Files. Admit it: they're still all over your network, aren't they? In fact, there are probably soooooo many of them out there that you've lost track. What kind of files are out there? Who owns them? How old and stale are they? Who has access to what?? And how many of those pesky duplicates are there? In most organizations I visit, there are absolutely no easy way to answer these questions. Server by server, someone's got to do a manual inventory and put together a … [Read more...]
Novell Filr Will Make Files, Well…Cool, Again!
March 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Network mapped drives - you know the ones I'm talking about: your personal H:\ drive, or the corporate G:\ drive, maybe you even have a departmental I:\ drive. Personally, I haven't used our network share in years, and I doubt that any of our staff have, either. It's just not...convenient. I mean, the guys are always on the road, engaging with customers across Canada and the US - we're almost never on the LAN anymore. (By the way, is it just me, or does LAN just sound so 90's?) Many years … [Read more...]
Don’t Need Security? Think Again.
March 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Some Useful Links Loss of Sensitive Data Easily Preventable Full Disk Encryption for the Enterprise … [Read more...]
Teaching Students to Collaborate with Novell Vibe
November 11, 2012 by 1 Comment
In August of this year, Pam David, network administrator for Roselle School District 12 near Chicago, engaged our services through our vibe:Advantage offering in order to help them get started with Novell Vibe. Now, almost three months later, I asked Pam to send us some news on how they were doing. Here is her status updates in her own words: Challenge District 12 prides itself on staying on top of technology in order to prepare our students to be life-long learners and positive … [Read more...]
Migrating from GroupWise: A Costly Decision
October 17, 2012 by 3 Comments
An educational client - over 75 schools, 40,000 students and more than 7,500 employees (administrative & teaching). They run Novell GroupWise. Have been for years. They have a domain with 9 post offices for the 7,500+ employees - these post offices handle a ton of email traffic every day. Most of the teachers access their mailboxes through the WebAccess interface. Another domain, with 3 post offices, handles the mailboxes for the 40,000+ students. Granted, only about 5,000 of them … [Read more...]
Novell Tech Summit 2012 – Days 4 & 5
October 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Well, another great week has wrapped up here in Provo, Utah at the Novell Tech Summit! It sure was great to see everyone, again, and get so much information and training on the products. Yesterday morning (Thursday), Jason Blackett and Bryce Romney, the Product Managers for ZENworks Mobile Management went in depth about how the architecture works, and explained how to get the SSL certificates all setup and working properly. Although a recent addition to the ZENworks family, there is already a … [Read more...]
Novell Tech Summit 2012 – Day 3
October 4, 2012 by 3 Comments
What a day at the Tech Summit! So many interesting presentations, discussions and debates! First up: Datasync Mobility Pack It always surprises me how many GroupWise customers don't know that they are entitled to this product. The Mobility Pack allows customers to connect their iOS, Android, Windows and any other ActiveSync-capable devices to GroupWise. Users can sync emails, calendars and address books, whether on smartphones or tablet devices. We were presented with a roadmap, which … [Read more...]
Novell Tech Summit 2012 – Day 2
October 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Ok, here we go - now we get down to the nitty-gritty! Here are my notes for today: First up, Jason Blackett, ZENworks Product Manager with the ZCM roadmap. Current version is 11.2.1. Maintenance Updates (MU's) on a monthly basis, system updates every three months (11.2.1, 11.2.2, etc); 11.3 scheduled for late 2013. Major themes for upcoming releases: 2013 Windows 8 support (with 11.2.3 in Feb. 13); "basic" functionality, as in "what works in W7 should still work in W8" Updated … [Read more...]
Novell Tech Summit 2012 – Day 1 (Kind of…)
October 1, 2012 by 1 Comment
"The best thing for the inside of a man is the outside of a horse." Personally, I agree with this statement wholeheartedly! It is my opinion that saddling up a horse and going for a ride through some wonderful scenery is, well…healing. Away from the concrete and noise of the city, from the traffic jams and construction detours, and most importantly, away from all your worries and cares for a few hours. During the past year, I have been looking for fun places to ride as I travel across … [Read more...]
It’s Easy to Get Started (with the right help!)
September 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
Sometimes, all we need is just to get started, a push in the right direction. There's nothing more frustrating than going down a path that turns out to be a dead-end. So instead of attempting the journey, we hesitate because we don't want to waste our time and effort. But to paraphrase Lao-Tze, "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." (I've always wondered how I could work that beautiful thought into an IT blog - there you go!) IT projects are no exception - there's a lot of … [Read more...]