The 5 essential patches of 2009

The 5 essential patches of 2009
A panel of security experts helps Computerworld come up with the top five patches that users should have deployed over the past 12 months — or should deploy as soon as possible.

DirectAccess and UAG: Better Together
Here are some of the key reasons why you would want to run Unified Access Gateway with DirectAccess

Table of Contents

• The 5 essential patches of 2009
• Helsinki to recycle excess heat from data center
• Private clouds gain traction with early adopters
• Patch Management Made Easy with WSUS 3.0 SP2

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• Is an energy-wasting data center draining your bottom line?

• SOA Best Practices and Design Patterns

Helsinki to recycle excess heat from data center
A new data center in Finland will be cooled by seawater and send excess heat into a district heating system that warms Helsinki buildings and houses.

Private clouds gain traction with early adopters
Private cloud computing is growing more popular, though management tools are immature.

Patch Management Made Easy with WSUS 3.0 SP2
One of the challenges that comes with running a network is keeping your operating systems patched and secure. In response to this problem, Microsoft has released Windows Server Update Service 3.0 SP2 as a means to centrally download updates and control how they are deployed to the computers throughout your network. Additionally, WSUS provides extensive reporting features to quickly give you a snapshot of your computers’ status. If your network is big enough to have a server and use Active Directory, it’s big enough to benefit from using WSUS.

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The Four Trends Driving the Future of Data Center Infrastructure Design and Management
Does efficiency have to come at the expense of availability? Not according to this paper, which outlines the four data center infrastructure trends that are reducing design, operating and management costs while improving data center performance. Those trends are Infrastructure Management, Eco Availability, Flex Capacity and High Density.

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