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2006 Stories

• May 22, 2006 22May2006 Tip

  NAS: Can you add capacity non-disruptively?

  Storage expert Randy Kerns offers advice about adding capacity to a NAS system non-disruptively in this Q&A. Continue Reading

• May 15, 2006 15May2006 News

  Tape and disk encryption product roundup

  With tape and disk encryption products becoming more popular, storage administrators have more options in how to protect sensitive information at rest in the data center and in flight across public networks. Continue Reading

• May 03, 2006 03May2006 News

  Shifting services back indoors

  Almost a quarter of blue chip firms in the UK are so disillusioned with outsourcing they are hauling their services back in-house. Continue Reading

• April 27, 2006 27Apr2006 Tip

  How to create and enforce employee termination procedures

  In this Ask the Expert Q&A, Shon Harris, our security management expert, reviews how the the security group, HR and management should work together to define and enforce employee termination policies, and reviews what should be done during each ... Continue Reading

• April 21, 2006 21Apr2006 In Depth

  SMB finds the perfect host

  When All3Media, a medium-sized TV programming producer, inherited an inflexible communications system, it turned to a more appealing, hosted alternative. Continue Reading

• April 21, 2006 21Apr2006 News

  Battery fault prompts HP laptops recall

  Hewlett-Packard is to recall more than 15,000 laptops worldwide because a fault makes them a fire hazard. Continue Reading

• April 11, 2006 11Apr2006 News

  SOA confuses IT heads

  Confusion surrounding the real benefits of service-oriented architecture (SOA) means CIOs are wrongly dismissing it as a cynical marketing ploy. Continue Reading

• April 11, 2006 11Apr2006 In Depth

  Questions that need to be answered on NHS IT plan

  Four years ago the government announced to a grateful NHS a national IT programme that would become the world's largest civil computer scheme. Continue Reading

• April 09, 2006 09Apr2006 Tip

  ISCSI SANs: How to alleviate the congestion

  Careful configuration of an iSCSI SAN will usually preclude most problems. But for slow network performance, adapter and switch settings can help speed things up. Continue Reading

• April 06, 2006 06Apr2006 News

  Adding 'fudge' to your passwords

  Safe passwords are integral to web application security. Unfortunately, recalling many complicated passwords is difficult. If you must write down your passwords to remember them, use this tip to create a safer password record. Continue Reading

• March 28, 2006 28Mar2006 News

  Outsourced way to hire contract staff

  IT services company FDM has launched a "straight through" recruitment service to help IT departments in the finance sector recruit contract staff. Continue Reading

• March 21, 2006 21Mar2006 In Depth

  Lenovo goes for gold with SMBs

  When Shelley Rudman unexpectedly won a silver medal for her valiant efforts in the skeleton at this year’s Winter Olympics, the world knew she’d gained her unprecedented achievement for the UK in a matter of seconds. In fact, the world expected to ... Continue Reading

• March 07, 2006 07Mar2006 News

  Networks news in brief

  Short takes from this week's network news Continue Reading

• March 02, 2006 02Mar2006 In Depth

  Industry chiefs to declare war on for-profit cyber criminals

  IT industry leaders reaffirm the importance of security to a digital economy beset by money-driven cyber criminals. Continue Reading

• March 02, 2006 02Mar2006 News

  Appro HyperBlade servers get performance recognition

  Appro, a provider of high-performance enterprise computing systems, has announced that Appro HyperBlade Clusters have been recognised as among the world's fastest supercomputers, according to the current TOP500 list of supercomputers. Continue Reading

• February 27, 2006 27Feb2006 News

  Not just a big switch

  Fibre Channel directors don't just provide lots of ports, they also offer ways to connect disparate SANs, isolate data and devices within a fabric, and configure throughput for specific applications. We look at how the big three directors match up. Continue Reading

• February 24, 2006 24Feb2006 News

  Datacentres - the future

  Stephen Byrne, Consultant at C&C Technology takes a close look at some of the current and emerging trends in the world of the datacentre. Continue Reading

• February 17, 2006 17Feb2006 In Depth

  Be careful you don't get more than you pay for with VoIP

  Implementing VoIP is attractive for all companies in particular SMBs. However, there are issues to address that may cost you more than what you save Continue Reading

• February 08, 2006 08Feb2006 News

  MEF drives up quality standards in carrier Ethernet

  The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) has expanded its certification program to include quality of service parameters in network kit, to ensure service providers can give their customers the service they demand. Continue Reading

• February 07, 2006 07Feb2006 News

  Fast Guide: Storage technologies

  A guide to storage technologies for both SMBs and enterprise users. This will help you sort out the advantages, limitations and applications of each technology. Continue Reading

• January 20, 2006 20Jan2006 News

  Tech roundup: WAFS products

  A guide to wide-area file services (WAFS), which allow distant users to access files and applications from the datacentre as if they were local. Continue Reading

• January 13, 2006 13Jan2006 News

  Oracle bundles Fusion tools into one-stop SOA suite

  Oracle is offering a one-stop shop to customers seeking to build a service-oriented architecture (SOA) by bundling together several middleware products. Continue Reading

• January 09, 2006 09Jan2006 In Depth

  Voicing concerns on Skype

  Skype has blazed a trail in the Voice over IP arena; its popularity hasn’t gone unnoticed by the hacker community however Continue Reading