USB flash drive. And your unsecured, unencrypted network invites a hacker to compromise a server or workstation holding sensitive data.

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Using Mirrored Media Sets in SQL Server 2005

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Mirrored Media Sets is a new feature in the Enterprise Edition of SQL Server 2005. It enables the creation of redundant copies of a backup file to reduce the possibility of a backup device malfunction. Here’s how you make it work.

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An outage: Lessons learned

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Westminster College does not currently have a backup generator protecting its data center and telephone system. That is about to change. Backup generators are no longer optional. That–and other lessons learned–from recent outages at the college.

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