Douglas R. Spindler

Douglas R. Spindler is a technology consultant and technical trainer living in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is president of the San Francisco Networking Technologies Users Group and a Microsoft MVP.

Email: douglas-spindler@sfntug.org

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Windows Security Vulnerability You Should Know About

By Douglas R. Spindler, 07/27/2010

There's a Windows zero-day vulnerability all IT pros should know about. This zero-day exploit has been out there for at least 10 years and may go all the way back to NT. It turns ...

netOctopus Enterprise Systems Manager

By Douglas R. Spindler, 05/24/2005

Athough this product might be a good choice for a small business that needs help with asset management, software distribution, and remote configuration, larger businesses will ...

LANDesk Management Suite 8

By Douglas R. Spindler, 05/24/2005

Thorough and easy to use, this management tool offers features that many others don't.

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 SP1

By Douglas R. Spindler, 04/26/2005

Read our reviewer's take on this Windows-only management program.

Novell ZENworks 6.5

By Douglas R. Spindler, 04/26/2005

Find out what our reviewer thinks of this multiplatform client-management suite.

My Horror-to-Glory DNS Tale

By Douglas R. Spindler, 08/31/2004

IT Hero Douglas R. Spindler spins a DNS success tale.

Start Clustering!

By Douglas R. Spindler, 05/27/2004

It's not just for the enterprise anymore. Learn how to set up a simple high-availability cluster and why you should do so.

iSCSI Essentials

By Douglas R. Spindler, 05/27/2004

iSCSI, the standard for encapsulating SCSI commands in TCP/IP packets, is the low-budget solution for clustering and load balancing.

White Papers

Get your Windows 7 deployment off to the right start by implementing PC lockdown. A locked-down environment is easier and cheaper to support since users are less likely to make unnecessary changes to the core system configuration - read more here!

Essential Guides

Is your iSCSI "lossy"? The reality is that most off-the-shelf Ethernet hardware deployed for iSCSI can lose packets, resulting in slow performance or application downtime. Learn how to assess your current iSCSI infrastructure and engineer an advanced iSCSI SAN infrastructure.

Web Seminars

What's the best way to keep your network safe from malware? In this web seminar, security expert Greg Shields suggests an alternative method to the traditional blacklisting approach that is common with anti-virus and anti-malware solutions.

eLearning Series

We bring the experts direct to you to share their real-world perspective and expertise. During each event, three sessions stream in real time, so you can learn, ask questions, and get solutions.
Upcoming event: Getting the Most with Exchange 2010 with Paul Robichaux