Systems

The new platform

Published: 01/02/2010 | Last Revision: 07/07/2010 | Author: Kay Ewbank    comments 0

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 make a great platform on which to build your business, as Kay Ewbank discovers.

Monitoring the system

Published: 01/02/2010 | Last Revision: 07/07/2010 | Author: Peter Worlock    comments 0

Keeping an eye on how your system is performing can alert you to potential disasters before they happen. Peter Worlock takes a look at the tools available.

Application Virtualisation

Published: 01/11/2009 | Last Revision: 06/07/2010 | Author: Peter Worlock    comments 0

Application Virtualisation offers exciting new ways of executing and distributing applications. Peter Worlock explores this brave new world.

High availability

Published: 01/09/2009 | Last Revision: 07/07/2010 | Author: Peter Worlock    comments 0

These days, your systems are expected to be up and running all the time. Pete Worlock finds out what’s involved in delivering High Availability.

Computing in the cloud

Published: 01/05/2009 | Last Revision: 07/07/2010 | Author: Kay Ewbank    comments 0

Software as a Service is a new deployment paradigm made possible by broadband Internet. Kay Ewbank finds out what it can do for your business.

Remote working

Published: 01/02/2009 | Last Revision: 07/07/2010 | Author: Kay Ewbank    comments 0

Equipping your workforce to work at home or on the road offers many advantages, but there are pitfalls as well. Kay Ewbank checks out your options.

Sheer power

Published: 01/02/2009 | Last Revision: 07/07/2010 | Author: Simon Williams    comments 0

High performance computing systems are helping to predict the weather, design cars and calculate how much the world is heating. Simon Williams multi-threads.