As of now, the expected release date for Windows Server 8 is between Q3 2012 and early 2013. Our Directory & Messaging team at Rutter is excited for the introduction and the opportunities it will bring. One of the most anticipated features of this new edition of the Windows server is the injection of claims-based access control. For marketing purposes, this role has been branded as “Dynamic Access Control."

Big data in the business world can have varying quantities depending on the size and capabilities of a company. For smaller companies, big data may consist of hundreds of gigabytes. While for larger companies it may be Terabytes or exabytes of data before they have to resort to alternative methods of collection.  Either way, as each year passes, data collection is getting heavier and heavier. It won't be long before many companies will be outsourcing their datasets to data analysts in order to obtain business and consumer trends within their market.

For our clients looking for a free tool as a means to crawl and pull PST archives into Exchange 2010, the Microsoft Exchange team just released the PST Capture tool.

The CRN Tech Elite 250 is the industries definitive list of solution providers with deep technical expertise and premier certifications in the data center market. The list was developed by CRN editors and is based on the level and depth of technical certifications from EMC, IBM, Cisco, VMware, Citrix, Microsoft, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Symantec and NetApp.

Based on some feedback from our customers, there has been some confusion regarding the role and function of the "alternate file share witness." The confusion lies in the event of datacenter activation; that the alternate file share witness would automatically come online as a means to provide quorum to the surviving DAG members and keep the databases mounted. So in many ways, some people view it as redundancy to the file share witness for an even numbered DAG.

We are excited to introduce our new Rutter Support Matrix PDF. This was created to standardize and simplify our Support offerings to our customers. This document describes all of Rutter's support offerings including documentation/onboard packaging, remote access, technical phone support, support portal access, emergency onsite support, assigned support engineering team, configuration assistance and technical account manager support, along with optional add-on features. Our coverage is classified into three categories: Bronze, Silver and Gold.

Join Us at F1 Boston

Time to have a little fun at work. Come down to F1 Boston on Thursday, March 15 to race your colleagues on the F1 track.

Check Point SSL Network Extender and Windows Update KB2585542

Enterasys Networks, a Siemens Enterprise Communications Company and the Seaport Hotel & Seaport World Trade Center announced that the Boston-based hotel and conference center has deployed Enterasys OneFabric Edge solutions to provide consistent and reliable Internet access to hotel and conference guests.  The new Seaport network can be proactively managed by the property’s IT staff using the innovative Enterasys project isaac social media interface, which reduces the time spent reacting to potential connectivity issues and provides hotel and conference guests with the highest level user experience. 

Veeam has recently released Version 5.7 of the nworks Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), expanding Rutter's Monitoring & Management competency.  With the new version, nworks now supports VMware ESXi 5.0 and VMware vCenter Server 5.0.