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**** NETWORKING-DECISION-MAKERS NEWSLETTER ****

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

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Your weekly connection to the new and most popular entries from the Networking community.

**** CONTENTS ****

Blogs: Im In Your Leenucks Box Changing Your Password (+5)
White Papers: Improve Data Management through Virtualization (+4)
Groups: Mac filtering - How do you block a MAC address on... (+5)
Wiki: Design Structured Cabling Systems and IT Network... (+1)
Jobs: Sr. Solutions/Programmer Analyst Needed (+5)
Events: 2007 Wireless & Mobile Expo & Conference (+2)

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Assessing Downtime Costs and Losses
Discover how the overall sum of downtime costs and losses really affects a company and how a "lights out" situation can be disastrous to an organization's profitability. Read on to find out more.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15536

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Virtual Storage + Virtual Servers
Utilize the benefits of combining virtualized IP SAN storage with virtual server technologies. Centralize management and resources to reduce power consumption, simplify management, and increase storage and server resource utilization. Learn More.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15541

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Demands of Service Oriented Architecture
Businesses have extended the school of thought which advocates recycling proven processes in combination with newer technologies to satisfy current/future business needs. Rather than extolling the virtues of COBOL extension as business services, this paper focuses on creating the services as well as the strategic systems architecture. Read More.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15546

**** DECISION MAKER BLOGS ****
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Most Popular New Blog Entry

I'M IN YOUR LEENUCKS BOX CHANGING YOUR PASSWORD
By Security Monkey
So I'm having a conversation on the phone with Scrap this morning and he relayed this little story from his adventures as a professor of information security studies at a local school. Scrap tells the story...So I've been a professor at this...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566277

Recent Blog Entries

RIAA GETS DEALT ANOTHER BLOW
By kenyonswim
It appears that the legal system is finally wising up to the ways of the RIAA. In this link the judge overseeing the case stated that the RIAA cannot file a lawsuit using only an IP address, which has been their common practice in the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566278

REAL ID MARCHES ON DESPITE OPPOSITION
By Mark Tordoff
I've been writing off and on about the REAL ID act that was grafted into a bill back in 2005 - all without debate or comment from the legislature. The law requires states to save digital copies of source documents such as birth certificates for...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566279

ARE PCI COMPLIANCE FIGURES REALLY NOTEWORTHY?
By Mark Tordoff
An article posted to CNNMoney.com yesterday touts a recent Aberdeen Group study to make the statement that "PCI Compliance Improves Protection of Cardholder Data." Among the comments drawn from the findings published in the Aberdeen research report, "Protecting Cardholder Data"...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566280

UNDERSTANDING IT GOVERNANCE, RISK, AND COMPLIANCE
By Mark Tordoff
Businesses rely on their IT departments and resources for competitive advantages and business to business transactions and cannot afford to apply to IT anything less than the same level of commitment they devote to company assets. IT offers extraordinary opportunities to transform the business...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566281

HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU REALLY?
By kenyonswim
I've been in a career slump as of late, and I'm not sure where I'm going to next. I'm pretty sure I'll be staying in the technical field, but the level 2/3 service desk is beginning to bore me...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566282

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**** DECISION MAKER WHITE PAPERS ****
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Recent White Papers

IMPROVE DATA MANAGEMENT THROUGH VIRTUALIZATION
By IDC
Go inside the technologies that improve data center TCO and management by reducing the time required to deploy and maintain servers. Discover how by virtualizing I/O connections to SANs and LANs - allowing them to wire once and then add or replace servers or change...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566262

NINE STEPS TO EFFECTIVE NETWORKED UNIFIED STORAGE CONSOLIDATION
By Marc Staimer, Dragon Slayer Consulting
Network storage consolidation makes it significantly easier for today's storage administrators to manage the ever-swelling amounts of storage while simplifying the data protection. To help simplify the process of networked unified storage consolidation, Marc Staimer of Dragon Slayer Consulting lays out a nine...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/561445

IPSEC VS. SSL VPNS FOR SECURE REMOTE ACCESS
By Aventail Corporation
Learn whether an IPSec or SSL VPN will best meet your needs for:Access control for unmanaged end pointsSupport for a full range of applications End user ease-of-use Improving security and centralizing your control Total cost of ownership
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/536005

THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF SERVER VIRTUALIZATION
By Jonathan Eunice, Illuminata, Inc.
Virtualization is not hot because the technology per se is particularly new or revolutionary, but because now that it has matured, the outcomes it enables are so desirable and so central to what IT shops need. Lower costs, increased flexibility, and reduced risk-who can...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/475625

NEUTRAL WIRE FACTS AND MYTHOLOGY
By APC
This Technical Note discusses many common misunderstandings about the function of the neutral wire and its relation to power problems. The subjects of dedicated lines, phase reversal, isolation transformers, and grounding are addressed. Various myths are described and criticized.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/503413

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**** DECISION MAKER GROUPS ****
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Most Popular Thread

MAC FILTERING - HOW DO YOU BLOCK A MAC ADDRESS ON YOUR NETWORK.
By DScott765, member since 5/26/2004, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
I have a Cisco network with multiple Layer-2 switches (CAT & IOS) connecting back to Core Layer-3 switches. Dynamic DHCP (D-DHCP) is defined and a device can obtain different IP addresses with in the short period lease. Any suggestions to block a specific...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566283

Recent Threads

TAKING THE CCNA
By fandango1974, member since 7/9/2007, Group: networking-career
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566284

TIME TRACKING AND PPM TOOLS
By Deborah Bolles, member since 7/6/2007, Group: it-portfolio-management-sp
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566285

ASA5510 WITH URL FILTERING
By ayo123, member since 6/12/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566286

SCANDISK NOT WORKING
By tta013, member since 4/3/2006, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566287

I'M HAVING PROBLEM CONNECTING MY WORKGROUP COMPUTERS.
By praboo, member since 6/29/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566289

**** DECISION MAKER WIKI ****
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Recent Wiki Contributions

DESIGN STRUCTURED CABLING SYSTEMS AND IT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURES
By cmurphy262
Designing a Structured Cabling System - a ten step HOWTO guide Below we have provided a ten step introductory guide for the Design of Structured Cabling Systems and IT Network Infrastructures. (see structured cabling schematic) Europ
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566290

ARCNET
By aksbh
ARCNET is a popular LAN (Local area network) technology that is based on application of data-link layer and uses a token-passing protocol and token-bus scheme for linking the workstations and other devices connected on the LAN. In the ARCNET topology, the LAN...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566291

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BLOG: IT NETWORK GURU
All you wanted or didn't want to know about IT Networking, System Administration, and Windows Administration.Read more at ITtoolbox Blogs.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/515774
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**** JOB POSTINGS ****
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Most Popular New Job Posting

SR. SOLUTIONS/PROGRAMMER ANALYST NEEDED
Company: ClearPath IT LLC.
Location: Houston, TX
ClearPath IT LLC. is seeking a Sr. Solutions/Programmer Analyst who has at least 5 years programmer/analyst experience with 2 years systems/business. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566292

Recent Job Postings

ISERIES OPERATIONS ANALYST NEEDED
Company: Encore Capital Group
Location: San Diego, CA
Encore Capital Group is seeking an iSeries Operations Analyst who has at least 3 years AS400 System Administrator or 6 years operations experience. iSeries Operations Analyst This position...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566293

QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER NEEDED
Company: ClearPath IT LLC
Location: Huntsville, AL
ClearPath IT LLC is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer who has experience and/or knowledge in one or more of the following areas: hazard analysis, Fault Tree Analysis,...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/561459

PORTAL DESIGNER-CONSULTANT NEEDED
Company: Accenture
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Accenture is seeking a Portal Designer-Consultant who has at least 2 years of business experience working with government agencies, with particular emphasis on experience within licensing and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/561460

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED
Company: Brooklyn Public Library
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Public Library is seeking a Systems Administrator to provide reliable, practical and cost effective system support to the Library's customers and staff as they utilize Server...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/561458

SR SAP BASIS ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED
Company: PepsiCo
Location: Chicago, IL
PepsiCo is seeking a Sr SAP Basis Administrator who has at least five years of SAP Basis experience. Senior SAP ECC/APO BASIS Administrator analyst is responsible for...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/555321

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**** UPCOMING EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
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2007 WIRELESS & MOBILE EXPO & CONFERENCE
7/17/2007 by WowGao
Date: July 17-18, 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Center The 2007 Wireless & Mobile Expo & Conference, being the leading annual global event for wireless and mobile solutions, attracts key decision-makers to learn and purchase the latest products and solutions, offered by...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/549275

16TH USENIX SECURITY SYMPOSIUM
8/6/2007 by USENIX
Date: August 6-10, 2007 Location: Boston, MA Join us in Boston, MA, August 6-10, 2007, for the 16th USENIX Security Symposium. Security '07 offers in-depth training by experts such as Richard Bejtlich on TCP/IP Weapons School and Dan Geer on Measuring...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/549168

THE SECURITY STANDARD
9/10/2007 by IDG
Date: September 10-11, 2007 Location: Chicage, IL Venue: The Fairmont Hotel Security today isn''t just a matter of new technology and new threats. Security is about doing business in new ways that reflect the emerging dangers in our world, the evolving concerns of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566294

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