IT contractors are no longer guns for hire: report | ZDNet
Contracted staff are just as committed to the interests of a workplace as permanent employees
Reducing runtime memory in Windows 8 – Building Windows 8 – Site Home – MSDN Blogs
Some things I’ve had to consider while researching a tablet/laptop hybrid device: Reducing runtime memory
Tech trends to watch out for in 2013 | TechRepublic
However, with today’s economy and the focus on cost rather than risk, outages will still
Improving network and PC security
A nice article outlining 10 things you can do to improve network and PC security. Although, I’m not too sure about replacing desktops with Linux; the argument at the end of the page is very valid.
DNS: DNS servers on should include the loopback address, but not as the first entry
Bottom line is “Configure adapter settings to add the loopback IP address to the list of DNS servers on all active interfaces, but not as the first server in the list.”
from DNS: DNS servers on
VMware vSphere 5.1 Hypervisor (Free – ESXi 5.1) Limitations
Here’s a very nice summary of the limitations of only using the free ESXi from VMware vSphere 5.1 Hypervisor (Free – ESXi 5.1) Limitations – TechHead
10 compelling reasons to upgrade to Windows Server 2012
Interesting article of new features offered in Windows Server 2012 from Tech Republic “10 compelling reasons to upgrade to Windows Server 2012”
I’m very interested in the following five from this list:
1: Freedom of interface choice (server core vs. GUI)
6: Hyper-V Replica
7: Improvements to VDI
8: DirectAccess without the hassle factor
10: Simplified licensing
Clean Shutdown of Virtual Machines using PowerChute Network Shutdown in a HA Cluster Environment.
APC has released a newer version of their PowerChute Network Shutdown for ESXi 5. They also have provided a script to be used with PCNS to shutdown the virtual machines before the host is shutdown.
Clean Shutdown of Virtual Machines using PowerChute Network Shutdown in a HA Cluster Environment..