http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/Free Resources available for download from Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online including IT Influencer PDFs, MCPmag.com Guru, White Papers, WebCasts, AudioCasts and more.en-us(c) 1996-2007 1105 Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.News780Do you want to get benefits from virtualization without sacrificing application performance and end user satisfaction? The purpose of this white paper is to help application owners, operations managers and data center managers to better understand virtualization initiatives, and how they effectively support applications and end users. Read the white paper today. (PDF, 12 pages)http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=695http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=695#1Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTThis white paper addresses the current challenges for operational recovery and introduces a fast and efficient software-based Continuous Data Protection (CDP) product, TimeData, which allows companies to easily recover their data from any point in time. Get it now! (PDF, 6 pages)http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=690http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=690#2Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTWhile it was once just a convenient way for employees to communicate internally, today e-mail systems like Exchange are tightly integrated with other business applications and are one of the primary methods for communicating with current and prospective customers. Protecting Exchange against costly downtime has become a top priority for more IT departments. So how do you ensure that your Exchange environment is always protected? Read on! (PDF, 7 pages)http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=691http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=691#3Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 includes new features that provide significant improvements for managing clusters in multi-site architectures. However, improvements to failover clustering do not yet provide a way to replicate the shared data used by a cluster which is truly the "last mile" in terms of building multi-site cluster architectures. GeoCluster provides a way to efficiently replicate these data changes and allow cluster nodes to quickly restore application services after a failure. Read on! (PDF, 10 pages)http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=693http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=693#4Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTDiscover the hard return in automating these time-intensive tasks. Paper-based mediums such as faxing and distributed mail are still key components in today's networked business environment. Read how fax and mail automation can save your business time and money. Get it now! (PDF, 5 pages)http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=685http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=685#5Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTAn independent report from Gartner. According to Gartner, the majority of existing data centers in the United States have not been designed to handle future energy demands. Strategic decisions, including the implementation of virtualization, must be made quickly. This research outlines why energy and floor space constraints will cause considerable disruption to U.S. data centers during the next three years. Read how to weather the storm! (Web page, 25 KB)http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=686http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=686#6Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTAn independent report from Gartner. Data centers consume large amounts of energy so it is imperative that IT management establishes energy efficiency goals and an integrated approach to energy-saving initiatives. This Gartner research provides IT managers with an outline of the trends affecting data centers and offers strategies with which to address these changes. Learn to get "green" today! (Web page, 27 KB)http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=687http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=687#7Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe term "storage virtualization" is in broad use, but it can mean many things. This paper describes some of the basic concepts, technologies and implementations that are included under the virtualization umbrella. It also looks at an Extensible Storage Virtualization Stack that models the HP view of storage virtualization. Learn more today. (PDF, 33 pages) http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=682http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=682#8Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTIn this white paper by Microsoft Exchange MVP, Steve Bryant, Steve shows you the bare and necessary facts you should know to proactively maintain your Exchange Server 2007 environment. In addition to providing critical strategies for predicting and responding to failures, he will offer useful information for implementing proactive measures to ensure that your investment is well protected. Get it now! (PDF, 34 pages)http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=679http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=679#9Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTHow small and mid-sized business can minimize risk and benefit from Web 2.0 Technologies. There have been many breaches of company networks and customer data as a result of weaknesses in how Web 2.0 technologies are configured or secured. This white paper focuses on Web 2.0 technologies, understanding the risks involved and the steps you should take to eliminate or mitigate the risks. Learn how to securely leverage Web 2.0 to find and retain customers and drive business. (PDF, 7 pages) http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=677http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=677#10Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTGet ironclad security in and out of corporate boundaries. This exclusive guide shows you how delivering data from the datacenter improves security, gives you granular control of user access privileges and streamlines compliance. Get your complimentary guide now! (PDF, 9 pages)http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=673http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=673#11Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTSecure and Manage delivery of mission critical business applications. Learn how to reduce the cost of delivering them anywhere, on any network or device. Increase security and performance. Download this free white paper now! (PDF, 10 pages)http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=674http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=674#12Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTToday's messaging environments must be highly available, disaster tolerant, and cost efficient. Download this white paper based on real customer experiences running Microsoft Exchange on virtual machines. Specific use cases demonstrate advantages of deploying Exchange on a VMware platform. Exchange administrators who read this will learn how to simplify disaster recovery and decrease downtime and more! Get it now! (PDF, 21 pages)http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=675http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=675#13Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe shift from physical servers to consolidated, virtualized server infrastructures has had undeniable IT benefits. However, the rapid move to VMware has caused traditional approaches to disaster recovery (DR) to become outmoded and added a layer of complexity to DR implementation. Read on! (PDF, 4 pages)http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=676http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=676#14Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe mobile workforce has become a reality for organizations across all industries, and the ubiquitousness of the Internet is fueling more cost effective remote solutions, the security perimeter is anywhere your employees can hang their hats. Although the latest remote access solutions give us a unique way to access our networks and applications -- -- these solutions can inadvertently provide hackers a portal to your entire network if the security features are compromised. Read how to add another layer of security and thwart the attacks. Get it now! (PDF, 8 pages)http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=667http://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=667#15Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT