Issue #80
July 2007

: : New Chapter:
Virtualization Management Challenges

: : New Chapter:
Implementing an iSCSI storage system

: : New Chapter: Design and Pre-Deployment Testing

: : New Chapter: Effective Network Configuration, Network Fault, and Network Performance Management

: : New Article: Protecting Remote Access from Unmanaged Devices

: : Recently Announced Chapters

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New Chapter: Virtualization Management Challenges

Download the lastest chapter from The Definitive Guide® to Virtual Platform Management!

Although virtualization technology can provide many significant advantages to IT environments, the use of virtual machines is not without potential drawbacks. Many IT organizations have come to the realization that initial purchase costs of hardware and software represent only a relatively small portion of overall expenditures. Additional factors that contribute to the bottom line include expenses related to administration, maintenance, and monitoring.

Chapter 4: Virtualization Management Challenges, written by Anil Desai, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/DGVPM.htm

New Chapter: Implementing an iSCSI Storage System

Download the newest chapter from The Shortcut Guide™ to Exchange Server 2007 Storage Systems!

Chapter 3 will introduce the concepts of an iSCSI-based SAN storage system and discuss how to implement iSCSI from the Windows Server perspective when using the Microsoft iSCSI initiator. Important topics in this chapter include: 1) Understanding the basics of iSCSI, 2) Installing and configuring the Microsoft iSCSI initiator, 3) Possible network designs for iSCSI implementations, 4) Moving Exchange data and logs to iSCSI logical units (LUNs), and 5) Hardware solutions and compatibility.

Chapter 3: Implementing an iSCSI storage system, by Jim McBee, is available at:
http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/SGES2K7SS.htm

New Chapter: Design and Pre-Deployment Testing

Download the newest chapter from The Definitive Guide® to Successful Deployment of VoIP and IP Telephony!

True or false: Implementing VoIP is as simple as plugging your telephone into the Internet and getting free voice. At this point, we've established that this statement is false. Chapter 3 described the first phase in the life cycle of any successful VoIP or IPT project-planning and assessment. The information that you gathered and the steps that you took in this phase set the stage for the next step: design and pre-deployment testing, which is what we explore in Chapter 4.

Chapter 4: Design and Pre-Deployment Testing, written by Jim Cavanagh, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/DGSDVIP.htm

New Chapter: Effective Network Configuration, Network Fault, and Network Performance Management

Listen to the newest podcast from The Definitive Guide® to Converged Network Management!

All network management can be viewed as a service that uses tools, devices, and software applications to assist network managers in monitoring and maintaining the quality of service (QoS) being provided. The previous chapter introduced the FCAPS model and examined service availability and capacity planning management. Chapter 8 will continue that theme of using a methodology for consistent management of network faults or problems, configuration of network devices, and performance.

Chapter 8: Effective Network Configuration, Network Fault, and Network Performance Management, written by Ken Camp, is available at:
http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/DGCNM.htm

New Article: Protecting Remote Access from Unmanaged Devices

Read the newest article from
The Essentials Series: Messaging and Web Security - Volume II!

Network services are commonly accessible well beyond the firewalls that used to demarcate internal networks from the Internet. Customers, business partners, remote employees, and other s are using Web applications to review their accounts, enter orders, check calendars and emails, and collaborate with colleagues. Sometimes remote users are working with a company-issued laptop running the latest antivirus software and up-to-date operating system (OS) patches and the system has been expertly configured to reduce the risks of known vulnerabilities.

New Article: Protecting Remote Access from Unmanaged Devices, written by Dan Sullivan, is available at:http://www.realtime-websecurity.com/ESMWSv2.asp

Recently Announced Chapters

New Chapter: The Shortcut Guide™ to Network Management for the Mid-Market
Chapter 3: Configuration Management and Security

New Volume: The Tips and Tricks Guide™ to Creating Business Continuity through Enterprise Storage Solutions
Volume 5: The Tips and Tricks Guide to Creating Business Continuity through Enterprise Storage Solutions

New Article: The Essentials Series: Messaging and Web Security- Volume II
Article 8: Five Things to Know about SQL Injection Attacks

New Blog Series: The Realtime Windows Server Community
Windows Server 2008 Certification Roadmap

New Podcast: The Definitive Guide® to Vista Migration
Podcast 4: Prepare Applications for Vista

New Podcast: The Realtime Vista Community
New Podcast: TechEd 2007 Notes, and Site Updates

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