The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure.
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- Worm surge exploits Microsoft vulnerability
- Worm surge exploits Microsoft vulnerabilityEconomic tremors and MSWith Economic tremors abounding us right now, I do not see how a Company could withstand the money lost from an exploit like this plus all of the time spent by staff and lost productivity due to insecure software. I do not see...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-07
- How to be less stupid in 2009
- How to be less stupid in 2009The ribbon, a "debacle?""As has been shown in the ‘ribbon’ menu debacle of Office 2007, no-one will likely want it."There have been some dissenters, but from what I've read so far, the biggest complaints have been simply that it's so different and the lack...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-06
- 10 reasons IT certification will be important in 2009
- Guest post: In the midst of staggering business and economic turmoil, you need all the tools at your disposal to help shore up your career prospects. See why TechRepublic's Erik Eckel believes IT certification will become increasingly important for IT pros and the organizations that rely on them. You can...
- Blog posts 2009-01-02
- Levels of availability and disaster recovery
- I visited a Kusnetzky Group client, Racemi, several weeks ago. We had a fantastic discussion of disaster recovery and all of the different approaches organizations may choose to deploy to achieve the level of availability needed for their workloads. Racemi, for those who don't know the company, offers the DynaCenter...
- Blog posts 2009-01-02
- InterMapper 5.0.7 (Windows)
- With InterMapper, network managers get complete visibility of their network, no matter how small and centralized or large and distributed. Live maps give a visual, real-time view of traffic flows through and between network elements and links. Status Windows and Strip Charts provide easy access to critical network data (traffic,...
- Software downloads 2008-12-27
- Why stop at power management?
- Around this time last year, a whole slew of companies with utility software for managing the power consumption of desktops, notebooks and other client devices busied themselves making the case for their technology and getting their brands established with IT administrators. This year, with all we know...
- Blog posts 2008-12-26
- InterMapper 5.0.7 (Mac)
- InterMapper points out network problems -- often before users and customers suffer downtime or poor performance. SNMP and ping probes discover and query elements across your distributed network - whether it spans several rooms, a building, an office park, or distributed locations. Synthetic transactions test critical applications and alert you...
- Software downloads 2008-12-22
- IPHost Network Monitor 2.0 build 2505 (Windows)
- IPHost Network Monitor is a reliable network and server monitoring tool. With this software you can keep track of your mail servers, internet hosts, database servers, and other network resources availability and performance. You can monitor any performance counter on remote Windows servers and workstations via WMI. Supported protocols are:...
- Software downloads 2008-12-22
- Vkernel Capacity Analyzer 3.0 - shining light into hidden corners
- Alex Bakeman, CEO of Vkernel, and Christian Simko, Senior Director of Marketing Communications, and I spent an interesting hour talking about Vkernel Capacity Analyzer 3.0 and the philosophy behind it. After a few minutes, it was clear to me that Vkernel was trying to provide a light so that organizations...
- Blog posts 2008-12-15
- IT Manager Webcast: Driving IT Efficiency With IT Service Management (Level 300)
- In the day-to-day activities of IT operations, there are many opportunities for IT service delivery to miss the mark. Many studies indicate the main causes of substandard service delivery are both people and process-related issues not technology. In fact, 80 percent of unplanned downtime can be directly attributed to people...
- Webcasts 2008-12-15
- PRTG Network Monitor 7.0.9.2051 (Windows)
- An advanced, easy-to-use monitoring solution for your entire network. The software's features include: up/downtime monitoring, traffic and usage monitoring, packet sniffing, in-depth analysis and concise reporting. A user-friendly web-based interface allows users to quickly configure the network devices and sensors they wish to monitor. All common methods for network usage...
- Software downloads 2008-12-11
- When Linux fails
- When Linux failsBravo nice articletruly love it .....All very good points! In China, the little corner shops make a meagerliving installing and supporting pirated Windows and MS Office, and they have years doing it. They see NO reason to switch to Windows, where the end users do not need any...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-08
- Asking a paranoid question
- Asking a paranoid questionI don't know...But I'll venture an answer anyway, because this is all in the name of fun...I don't think inserting instructions is possible.Disruption almost certainly is, although I would have to question the economy of targetting specific interconnects between components. The problem is that anything you...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-04
- Let's be smart about patching databases
- * Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Slavik Markovich Every quarter, around the time of the Oracle Critical Patch Update CPU or the Microsoft "Patch Tuesday," rituals take place – some behind closed doors, others in the media. Web sites report of the...
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- 'IT has no inherent value'
- 'IT has no inherent value'Finally!After all these years the "pointy haired boss" gets outed.RE: 'IT has no inherent value'Wow, the title to this article is very misleading. Some IT projects do have inherent value and if the project pushers and the project benefit receivers both agree on an IT project...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-02
- AlertPay hit by a large scale DDoS attack
- Timing is everything. Millions of account holders at privately owned online payment gateway AlertPay.com weren't able to do business through the service yesterday, due to the fact that AlertPay was under a large scale DDoS attack, according to a notice left by a company representative. Seven hours of downtime right...
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Is Apple pricing itself out of education?
- Is Apple pricing itself out of education?Apple is destinedto remain a niche 'elite' market player.o Their O/S is proprietary, o Their iPOD is proprietary,o Their iPhone is proprietary,o Their Mac is proprietary,o Their Hardware is proprietary and locked to their O/S.Apple has essentially 'locked' itself into a limited market for...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-25
- Some open source attacks on Windows may be unfair
- Some open source attacks on Windows may be unfairInternet Vareity "stats""Statistics reminds me of the guy who drowned in a river with an avg depth of 3ft".spin til you're dizzy!Ah, the thankless job of the downtrodden Microsoft apologist, trying to convince the world that yes, white really is black! Really!...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-20
- InterMapper 5.0.6 (Mac)
- InterMapper points out network problems -- often before users and customers suffer downtime or poor performance. SNMP and ping probes discover and query elements across your distributed network - whether it spans several rooms, a building, an office park, or distributed locations. Synthetic transactions test critical applications and alert you...
- Software downloads 2008-11-19
- Unemployed? Five reasons to build your resume with FOSS contributions
- Unemployed? Five reasons to build your resume with FOSS contributionsFOSS is okay for programmers, but ...not necessarily so for architects, DBAs, web designers, sysadmins, or other technical professions. And I view the American coder as being in the same boat as the American steelworker or autoworker. That boat is sinking...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
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Storage Virtualization
- In virtual environments, storage matters. It influences everything from application availability and disaster readiness to power consumption and TCO. Bottom line: Don’t defeat the purpose of your consolidation by skimping on storage.
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