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vSphere Thin Provisioning

By Tom Henderson
March 9, 2010

Thin provisioning gives organizations the opportunity to save disk and storage costs by pooling storage resources. The rationale behind thin provisioning is to prevent disk resources from being statically over-allocated because administrators make intelligent choices about disk data growth. See how vSphere 4 handles this.

DNS, Your IP Workhorse

Six steps can sharpen your Domain Name System, the workhorse of your IP network.

Build Your Own D2D Backup System

A do-it-yourself storage project can cost a fraction of the price of a SAN.

February 25, 2010

By switching to unified communications, Forbes gained both cost savings and new technology tools.

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Focus On: E-business

A Mobile Way to Pay

Many small and midsize businesses looking for an easier way to accept credit cards from customers, make payments to suppliers and perform other financial transactions can now turn to their cell phones to handle these common tasks.

Defining Requirements for SharePoint Deployments

If your business is rolling out its first SharePoint implementation, then keep things simple. That's true for the solicitation and for your documentation, too.

E-Signatures at Work

Real-world results prove e-signatures significantly reduce costs and boost the bottom line.

WiMAX: The Future Is Now

WiMAX technology promises a cost-effective high-bandwidthd alternative for businesses.

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Opinion

The Lowdown:
Creating a Culture of Innovation
Create a culture of innovation at your company, says Mike Taylor of Innovative-e.

Inside IT:
A Virtual Secret
Mark Nelson of Barrett Firearms shares his virtualization secrets.

Speaking From Experience: Gaining Momentum
Technology will play a pivotal role in positioning businesses to recover from the downturn, says CDW’s Maria Sullivan.

Collaborative Efforts
In the never-ending effort to gain efficiencies and improve communications, businesses are turning to collaborative technologies.

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