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ALSO CALLED: Microsoft Windows
DEFINITION: Windows is a personal computer operating system from Microsoft that, together with some commonly used business applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel, has become a de facto "standard" for individual users in most corporations as well as in most homes.

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Morningstar Invests in ExaGrid, Gains Better Backups
sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
CASE STUDY: Morningstar had been backing up its data to tape, but with nightly incremental backups of nearly 6TB and weekly full backups of up to 18TB, its backup windows had grown out of control to overcome it they use ExaGrid solution.
Posted: 05 Jan 2009 | Published: 31 Dec 2008
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Top Windows Storage Improvements for Cutting Costs in 2009
sponsored by F5 Networks
WHITE PAPER: Today's IT infrastructures are complex and inflexible--and most of them just keep growing. Storage expenditures keep rising, resources are consumed by labor-intensive tasks, and management costs are spiraling higher. This paper highlights the top five improvements to windows storage for cutting costs in 2009.
Posted: 29 Dec 2008 | Published: 24 Dec 2008
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Clustered Storage
sponsored by Isilon Systems
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this document you will learn about Clustered Storage and how Clustered Storage is useful for server and storage consolidation without introducing bottlenecks or excessive energy consumption while enabling modular growth.
Posted: 23 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008
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eGuide: Tipcast Transcript: Solid State Drives in the Enterprise
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
EGUIDE: This series of tips discusses the issues involved in integrating solid state drives at three junctions in enterprise storage environments.
Posted: 19 Dec 2008 | Published: 19 Dec 2008
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Converting Linux and Windows Physical and Virtual Machines to Oracle VM Virtual Machines
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This document describes the virtual machine conversion functions built into Oracle VM in Release 2.1.2, and how you can plan and execute the virtual machine conversions using Oracle VM.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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General Backup Purchasing Considerations
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This chapter discusses the process of evaluating and purchasing backup products. Also discussed are the issues to be aware of during this process, such as recovery deadlines, scalability, security, and more.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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Free HP Service Manager 7 Service Desk Consolidation / Remedy™ Replacement Assessment
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
DATA SHEET: This Complimentary assessment for BMC remedy replacement includes: Analyze current environment and licenses, discuss ITIL process in place and provide Documentation aligning BMC remedy and HP solution.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 15 Dec 2008
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Effective Tools and Techniques for Windows Developers
sponsored by Addison-Wesley, Prentice Hall and Sams Publishing
BOOK: A must read for windows developers, this book takes a look at the essentials of scheduling and managing concurrency on Windows using threads.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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Reduce Your Telecom and IT Costs with Speech-Driven Packaged Applications
sponsored by Nuance
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This paper explains about how speech-based solutions can help us to cut IT and telecommunication costs.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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Melissa Data Data Quality Suite
sponsored by Melissa Data Corp
TRIAL SOFTWARE: Sixty percent or more of the average database contains duplicates, bad addresses and data entry errors. Data Quality Suite cleans and verifies contact data before it enters your database to reduce marketing and sales costs and improve customer relations
Posted: 12 Dec 2008 | Published: 12 Dec 2008
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Replay appImage 2.1
sponsored by AppAssure Software
TRIAL SOFTWARE: Replay appImage continuously images any Windows server for complete backup and recovery.
Posted: 11 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Dec 2008
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Getting Started with LINQ to XML
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: LINQ is an acronym which stands for Language Integrated Query. This new technology comes built into the .NET Framework 3.5 and can be used with any of the different languages that run under .NET. This paper serves as an introduction.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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Windows Server 2008 and New Group Policy Settings
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This paper takes an introductory look at the new categories of Group Policy, but anyone moving to Windows Server 2008 technologies would do well to consider the changes and additions to the existing policy categories, too.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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Vista SP1: What You Need to Know before You Deploy
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: The release of Windows Vista SP1 enables customers to take advantage of improvements that Microsoft and its partners have developed. It's a continuation of Microsoft and its partners' drive to provide the best experience possible.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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User's Guide to Office 2007 - No Need to Wait, Deploy It Now
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: It seems we're always dragged kicking and screaming into the newest operating system, programs, or hardware systems. Office 2007 is quite an initial adjustment yet it is one the most functional products from Microsoft in a while.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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7 Things Every System Administrator Should Know about OpenSSH
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This paper will focus on the OpenSSH implementation, which was initially developed as part of the OpenBSD project and is installed by default on most modern BSD and Linux-based operating systems, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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HP Data Protector Software Advanced Backup to Disk Integration with Virtual Tape Libraries White Paper
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a better understanding of the integration of HP Data Protector Software with Virtual Tape Libraries by utilizing the Advanced Backup to Disk functionality available with the HP Data Protector Software.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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Webcast: Oracle Database 11g: Real Application Testing
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WEBCAST: View this webcast to learn how Oracle Database 11g allows businesses to adopt new technologies quickly while minimizing risk.
Posted: 09 Dec 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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eGuide: Virtualization for Disaster Recovery
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
EGUIDE: Review the six essential requirements for DR in virtual environments, and learn about a real-life example of an organization that streamlined their infrastructure and DR plan with blade servers.
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 05 Dec 2008
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Windows Essential Business Server 2008: Deploying Windows Mobile 6 with Windows Essential Business Server 2008
sponsored by Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: This document provides step-by-step instructions for deploying devices powered with Windows Mobile 6 in an IT infrastructure that is based on the Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (Windows EBS 2008) server solution.
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 05 Dec 2008
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Virtualization for Windows: A Technical Overview
sponsored by Microsoft
PRODUCT OVERVIEW: This overview introduces Microsoft's virtualization technologies, focusing on hardware virtualization, presentation virtualization, and application virtualization. It examines Microsoft's tools for a virtual world - what they do...
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 05 Dec 2008
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Hyper-V Deployment and Best Practices
sponsored by Microsoft
WEBCAST: In this webcast a Senior Product Manager from the Windows Virtualization team discusses the Hyper-V virtualization capabilities built into Windows Server 2008. It offers an overview of system requirements, and best practices for successful depl...
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Sun Storage J4000 Array Family Scalable, Reliable and Cost-effective Solutions for Open Storage Infrastructures
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
DATA SHEET: The Sun Storage J4200 array provides high availability, cost-effective 2U storage and supports up to 12 3.5-inch SATA or SAS hard drives.
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 | Published: 04 Dec 2008
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Block Evolving Spam, Secure Your Network
sponsored by MessageLabs
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper for valuable insights into the most prominent spamming techniques used during 2008, as well as why stopping these threats at the internet layer via a managed service is the only way to combat new evolving spam attacks.
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 | Published: 04 Dec 2008
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Pulling the Thin Provisioning Lever to Improve Storage Management Efficiency
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses thin provisioning and how Symantec is using it in important areas of the storage management market.
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 | Published: 03 Dec 2008
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WINDOWS DEFINITION (continued): …  Windows introduced to home and business PC users many of the graphical user interface (GUI) ideas that were developed at an experimental lab at Xerox and introduced commercially by Apple's Lisa and Macintosh computers.

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