Last Updated on 14 Oct. 2015, Total: 99 Blog Posts
Firebrand's Commercial Director Rob Chapman has written an in-depth review of the latest and biggest release, Windows 8. The new operating system was put through its paces and all the new features tested on a week-long trip around Europe. Find out how it went here - http://blog.firebrandtraining.co.uk/2012/10/windows-8-review.html... Read More
Just in case you have missed the news about Windows 8 Customer Preview, it's the time to fetch a copy and try it out! This download will allow you to check if your computer can run Windows 8 and gives you a compatibility report plus other setup options. Microsoft claims that this one is "reimagined and reinvented from a solid... Read More
The XIV is a proven series of high-end storage systems by IBM. The IBM XIV Gen3 is the latest addition to this series that integrates seamlessly with virtualization, databases, email, analytics and data protection solutions from Microsoft, SAP, VMware, Oracle and others. The XIV series are well known for their solid architecture that can allocate resources effectively and maintain availability... Read More
With ARM announcing its 64-bit ARM architecture for servers and HP launching its 32-bit ARM-based server range, the feat towards a greener IT will take a big leap. The HP Redstone Server Development Platform is the first in a line of HP server development platforms that feature extreme low-energy server processors. Initially incorporating Calxeda EnergyCore ARM Cortex™ processors, but future... Read More
Threat modeling can help organizations minimize the potential cost and need to rework code while in development or in post-production support. To help make threat modeling a little easier, Microsoft offers a free SDL Threat Modeling Tool that enables non-security subject matter experts to create and analyze threat models by communicating about the security design of their systems, analyzing those... Read More
NirSoft web site provides a collection of small and useful freeware utilities for Windows, all developed by Nir Sofer. Nir is an experienced developer with extensive knowledge in C++, .NET Framework, Windows API, and codes all applications in his free time. Most of the utilities were developed in C++, and do not require any installation. You can run all tools... Read More