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Backup Software
Vembu BDR Suite 4.0 Product Review
There is certainly a crowded market when it comes to data protection in the enterprise datacenter space. Many vendors are competing for customers who are looking to backup their business-critical workloads residing in various platforms and environments. These primarily include…
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Hardware
New Surface Pro 2017 Review
So for a while now, I have been looking at replacing an aging road warrior laptop that has been showing its age recently. Â I have been flirting with the idea of replacing it with a two-in-one and have eyed the…
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Security
Cisco Meraki Security Appliance Review
Recently, I have been looking to revamp my home lab network with something a little more power and newer technology. I have been running the Sophos UTM x86 product for this purpose for a couple of years now and it…
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Backup Software
Vembu BDR Suite 3.6 Hands On Review
Recently, Vembu announced the release of version 3.6 of their BDR product.  For those not familiar with Vembu BDR Suite, it is an all-in-one universal solution for backing up your VMware and Hyper-V environments as well as physical servers. Vembu BDR Suite products cover…
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Backup Software
Nakivo Backup and Replication 6.2 Install Review
Nakivo Backup and Replication 6.2 released to the public! It is better than ever with better performance and reliability built into the new version.  NBR 6.2 is the same solid interface, look and feel that we have grown accustomed to…
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Security
Untangle 12.1 Review and Impressions
So virtual firewalls and appliances are all the rage these days and there are many options to choose from. Â Historically, I have used a variety of different firewall/UTM platforms. Â I have always been a fan of the Untangle product as…
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Networking
Cisco Meraki MR18 install review
I was excited recently to get my hands on a Cisco Meraki MR18 and wanted to share with you all some thoughts and opinions of the product after having installed, configured, and worked with it for a few days. Â The…
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Virtualization
Nakivo Backup & Replication v6.0 Install and Impressions
These days there are quite a few backup and replication products on the market for the virtual environments that may be considered when choosing a way to protect critical VMs and data.  However, there are a few that set themselves apart…
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Security
Sophos UTM vs Untangle
UTM or Unified Threat Management devices are becoming more and more popular as businesses and corporations have realized in the past couple of years that a simple tradition firewall of allows and denies is not adequate any longer. Â Hackers and…
