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DEFINITION: Wake on LAN is a technology that allows a network professional to remotely power on a computer or to wake it up from sleep mode. By remotely triggering the computer to wake up and perform scheduled maintenance tasks, the technician does not have to physically visit each computer on the network. Wake on LAN works by sending a wake-up frame or packet to a client machine from a server machine that has  … 
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Remote Computing Reports
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Remote Branch Office Trends
sponsored by SonicWALL
PODCAST: In this podcast, an industry expert discusses how the recession has affected branch office growth; what’s driving change in branch offices, and how to over cover the never-ending challenge of branch office security.
Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 17 Nov 2009


Reducing Corporate Risk: Best Practices Data Protection Strategy for Remote and Branch Offices (ROBOs)
sponsored by i365, A Seagate Company
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the vulnerabilities of today’s remote and branch office IT landscape, and details the advantages of a disk-based backup and recovery strategy for managing and protecting the data contained in these systems.
Posted: 16 Nov 2009 | Published: 16 Nov 2009


Mobile Workforce Productivity: Securing Mobile Connectivity with Two-Factor Authentication
sponsored by SafeNet, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Organizations must now implement a secure user authentication system, which includes two-factor authentication, as a means to secure these remote connections to sensitive network resources and applications.
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009


Selection Criteria for Remote Support Tools: “Best-of-Breed” Products Speed ROI for Technology Investment
sponsored by NTR Global
WHITE PAPER: Remote support technology is a very popular service and support automation tool for high-tech companies. Freeware and shareware options are available, but come with their own risks. Leveraging a best-of-breed product can improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Read on to learn what to look for in a remote support platform.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 29 Oct 2009


Security and WAN optimization: Getting the best of both worlds
sponsored by Blue Coat
EGUIDE: As the number of people working outside primary office locations increases, the challenges surrounding security and optimization are becoming more prevalent. This E-Guide details how to maximize the potential of the Wide Area Network while keeping out security threats at all locations.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009


Five Golden Rules for Branch Collaboration
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WEBCAST: As an IT Professional, it's a priority to centralize data to make it more available, redundant and secure; but, at the same time, you've got to meet the needs of increasingly demanding remote users. Join this webcast now to hear from industry experts on how you can overcome these challenges with the 5 golden rules for branch collaboration.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 01 Oct 2009


Riverbed Steelhead Product Family
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
DATA SHEET: What's the Riverbed difference? Speed. Scalability. And simplicity. Discover it for yourself and get the facts about the entire family of Steelhead solutions from Riverbed. Companies of all sizes depend on the Riverbed Steelhead product family to accelerate the performance of applications over the WAN.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


Riverbed Raises the Ante Again in WDS with RiOS 5.0
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
ANALYST REPORT: Do your remote workers have a desire for higher performance computing? In this paper by the Taneja Group, learn how Steelhead appliances from Riverbed, with its enhanced RiOS 5.0 operating system, provides a number of improvements across major areas of WAN optimization, delivering LAN-like functionality to your WAN.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


Cutting Costs with WAN Optimization
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Did you know it’s possible to cut IT costs without impacting day-to-day IT operations? In fact, when you download this whitepaper from Riverbed on cost-savings through WAN optimization, you’ll discover how businesses of all different sizes have realized a return on investment in just a few months.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


SCALING VIRTUAL DESKTOPS ON SUN FIRE™ X4450 SERVERS: Evaluating Performance and Capacity with VMware
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Managing desktop environments across the enterprise can be challenging for many organizations. Virtualization of desktop systems is an increasingly popular solution, but requires scalability and balanced design for successful implementation. This white paper discusses the use of Sun Fire X4450 servers as a virtual desktop infrastructure platform.
Posted: 17 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Sep 2009


ESG Videocast: Server Online Backup Cloud-Based Data Protection
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
VIDEOCAST: Online backup is a growing trend for small and medium-sized companies or remote and branch offices of larger organizations. Please join Lauren Whitehouse, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, for an interview with Jonathon Meltzer, Iron Mountain on how Iron Mountain protects data.
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 14 Sep 2009


DFS Changes in Windows Server 2008, Improvements and Best Practices
sponsored by Peer Software
EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: DFS has undergone incremental changes, all offering a basic solution for file management across LANs and WANs but the story is incomplete. In this E-Guide, brought to you by SearchWindowsServer.com and Peer Software, learn what improvements have been made to DFS in Windows Server 2008 R2 and what problems still exist.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Published: 09 Sep 2009


Remote Support Center Solution - 30 Day Free Trial!
sponsored by ScriptLogic Corporation
TRIAL SOFTWARE: Supporting remote or travelling workers has become an increasingly high priority for many IT departments. The remote workforce that was once thought of as "merely a trend" has now become the norm.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


eGuide: Defining a cost-effective mobile IT strategy
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
EGUIDE: In this series, Craig Mathias explores the various ways mobility solutions can be used successfully and cost-effectively in your enterprise.
Posted: 02 Sep 2009 | Published: 02 Sep 2009


ESG Data Protection Brief: Cloud-Based Data Protection for Servers
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
ANALYST REPORT: Lower disk costs and bandwidth-optimized data transfer are fueling disk-to-cloud (D2C) and disk-to-disk-to-cloud (D2D2C) strategies. Iron Mountain's LiveVault enables on- and off-premises data protection, providing SMBs and the remote and branch offices (ROBOs) of any size organization with an alternative to tape-centric backup and recovery.
Posted: 20 Aug 2009 | Published: 20 Aug 2009


Enabling Enterprise 2.0
sponsored by Websense, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to learn ways that organizations can create a strategy that embraces Web 2.0 technologies securely and enables a successful transition to Enterprise 2.0.
Posted: 20 Aug 2009 | Published: 20 Aug 2009


How to Cut Overhead Costs Right Now: Connect Remote Workers, Using VPN Security
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Giving remote workers easy and secure access to your network with virtual private network (VPN) technology can result in big savings.
Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Published: 14 Aug 2009


Data Deduplication and Disk-to-Disk Back Up Systems: Technical Considerations (Presentation Transcript)
sponsored by Data Domain
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript explores the primary technological differences inherent in the various forms of data deduplication currently available.
Posted: 06 May 2009 | Published: 06 May 2009


IT Briefing: Managing the Mobile User -- Best Practices for Technology and People
sponsored by Orange Business Services
IT BRIEFING: The purpose of this IT Briefing is to help you overcome some of the common hurdles of mobile management and implement a mobile strategy that will put your company where it needs to be, a mobile strategy that will follow all the issues that relate to IT going forward.
Posted: 22 Apr 2009 | Published: 22 Apr 2009


Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage Best Practices Guide: Data Domain Deduplication Storage
sponsored by Data Domain
WHITE PAPER: In this guide, OpenStorage best practices are examined and discussed to assist in eliminating the bottlenecks associated with deployment and functional testing of the solution.
Posted: 30 Jan 2009 | Published: 30 Jan 2009


Comparing Research in Motion and Microsoft Mobile Solutions
sponsored by Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: This paper compares the Research In Motion BlackBerry solution with the Microsoft® mobile solution by analyzing features of the user experience and the administrator experience.
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 05 Dec 2008


3PAR Thin Copy Desktop: A VDI-Optimized Storage Solution
sponsored by 3PAR
WHITE PAPER: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure enables end users or their hosting providers to provision and manage hundreds of individual, virtual desktops from a set of centrally administered, consolidated servers.
Posted: 01 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2008


Hidden Dangers in the Mobile Worker Jungle
sponsored by Blue Coat
WHITE PAPER: This white paper, offers a number of scalable solutions that are easy for IT to install and maintain, while providing a reliable, faster, and more secure experience for all of the company's mobile and remote workers.
Posted: 10 Mar 2008 | Published: 10 Mar 2008

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REMOTE COMPUTING DEFINITION (continued): …  remote network management software installed. The Wake on LAN network adapter installed in the client receives the wake-up frame and turns on. The scheduled tasks then begin. To use Wake on LAN technology you need a Wake on LAN network adapter, Wake on LAN enabled motherboard, and remote management software:The Wake on LAN network adapter continually monitors the network looking for wake-up frames. The adapter must have a constant power source in order to boot up, which is usually from a special power supply that delivers a certain amount of power continually. The Wake on LAN adapter also decodes … 
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