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Jason Bovberg

Jason Bovberg (jbovberg@windowsitpro.com) is a senior editor for Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Pro, covering products as well as the systems management, hardware, and storage/backup topic areas. He has more than 20 years of experience as a writer and editor in magazine, book, and special-interest publishing.

Email: jason.bovberg@penton.com

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Best of Connections 2011: We Have Our Winners!

By Jason Bovberg, 11/03/2011

We just handed out our Best of Connections 2011 awards at our annual Fall Connections conference in Las Vegas.

Enterprise SSDs

By Jason Bovberg, 10/22/2011

SSDs offer significant advantages and disadvantages to your storage scenario. Here are some key points to keep in mind.

Best of Tech•Ed 2011 Award Winners

By Jason Bovberg, 05/18/2011

The Best of Tech•Ed Awards recognize the most innovative Microsoft products and services offered by Microsoft partners exhibiting at the annual conference. Here are this year's ...

Best of TechEd 2011 Finalists Announced!

By Jason Bovberg, 05/13/2011

Our judging panel has selected the finalists for the Best of TechEd 2011 Awards. Editors, authors, and technical editors from Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine will be ...

KVM Over IP Buyer’s Guide

By Jason Bovberg, 12/20/2010

You might consider KVM technology basic or elemental, but it's one area where you don't want to choose unwisely.

Congratulations to the Best of Connections 2010 Winners!

By Jason Bovberg, 11/08/2010

Last week, we handed out our Best of Connections 2010 awards at the annual Fall Connections conference in Las Vegas.

Review: Hydra Privacy Card Series II

By Jason Bovberg, 08/24/2010

Fit best-in-the-business security in the palm of your hand with this USB encryption drive.

Best of Tech•Ed 2010 Award Winners

By Jason Bovberg, 06/16/2010

The Best of Tech•Ed Awards recognize the most innovate Microsoft products and services offered by Microsoft partners exhibiting at the annual conference. Here are this year's ...

Best of Tech•Ed 2010 Award Winners

By Jason Bovberg, 06/14/2010

The Best of Tech•Ed Awards recognize the most innovate Microsoft products and services offered by Microsoft partners exhibiting at the annual conference. Here are this year's ...

Buyer's Guide: High Availability/Disaster Recovery for Virtual Environments

By Jason Bovberg, 05/24/2010

Microsoft and VMware offer built-in high availability/disaster recovery functionality within their industry-standard products, and those features provide good, basic protection. ...

The Evolution of Networking

By Jason Bovberg, 02/22/2010

A struggling economy is shaping an evolution in the way both SMBs and enterprises are approaching their more basic networking goals. It's a return to basics as well as a time of ...

Review: Data Robotics' DroboPro

By Jason Bovberg, 02/22/2010

If you oversee a small business and need easy-to-use data protection, you need to take a look at Data Robotics’ DroboPro data-management system.

Review: Encore Electronics ENNUS1 Network Server

By Jason Bovberg, 12/17/2009

Encore Electronics' ENNUS1 USB-over-Network Server is a cool little device that lets networked users share access to USB devices.

Observer 14 Introduces Auto-Baselining and NetFlow Enhancements

By Jason Bovberg, 10/22/2009

I recently spoke with Douglas Smith, president of Network Instruments, about his company's release of Observer 14.

Apple Should Leap into the Netbook Market

By Jason Bovberg, 07/20/2009

Competitors are distancing themselves from Apple, which chooses not to enter the netbook market. Perhaps Apple is making a giant mistake?

Intel Signs Agreement with Nokia

By Jason Bovberg, 06/24/2009

Intel and Nokia just announced an agreement to develop a new class of Intel-based mobile computing device and chipset architectures.

Dell Primed for PC-Market Resurgence?

By Jason Bovberg, 05/27/2009

Like many corporations, Dell has been feeling the weight of the economy, instigating cost cuts and reducing its workforce. But it is in a prime position for future success.

NAS, SAN, RAID, iSCSI, FireWire, USB, NTFS, FAT 32 … Heck, Just Make Backups Simple!

By Jason Bovberg, 05/19/2009

One of the first casualties of a beleaguered IT staff might be the backup strategy. In the face of other pressing duties, are you ensuring that you're minding your storage?

Symantec Tackles a Struggling Economy with Managed Backup Services

By Jason Bovberg, 05/01/2009

Symantec Managed Backup Services enable enterprises to reduce operational costs, manage risks, and meet their SLAs with confidence.