Donna Moyer

A Day in the Life of A Smartphone

Smart phones are everywhere and users are asking us on a regular basis to support the latest models on our networks. Predictions are that smartphones will outsell PCs by 2012. I can see why because, as more apps become available, I have been finding less ... Read >

3 Easy Steps to Using Twitter as a Tech Tool

My informal surveys indicate that many IT folk are not using social networks. However, I have found it to be a great tool for keeping up on all things Novell. A side benefit is that it helps me stay in touch with areas I am interested in outside of work. ... Read >

The Truth About OpenSLP

This article is designed for network professionals who are moving their Novell networks from NetWare to OES Linux. There is a lot of conflicting information out about the differences between Novell SLP and OpenSLP. In this article, we are going to set the... Read >

Email Archivers Revisited

Several years ago, email archiving was a hot topic as the new rules of discovery prompted everyone to look at how they would produce the appropriate email documents in the event of a lawsuit. Interest in archivers has resurfaced, but this time customers a... Read >

Data Deduplication

The Challenge As data stores continue to grow and the need for retaining more and more organizational data for legal reasons increases, IT professionals are working to determine if their current backup strategies can keep up. Tapes - while offering eas... Read >

Test Lab in a Box

Test labs: we know that we need them. But getting one off the ground can seem an insurmountable task! So to help you roll up your sleeves and get started, here is a summary of how we set up test labs for our customers at Uptime, plus some practical ideas ... Read >

The Journey to a Linux Desktop

As the holidays approach and we wind down to the end of the year, we all tend to look back on our accomplishments. This year, I am reminded that I am approaching the one-year anniversary of my move to a Linux desktop. For those of you who really want to l... Read >

ZENworks Application Virtualization in Practice

We were excited to review ZENworks Application Virtualization (ZAV) in our test lab. After all, it provides a real shift in how we develop applications for deployment. To summarize, application virtualization addresses many of the common issues that arise... Read >

Data, Data, Everywhere

Remember the days of 40MG hard drives? Or how excited you were when you had a Gig of disk space on your laptop? Yet now we can travel with 1/2 TB of space on a flash drive smaller than a paperback. Technical advances and dropping prices allow us to give u... Read >

GroupWise and Mobile Messaging

Mobile devices are everywhere! And the choices for what users want to use seem limitless. What's a GroupWise administrator to do when users want to be able to synch their calendars, address books, and tasks with GroupWise? How can you provide them with a ... Read >

OES2 and Domain Services for Windows

Yes, you read that correctly: OES2 SP 1 now includes Domain Services for Windows (DSFW). This innovative idea was announced two years ago at BrainShare and is finally here. In a nutshell, this technology allows eDirectory servers running OES2 (Linux kerne... Read >

No More NetWare – Now What?

If you are like me, you've been a fan of NetWare for quite some time. The stability, the dependability and the security have been terrific. But as we all know, Novell is bringing an era to a close by discontinuing support for NetWare. Why? The most bas... Read >

ZENworks End-Point Security Management

Laptops . . . they are everywhere! With an increasingly mobile workforce, the need for laptops increases. But while laptops are great for convenience and user productivity, they significantly increase the risk to your data. In fact, it is estimated that... Read >