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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.

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 should include the loopback address, but not as the first entry

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

QNAP Turbo NAS Software User Manual.

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..

Fixing When Windows Media Player Library Won’t Let You Add Files – How-To Geek.

Gabes Virtual World has an excellent walkthrough for auto-deploying ESXi hosts.
vSphere 5 – How to run ESXi stateless with vSphere Auto Deploy – Gabes Virtual World.

A quick walkthrough to setup ESXi image via autodeploy:
VMware Auto Deploy « Virtual Network Design.