Compellent this week introduced software that makes it easier for storage administrators to set up their servers to boot from storage-area networks. Called Server Instant Replay, the software consists ...

The Raspberry Pi is a great computer, even if it doesn’t have SATA. For those of us who have lost a few SD cards to the inevitable corruption that comes from not shutting a Pi down properly, here’s ...

The time is 10:00 AM, and the network just went down -- and so did the IP phones. You're the IT manager and you're sweating bullets. The network bounces up again and the phones start to acquire an IP ...

More than a few Linux distributions have pulled up their stakes in the decades old System V method of booting and quietly moved to a better way of booting. Better, faster, easier to maintain, and less ...

You will agree that an operating system’s primary function is to provide a safe execution environment where different applications can run safely. This necessitates the requirement of a basic ...

When Windows boots up, a lot of things happen, including the loading of a lot of processes and applications. If any of these processes get stuck, Windows will either fail to load or load very slowly.