Reviews


Review: Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5

Data protection tool now offers restoration capabilities, including file-level and instant-recovery options.

Product Review: ShadowProtect 5

ShadowProtect 5 wizards let IT pros easily stage backups and view multiple targets from a single management console.

Review: Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5

The Veeam application eases backups and excels with restorations, ensuring a reliable disaster recovery environment.

Review: Acronis Shortens Windows Backup and Recovery

The new Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 is optimized for hybrid cloud environments and provides flexible application support.

Review: Staying Patched with SolarWinds

Patch Manager 1.8 is a useful companion to Windows Server Update Services, and eases the distribution and reporting of patches and security fixes.

Review: GFI Cloud Takes Systems Management to the Cloud as a Service

IT pros can quickly deploy GFI Cloud, which includes such apps as Vipre and Network Server Monitor, as a subscription service.

Product Review: N-able N-central 9.0

Automate common processes for managing distributed client devices over multiple networks with this monitoring tool.

Product Review: LastPass

LastPass keeps your passwords secure and organized.

Review: Inside Windows Server 2012

With a new file system, Features on Demand, and major improvements to storage, networking and clustering, the forthcoming server OS is a substantial move forward for Microsoft.

SQL Server 2012: Raising the Bar on Database Availability

Among many new features, Microsoft's new database management system is well-suited for applications that require uptime and portability.

Review: SolarWinds Storage Manager

Centralized monitoring of storage environments helps ease the storage burden for IT pros and users alike.

Active Directory Change Reporter 7.0 Review

Active Directory Change Reporter 7.0 offers some useful features for Active Directory admins who want to get a better handle on what's going on in their environments.

Review: PowerBroker Desktops DLP

The BeyondTrust application is great for putting files on lockdown and preventing data leakage.

Product Review: A Bigger Cloud with SMEStorage

SMEStorage provides a convenient, common place for users to park cloud data stored with multiple vendors.

Inside the Windows Intune Wave 2 Beta: New Features Overview

The updated service features impressive remote-management and deployment capabilities.

Review: Blackbird Management Suite for Active Directory

Comprehensive suite helps IT pros manage Active Directory.

ScriptLogic Privilege Authority: Boosting User Productivity

Users gain some needed control over their applications without surrendering security or stability.

The Smartphone OSes Compared: Apple iOS vs. Google Android vs. Microsoft's Windows Phone 7

Apple, Google and Microsoft are battling for market share in the smartphone OS space. While Apple and Google have more popular but similar offerings, Microsoft Windows Phone 7 represents a new vision in the market.

Get in the Zone: A Review of MXI's Stealth Zone Secure Portal Desktop

Be sneaky -- and secure -- with the MXI portable Windows OS.

TuneUp Utilities Review: An Essential Tool for Teleworkers

TuneUp Utilities can substitute for IT support, keeping PCs up to speed.