Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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**** CONTENTS ****
Blogs: Hacking the MOTO Q (+5)
White Papers: Determining Total Cost of Ownership for Data... (+4)
Groups: Windows Vista Business version download (+5)
Wiki: Veritas (+6)
Jobs: Telecommunications Associate (Voice) Needed (+5)
Documents: ROI?
Events: 16th USENIX Security Symposium (+2)
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Vyatta Open-Source Router, Firewall, VPN
Vyatta software and appliances are Linux-based router, firewall, VPN solutions that leverage x86 hardware and components to deliver a flexible, affordable alternative to Cisco 1800 through 7200 series routers. Free Software and White Papers.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15618
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The Need to Focus on Outbound Content
This white paper focuses on the need to monitor and manage outbound content, discusses the key drivers that are making it necessary and the steps that an organization should take to mitigate the risks it faces from employee use of communication tools. Click here
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15616
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Disaster Proof Solutions
Read about a full-blown test environment for disaster recovery, involving two data centers, five mission-critical applications, and 70 pounds of C4 explosive. Find out how five homogenous server systems were brought back online in as little as 14 seconds--with no data loss. Click here.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15623
**** DECISION MAKER BLOGS ****
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Most Popular New Blog Entry
HACKING THE MOTO Q
By thatITguy
Well, just got the MOTO Q and for those of you who don't know, it doesn't play nice with self signed certificates. I did some hunting around and found that with a small registry teak you can make it work. Had to find...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573447
Recent Blog Entries
MORE TRAVEL
By thatITguy
Well, for the second time this year I am going to be hitting the air to one of those far off lands. I have a workshop coming up in Maryland. One place I have never been, so it might be nice to go.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573450
SEE, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE LAWS DO HAVE VALUE
By Mark Tordoff
Rebecca Herold's blog post, Compliance and Information Security: Common Sense Confirmed, highlights a recent conversation she had with Jim Hurley, the Managing Director for the IT Policy Compliance Group about a new survey and analysis report he did in partnership with Protiviti.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573452
GOOD NEWS FOR AIX USERS?
By Xephon
IBM has announced that it is making available an open beta of AIX Version 6.1 - an upgrade to the currently available version of AIX. Now, the questions that immediately spring to mind are: is this a good thing? and why is IBM doing it?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573355
HAPPY SYS ADMIN DAY!
By itnetworkguru
I didn't realise that there is such a day. But it sounds like these guys are trying to make it happen. I have already sent out an email to the staff asking for gifts. So far everyone just tells me that that is pretty...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573455
OSCON: DAY 5
By Dru
Here's my notes from the last day of the conference. The keynotes will be put on YouTube and Blip and the speaker presentations are here. Open Source Second Life: Philip Rosedale Philip did a demo of SecondLife with Chris from San Francisco. Open source...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573401
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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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**** DECISION MAKER WHITE PAPERS ****
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Recent White Papers
DETERMINING TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP FOR DATA CENTER AND NETWORK ROOM INFRASTRUCTURE
By APC
An improved method for measuring Total Cost of Ownership of data center and network room physical infrastructure and relating these costs to the overall Information Technology infrastructure is described, with examples. The cost drivers of TCO are quantified. The largest cost driver is shown to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/469263
COMBINING CITRIX AND THIN COMPUTING: THE UNTOLD BENEFITS (Download)
By Jeff McNaught
Trends such as globalization, offshoring, e-commerce and datacenter consolidation are increasing the distance and complexity between users and applications. As a result, CIOs and IT managers are seeking ways to ensure the best performance, security, and availability for end users while reducing costs...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/555309
ADDRESSING IT RISKS OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS: A RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
By Samir Kapuria, Director - Strategy Practice
This white paper describes an IT risk management strategy for applications. Key aspects of this strategy include developing an awareness of various types of IT risks related to applications, quantifying the potential business impacts of application-related IT risks, and building an institutional capability to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/496014
TRANSFORMING YOUR ENTERPRISE - SYNCHRONIZING BUSINESS AND IT TO CAPITALIZE ON CHANGE
By HP
This is the summer 2006 edition of Transforming Your Enterprise Magazine. The focus is on capitalizing on change by synchronizing IT functions with business functions. Discussions include becoming a trusted IT advisor, creating intelligent infrastructure, server virtualization strategies, and managing service oriented architecture changes.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/469388
BREAKING THROUGH THE NOISE AROUND APPLICATION AVAILABILITY
By Marathon Technologies
With a very stagnant availability market over the past ten years or so, businesses have had few viable options for enabling the varying degrees of availability they require. Marathon's everRun defines a new standard in automated application availability, using patented virtualization technology, everRun provides...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/519824
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Most Popular Thread
WINDOWS VISTA BUSINESS VERSION DOWNLOAD
By kcimitmanager, member since 3/13/2006, Group: workstationos-select
Does anyone know where I can obtain a trial version of Vista Business to do some testing for our applications? Someone told me you have to have an MSDN membership to get it from Microsoft unless you purchase it.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573460
Recent Threads
SUN VS WINDOWS FOR PEOPLESOFT
By chiqid, member since 7/30/2007, Group: hardware-select
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573463
SERVER CHOICES
By chiqid, member since 7/30/2007, Group: hardware-select
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573465
SECURITY IN DATA MINING
By ukpanda, member since 5/16/2006, Group: info-security-management-sp
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573467
DIP. IN NETWORKING ENGINEERING AND CCNA
By raymondwilliams, member since 7/21/2007, Group: networking-career
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573470
BEST BOOK FOR 642-812 BCMSN
By manuskm, member since 3/11/2007, Group: networking-career
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573472
**** DECISION MAKER WIKI ****
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Most Popular New Wiki Contribution
VERITAS
By dturner32257
Veritas is a hardware independent software manufacturing company (Now owned by Symantec).
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573473
Recent Wiki Contributions
CIFS
By aksbh
CIFS (Common Internet File System) protocol is a standard remote file system access protocol for use over the Internet, enabling groups of users to work together and share documents within corporate intranets or across the Internet. The CIFS is an open, cross-platform technology based...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573475
OSI MODEL
By scottli
Open System Interconnection was created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It was meant to help vendors create interoperability network device and software in the form of protocols. Its a conceptual blue print of how communication should take place.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573477
BROCADE
By obelix67
Brocade is a Switch manufacturer.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573481
CLUSTERING SERVERS
By aksbh
Clustering refers to the use of multiple computers and devices such as typically PCs or UNIX workstations, multiple storage devices, and redundant interconnections, to configure and create as a single unified available system. Primarily, Cluster computing is used for load balancing as well as for...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/563877
DHCP
By scottli
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a TCP/IP protocol used to assign Internet Protocol (IP) numbers to users on a network. DHCP also reduces the work necessary to administer a large IP network. The DHCP server can give a range of I.P...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573483
OPERATING SYSTEM
By locutus
The operating system (OS) is the program that acts as the manager of a computers functionality. These tasks include starting the computer, running application programs, as well as receiving input from the keyboard and mouse, sending information to the screen, keeping track of files and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573485
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IMPROVE DATA MANAGEMENT THROUGH VIRTUALIZATION
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.
Read this free white paper.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/565878
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Most Popular New Job Posting
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE (VOICE) NEEDED
Company: NYC Teachers' Retirement Systems
Location: New York, New York
NYC Teachers' Retirement Systems is seeking a Telecommunications Associate (Voice) who has at least 2 years of related hands-on work experience on managing a phone switch and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573487
Recent Job Postings
INNOVATIVE WEB TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPER NEEDED
Company: White Oak Technologies, Inc.
Location: Washington DC area (relocation available)
White Oak Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Innovative Web Technology Developer who has experience with C++, Python, AJAX, Web 2.0, Perl, Linux. REAL CHALLENGES FOR INNOVATIVE WEB...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/568796
HELP DESK ANALYST NEEDED
Company: Levi Strauss & Co.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Levi Strauss & Co. is seeking a Help Desk Analyst who has a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, coupled with 2+ years of related experience providing support to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/568797
PCI QSA – SECURITY CONSULTANT NEEDED
Company: Global Technical Talent, Inc
Location: Chicago, IL or Natick, MA
Global Technical Talent, Inc is seeking a PCI QSA – Security Consultant who has at least 5 years of information security operations experience. Several PCI QSA – Security Consultant openings...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/568799
IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN NEEDED
Company: Melles Griot
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Melles Griot is seeking a IT Support Technician who has an Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or three years...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/568794
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
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**** DECISION MAKER POPULAR Q&A ****
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Recent Popular Q&A
ROI?
By ITtoolbox as adapted from Network-ProjectManagement discussion group
What is necessary or what are the questions to ask when figuring the ROI of a project?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573496
**** UPCOMING EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
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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
THE 3RD ANNUAL LEAN SIX SIGMA SUMMIT
9/18/2007 by IQPC
Date: September 18-21, 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Venue: The Venetian Lean Six Sigma is delivering millions of dollars worth of financial benefit to over 80% of the USA's top-100 companies - how does the dollar margin on your Lean Six Sigma Improvement...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/568680
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