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	<title>Charles Gardner, Sterling Ideas Inc, IT Consultant</title>
	<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com</link>
	<description>Effective IT Solutions</description>
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		<title>vShere Hardening Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[VMWare released a first public draft of their vSphere 4.0 Hardening Guide.  They are soliciting feedback on this draft for the next month.  Assumably we will see a final version in the spring.
The guide is broken into several PDFs covering different topics:

Introduction
Host
Virtual Machines
vCenter
vNetwork
Console OS

Take a look and give VMWare some feedback.
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		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2010/01/vshere-hardening-guide/</link>
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		<title>Online Backup Service</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am proud to announce that I now offer a custom online backup solution to my clients.
This service utilizes the proven technology of the CrashPlan Pro system and secure, encrypted storage on my equipment within a secure data center.
The real differentiator from other larger services is the personal service you will receive directly from me.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2010/01/online-backup-service/</link>
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		<title>Why A Client Hypervisor Matters More Than You Realize</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the not-too-distant future, the availability of solid client hypervisors will dramatically shift the way we deliver IT, particularly in the SMB space.   This XenClient page at Citrix.com does a great job demonstrating this.  Be sure to watch the video while you&#8217;re there.
The client hypervisor&#8217;s impact will quickly eclipse the impact of the server hypervisor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2009/06/why-a-client-hypervisor-matters-more-than-you-realize/</link>
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		<title>VMWare Users Group Tampa and Orlando</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure of attending the VMWare Users Group (VMUG) quarterly meetings in both Tampa and Orlando recently.
The Tampa VMUG meeting was held April 16th at the Southwest Florida Water Management District offices.  It was an informative meeting, including vendor presentations from LeftHand SAN (HP) and Riverbed.
The Orlando VMUG was May 28th at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2009/06/vmug-tampa-and-orlando/</link>
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		<title>New Web Site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m happy to rollout a new web site in support of Sterling Ideas&#8217; 10 year anniversary this month.
After having used a traditional PHP driven site, I decided it was time to shift to a Wordpress driven site.
Take a look around and feel free to leave your feedback.
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		<link>http://www.sterlingideas.com/2009/06/new-web-site/</link>
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