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Microsoft delivers a new version of its Hyper-V virtualization technology with Windows Server 2012. This version offers several improvements compared with its predecessor, and because the technology ... In the old Hyper-V hypervisor from Microsoft, many features for professional use were missing. The new version 3.0 has been significantly improved and is slowly catching up to VMware.
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cores per CPU socket in vSphere 4, depending on the license model, vSphere 5 introduces a new model that counts both the CPU sockets and VRAM. The VRAM licensing model relates to the current virtual ... VMware and Citrix are peers in the market for virtualized standard servers. The two global players recently introduced new versions to keep their opponents on their toes. In this article, we compare
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to a customized version of the MySQL server can be a good idea. In recent years, so many patches, forks, and new storage engines have been released that it is hard to keep track of them. For hard-working developers ... MySQL is the standard solution for free relational database systems in web applications, but new forks, more storage engines, and patched versions muddy the water. Now's the time to take stock
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different from a standard SSL handshake. In contrast to IPsec, SSTP sends PPP packets (not IP packets) through the tunnel.
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well because IT systems change constantly and are thus in a dynamic state.
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a monitoring solution and completing the installation and configuration isn't the end; it's just a new starting point. The core requirement is to collect monitored performance data. Without that, the performance ... Simulations and the ability to predict the future can show what effect adding new hardware, or changing the load, can have. Armed with the right know-how, anybody can use this tool.
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Individual sources report that more than 286 million new, positively identified malware instances were registered in 2010 alone [1], not counting unreported cases (i.e., malware that cannot ... A honeypot is a specialized security tool that pretends to be an ordinary system to attract and identify attackers. Experienced intruders, however, are not so easily fooled. An experimental new
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The end of September was marked by the popping of champagne corks down at the OpenStack project: Right on schedule, the project released a new version of its own cloud environment, OpenStack 2012 ... The OpenStack developers have released the new 2012.2 version of their protégé, code-named "Folsom." What potential does OpenStack offer, and what distinguishes it from other clouds? We provide
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released ELValidated, a new "verification and interoperability suite for enterprise Linux operating systems."
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The release of Valkey 9.0 includes new features along with requested improvements to the open source data store.
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