MS Exchange Does a Lot, But You Can Make It Do More

Do you have Microsoft Exchange Server? You probably do, almost everyone does. Exchange does a lot for you, but it doesn't do everything. Third party solutions can make a Microsoft Exchange Server more secure, provide failover backup, and enable it to perform better. A large industry has been built on improving Exchange and filling in …

Which Cloud is Right for You?

For all its benefits, cloud computing requires customers to take a leap of faith that their provider will secure their information. Cloud computing is the hot thing in IT and the companies will tell you moving to the cloud is inevitable. You should use Microsoft's Office 365 or Google Docs for your applications. Your storage should be …

Bare Metal Vs File-Level Backup

Bare Metal Vs File-level Backup The importance of data in today's corporate world is akin to a heart in a human body. A company's reputation can be severely damaged if data is lost. Your backup strategy is like an insurance policy - it should include protection against hardware failures, viruses, data corruptions as well as a natural …

How to tune TCP connections on your network

NOTE: These methods are best kept for dedicated servers with not many other applications running.  For example, a dedicated Syncrify Server. In this blog, we're going to explore and optimize some factors that affect network performance.  You will be able to understand the 3 factors that affect TCP and network performance in a specific application …

Linux: Starting Programs On Boot

There are many flavors of Linux today. In some scenarios it isn't possible to know all of the features of each flavor and while knowing the basis of Linux helps, it can be helpful and sometimes more convenient to know what each flavor of Linux offers. In this short article we will go over how …

Spam by the Numbers

How to Use an Apache SSL Certificate with Java

When using a Java server such as TomCat, most administrators will want to use a SSL certificate they have already purchased for Apache HTTPD. Our goal is to walk you through the instructions of converting an SSL certificate to a Java certificate. The biggest challenge when using an SSL certificate for an Apache HTTPD server …

How Syncrify Helped Recover a Stolen Laptop

Recently, we discovered Syncrify isn't just good for backing up your devices. A hidden feature of Syncrify, never intentionally incorporated into our original design, was brought to our attention by one of our resellers, Mike. Now, we can say with certainty that Syncrify not only adds security to synced files on your device, but to …

Server Side Vulnerabilities in Java

Oracle regularly releases updates of Java improving its security vulnerability. In many cases, perception prevails over reality and users begin to think Java is bad. The reaction to this perceived notion is usually extreme - meaning the administration may block java through their firewall or simply uninstall Java completely from the user's machine. My goal …