SQL Server 2005 End Of Life

Last year we saw Microsoft retire Windows Server 2003 and this year will see Microsoft retire yet another product. SQL Server 2005 is the latest Microsoft product nearing its end of life date of April 12, 2016. What does End of Life mean for end users? Every product we use is likely to...

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Dell Latitude 2-in-1

Practical Networks are delighted to report that DELL have launched the Latitude 2-in-1 Ultrabook. The new Latitude 2-in-1 is a secure, manageable, reliable and high performance Ultrabook with a detachable 13" tablet. This 2-in-1 is perfect for businesses who want to increase productivity on the move,...

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What is Office 365?

What is Office 365: Office 365 is a Microsoft subscription plan that includes access to Office applications and other productivity services that are enabled over the internet (Cloud Services). These services include Lync web conferencing and Exchange online hosted email for business, and additional online storage with OneDrive. Office 365 is available in business and enterprise tiers, where each...

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7 ways to spot a Phishing Email

One of the most common ways to contract a virus or infection on your PC or Laptop is through phishing emails. Typically Phishing emails are designed to look like they are from a well-known and trusted company, usually banks, financial organisations or couriers, in order to trick you into providing sensitive...

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Phishing FAQ's

What is Phishing? Phishing is a type of online identity theft, which typically uses emails and fraudulent websites, in order to steal information such as credit card details, passwords, account details and other personal information. Phishing emails and websites often falsely claim to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to get you to share your private information. How does...

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Veeam Availability Suite & Veeam Backup Essentials

What is Veeam Availability Suite? Veeam Availability Suite provides availability for all applications, by combining the industry leading backup, restore and replication capabilities of Veeam Backup and Replication with the advanced monitoring, reporting and capacity planning functionality of Veeam ONE. Veeam Availability Suite delivers everything you need to reliably protect and manage your VMware...

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Veeam ONE

What is Veeam ONE? Veeam ONE is a virtual management and optimisation tool, offering monitoring, reporting and capacity planning for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V and the Veeam backup infrastructure. It helps enable availability for the modern data center, by providing complete visibility of the IT infrastructure, in order to detect issues before they have an operational impact. Veeam ONE offers...

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