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Top four features to ease Vista deployment
Windows Vista deployment tool improvements can ease the pain service providers experience when deploying the OS. The chore will be easier if features like WIM, PE, Image X and WDS are put to good use.

Five ways to save money on server room cooling
Server room cooling costs are rising, and old methods of server room design don't help the situation. Follow these five approaches to server room design to contain costs for your customers.

Software as a Service revenue opportunities
Value-added resellers who are concerned about Software as a Service taking a chunk out of their bottom line have a legitimate concern. But by taking advantage of new SaaS opportunities such as the four detailed below, VARs can continue to generate Software as a Service revenue.

Packaging virtual appliances for SMBs
If you haven't yet considered packaging virtual appliances with your server and software offerings, it's time to take a look at what opportunities you're missing. Contributor Chris Wolf offers ideas for virtual appliance offerings and a checklist for maintaining VMs in an SMB environment.