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Issue #77
May 2007
::New Chapter:
Sizing the Exchange Storage Platform Appropriately
:: New Article:
Combating Botnets: What Can Be Done?
:: New Chapter: Comparing Virtualization Approaches
:: New Podcast: Easing the Pain of Server Migrations: An Interview with Stephen Lawton of Acronis
:: New Chapter: Effective Service Availability Management and Capacity Planning
:: Complete Series: The Essentials Series: IT Compliance Volume II
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Planning for Exchange storage can be a bit tricky in a few regards. The first is planning for storage capacity. The second is that even when the amount of storage that is required for email is calculated accurately, there is actually more overhead associated with Exchange Server data once you consider factors such as deleted information retention, full text index files, database white space, and transaction logs. Chapter 2 will review not only the common mistakes that are made when calculating the amount of storage required to support a group of users but also the mistakes made when calculating the I/O capacity required to support that group of users.
Chapter 2: Sizing the Exchange Storage Platform Appropriately, written by Jim McBee, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/SGES2K7SS.htm
 
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 Recent monitoring of botnet activity indicates a sudden and still unexplained surge. According to a recent posting at ShadowServer.org, the number of identified botnets quadrupled in 3 weeks. This activity cannot be explained by the rapid growth of one or two botnets or the introduction of new botnets. The wide distribution of growth may be indicative of a newly discovered vulnerability, but no conclusive results can be drawn from the available data. So what can be done? This article will look at some ready-to-deploy defensive measures as well as potentially useful techniques for combating botnets
Article 5: Combating Botnets: What Can Be Done?, by Dan Sullivan, is available at:
http://www.realtime-websecurity.com/ESMWSv2.asp
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 It becomes important to distinguish between the various ways in which virtualization can be implemented. Chapter 3 will look at several approaches to solving common IT problems using virtualization solutions. The focus will be on the benefits and limitations of each approach as well as recommendations about which method makes the most sense for various scenarios.
Chapter 3: Comparing Virtualization Approaches, written by Anil Desai, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/DGVPM.htm
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 Ever felt the pain of trying to move a server instance from one hardware platform to another? How about from one hardware platform to a virtual one? Those are fairly easy these days. But, what about from a virtual platform to a physical one? Now, that's hard! In this podcast Greg talks with Stephen Lawton of Acronis about just that very pain. Acronis has a few nifty products, like their "Universal Restore" that makes the movement of server instances much easier.
New Podcast: Easing the Pain of Server Migrations: An Interview with Stephen Lawton of Acronis, produced by Greg Shields, is available at: http://www.realtime-windowsserver.com/podcast/2007/05/easing_the_pain_of_server_migr.htm
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 Chapter 7 takes a look at an approach that has been used for many years in the legacy telecommunications industry called FCAPS. The name is an acronym for fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security management. We look at FCAPS because it has been tightly coupled with managing large voice and data networks for many years. Later, the chapter will touch briefly on the IT Information Library and the ITIL framework. Finally, the chapter will delve into availability management, network optimization, and capacity planning issues, exploring these areas using the FCAPS model as a base for methodical techniques in delivering integrated services.
Chapter 7: Effective Service Availability Management and Capacity Planning, written by Ken Camp, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/DGCNM.htm
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Volume Two of The Essentials Series: IT Compliance continues its focus on regulations, new technologies, and addressing challenges presented by IT compliance standards. This brand new set of online articles examines topics that are must-knows for all IT professionals and include: identity and access management, messaging gateway security, and application gateway security.
The Essentials Series: IT Compliance Volume II , written by Rebecca Herold, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/ITCES02.htm
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New Chapter: The Shortcut Guide™ to Network Management for the Mid-Market
Chapter 2: Performance Management
New Chapter :
Chapter 4: Compare/Contrast SFTP, FTPS, and IPSEC
New Chapter:
Chapter 11: Benefits of Mature Systems Management Processes
New Video Podcast: The Realtime Windows Server Community
New Video Podcast: Windows Longhorn Beta 3 Installation
New Article: The Essentials Series: Realtime IT Compliance- Volume II
Article 9: Using Certified Products to Improve Compliance
New Article: The Essentials Series: Messaging and Web Security- Volume II
New Article: Unified Threat Management
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