Free IT Book: Development with the Force.com Platform
These days enterprise applications are all the rage, with the ultimate question being: Who’s going to build it? You know the saying, If you build it, they will come, and while I’m not quite sure how the second part of that saying fits, we have the resource to help you build it. Development with the [...]
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| March 31, 2012 1:53 PM
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These days enterprise applications are all the rage, with the ultimate question being: Who’s going to build it? You know the saying, If you build it, they will come, and while I’m not quite sure how the second part of that saying fits, we have the resource to help you build it. Development with the [...]
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| March 31, 2012 1:53 PM
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How to sell storage consolidation (enterprise storage) to execs
We’re about to start consolidating our storage. I brought this because of the current storage infrastructure of our office is somewhat unmanageable let alone other issue such as security, availablity and scalability. Enterprise storage solution is not cheap. How do we go about choosing the right solution and eventually sell this to the execs
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| March 31, 2012 9:22 AM
Data storage management, Storage, Storage consolidation, Storage infrastructure
We’re about to start consolidating our storage. I brought this because of the current storage infrastructure of our office is somewhat unmanageable let alone other issue such as security, availablity and scalability. Enterprise storage solution is not cheap. How do we go about choosing the right solution and eventually sell this to the execs
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| March 31, 2012 9:22 AM
Data storage management, Storage, Storage consolidation, Storage infrastructure
Active Directory LDAP, Set Custom Security Persmissions on 3 Attributes, not the whole class
Fellow experts, I signed up just a few minutes ago, and hope to become a valuable contributor on this forum, however I need your expertise now… so put on your AD Schema hat… I have an object class “organizationalPerson” and three optional attributes in the class. I went into adsiedit and edited the security of [...]
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| March 31, 2012 12:41 PM
Active Directory, LDAP, NTFS, Permissions, Schema, Security
Fellow experts, I signed up just a few minutes ago, and hope to become a valuable contributor on this forum, however I need your expertise now… so put on your AD Schema hat… I have an object class “organizationalPerson” and three optional attributes in the class. I went into adsiedit and edited the security of [...]
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| March 31, 2012 12:41 PM
Active Directory, LDAP, NTFS, Permissions, Schema, Security
Converting data on LTO tapes
Can we convert the data on old LTO2 tapes to LTO3 or to save the data to a NAS.
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| March 31, 2012 8:08 PM
LTO2, LTO3 Tape Drive, NAS, NAS backup, Tape Backups
Can we convert the data on old LTO2 tapes to LTO3 or to save the data to a NAS.
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| March 31, 2012 8:08 PM
LTO2, LTO3 Tape Drive, NAS, NAS backup, Tape Backups
Tapes used for Backup or Control group.
How to caliculate that,how many tape volumes used for a particular Backup or Controlgroup on a particular day?
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| March 31, 2012 7:32 PM
AS/400, Backup, iSeries, Tape Backups
How to caliculate that,how many tape volumes used for a particular Backup or Controlgroup on a particular day?
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| March 31, 2012 7:32 PM
AS/400, Backup, iSeries, Tape Backups
Open IT Forum: What should I ask my cloud storage vendor?
Off-site storage is nothing new, but cloud storage is often seen as a different beast. What questions do you suggest companies ask their cloud storage vendor? Leave your suggestions or questions you wished you’d asked in the comments section, and we’ll share 75 Knowledge Points with you!
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| March 31, 2012 7:20 PM
Cloud Computing, Cloud storage, Open IT Forum, Storage management, Storage performance
Off-site storage is nothing new, but cloud storage is often seen as a different beast. What questions do you suggest companies ask their cloud storage vendor? Leave your suggestions or questions you wished you’d asked in the comments section, and we’ll share 75 Knowledge Points with you!
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| March 31, 2012 7:20 PM
Cloud Computing, Cloud storage, Open IT Forum, Storage management, Storage performance
Restoring LTO2 backup
Can I restore LTO2 backup tapes on a LTO3 tape drive?
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| March 31, 2012 3:26 PM
Backup, LTO, LTO Tape, LTO2, LTO3 Tape Drive, Tape Backups
Can I restore LTO2 backup tapes on a LTO3 tape drive?
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| March 31, 2012 3:26 PM
Backup, LTO, LTO Tape, LTO2, LTO3 Tape Drive, Tape Backups
Free IT Book: Building Applications in the Cloud
This week’s free IT book is Christopher Moyer’s Building Applications in the Cloud: Concepts, Patterns, and Projects. “Don’t just migrate the cloud: Use cloud architectural patterns that deliver superior performance, scalability, and availability” with this great resource. Answer one of five questions and post the link to your answer in the discussion area below. Entourage, [...]
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| March 31, 2012 1:29 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, Cloud storage, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, IT Books, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
This week’s free IT book is Christopher Moyer’s Building Applications in the Cloud: Concepts, Patterns, and Projects. “Don’t just migrate the cloud: Use cloud architectural patterns that deliver superior performance, scalability, and availability” with this great resource. Answer one of five questions and post the link to your answer in the discussion area below. Entourage, [...]
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| March 31, 2012 1:29 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, Cloud storage, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, IT Books, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
Defragmenting Windows 7 using idle processing time
Is it possible to defragment Windows 7 using idle processing time?
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| March 31, 2012 6:17 PM
Defragmentation, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 deployment
Is it possible to defragment Windows 7 using idle processing time?
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| March 31, 2012 6:17 PM
Defragmentation, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 deployment
Task Scheduler in Server 2003 not working
I am trying to get NTBackup in MS Server 2003 to schedule a daily backup however it does not start. After looking for solutions, it appears to be a problem with Task Scheduler. I have looked at the various fixes including deleting the S-1-5-18 folder in Crypto/RSA. Before deleting this folder I was getting a 0×80090016:Keyset does not [...]
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| March 31, 2012 7:58 AM
Backup, NTBackup, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server backup
I am trying to get NTBackup in MS Server 2003 to schedule a daily backup however it does not start. After looking for solutions, it appears to be a problem with Task Scheduler. I have looked at the various fixes including deleting the S-1-5-18 folder in Crypto/RSA. Before deleting this folder I was getting a 0×80090016:Keyset does not [...]
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| March 31, 2012 7:58 AM
Backup, NTBackup, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server backup
How to repair a hard disk?
I’ve a external seagate 500gb hard disk.But,due to over voltage in my computer the clusters might have damaged.how can i fix it or repair it.Please can you help me??
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| April 19, 2012 3:46 AM
Hard disk performance, Seagate, Seagate external drive
I’ve a external seagate 500gb hard disk.But,due to over voltage in my computer the clusters might have damaged.how can i fix it or repair it.Please can you help me??
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| April 19, 2012 3:46 AM
Hard disk performance, Seagate, Seagate external drive
Open IT Forum: In defense of cloud storage
Whether you’ve used Dropbox or your company outsources some of its data storage to the cloud, we want to hear your pros for cloud storage. Everyone knows the perceived downsides to cloud storage, but we’d love to hear practical and successful uses of this technology. Share your experiences and we’ll share 75 Knowledge Points!
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| March 31, 2012 6:02 PM
Cloud Computing, Cloud computing security, Cloud Services, Cloud storage, Open IT Forum, Storage, Storage management
Whether you’ve used Dropbox or your company outsources some of its data storage to the cloud, we want to hear your pros for cloud storage. Everyone knows the perceived downsides to cloud storage, but we’d love to hear practical and successful uses of this technology. Share your experiences and we’ll share 75 Knowledge Points!
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| March 31, 2012 6:02 PM
Cloud Computing, Cloud computing security, Cloud Services, Cloud storage, Open IT Forum, Storage, Storage management
loading raid drivers with no floppy
building new server to replace a dead one using ent serv 2003. new server doesn’t have floppy and when loading os I f6 when prompted but cannot load raid drivers without floppy. have floppy copied to usb drive, could use some help on how to continue.
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| June 30, 2011 8:57 PM
Enterprise Server 2003, RAID, RAID Driver, RAID Installation
building new server to replace a dead one using ent serv 2003. new server doesn’t have floppy and when loading os I f6 when prompted but cannot load raid drivers without floppy. have floppy copied to usb drive, could use some help on how to continue.
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| June 30, 2011 8:57 PM
Enterprise Server 2003, RAID, RAID Driver, RAID Installation
Defragmenting hard drive on Windows Server 2003
When does a hard drive on a hardly used Windows 2003 server need to be de-fragmented? The server is a file server and has files written and removed from it several times a week and is accessed by ~25 users. Can we set an alert when we hit a hard fragmentation level?
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| February 1, 2012 7:20 PM
Defragmentation, File Server, HARD drive, Hard drive repair, Windows Server 2003
When does a hard drive on a hardly used Windows 2003 server need to be de-fragmented? The server is a file server and has files written and removed from it several times a week and is accessed by ~25 users. Can we set an alert when we hit a hard fragmentation level?
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| February 1, 2012 7:20 PM
Defragmentation, File Server, HARD drive, Hard drive repair, Windows Server 2003
Open IT Forum: What are your views on social networking platforms in your network?
I chatted with David Sacks, CEO of Yammer, last week at Enterprise 2.0, and we talked about IT’s changing attitude toward cloud-based offerings such as social networking platforms. I’d love to hear from practicing IT professionals about the impact of these platforms on the network, whether it’s security or storage. Share your opinion or experience, [...]
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| July 8, 2011 3:28 PM
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I chatted with David Sacks, CEO of Yammer, last week at Enterprise 2.0, and we talked about IT’s changing attitude toward cloud-based offerings such as social networking platforms. I’d love to hear from practicing IT professionals about the impact of these platforms on the network, whether it’s security or storage. Share your opinion or experience, [...]
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| July 8, 2011 3:28 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, Cloud Computing, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, Platform integration, Platform Solutions, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
Free IT Book: CompTIA Security+ Certification Passport
This week’s free IT book is Mike Meyers’ CompTIA Security+ Certification Passport: Revised for the new CompTIA Security+ exam (SY0-301). The new edition provides a condensed and concise review of CompTIA’s well-established security credential. For a chance to win this quick review, cram-style test preparation guide that offers 100% coverage of all exam objectives for [...]
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| September 16, 2011 8:37 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, CompTIA, CompTIA Security+, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, IT Books, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
This week’s free IT book is Mike Meyers’ CompTIA Security+ Certification Passport: Revised for the new CompTIA Security+ exam (SY0-301). The new edition provides a condensed and concise review of CompTIA’s well-established security credential. For a chance to win this quick review, cram-style test preparation guide that offers 100% coverage of all exam objectives for [...]
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| September 16, 2011 8:37 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, CompTIA, CompTIA Security+, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, IT Books, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
Symantec backup exec system recovery 7 question
Hi, We backup our servers using backup exec system recovery 7 using a full/incremental recovery points. What I would like to know is how do I restore only the files changed in the incremental recovery point without besr7 also restoring from the base recovery point. The reason being is that I have created a recovery [...]
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| June 28, 2011 10:30 AM
Backup Exec, File system recovery, Recovery Point Objective, Symantec, Symantec Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery v.6.5, Windows Server 2003
Hi, We backup our servers using backup exec system recovery 7 using a full/incremental recovery points. What I would like to know is how do I restore only the files changed in the incremental recovery point without besr7 also restoring from the base recovery point. The reason being is that I have created a recovery [...]
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| June 28, 2011 10:30 AM
Backup Exec, File system recovery, Recovery Point Objective, Symantec, Symantec Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery v.6.5, Windows Server 2003
Expired AS/400 backup tape
If a backup tape is expired, does it still contain data? If so, how can you restore or recover the data? Thanks in advance for your help.
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| June 25, 2011 4:22 PM
AS/400 backup, AS/400 backup and recovery, Tape Backups
If a backup tape is expired, does it still contain data? If so, how can you restore or recover the data? Thanks in advance for your help.
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| June 25, 2011 4:22 PM
AS/400 backup, AS/400 backup and recovery, Tape Backups
Backup to remote server is slow .
Presently we are taking backup of a filesytem by copying it to remote backup server and from there it is written to tape drives. few months ago it used to take 30 mins for 5 Gb, but now its taking 5 hrs for 5 Gb. what could be the possible bottle necks and what are the areas we [...]
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| June 29, 2011 6:31 PM
Backup, Remote backups, Remote server management, Remote servers, Server Backup
Presently we are taking backup of a filesytem by copying it to remote backup server and from there it is written to tape drives. few months ago it used to take 30 mins for 5 Gb, but now its taking 5 hrs for 5 Gb. what could be the possible bottle necks and what are the areas we [...]
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| June 29, 2011 6:31 PM
Backup, Remote backups, Remote server management, Remote servers, Server Backup
Free IT Book: Securing SQL Server
This week’s free IT book is written by one of IT Knowledge Exchange’s very own members, Mrdenny. Securing SQL Server promises to help you “secure your SQL Server database so the outside world can’t access your internal data.” With Mrdenny’s extended experience in simplifying SQL speak via his blog, SQL Server with Mr. Denny, this [...]
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| June 24, 2011 7:56 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
This week’s free IT book is written by one of IT Knowledge Exchange’s very own members, Mrdenny. Securing SQL Server promises to help you “secure your SQL Server database so the outside world can’t access your internal data.” With Mrdenny’s extended experience in simplifying SQL speak via his blog, SQL Server with Mr. Denny, this [...]
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| June 24, 2011 7:56 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
