HP DL380 G10 review HPE's ProLiant DL380 has consistently been at the top of the best seller list - and with good reason, as this is its most capable rack server. There's little it can't turn its hand to and we exclusively bring you the first hands-on review of HPE's new Gen10 flagship. There's plenty to get excited about as along with support for Intel's Xeon Scalable CPU family, the DL380 Gen10 receives a complete refresh in the storage department with a new modular design. HPE's Smart Array RAID controllers have also been uprated to offer more storage and interface choices. The server supports 3TB of DDR4 SmartMemory and can handle up to 192GB of HPE's Persistent Memory NVDIMMs. These target high-demand apps such as analytics or databases and provide 8GB of high-performance DRAM, backed up by 8GB of flash mounted on a standard form factor DIMM module. And then there's HPE's new iLO 5 management controller. It offers a heap of new features as along with improved server monitoring, it has a laser-sharp focus on platform security with silicon fingerprinting, encryption and breach detection technology. Storage For our review we selected the Performance model 826556-B21 which sports a pair of 12-core 2.3GHz Intel Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs teamed up with 64GB of DDR4. A quick glance at the front shows HPE has retained the 8+8+8 drive bay configuration layout, allowing up to 24 SFF drives to be presented. You can fit HPE's universal media … [Read more...]
Email Security Do’s and Don’ts
Many of you savvy users have already adopted simple email security measures. Such as immediately deleting vague emails and not clicking on attachments unless they come from a trusted source. As attackers employ greater sophistication, businesses need to build more sophisticated defenses. Within our customer base, the vast majority of Crypto Locker threats have been in the form of emails to random staff. It is so easy for these criminals to create an email that masquerades the “From:” field within the email so you can NEVER trust this field. If you ever suspect an email might not be from the recipient in the “From:” field there is a way to check in Outlook. This may be a little bit complicated for some but it show you who *actually* sent the email. Below is an actual scam email indicating I have a parking ticket and it came from Alain Lafortune. When I click on the little tab shown by the top Red arrow, it opens the box containing the email header. When I look at the header I can see the actual sender and it came from “Open-Dictionary.com” which is clearly not a parking ticket company. If I am still uncertain, I can go to www.geoiptool.com and type the sender’s IP address: 194.87.202.3. Based on the output of this tool, I can now see this email originated from Moscow in Russia. I know without a shadow of a doubt that this is a SCAM. Here are some basic, but powerful, email security measures you may not have implemented: Ensure that your … [Read more...]
Gallery: 30 Years and Tech Throwbacks
The IT industry has come a long way since we opened for business 30 years ago! Check out a compilation of tech throwbacks to get nostalgic about just how far technology has come over the years. … [Read more...]
Celebrating 30 Years
This October, Lanworks is marking a major milestone - 30 Years in business. What started in a basement apartment in 1986 has evolved into an organization providing personalized IT for businesses; including SMB’s, governments, universities and F500 companies across Canada. At its start back then, Local Area Networks (Lans) were simply evolving and revolutionary and IT as we know it today, was in its infancy. The founders had a vision that IT was going to drastically change with the advent of LAN’s and the accessibility and sharing of data, would reinvent the workplace. Hence the name Lanworks - short, simple and easily recognizable - the business was born! Lanworks solutions at the time included: Novell Networks Custom building computer clones (on Everex Kits); as well as providing AST Research Computers (which were equivalent to IBM and Compaq computers at the time) Arcnet and thin coax Ethernet network adapters Active and passive hubs Tallgrass tape backup units CDC full height 5 1/4 drives 344mb, at a staggering price of $3k Thin coax cable installations Several IT organizations have come and gone since then, and Lanworks has successfully transitioned itself with technological change. This can be attributed to an understanding of the ever changing IT marketplace, focusing on staff technical certifications, our solution partners and properly understanding (via discovery sessions) what customers require. This could not have … [Read more...]
Introducing our brand refresh at Lanworks
At Lanworks, we are committed to providing our customers and partners with the best IT solutions and Tier 3 support. We have worked hard to build our reputation and pride ourselves on being the go-to partner for several leading Canadian companies. As a result, over 60% of our customers have been with us for more than 5 years, and a remarkable 85% of our business comes from repeats and referrals. Lanworks has grown and evolved over the last 25 years, and as a result, we felt our brand needed an update to better reflect who we are today and to symbolize our dynamic future. Highlights of this new update include: a redesigned corporate logo, a refreshed brand identity, and a stronger online presence. Our new brand gives us a cleaner, refreshed look that will help us better communicate our commitment to our customers and partners, focusing on what our customers care about the most. Our new tagline “Personalized IT for Your Business” identifies our mandate and our continued commitment to be a successful IT partner. And, our new website will allow our customers, prospects, and partners better access to product information, resources, and experts. “Lanworks is committed to delivering the best service and solutions and building a solid online presence is just another way to help us accomplish this,” says Lanworks CEO, Eric Rydzkowski. “We are really excited about the new brand and how it will have a positive impact on our customers. For more information on Lanworks … [Read more...]