Avoiding the Windows Fonts of Doom
Another day, another Windows security hole patched, but don't delay putting the latest patch in for Web font problems or you may be in for a world of hurt.
Your License and Recognition Please
Conventional product recognition in software asset management utilizes a 1 license to 1 product (1:1) rule to map the license to the software product. In other words, each license provides the use rights for only one product. But this is not always true.
The Mini Software Compliance Check
Being able to perform on-demand compliance checks for individual products is extremely important to daily business operations. It means the difference between minutes and hours when waiting for a software request to be fulfilled. So how do you get away from consulting a spreadsheet and upgrade to immediate, reliable, compliance checks?
Latest gdb important milestone
Multi-core, scripted, cross-platform, ...: gdb 7.0 is dense with buzzword compatibility. It does much more than that, though: it's actually a good value, even for programmers who think they can live without it.
Centralized vs. Distributed Syslog System Architectures
One of the things that I get asked about a lot is whether it's best to use centralized vs. distributed syslog servers within your overall network management strategy. It's a great question as there are advantages to each, so let's take a look.
Avoiding the Windows Fonts of Doom
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Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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