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Modern Art  

VHDX files introduce some improvements over the legacy virtual hard disk format. In this article, we review some of the interesting features.

Rigorous Rights  

Exchange Server 2013 provides a comprehensive, role-based rights management feature. Rights and roles can be managed in the Exchange console, with PowerShell, or with additional tools. We demonstrate all three options.

Free at Last!  

In June, Citrix released the latest version of XenServer Enterprise as open source software. The manufacturer hopes to benefit from input from the community, attract more customers for its desktop virtualization solution, and improve its market position.

Pluggable Database  

More than 500 new features have been incorporated into the current release of Oracle Database 12c. Among other things, these changes offer a new architecture with pluggable databases that facilitate the management of a private and public cloud database and database consolidation.

CloudStack Up Close  

All the great open source cloud solutions have similar goals, but they all have different histories, different communities, and some subtly different areas of emphasis. We asked CloudStack VP Chip Childers about how Apache CloudStack fits in.

Hot and Spicy  

Applications such as web browsers can open up vulnerabilities and threaten an entire system. As a remedy, Capsicum provides the option of finely granulated allocation of privileges on top of sandboxing.

Into the Breach  

Since Microsoft announced the discontinuation of its Threat Management Gateway (TMG) – successor to the Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server – companies have been looking for an adequate replacement. Citrix jumps into the breach with its various NetScaler products.

Always Ready  

As availability requirements continue to grow, Microsoft intends to do away with database mirroring in its SQL Server product. We show you some alternative options in SQL Server 2012 and 2014.

Special Delivery  

The WinGet client for the Windows Package Manager improves the software installation experience for administrators, developers, and users and provides a way to create and share software in the WinGet package format for publishing to public and private repos.