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  • Zero-day hack of Oracle 11g allows cracker complete control

    Litchfield also showed how it was possible to bypass Oracle Label Security used for managing mandatory access to information at different security levels.Until Oracle remedies the zero-day flaws he exposed, Litchfield advised Oracle 11g…
    04 February 2010
    Tags: Researcher • Privileges • Label • Grant • Flaws • Execute

  • Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle release security fixes

    Database servers should not be exposed to the network, but IT administrators need to scrutinize affected application servers to determine the amount of risk the servers are exposed to.Zero-Day ExploitsQualys' Kandek also noted that a Intevydis, a…
    13 January 2010
    Tags: Smb • Reader • Network Security • Javascript • Execution • Crash

  • MySQL 5.5 beta offered to DBAs to test

    A new version of MySQL hits the streets - beta only though The MySQL developer community has released the first beta of what will be the next version of MySQL.MySQL database administrators are encouraged to test MySQL Server 5.5.0-m2, code-named…
    18 December 2009
    Tags: Mysql • Replication • Microsystems • Production • Updated • Sql

  • EMC automates data tiering with FAST

    For example, FAST can create multiple tiers of storage for a single application.I think the key is to just get started, regardless of what level of detail, as it often takes time for large organizations to adopt new technology - especially…
    08 December 2009
    Tags: Automation • Automated • Disk Drives • Lifecycle • Roadmap • Movement

  • Microsoft beta to shake up directory services

    He says NGAD is a reshaping of the programming model for Active Directory.In addition, the directory design means multitudes of new cloud or other applications won't be hammering the central Active Directory architecture with lookup requests and…
    19 November 2009
    Tags: Active Directory • Identity • Api • Instances • Programming • Addon

  • Microsoft adds access controls to SQL Azure online database

    Microsoft is creating technology to give businesses more fine-grained control over access to data stored in the company's upcoming SQL Azure database-as-a-service, a senior engineer said.Code-named Vidalia, the technology will provide "trustworthy…
    18 November 2009
    Tags: Databases • Stored • Engineer • Creating • Sql • Azure

Latest Features

  • Apple iPad offers IT department opportunities

    It would also be easier to manage from a security aspect, as the network administrators take care of user access control to any given data resource on the local network.If Apple is serious about the business angle of the iPad they will need to…
    11 February 2010
    Tags: Tablet • Skill • Presentations • Opportunities • Gadget • Covering

  • Microsoft SharePoint addons reveal exciting features

    Also, the Security Explorer controls provide insight into permissions and security related to SharePoint sites, and adds a unique cloning feature for permissions.Core to the tool is a set of reporting capabilities through a web-based information…
    16 December 2009
    Tags: Studio • Folders • Repository • Sql Server • Administrator • Structure

  • IT managers need to watch out for wireless management complexity

    Client troubleshooting has consequently become the single biggest problem for IT administrators. This requires a database of all significant network and RF events, essentially integrating wireless sniffer-like capabilities into the infrastructure…
    09 December 2009
    Tags: Access Point • Access Points • Reliability • Innovation • Ieee • Mobility

  • Best and worst of Microsoft Exchange 2010

    Not strictly a part of Exchange 2010, but a welcome contribution to the world of e-mail administrators who need a better test than you get from Gmail.12. Local Continuous Replication is Gone.Joel says: Thumbs down.If you loved the idea of having…
    09 November 2009
    Tags: Tracking • Continuous • Replication • Ships • Outlook • Mail

  • Windows 7: How to manage users

    Before you start creating new users on your Windows 7 computer, you should understand the difference between the two main account types: Administrators and Standard Users. This account joins the Administrators group, which has the highest set of…
    21 October 2009
    Tags: Active Directory • Safety • Person • Selecting • Disable • Delete

  • Exchange 2010: blessing or curse?

    What that does is allows administrators to have local copies in the same data centre, as well as a second or even third data centre that has up to date copies of Exchange," he said.Microsoft also has tweaked replication to make loads more evenly…
    09 October 2009
    Tags: Amounts • End Users • Failover • Replication • Archiving • Balancing
 

How-Tos

  • Readers' favourite free network tools

    Others aggressively scan the network to the point where security devices -- and other administrators - may detect the scan and classify it as an attack. Running Active Ports on a machine provides that valuable information instantly.Multi Router…
    02 June 2008
    Tags: Evaluate • Utilities • Remote Access • Producing • Statistics • Network Management

  • Case Study: The virtual virtualisation case study

    Erics server administrators, Ed Blum and Mary Edgerton, had used VMware Server and Microsoft Virtual Server before and werent impressed by their performance. Ed and Mary, the two server administrators, loved HPs management software, so Eric felt…
    08 February 2008
    Tags: Examine • Virtual Server • Server Virtualisation • Ed • Hadn • Missioncritical

  • Five key virtual-machine management questions

    Because virtual machines are built to house numerous guest operating systems per host, moves, adds and changes will occur to guest operating-system or application instances.Keeping track of these developments is necessary, as is tracking host or…
    07 December 2007
    Tags: Virtual Machine • Addressed • Images • Host • Hosts • Identified

  • The Tao of managing virtualised servers

    Administrators need to closely monitor resource demands on various physical servers.This is not the same as the demands reported by the operating systems on the virtual machines. Administrators need to look at what's happening on the actual…
    06 December 2007
    Tags: Virtual Machine • Hypervisor • Loads • Profiles • Canada • Cost Savings

  • Eight steps to Longhorn planning (part 1)

    The new Server Core feature could change the way administrators do their job. The company started working with Microsoft early, testing the server operating system in the airline's own data centres and evaluating the release in Microsoft test…
    09 July 2007
    Tags: Active Directory • Redmond • Data Centres • Longhorn • Wait

  • Case Study: A city in Kansas does tapeless backup

    IT administrators can make unused disk space on appliances available to users on the LAN, making a Revinetix appliance double as a network file server. Supporting all major operating systems in use today, this software keeps a running catalog…
    09 May 2007
    Tags: City • Backups • Restore • Libraries • Agent • Veritas

Reviews

  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 review

    Administrators can further lock down the type of site changes users can make with SharePoint Designer.For developers, new SharePoint tools in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 should reduce the work of designing Web Parts and other advanced customisation.
    09 November 2009
    Tags: Business Users • Expertise • Administration • Sql Server • Safari • Forms

  • Lumension application control review

    Users and administrators can quickly deny all unauthorised applications, modules (Visual Basic), and scripts (JavaScript and VBScript only) in an emergency. Administrators can use regular SQL query tools and reports to extract events or export them…
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Unauthorised • Events • Endpoint • Adobe • Signatures • Execution

  • Bit9 Parity Suite

    Administrators can run reports to see which computers are at highest risk in their environment and then work to resolve those outliers first.Another statistic, called Drift, indicates how many program executions have been approved by a trusted…
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Category • Metrics • Alerts • Trust • Identified • Trusted

  • McAfee Application Control review

    Administrators connect via a secure browser session, where they can manage Application Control and any other McAfee security solutions they have deployed.Protected PCs are considered "Solidified," a term that harkens back to the product's…
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Queries • Prevent • Log • Scripts • Trusted • Buffer

  • Microsoft Exchange 2010 beta review

    Exchange 2007 introduced unified messaging, a completely new management client, and improvements to almost every aspect of the mail server, but at the cost of a whopping learning curve for administrators.
    16 April 2009
    Tags: Continuous • Exchange Server • Night • Outlook • Pick • Usability

  • AppToService review

    While there may be specialist uses, the average home user will not need this program - but network administrators might want to take a good look at it. It can start when Windows starts.The usefulness of this is mostly for applications which need to…
    07 January 2009
    Tags: Implications • Multi • Matter • Logged • Business Advisor • Ian Harac

White Papers

  • Advanced compressions with Oracle Database 11g release 2

    The sudden explosion in data volume presents a daunting management challenge for IT administrators. In addition, application scalability and performance must continue to meet the demands of the business – even as data volumes explode.Oracle…
    03 December 2009
    Tags: Volumes • Volume • Scalability • Growth • Demands • Compression

  • Oracle Data Guard with Oracle Database 11g release 2

    Administrators are always certain of the ability of a standby database to assume the production role – eliminating business risk at failover time. Data Guard is included with Oracle Database Enterprise Edition and provides the management…
    03 December 2009
    Tags: Databases • Implement • Oracle Database • Standby • Guard

  • Application-layer security

    In todays world of increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks, application-layer security threats are top of mind with many network administrators, security consultants and CIOs. Application-layer attacks are very attractive to a potential attacker…
    11 April 2007
    Tags: Cyber • Layer • Employee • Administrators • Enable • Ground

  • Introducing File Area Networks

    It is also designed to be useful as a desktop reference for FAN administrators. File data is generally distinguished from raw block data which might be used for a back-end database on a business system, or enterprise email server.All file data is…
    02 April 2007
    Tags: Accessed • Fan • Blocks • Block • Raw • Filesystem

  • Integrated Data Management

    In this environment, traditional storage management processes have evolved to satisfy the needs of the storage administrator to discover, monitor, and control storage devices and other elements of the storage infrastructure.These processes have…
    21 March 2007
    Tags: Processes • Elements • Administrators • Data Management • Administrator • Flexibility

  • Get More from Your Oracle Database

    This white paper looks at the deficiencies in the traditional tools used by database administrators as they are asked to continually increase database performance and keep costs down, and it highlights a new method of performance tuning and the…
    09 March 2007
    Tags: Event • Analysis • Method • Wait • Database Administrators

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