[TechRepublic] Analyze server performance with Microsoft Advisor

Data Center TechRepublic Member | March 14, 2012

Analyze server performance with Microsoft Advisor: How to get started John Joyner shares the benefits of using Microsoft Advisor (part of the Software Assurance program) to analyze how well your servers are tuned to get the best performance out of them. Read more Resource of the day Rethink Your Storage With IBM Data storage is an interesting thing. While it's easy to add more storage with band-aid solutions, before long, you'll need to seriously rethink how you store. For some advice, turn to this white paper. Additional TechRepublic resources   Resolve Windows Server DC error: Invalid service type RpcSs Using the dcdiag utility while transitioning from Windows Server 2003 to Windows 2008 domain controllers, Scott Lowe uncovered an error and found its solution. Read more How to create an external virtual switch in Hyper-V on the Windows Server 8 Beta For anyone with a virtualization background, Hyper-V networking may not be as intuitive as other technologies. Rickatron shows how to create an external virtual switch in this post. Read more Vector Linux: Lightning fast throwback to old-school Linux Jack Wallen recommends Vector Linux, a fast, flexible, and lightweight distribution that will fit the bill in any situation where system power is an issue. Read more It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: March 2012 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's March 2012 patches in your organization. Read more How to run VMware ESXi on a Mac As of the vSphere 5 (ESXi 5) release, Macintosh is now supported as a VM guest, as long as you put it on Mac hardware. Lauren Malhoit puts an old Mac Pro 4 through the test. Read more Featured multimedia   Dinosaur Sightings: DOS File Managers If you started your IT career back in the mid 80s to early 90s, chances are that you relied on DOS File Managers to help you with your day-to-day file management operations. If so, you'll enjoy this gallery of images showing some early DOS File Managers . View on site Today's recommended downloads Rethink Your Storage With IBM (IBM) Selecting the Right EHR for the Life of Your Practice and Your Patients (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Live Webcast: A Developers Guide to using Rational Solutions to Leverage WebSphere (IBM) University of Colorado Hospital's IT Story (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Atlantic Health's IT Story (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Connect with TechRepublic 10 ways to speed up a slow PC Is your computer moving at a crawl? Don't give up. Check out this gallery to learn some things you can do about it. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise

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