Storage Networking , Part 1 eBook: A storage network is any network that's designed to transport block-level storage protocols. But understanding the ins and outs of networked storage takes you deep into several of protocols. This guide covers SANs, Fibre Channels, Disk Arrays, Fabric, and IP Storage.
»Storage Networking 2, Configuration and Planning eBook: Picking up where Part 1 left off, Part 2 of our look at storage networking examines configurations for SAN-attached servers and disk arrays, and also includes a look at the future of IP storage.
»Storage Management Costs in the Enterprise: A Comparison of Mid-Range Array Solutions Whitepaper:
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A Guide to Finding, Removing and Preventing Online Pests
Online pests can range from the annoying to the downright dangerous. This Intranet Journal guide takes a step-by-step approach to diagnosing, removing and preventing spyware infestations.
Creating a PHP-Based Content Management System
Creating a PHP-Based Content Management System
For six months in 2004, Intranet Journal's Peter Zeidman published a tutorial on using the PHP programming language to build a content management system (CMS).
How Do I...
We've developed a knowledge base from Intranet Journal articles to help our readers find the answer to common questions. When used with the Intranet Journal Discussion Forum, our How Do I... section harnesses the experience of Intranet Journal readers and writers to help solve common problems.
Profiles of companies on the forefront of open source application development. We look at their key project, funding, top personnel, and market strategy.
Creating a PHP-Based Content Management System
This series creates a system written using the PHP programming language, which excels in the development of Web-based systems. The final product will allow the bulk of the intranet or Internet site's content to be easily stored and managed in a database. We'll also include a number of other features required for running a successful site, such as authenticating users and managing files.
XML Basics and Benefits
P.G. Daly's series on XML, which allows developers to define tags and the structural relationships between them, takes a look at the overriding benefits as well as hands-on examples.
Corporate Compliance
The introduction of regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPPA are creating challenges for corporate IT departments. Corporate compliance issues affect IT decision-making across the board by incorporating storage, content management, and collaboration technologies.
Open-Source Content Management Apps
Many smaller organizations have turned to open-source, database-driven content management applications to build Web sites, intranets and collaboration and community services. While inexpensive, such applications often require quite a bit of programming knowledge.
Enterprise Security Challenges
More than ever before, IT departments must cope with security challenges that can disrupt or even shut down organizations. This special series looks at some of the major security issues and concerns facing enterprises today.
Enterprise Instant Messaging
With the exception of e-mail, few applications in computing history have become as popular as quickly as instant messaging (IM). Building on a base of IM use on home computers, IM now represents a revolution in corporate communications. Gartner Group forecasts 70 percent of all enterprises will use IM in 2003, and that by 2005 IM will represent 50 percent of all business-to-client communication.
Searching for Storage Sanity
One of the biggest challenges facing any enterprise today is implementing an effective strategy for storing important data. This series explores several facets of the storage dilemma, including the management of multiple storage systems, how to deal with the ever-increasing flood of email and training IT workers to improve storage skills.
The Project Management Imperative
Effective IT Project Management always has been important, but never more than today. With budgets tight and expectations high for IT to deliver a return on investment, enterprise pros must sell a project on its ability to improve the bottom line as well as its technological merits. In this special series on Project Management, we look at how to gain internal support for an IT project, how to determine a project's value and how to manage the process from planning through post-mortem.
Turning the Infrastructure Out
As enterprises continue to confront budget, staff and technology limitations, more and more IT managers are opting to outsource important infrastructure functions. In this three-article IT Management special report, we look at the emerging generation of hosted applications, explore tips on managing the outsourcing relationship, and glimpse the future of hosted services.
Making a Home for Your Intranet
An intranet follows a very similar process and, much like the construction of a house, you have three main options: You can build your own;
you can contract the job to professionals; or you can buy an existing house.
Which Web Server is Right for Your Intranet?
There are so many Web servers on the market, it's hard to know which is the right one to use. This guide will take a look at the major web server packages available, help you to choose which best suits your needs, and will assist in getting it up and running.
Microsoft's SharePoint Portal Server
On the market since mid-2001, Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server (SPS) has already attracted millions of users and more than 300 third-party applications. Proponents praise its relatively low pricing, easy installation, and intranet functionality. The same product, though, has also drawn heaps of criticism from industry influencers like GartnerGroup and Meta Group. Why the discrepancies?
Security 101
By the end of 2003, META Group predicts that 55 percent of companies will be spending more than 5 percent of their IT budgets on security software.
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