- ProxyInspector for ISA Server 2.6g Appropriate Control — When things get about the corporate Internet usage and traffic control, there always a lot of the loose talks: Either the management needs to control every kilobyte of data transfer and every connection or employees can have certain level of freedom? The answer to this question varies from one organization to another and depends on many factors. However, all agree that the *control is necessary*. The easiest way for control the Internet usage…
- Backup prOxy Server. Backup belongs to the past - The future is in recovery! — Solutions for data backup and recovery are the frequent theme of reviews, and this frequency has an explanatory background: there is not a more important task than keeping corporate or personal vital data in a safe place. But this task (backup, namely) has one less commonly discussed aspect: what is the *overall purpose* of data backup? Don’t answer immediately; let?s think. The common answer is: «to keep data safe.»…
- Country Codes 2.7, Data at Fingertips — In today’s vague times of «common» unlimited broadband Internet connection (which is not so common, really) and «modern cool» web-services it is thought that one doesn’t have to store on one’s computer information one can find on web. People with such thoughts typically don’t take into account the amount of time they waste when to find a byte of frequently-used data…
- Kwok Information Server 2.3, IT Management with Pleasure — Every IT business, even the smallest one, needs to manage some, at least the most basic kinds of information related to their business. Of course, when it’s a company of «two directors and one worker», it can manage all of its operations through sticky notes or Excel worksheets. But, becoming serious, becoming organized, with multiple orders, clients, employees, and rooms definitely requires specialized software for…
- Server Monitor 3.4.0, Know The Problem In Proper Time — There are two kinds of system administrators: those who think «my system can’t fall» (optimistic kind), and those who thinks «if the system falls, I want to know it as soon as possible» (realistic kind). The second kind of sysadmins are more valuable: they can do wisely even in complex conditions. Server Monitor is a software for those wise realists: reliable server monitor, able to detect…
- AA Mail Server, Be Your Own Email Service Provider — No matter how hard you try to set up a hosted email service the way you want it to be, chances are that you’ll end up compromising your demands, for it’s hardly possible to have someone do things the way you want them be done. If you want to take control over your email communications, fire up your own email server, and yet not spend much time dealing with low-level technical issues, take a note…
- USB CopyNotify! – a reliable USB sentinel that won't let your data be stolen — Today’s USB drives are compact, spacious and fast, which makes them a standard medium for data storage and transfer. Their size and speed also make them an ideal tool for data theft — you can simply plug a tiny device into a USB port of any computer on the network and copy gigabytes of data in a couple of minutes. If your network contains confidential data that must be accessible to users but cannot leave the…
- Virtual Flash Drive - a hack-proof container for your most valuable data — If the content of your hard drives is not limited to family photos and favorite MP3 tracks and you have information that you'd rather not make public, you have several options to choose from. The easiest method would be to hide your data folders in the depths of your system hoping that intruders would not be smart enough to look in non-standard locations. However, this is a bit naïve and you shouldn't rely on this method if you want real protection. Apparently, you can copy all your…
- Server Control Tower. PA Server Monitor — “How’s my server doing?” “What’s going on with it now?” “Hope, I haven’t missed anything important.” — These are the most typical things server administrators are concerned with. In order to not miss anything important, some of them never leave their seats. (Or, if there are many servers, they run around them to make sure everything is o’kay.) Others pick the…
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