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- Secure hypervisor-based virtual server environments
- As the cost of hardware continues to decline and virtualization technology improves, organizations are looking more closely at server virtualization. Most of the techniques used to secure non-virtualized servers apply to virtualized systems, but there are some differences. In this article, I step through how hypervisor-based virtualization works,...
- Tags: Hypervisor, It Management, memory, networking, Security, Tom Olzak, virtual machine, Virtual Server, virtualization, Worm, Xen
- Blog posts 2007-02-26
- Use risk management for reasonable information asset protection
- Selecting the right security controls can be a daunting task. By applying the principles of risk management, however, security managers can meet the challenge with confidence.What is risk?The easiest way to define risk is by examining the following formula:Risk = Threats x Vulnerabilities x Impact Reducing any one of...
- Tags: Security, It Management, Compliance, Tom Olzak, Risk Management, risk, vulnerability, asset
- Blog posts 2007-02-19
- SSTP: Microsoft's SSL VPN
- For years IPSec has been the reigning protocol for establishing VPN connections. However, challenges facing organizations attempting to use this technology to facilitate roaming user access are forcing network managers to look at SSL VPN as an alternative. Not to be left behind, Microsoft is working on its...
- Tags: Encryption, End-user Communication, IPSec, It Management, Longhorn, Microsoft, networking, Security, SSL, SSL VPN, SSTP, Telecommuting, Tom Olzak
- Blog posts 2007-01-22
- Get practical database normalization tips
- The database organization process called normalization is aseries of steps to guide you through analyzing and designing relations in yourdatabase schema; the goal is to try to reduce redundant data and inconsistentfunctional dependencies. This series of rules originally developed by Dr. E. F. Codd is comprised of what are known...
- Tags: database, normalization, Primary Key, spreadsheet, Storage, Tim Chapman
- Technical articles 2006-11-20
- Configuring a simple database in MySQL 5.0
- The new graphical user interface in MySQL 5.0 makes creatingsimple databases extremely easy. All of the elements in the database, such astables, indexes, constraints, and stored program objects like views and storedprocedures, can be created using these tools.In this article, we'll take a scaled-down scenario and walkit through the process...
- Tags: Bob Watkins, database, logical model, MySQL, MySQL 5.0
- Technical articles 2006-05-18
- Decision Support: Determining the cost of a nonautomated help desk
- By Kris Brittain and Raymond PaquetMany network and systems management vendors claim that their technology will lower operation costs for help desks. To quantify the effect of these tools, however, the operation costs of nonautomated help desks must first be determined. To explore these costs with relative simplicity, we have...
- Tags: decision support, Gartner , help desk
- Technical articles 2003-05-28
- Creating a business case for a government IT project
- By J. Kost and A. Di MaioMost private-sector return on investment ROI models are relatively easily calculated, because "return" is a function of increased profitability or revenue. For a government agency, because neither profit nor revenue (with the exception of a revenue-collecting agency) are appropriate goals, government must find other...
- Tags: benefit, business case, Figure 1, Gartner , government, information technology, Quantifiable variable
- Technical articles 2003-03-06
- Sharing Internet access on your home network with just one IP address
- Would you like to share Internet access among several computers in your home with just one Internet account? AnalogX and Proxy+ provide the means to do so. Learn more about each of these software options.After receiving so many responses about my previous article, “Sharing Internet access with just one IP...
- Tags: E-mail, INTERNET, Microsoft Windows 2000, NETWORKING, Servers, network, home network, Matthew Mercurio, AnalogX, Internet access, IP, IP address
- Technical articles 2000-09-13
- Get IT Done: The joys and pitfalls of teaching beginning Outlook
- Tips for teaching Microsoft Outlook to beginning usersE-mail is fun, especially for those new to it. For this reason, teaching beginning Outlook can either be a wonderful adventure or a tremendous test of your patience.The upside to this is that students usually have a great time zinging e-mail messages to...
- Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, Beth Blakely, e-mail, Get IT Done, Microsoft Outlook
- Technical articles 2000-07-11
- ITTA helps members make connections
- The Information Technology Training Association offers its members opportunities to network and share resources. Find out what's available to you at its Web site and events.No man is an island, as the saying goes, and that rings especially true in the IT trainer’s world. It’s important to find resources, networking...
- Tags: Strategy, Quality, Beth Blakely, Information Technology Training Association
- Technical articles 2000-06-29
- Employees need access to training records
- Training records can help employees as well as managers. Wendy Finger explains how to set up your database to allow appropriate access for people at all levels of a company.After reading my recent article on training databases, a reader suggested that employees need access to their own data files.Aserra wrote,...
- Tags: Workforce management, training administrator, Wendy Finger, Figure 1, training, hierarchy, training database
- Technical articles 2000-05-24
Additional Resources
- How do I configure support for GMAIL (IMAP) in Windows Vista Mail?
- Do you want to migrate your email from another email client to Gmail? If so, you can now take advantage of IMAP support in Gmail. Here is how to configure Windows Mail to connect to Gmail. Once you have it configured, it is easy to migrate emails from Outlook. Simply...
- Tags: Google Gmail, Microsoft Windows Vista, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2008-03-27
- Tip: How do I add new toolbars to my desktop in Windows
- Here is a shortcut I use to keep all of my favorites accessible from my Start menu. I recommend you take advantage of adding new toolbars to your start menu. It is very simple and easy to do. Let's begin. Right-click on your desktop and choose Toolbars...
- Tags: Desktop, Toolbar, Microsoft Windows, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2008-01-17
- Are WebSlices the next big idea for Internet Explorer?
- WebSlices are a new feature in Internet Explorer 8 IE that allows a user to subscribe to content from within a Web page. A developer has to create a WebSlice, and currently only a few Microsoft partners have WebSlices available. I believe this will change as IE 8 goes mainstream....
- Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, WebSlices, WebSlice, Web Browsers, Internet, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- How do I password protect my screen saver in Windows Vista
- If you work in an office setting where prying eyes would love to see the information on your screen, you might want to take advantage of password protecting your screen saver. To perform these steps do the following: Right-click on the Desktop of Windows Vista and choose...
- Tags: Password, Screensaver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2008-01-18
- How do I give Windows Vista a quick performance boost?
- If you are using Windows Vista in its entire splendor, did you know that a simple aero tweak will give you a performance boost? If you are running Windows Vista with the aero interface enabled, perform the following to boost your system: Right-click on the Windows desktop...
- Tags: Performance, C, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), C/C++, Operating Systems, Software, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- How do I disable the Windows Vista sidebar?
- If you do not have a powerful computer and you are running Windows Vista, you may need to save some resources. If so, disabling the sidebar and gadgets may save you some resources Figure A. Figure A. In this example, I have 8 gadgets open...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Resource, System Tray, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Tip: Create a Safely Remove Hardware shortcut
- In Windows Vista, I continually pop in and pop out flash drives. I destroyed a flash drive in Windows Vista already by just pulling the flash drive out when I am done. I got tired of clicking on the small arrow in the system tray to find the Safely Remove...
- Tags: Shortcut, USB Flash Drive, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- Non-standard RAID levels primer: RAID 1E
- Consistency problem with Figure AThe text following Figure A does not match the figure.
- Tags: Storage, joepizzi@..., RAID, 1E Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-04
- TubesMIX Light (exe)
- The purpose of the game is to collect the composition of the tubes at the board in the limited time the sample of the composition can be seen at the top left corner small board. To move the figure you should click at it with the mouse, to choose the...
- Tags: Board, Figure, Composition, Corporate Governance, Mice, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2006-02-15
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