- A Step-By-Step Approach to Capacity Planning in Client/Server Systems
- Mar 9, 2001
In this chapter, authors Daniel Menasce and Virgilio A.F. Almeida start by providing
a clear definition of what capacity planning means, and then present a methodology
to help the capacity planner through the process of determining the most ...
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- A View of the LANscape
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William Stallings
- Apr 27, 2001
- Network expert Bill Stallings provides an overview of the types of local area networks (LANs) that dominate the market, in this second in a series of articles on LANs.
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- Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Project Management: Controlling a Project
- Oct 22, 2008
- Here are the "need to know" fundamentals of project control that will greatly reduce your learning curve and accelerate your effectiveness as a project manager.
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- Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project Management: Essential Elements for Any Successful Project
- Feb 12, 2009
- Learn the leading causes of "troubled" projects, and the common principles, techniques, and tools underlying most successful projects.
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- Accessing IBM's Information Management System
- Apr 22, 2005
- There are two major ways to access IBM's Information Management Systems. You can write application programs that tell IMS what to do, or you can use existing application programs that tell IMS what to do. This chapter explains how to do both of these things.
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- Account Information Databases in Samba-3
- Nov 4, 2005
- Samba-3 implements a new capability to work concurrently with multiple account backends. The possible new combinations of password backends allows Samba-3 a degree of flexibility and scalability that previously could be achieved only with MS Windows Active Directory (ADS). This chapter describes the new functionality and how to get the most out of it.
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- Achieving Nomadicity: Accessing the Internet Anytime, Anywhere
- Mar 11, 2011
- This chapter explains the key concepts that make it possible for users and devices to gain access to IP networks and IP-based applications that are offered by others than their own operator.
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- Achieving Robust Designs with Six Sigma: Dependable, Reliable, and Affordable
- Oct 6, 2005
- Developing "best-in-class" robust designs is crucial for creating competitive advantages. Customers want their products to be dependable—"plug-and-play." They also expect them to be reliable—"last a long time." Furthermore, customers are cost-sensible; they anticipate that products will be affordable. Becoming robust means seeking win–win solutions for productivity and quality improvement. This chapter will help you to achieve all of this.
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- Acquiring Executive Support for Infrastructure Processes
- Jun 8, 2001
- If senior managers have to approve your infrastructure spending, grab this quick course in understanding and speaking "Management."
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- Acquisitions and ASPs: What's in It for You?
- Mar 9, 2001
- This article profiles application service providers (ASPs) that have strengthened their offerings by acquiring other companies.
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- Active Directory Site Replication Tips
- May 25, 2001
- Active Directory expert Curt Simmons discusses tips for managing Active Directory site replication.
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- Administering IIS Programmatically
- May 11, 2001
- In Microsoft IIS, you'll find tools that help you administer services using scripts or applications. In this chapter, Gerry O'Brien examines the possibilities of administering IIS through .asp script code.
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- Administering Windows Server 2003 Remotely
- Jul 30, 2004
- This chapter covers the wealth of tools and options available to administrators in Windows Server 2003, including many enhancements to tools that existed in previous versions of the system.
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- ADS Technologies NAS Kit Puts Network Attached Storage In Reach of Ordinary Users
- Oct 6, 2005
- Can a mere mortal -- a software guy, even -- accomplish Network Attached Storage on the cheap? The happy answer is, "Sure thing!" Blake Watson walks you through the process with the ADS Technologies NAS Drive Kit.
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- Aligning IT to the Business: Managing Customer Expectations
- Oct 5, 2001
- If your IT customers expect one thing, and you deliver something else, they might be satisfied -- but that's highly unlikely. The best way to keep customers happy is with a four-part strategy, as Harris Kern explains.
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- Alternate Data Streams: Threat or Menace?
- Sep 16, 2005
- By now, you're probably aware of how easy it is to accidentally leave metadata in your Microsoft Word documents, offending or amusing recipients who can easily uncover your mistakes. Did you also know that bad guys might be helping you to even more embarrassment (or danger), by using the alternate data streams (ADS) capability of Windows NTFS to hook warez, pornography, or even hacker's tools to your innocent files?
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- An Enterprise IT Renovation Roadmap
- Mar 25, 2005
- This chapter closely looks at the problems faced by enterprise software today, the resulting requirements for an enterprise IT architecture such as an SOA, and how such an architecture can be established on the organizational level.
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- An HP UX-11i Performance Management Methodology
- Oct 15, 2004
- Optimizing the performance of a system can save your company a considerable amount of money. In this chapter, you'll see how to streamline your system for maximum efficiency.
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- An Information Technology Management Reference Architecture
- Aug 16, 2002
- This article describes the results of a proof-of-concept process to create an IT management reference architecture that displays IDC mail and messaging, as conducted at Sun's iForce Ready Center.
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- An Information Technology Management Reference Architecture Implementation
- Aug 30, 2002
- This article, the fifth in a series on Solaris OE data center management infrastructure, focuses on the implementation of the management infrastructure.
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