...NT1210: Introduction to Networking_V1.0 | Virtual Computing | Comparing Microsoft and VMware solutions | | Jacob D. Smith | 10/21/2015 | | With so many features called by differing names in each virtualization platform, comparing Microsoft and VMware virtualization solutions can sometimes seem a bit like comparing apples and oranges. But, I’ll try to boil things down to a real-world perspective based on my experience implementing both solutions in the field throughout my career. In this article, I’ll provide a summarized comparison of the feature sets provided by each of these latest releases using the currently available public information from both Microsoft and VMware as of this article’s publication date for additional reference. How to compare? Rather than simply comparing feature-by-feature using just simple check-marks in each category, I’ll try to provide as much detail as possible for you to intelligently compare each area. As I’m sure you’ve heard before, sometimes the “devil is in the details”. For each comparison area, I’ll rate the related capabilities with the following color coded rankings: * Supported – Fully supported without any additional products or licenses * Limited Support – Significant limitations when using related feature, or limitations in comparison to the competing solution represented * Not Supported – Not supported at all or without the addition of other product licensing costs In this Essay, I’ve organized...
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...in the server virtualization and private cloud computing markets. I’m going to compare Microsoft’s Hyper-V to VMware’s vSphere 5.5. Both have unlimited number of managed OSE’s per license and Hyper-V also has unlimited number of licenses per host whereas vSphere 5.5 has none. You get 2 physical CPUs per license with Hyper-V and only 1 with VMware which is a reason why the vSphere 5.5 is considerably higher. When looking at all the other licenses, Microsoft offers more with the purchase whereas they have to be bought separately with vSphere 5.5. This contributes to the higher pricing. When comparing the virtualization scalability VMware has a maximum active VMS per host of 512 whereas Hyper-V has 1,024. The maximum number of physical hosts per cluster is 32 for VMware compared to 64 for Hyper-V and the maximum number of VMs per cluster is 4,000 for vSphere 5.5 whereas it is 8,000 for Hyper-V. Hyper-V offers bare metal deployment of new storage host and clusters whereas vSphere 5.5 does not. Both systems offer integrated application load balancing for scaling-out application tiers but with the vSphere 5.5 it comes at an additional cost. All of the other area are the same, although Hyper-V may offer a better virgin. When comparing VM portability, high availability and disaster recovery, vSphere 5.5 does not have live migration using compression of VM memory state, live migration over RDMA-enabled network adapters, or live migration of VMs clustered with Windows server...
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...available on Windows Server 2008 R2 and also available in some versions of Windows 7. Having BitLocker integrated with the server operating system will address the threats of data theft. Data on a lost or stolen computer will be vulnerable to different unauthorized access, either by running a software-attack tool against it or by transferring the computer's hard disk to a different computer. It help us to mitigate unauthorized data access by enhancing file and system protections. It help us in rendering the data inaccessible when BitLocker-protected computers are decommissioned or recycled. This Locker provides a very high protection, while using with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 1.2. The TPM is a hardware component which is installed in many newer...
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...Question 1 - Why does Windows Server 2008 come in different versions? What is the significance of each version? Most editions of Windows Server 2008 are available in x86-64 and IA-32 versions. Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems supports IA-64 processors. Microsoft has optimized the IA-64 version for high-workload scenarios like database servers and Line of Business (LOB) applications. As such it is not optimized for use as a file server or media server. Microsoft has announced that Windows Server 2008 is the last 32-bit Windows server operating system. Windows Server 2008 is available in the editions listed below, similar to Windows Server 2003. • Windows Server 2008 Standard (IA-32 and x86-64) Windows Server 2008 Standard is one of Microsoft's entry level server offerings (alongside Windows Web Server 2008) and is one of the least expensive of the various editions available. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available, and in terms of hardware Standard Edition supports up to 4GB of RAM and 4 processors. Windows Server 2008 is primarily targeted and small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and is ideal for providing domain, web, DNS, remote access, print, file and application services. Support for clustering, however, is notably absent from this edition. An upgrade path to Windows Server 2008 Standard is available from Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition. • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (IA-32...
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...Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2012 April 12, 2013 Abstract This guide describes important tuning parameters and settings that you can adjust to improve the performance and energy efficiency of the Windows Server 2012 operating system. It describes each setting and its potential effect to help you make an informed decision about its relevance to your system, workload, and performance goals. The guide is for information technology (IT) professionals and system administrators who need to tune the performance of a server that is running Windows Server 2012. For the most current version of this guide, see Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2012. ------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This document is provided “as-is”. Information and views expressed in this document, including URL and other Internet website references, may change without notice. Some information relates to pre-released product which may be substantially modified before it’s commercially released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here. You bear the risk of using it. ------------------------------------------------- Some examples depicted herein are provided for illustration only and are fictitious. No real association or connection is intended or should be inferred. ------------------------------------------------- This document does not provide you with any legal rights to any intellectual...
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...December 29, 2015 (Originally published September 21, 2012) | 2755801 | Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge | December 8, 2015 | 3123040 | Inadvertently Disclosed Digital Certificate Could Allow Spoofing | December 8, 2015 (Originally published July 14, 2015) | 3057154 | Update to Harden Use of DES Encryption | November 30, 2015 | 3119884 | Improperly Issued Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing | November 10, 2015 | 3108638 | Update for Windows Hyper-V to Address CPU Weakness | October 13, 2015 (Originally published September 24, 2015) | 3097966 | Inadvertently Disclosed Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing | October 13, 2015 (Originally published May 12, 2015) | 3042058 | Update to Default Cipher Suite Priority Order | October 13, 2015 (Originally published May 13, 2014) | 2960358 | Update for Disabling RC4 in .NET TLS | September 8, 2015 | 3083992 | Update to Improve AppLocker Publisher Rule Enforcement | July 14, 2015 | 3074162 | Vulnerability in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool Could Allow Elevation of Privilege | June 9, 2015 (Originally published May 5, 2014) | 2962393 | Update for Vulnerability in Juniper Networks Windows In-Box Junos Pulse Client | April 14, 2015 | 3045755 | Update to Improve PKU2U Authentication | April 14, 2015 (Originally published October 14, 2014) | 3009008 | Vulnerability in SSL 3.0 Could Allow Information Disclosure | March 24, 2015...
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...(02) 721-3496 / (02) 726-7628 platinum@pcgilmore.com.ph AMD PROCESSOR AMD A4-4020 3.2GHz Socket FM2 AMD A4-5300 3.4/3.6Ghz Socket FM2 AMD A4-6300 3.7/3.9GHz Richland FM2 AMD A6-5400K 3.6/3.8Ghz Black Ed. FM2 AMD A6-6400K 3.9 Ghz Richlad FM2 AMD A8-5600K 3.6/3.9Ghz Black Ed. FM2 AMD A8-6600K 3.9Ghz Black Ed Richland FM2 AMD A10-5800K 3.8/4.2Ghz Black Ed. FM2 AMD A10-6790K 4.0/4.3GHz Richland FM2 AMD A10-6800K 4.1Ghz Black Ed. AMD A10-7700K Kaveri (4CPU+6GPU)3.5Ghz AMD A10-7850K Kaveri (4CPU+8GPU) 3.7GHz AMD FX4300 Vishera 4-Core 3.8/4.0GHz AM3 AMD FX6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5/4.1GHz AM3+ AMD FX8350 Vishera 8-Core 4.0/4.2GHz AM3+ *ADD P100 FOR NON-UNIT PURCHASE 1590 1690 1730 2530 2730 4230 4590 5630 6100 7050 7530 8580 5590 5790 9680 Kingston Hyper-X 8GB DDR3 1600/1866 Kingston 2GB PC6400 DDRII 800 SODIMM Kingston 2GB PC3-10600 DDR3 1333 SODIMM Kingston 4GB PC3-10600 DDR3 1333 SODIMM Kingston 8GB PC3-10600 DDR3 1333 SODIMM *ADD P100 FOR NON-UNIT PURCHASE Only @ PC Gilmore North EDSA (Asus) (02) 441-1368 sm_north@pcgilmore.com.ph 3800 1650 1050 1800 3400 GALAXY GT730 2GB DDR3 128BIT GALAXY GTX750 1GB DDR5 128BIT GALAXY GTX560 1536MB DDR5 GALAXY GTX750Ti GC 2GB DDR5 GALAXY GTX770GC 2GB DDR5 256BIT GALAXY GTX770HOF 2GB DDR5 256BIT MSI N420-1GD3 1GB DDR3 128BIT 2300 3950 2430 3030 4230 6250 7950 2350 6950 2780 3700 6700 9200 9450 1850 2100 4800 MSI N630-1GD5/V1 - 1GB DDR5 128BIT MSI N630-2GD3 GT630/2GB/128BIT/DDR3 MSI N630GT-MD4GD3 4GB DDR3 128BIT MSI N650-2GD5/OC 2GB DDR5 128BIT MSI...
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...1. Why Windows server 2008 comes in different versions? What is the significance of each version? • Windows server 2008 comes in different versions for different people different Business and different likes or dislikes for each Editions. • The significance of each version is that it fits the needs for each Individual Person are Business, for example a Business with many Cluster would most likely use Windows HPC Server 2008. 2. What are the new features or enhancements made to Windows Server 2008? How is Windows Server 2008 different from Windows 2003? • Technical, security, management and administrative features new to Windows Vista such as the rewritten networking stack (native IPv6, native wireless, speed and security improvements); improved image-based installation, deployment and recovery; improved diagnostics, monitoring, event logging and reporting tools; new security features such as Bit-Locker and ASLR; improved Windows Firewall with secure default configuration; .NET Framework 3.0 technologies, specifically Windows Communication Foundation, Microsoft Message Queuing and Windows Workflow Foundation; and the core kernel, memory and file system improvements. Processors and memory devices are modeled as Plug and Play devices, to allow hot-plugging of these devices. • 2008 has self-healing NTFS file system 2003 do not, In 2003 session creation was a serial operation but with 2008 its parallel.2008 has a better Clean service shutdown.In WS2K8, that 20-second...
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...the computer crime service Business Plan 2014 - 2019 the computer crime service Business Plan 2014 - 2019 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 FOR 5 Executive Summary 6 The Computer Crime Service Structure 7 Staff Roles 7 The Projects 8 The Patron 8 Lady Gaga 8 Ke$ha 9 Taylor Swift 9 Selena Gomez 10 Demi Lovato 10 Christina Aguilera 11 Stop It! 12 Stop It! Budget and Forecast 13 Remove It! 14 Remove It! Budget 15 Damocles 16 FIDAIS 17 Self-Assessment FIDAIS 17 Pre-Trial Assessment 17 Community Site 17 Professional FIDAIS 18 Training 19 Keeping Yourself Safe Pre-Teens & Teens 19 Judiciary: Understanding Digital Forensic Evidence 19 Defending: Understanding Digital Forensic Evidence 19 Stop It! Remove It! Volunteer! 20 Damocles and FIDAIS 20 The CCS Label 21 Office Setup 22 Video and Development Computer 22 Computer Table 23 Computer Chair 23 Desktop Lamp 23 Printer 23 External Storage 23 Graphics Tablet 24 Consumables 25 Adobe 25 Disc Producer 26 The Green Room 27 The Video Camera 27 Salaries 29 Administrator Salary 29 Asst. Project Manager / Senior Administrator 29 The Project Manager 29 Summary Costs for 2014-2015 31 2014 – 2019 Financial Forecast 32 Contact Information 35 Appendix A 36 Appendix B 40 Appendix C 41 Table 1 Honour Roll 5 Table 2 Amanda Todd’s Suicide Note 14 Table 3 Impression of how our T-shirts could look. 21 Table 4 Project Manager's Office Setup 22 Table...
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...steps 1.1 Why is virtualization useful? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Some terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Features overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 Supported host operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Installing VirtualBox and extension packs . . . . . . . . 1.6 Starting VirtualBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 Creating your first virtual machine . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 Running your virtual machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8.1 Starting a new VM for the first time . . . . . . 1.8.2 Capturing and releasing keyboard and mouse 1.8.3 Typing special characters . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8.4 Changing removable media . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8.5 Resizing the machine’s window . . . . . . . . 1.8.6 Saving the state of the machine . . . . . . . . 1.9 Using VM groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10 Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10.1 Taking, restoring and deleting snapshots . . . 1.10.2 Snapshot contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.11 Virtual machine configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.12 Removing virtual machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.13 Cloning virtual machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.14 Importing and exporting virtual machines . . . . . . . 1.15 Global Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.16 Alternative front-ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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...LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY ARM Holdings Valuation Report 12BSP058: Financial Statement Analysis & Business Valuation Group: Airan Zhang, Chao Liu, Jun Wang, Tong Qian ARM Holdings Valuation Report ARM Holdings is a semiconductor intellectual property (IP) supplier famous as low power compensation, high performance digital products. It was founded in 1990 in Cambridge UK, now has become an world’s leading semiconductor IP company which employing over 2,300 people and having 28 offices around the world. ARM licenses its technology as IP rather than manufacturing its own CPUs. Due to its own business model, the whole embodies all resources. The authorized capital can support the company cost and the royalties generated can be used as company revenue. Sectorial Analysis In 1990, the EU signed a voluntary agreement with Japanese government that stipulate the lowest price of the Japanese standard memory chip production in the European Common Market. Additionally, the European Commission anti-dumping measures not to accept the South Korean semiconductor supplier in 2007. The reason is that the Korean dumping the chip prices significantly lowers than the EU's acceptable price. The UK as second largest producer in electronics and semiconductors field its chip design technology has attracted worldwide attention. The UK has a free and high competitive market with a mature customer base than any other European countries. A rich source of investment funds and high-tech enterprise group...
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...The Missing Link: An Introduction to Web Development and Programming The Missing Link An Introduction to Web Development and Programming Michael Mendez SUNY Fredonia i The Missing Link An Introduction to Web Development and Programming by Michael Mendez Open SUNY Textbooks 2014 ©2014 Michael Mendez ISBN: 978-0-9897226-5-0 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Published by Open SUNY Textbooks, Milne Library (IITG PI) State University of New York at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454 Cover design by William Jones Licensing This text is published by the Open SUNY Textbooks project under the Creative Commons 3.0 license format (see full length legal text at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-sa/3.0/): You are free: 1. To share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work 2. To remix — to adapt the work 3. To make commercial use of the work Under the following conditions: 1. Attribution: You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). 2. Share Alike: If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. With the understanding that: 1. Waiver: Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder. 2. Public Domain:...
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...This page was intentionally left blank This page was intentionally left blank Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense Second Edition Michael T. Simpson, Kent Backman, and James E. Corley ———————————————————————— Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. This is an electronic version of the print textbook. Due to electronic rights restrictions, some third party content may be suppressed. Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. The publisher reserves the right to remove content from this title at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions, and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title, or keyword for materials in your areas of interest. Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated...
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...1 Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. Alfred North Whitehead, An Introduction to Mathematics, 1911 Computer Abstractions and Technology 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Eight Great Ideas in Computer Architecture 11 1.3 Below Your Program 13 1.4 Under the Covers 16 1.5 Technologies for Building Processors and Memory 24 1.6 Performance 28 1.7 The Power Wall 40 1.8 The Sea Change: The Switch from Uniprocessors to Multiprocessors 43 1.9 Real Stuff: Benchmarking the Intel Core i7 46 1.10 Fallacies and Pitfalls 49 1.11 Concluding Remarks 52 1.12 Historical Perspective and Further Reading 54 1.13 Exercises 54 1.1 Introduction Welcome to this book! We’re delighted to have this opportunity to convey the excitement of the world of computer systems. This is not a dry and dreary field, where progress is glacial and where new ideas atrophy from neglect. No! Computers are the product of the incredibly vibrant information technology industry, all aspects of which are responsible for almost 10% of the gross national product of the United States, and whose economy has become dependent in part on the rapid improvements in information technology promised by Moore’s Law. This unusual industry embraces innovation at a breath-taking rate. In the last 30 years, there have been a number of new computers whose introduction...
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...Scheme and Syllabus of B.E. (Computer Science and Engineering) 3 rd th TO 8 Semester 2014-2015 University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh DEPARTMENT: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING VISION: To be recognized as an international leader in Computer Science and Engineering education and research to benefit society globally. MISSION: · · · · To move forward as frontiers of human knowledge to enrich the citizen, the nation, and the world. To excel in research and innovation that discovers new knowledge and enables new technologies and systems. To develop technocrats, entrepreneurs, and business leaders of future who will strive to improve the quality of human life. To create world class computing infrastructure for the enhancement of technical knowledge in field of Computer Science and Engineering. PROGRAMME: B.E. CSE (UG PROGRAMME) PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: I. Graduates will work as software professional in industry of repute. II. Graduates will pursue higher studies and research in engineering and management disciplines. III. Graduates will work as entrepreneurs by establishing startups to take up projects for societal and environmental cause. PROGRAMME OUTCOMES: A. Ability to effectively apply knowledge of computing, applied sciences and mathematics to computer science & engineering problems. B. Identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze complex computer science & engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions...
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