SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - Exchange Server 2010. There are many new and improved features in the new version. This white paper outlines ten items to consider when planning and deploying an Exchange Server 2010 infrastructure, as well as some considerations to keep in mind when making the decision to move on to the "latest and greatest" iteration.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Exchange Virtualization | Microsoft Exchange | Operating System Virtualization | Operating Systems | Windows | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely inventory small or large IT environments without requiring the installation of any agent software. This paper explains how to utilize it to "map" your infrastructure for Windows 7 and Server 2008.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Operating System Virtualization | Operating Systems | Windows | Windows NT Advanced Servers | Windows Server Software | Windows Vista | Windows XP

WHITE PAPER - So you’re an XP shop and your organization skipped Vista, but is considering taking the plunge to the latest revision of the Longhorn platform: Windows 7. Here are ten things that you should probably know as you get familiar with this new Windows client.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  IT Management | IT Systems | Operating Systems | Windows | Windows Security | Windows Vista | Windows XP

WHITE PAPER - This white paper is a guide to the top ten causes of trouble in a Cisco network and how to address them, but is not intended to be a troubleshooting guide.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Help Desk Management | Help Desk Management Services | Help Desk Software | Help Desks | Technical Support Staff | Troubleshooting

WHITE PAPER - The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) was developed to solve the problems caused by loops in a bridged, or switched, topology. Read this paper for useful knowledge of the Spanning Tree Protocol - knowledge that will be useful for the CCNA exam.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Process Management | Certificate in Computer Programming | Certification Programs | Testing

WHITE PAPER - The dial plan is a key element in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) environments. The dial plan is at the very core of the user experience. For companies that have multiple locations, or that are global, a comprehensive dial plan can become large and very complex.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Communications Diagnostic and Test Equipment | Communications Hardware | Communications Networks | Communications Software | Communications Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

WHITE PAPER - There are some helpful things we can do with Cisco’s IOS to make our lives easier. This white paper will present some useful commands, followed (in parentheses) by their most concise shortcuts (at the time of this writing).
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Internet | Internet Applications Software | Operating System Virtualization | Operating Systems | Routing | Routing Protocols | Switching | Telecommunications Networks

WHITE PAPER - This white paper focuses on best practices for implementing an enterprise Active Directory infrastructure using virtualization technology. We will discuss how to perform a full migration of your physical AD infrastructure to a virtualized environment.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Active Directory | Directory Assistance Services | Directory Service Protocols | Directory Services | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VM

WHITE PAPER - There has been a lot of interest among students lately on the details surrounding the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) specializations and their relationship with the corresponding CCNP specializations. The purpose of this white paper is to put all the information about these into one concise reference document.
Posted: September 22, 2009 | Published: September 22, 2009


Topics:  Certification Programs | Configuration Management | Routing | Routing Protocols | Training | Training and Educational Services | Wireless Networks | Wireless Security

WHITE PAPER - Dynamic management views and functions were extraordinary additions to SQL 2005, and they have only improved in function and increased in number in SQL 2008. This white paper will explore a few of their capabilities and give examples as to how they can ease the workload of a database administrator.
Posted: September 22, 2009 | Published: September 22, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Management Software | Indexing Software | MySQL | Relational Database Management Software | Reporting Software | SQL | SQL Server | Sybase (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Studies show that training has a positive impact on performance, for both students and their companies. More than 60% of IT managers believe that the skill of their teams is the most important success factor for critical IT functions.
Posted: September 21, 2009 | Published: September 21, 2009


Topics:  Employee Performance Management (EPM) | Human Resources Management | IT Management | IT Workforce | Productivity | Training | Training and Educational Services

TRAINING GUIDE - VMware vSphere is the next evolutionary step in IT computing. vSphere dramatically reduces capital and operating costs, and increases control over IT infrastructures while preserving the flexibility to choose any OS, application and hardware. Learn how to take advantage of this new technology with VMware training from Global Knowledge.
Posted: September 21, 2009 | Published: September 21, 2009


Topics:  Certification Programs | Configuration Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Load Balancing | Network Management | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization | Training and Educational Services | VM | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - Increased adoption of VMware infrastructure and continued performance advances in hardware and software have driven the virtualization of Microsoft Exchange. This paper will detail experiments that demonstrate the efficient performance and scalability of Exchange when running inside a virtual machine on a VMware vSphere™ 4 environment.
Posted: September 21, 2009 | Published: September 21, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Consolidation | Data Centers | Email Management | Email Server Software | Microsoft Exchange | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware

WHITE PAPER - VMware vSphere™ introduces a number of new features and capabilities to virtual networking under VMware® vNetwork. vNetwork is the new name to describe the collection of networking technologies for optimally integrating networking and I/O functionality into vSphere.
Posted: September 21, 2009 | Published: September 21, 2009


Topics:  Network Management | Network Management Software | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtual Machine | VLAN | VM | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Securing an organization's assets requires work, but there are some basic steps that can simplify the task by taking a one-two-three approach. In this whitepaper, you'll learn how you can sort your security controls by categorizing and grouping them in order to help prevent common security problems.
Posted: August 28, 2009 | Published: August 27, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Network Best Practices | Network Management | Network Security | Security Best Practices | Security Management