http://www.windowsitpro.com/authors/author/author/5041257/rss/5041257en-USSun, 27 May 2012 03:32:16 GMTSun, 27 May 2012 03:32:16 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/security/10-network-security-assessment-tools-you-can-t-live-withoutHackers use these free utilities all the time, so you better be using them too.]]>Jerry CochranTue, 27 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/security/10-network-security-assessment-tools-you-can-t-live-withouthttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/security/interact-and-win-a-windows-it-pro-t-shirtTell us about the most surprising thing you learned when assessing the security of your network. We’ll send a T-shirt to the reader whose surprising finding surprises us the most.]]>Jerry CochranThu, 22 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/security/interact-and-win-a-windows-it-pro-t-shirthttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/fine-tune-your-backup-strategyIf you haven’t examined your strategy for a while, now’s the time to take a fresh look at how your organization protects its data.]]>Jerry CochranTue, 27 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/fine-tune-your-backup-strategyhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/fibre-channel/storage-i-o-made-better-with-windows-server-2003-storportStorport overcomes SCSIport’s architectural limitations and will take Windows applications to the next level of storage performance and functionality.]]>Jerry CochranMon, 05 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/fibre-channel/storage-i-o-made-better-with-windows-server-2003-storporthttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/file-systems/the-magic-of-mount-pointsMount points are useful tools that overcome drive-letter limitations and simplify directory navigation of your storage systems.]]>Jerry CochranTue, 30 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/file-systems/the-magic-of-mount-pointshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/clustering/storage-replication-for-windows-still-waiting-for-the-mainstreamA lack of OS and application support is among the reasons that storage replication hasn’t become a mainstream technology in Windows data centers. But Microsoft is making headway in this area.]]>Jerry CochranMon, 22 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/clustering/storage-replication-for-windows-still-waiting-for-the-mainstreamhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/security/storage-utilities-all-dressed-up-and-no-place-to-goOnly after fundamental cultural changes take place in IT and the organization can line of business applications be successfully hosted on a storage utility.]]>Jerry CochranMon, 08 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/security/storage-utilities-all-dressed-up-and-no-place-to-gohttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/fibre-channel/windows-embraces-iscsi-storageWhat is iSCSI and what does the IP-based standard mean for you?]]>Jerry CochranTue, 24 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/fibre-channel/windows-embraces-iscsi-storagehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/storage/srm-for-windows-We might not reach Storage Resource Management (SRM) nirvana (whether we’re talking about Windows or another OS) for a while, but it never hurts to dream.]]>Jerry CochranMon, 23 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/storage/srm-for-windows-http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/ip-security-ipsec2/what-s-the-big-deal-with-windows-and-iscsi-ISCSI enables block-mode data transfer over "cheapnet," which is the key to allowing I/O-hungry Windows Server applications to use network-based storage.]]>Jerry CochranMon, 02 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/ip-security-ipsec2/what-s-the-big-deal-with-windows-and-iscsi-http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/interoperability/why-windows-administrators-should-care-about-mpioMicrosoft’s MPIO plus vendor-supplied device-specific modules yields a robust, vendor-independent framework for multipath I/O.]]>Jerry CochranMon, 12 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/interoperability/why-windows-administrators-should-care-about-mpiohttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/file-management/supercharging-windows-file-servicesThe combination of IntelliMirror, Remote Storage Service, and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service technologies gives users and administrators world-class file-sharing capabilities.]]>Jerry CochranWed, 27 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/file-management/supercharging-windows-file-serviceshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/exchange-server-2003/exchange-server-2003-and-vssDiscover how VSS running on Windows 2003 can improve Exchange 2003 system availability.]]>Jerry CochranTue, 24 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/exchange-server-2003/exchange-server-2003-and-vsshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/fibre-channel/virtually-confused-about-storage-Storage virtualization can be complex. Windows 2003’s new Virtual Disk Service makes the process much simpler.]]>Jerry CochranTue, 22 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/fibre-channel/virtually-confused-about-storage-http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/remote-storage-serviceEvaluate remote storage technology and its potential for your organization.]]>Jerry CochranMon, 27 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/remote-storage-servicehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/file-systems/choosing-basic-vs-dynamic-disk-storage-for-windows-serversLearn the differences between basic and dynamic disk storage and how your decision will affect your servers.]]>Jerry CochranMon, 25 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/file-systems/choosing-basic-vs-dynamic-disk-storage-for-windows-servershttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/windows-sans-sansFind out how Microsoft has begun maximizing the value that technologies such as Storage Area Networks (SANs) bring to the Windows environment.]]>Jerry CochranMon, 30 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/windows-sans-sanshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/exchange-server/parting-is-such-sweet-sorrow-Jerry Cochran bids readers farewell and looks back at 3 years of Exchange & Outlook ]]>Jerry CochranFri, 30 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/exchange-server/parting-is-such-sweet-sorrow-http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/exchange-2000-server/moving-to-exchange-2000-native-modeBe sure you understand the implications of making the switch to native mode.]]>Jerry CochranFri, 23 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/exchange-2000-server/moving-to-exchange-2000-native-modehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/exchange-2000-server/microsoft-s-security-operations-guide-for-exchange-2000-server-Jerry Cochran reviews Microsoft’s new Exchange 2000 Server security guide.]]>Jerry CochranFri, 16 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/exchange-2000-server/microsoft-s-security-operations-guide-for-exchange-2000-server-