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Latest Articles by Steve Cassidy

The BitTorrent threat to businesses

Steve Cassidy argues that rioters and copyright thieves have a lot in common

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Why two ISPs are better than one

Why you should keep on the good side of your ISP, and what to do to protect your connection

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How to ensure your business never loses its net connection

Steve Cassidy reveals why businesses can't afford to rely on a single ISP for their internet connectivity

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Avoiding VoIP hacks

Security risks aren't limited to mobile phones, says Steve Cassidy, especially when networks are managed by the technically naïve

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Keeping ahead of Skewed Time

A Skewed Time error message means deep trouble, says Steve Cassidy, unless for once it turns out to be completely accurate

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The dos and don'ts of VM snapshots

Steve Cassidy warns how careless snapshots can kill machines

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The new rules of virtualisation

Steve Cassidy explains how the rules of virtualisation have changed

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My tape backup trauma

Steve Cassidy recounts his horror story of rewriting a Goliath sized drive

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Is Microsoft Hyper-V really free?

Steve Cassidy teaches you how to dissect MSDN licencing using the pub advice rule

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Why cloud complaints are causing contract churn

Forget the propaganda being peddled by the "experts", cloud computing isn't ready to take over the world just yet, argues Steve Cassidy

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Why the cloud won't empty your office just yet

Steve Cassidy somehow resists the temptation to heckle the "empty building" brigade at the WorkTech conference

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Fusion-io: a shot in the arm for server farms

Steve Cassidy finds a speed boost that lets him condense a full working day into just 28 seconds

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Cooking with NDAS: trying out the Iocell NetDisk

A ravenous Steve Cassidy makes a meal of network architectures with the help of an Iocell NetDisk and some trusty cookbooks

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Why you should ignore the darkside of network taps

Steve Cassidy laments the bad reputation of network Test Access Points because they're so useful

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Dell shows off its heavy-metal server range

Resident head-banger Steve Cassidy visits London's O2 arena for some seriously heavy metal, but not of the music variety

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The benefits of server-centric teaming

Steve Cassidy despairs of network jargon as he reveals the benefits of teaming

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Why you shouldn't worry about IPv6 just yet

It may save the world from networking Armageddon, but Steve Cassidy says we shouldn't be too concerned about IPv6 just yet

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Searching for sense in the NAS market

Steve Cassidy searches for rational behaviour in the NAS marketplace

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Dell: 90% of data is never read again

Steve Cassidy agrees there's no such thing as a free lunch, but has lunch with Dell's enterprise division anyway

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Shabby chic for network engineers

They may attract some funny looks, but Steve Cassidy argues that an ancient laptop and a tablet PC are essential requirements for a network engineer

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Steve Cassidy

Steve Cassidy

Steve is a networks expert and a contributing editor to PC Pro for more years than he cares to remember. He mixes network technologies, particularly wide-area communications and thin-client computing, with human resources consultancy.

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