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Access Governance and COBIT: Getting Started

This sub-project is an effort to leverage frameworks and tools to position Access Governance within a global Information Security Program. We will simplify the process, with the goal to provide a simple example, and a potential skeleton for a more detailed process.

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Submitted by: mbluteau on Fri. 06.18.2010
Filed Under: Identity & Security Management Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Access Governance Suite
Topic: Best Practices, Security
Product: Identity Manager

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Hidden Gems – Part 1: Best Practices for Asset Management with Novell ZENworks

Check out this new Connection Magazine article by Ken Baker for some tips on asset management best practices using Novell ZENworks Configuration Management.

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Submitted by: coolguys on Fri. 05.14.2010
Filed Under: ZENworks Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, All Tech, All the Time
Topic: All-Tech ZENworks, Best Practices
Product: ZENworks, ZENworks Asset Management, ZENworks Configuration Management

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Volume Inventory

One of the most important tasks of a network administrator is to document the used resources. The used disk space is one part of this job. NetWare as well as OES 2 on Linux offer a quick and easy way to execute this job. As a Novell Trainer I recently noticed that several Admins do not know this task. That's the reason for this tip.

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Submitted by: zerfowski on Tue. 12.01.2009
Filed Under: Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Administration, Best Practices, File Management, Inventory, NetWare, Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition, Novell Storage Services (NSS), Statistics, Storage, Tips for Administrators, Tips for End Users, Tools and Utilities
Product: Linux, NetWare, Open Enterprise Server, Open Workgroup Suite, Workgroup

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eDirectory 8.8 SP5 Upgrade Best Practices

Need best practices to upgrade to eDirectory 8.8 SP5?

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Submitted by: nkamal on Fri. 10.23.2009
Filed Under: Identity & Security Management Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Best Practices, eDirectory, Upgrade, White Papers
Product: eDirectory

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Identity Manager 3.6.1 Upgrade Best Practices

Need best practices to upgrade to Identity Manager 3.6.1 ?

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Submitted by: nkamal on Fri. 10.23.2009
Filed Under: Identity & Security Management Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Best Practices, Identity Management, Upgrade, White Papers
Product: Identity Manager

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Branch Server Redundancy

My company needed a way that users at the different branches could still function and perform their duties, even when the local branch server was down. The following should at least let you begin thinking about how this could be handled.

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Submitted by: mbruner1 on Thu. 09.24.2009
Filed Under: Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Authentication, Best Practices, Command Line, Configuration, eDirectory, Linux, Maintenance, Remote Access, Tips for Administrators, Windows XP
Product: eDirectory, Linux, Open Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, SUSE Linux Enterprise 10