ALSO CALLED: Platforms and Servers, Server Operating System, Servers, Server Platforms, and Server Operating Systems DEFINITION:
1) In information technology, a server is a computer program that provides services to other computer programs (and their users) in the same or other computers.
2) The computer that a server program runs in is also frequently referred to as a server (though it may be used for
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SOFTWARE DEMO: Posted: 12 Jun 2008 | Published: 12 Jun 2008
SUMMARY:
SolarWinds Exchange Monitor gives IT administrators an industry leading free desktop gadget to continuously monitor Microsoft® Exchange servers by providing real-time monitoring of Exchange services, mail queue sizes, and host server health indicators
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 12 Jun 2008 | Published: 06 Feb 2007
SUMMARY:
In this paper, The Green Grid™ provides a framework for improving the energy efficiency of both new and existing datacenters. The nature of datacenter energy consumption is reviewed and best practices are suggested that can significantly impa...
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY:
This white paper describes the costs associated with VMs, the effect of sprawl on these costs, and it also suggests a way to roughly estimate the cost of sprawl in your environment.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Posted: 20 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
SUMMARY:
EMBASSY Key Management Server (EKMS) is a server software product for secure backup and restoration of protected keys from one TPM-enabled system to another according to security policies defined on the server.
WEBCAST: Posted: 15 Jan 2008 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY:
This webcast will look at Windows-based features and options for performing backups, as well as the capabilities of other products such as Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager.
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 21 Nov 2007 | Published: 13 Oct 2006
SUMMARY:
Learn how to integrate Intel vPro technology with LANDesk management software. This white paper discusses the steps of integration and benefits, including: improved desktop management and increased security.
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 20 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Jul 2007
SUMMARY:
A number of industry trends are working both to increase the demand for cross-vendor interoperability and to help companies realize it. Read this white paper and learn why more people are running Oracle on Microsoft Windows platforms.
SUMMARY:
Learn how Oracle continues to improve the performance, scalability, and capability of its Windows database server. This paper describes the architecture of the Oracle database on Windows and how it differs from its counterparts on UNIX and Linux.
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 09 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Nov 2007
SUMMARY:
How will Windows Server 2008 affect your Active Directory environment? This white paper details backup and recovery in Windows Server 2008 and offers tips on how to protect your Active Directory.
SERVER SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): … other purposes as well).
3) In the client/server programming model, a server is a program that awaits and fulfills requests from client programs in the same or other computers. A given application in a computer may function as a client with requests for services from other programs and also as a server of requests from other programs.
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