James Gaskin

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June 13, 2008, 10:22 AM — James E. Gaskin writes books (16 so far), articles and jokes about technology and real life from his home office in the Dallas area. Gaskin has been helping small and medium sized businesses use technology intelligently since 1986. Write him at readers@gaskin.com.

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Your company needs backup and recovery that supports a tiered-recovery model. This IDC Vendor Spotlight examines the modern forces driving the advancements in today's data protection technologies, and a complete backup and recovery solution that works across physical, virtual and cloud environments.

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Smartphones and tablet devices are as much today's workstations as they are electronic extensions of people's private lives, so the line between their use as work systems and as personal devices is getting blurrier all the time. Frankly, users seem to like it that way. They'd like it even better if their interactions with the technology in both respects were more intuitive, seamless and fluid.

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Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 2:00 PM EDT Traditional NAS systems don't scale beyond fixed limits. Proliferation of NAS systems leads to management challenges. Many organizations also use traditional block-based SAN solutions for transactional systems like databases and email. Having separate block and file storage also adds to management challenges.

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See how HP Software Licensing & Management Solutions (SLMS) can help you identify the best Microsoft licensing program for your needs, get the most from your licensing agreement, and maximize your Microsoft software investment.

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Layered security is the way to go when it comes to protecting Active Directory. This expert e-guide explains the best method to use when planning and designing a security solution. Find out why it is important to secure Group Policy settings and discover how managed service accounts boost server security in R2.

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Hosted VoIP is one of the fastest growing technologies being adopted by small businesses today. The cost savings and enhanced features are hard to beat.Leading the way with innovative VoIP communications solutions is 8x8, with their advanced HD voice phones and conferencing systems from Polycom.In this eGuide, see how Hosted VoIP can give your business a competitive edge while saving you money. See the top 8 reasons why you need it now.

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Unmanaged cloud-based services can put organizations at risk for a data breach or non-compliance. Learn about the factors you should consider for deploying an enterprise-class secure file sharing solution in the cloud-including the benefits and risks of public, private, and hybrid options.

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With this white paper, Oracle SOA vs. IBM SOA, you'll get a healthy perspective on SOA and figure out which one is best for your organization.

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This paper describes HP ProLiant Gen8 servers, the technology on which they are based, and the way they address many of the causes of operational costs found at customer sites. The hardware and software capabilities of the HP servers were designed to be proactive, reducing the effort and knowledge required to run the server systems and leveraging automation to reduce maintenance costs and IT staff costs.Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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This ESG Lab report presents the results of ESG Lab hands-on testing of cost-effective disk-based backup solutions from ExaGrid Systems with a focus on the value of easy deployment, capacity-efficient data deduplication, and aggregate backup throughput of up to 29 Terabytes per hour (TB/hr) for a single managed grid of EX13000E appliances.

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