Tuesday, September 11, 2007

IDG Connect's Tech Tuesday

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     With the change of season, it's time to refocus on the tasks at hand. So check out some of the hottest whitepapers and webcasts available. Research that will help keep you on top of trends, new technologies, persistent issues and strategic plans. But it doesn't have to be all serious. Be sure to take in some interesting facts, quotes and multimedia brain-candy. (Hint: The fun stuff is near the bottom, so don't forget to scroll.) Have a great week!

Agresso: Business Process Agility - The Next ERP Imperative
Which will it be: Replace, reconfigure or retreat?

AT&T: Key Elements to an Effective Business Continuity Plan
Plan, test and drill well--and someday soon, you'll be able to take off that lifevest you've been wearing around the office.

Tripwire: Configuration Auditing - A Stepping Stone to Controlling IT
Why do 75% of Configuration Management Database (CMDB) implementations fail?

Borland: The Power of Integrated and Automated SCCM
Confidence defined is knowing you can handle any change that comes your way.

ISA: Simplifying Your Data Center
Don't get a complex. Just make your complex less complex.

Symantec: IT Risk Management
Because when IT fails, business fails.

The 6th Annual Digital ID World Conference: September 24-26, 2007 - San Francisco, California
Digital ID World is the industry event for learning how to help manage your business with identity. Catch enterprise IT professionals on stage, giving their unvarnished views on how they've achieved success with identity deployments. When you register, reference priority code 'idgc' and attend the full conference for only $795--that's over half off the regular full conference price!

Visit the Laptops/Notebooks Section within the Vast IDG Connect Library
Targeted research for the mobile warrior.

Funny Bathroom Prank
Guys with suits and a portable meeting room have good, clean fun with victims using a portable bathroom.

On this day in 1997, NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reached Mars. In 1996, Union Pacific Railroad purchased Southern Pacific Railroad. In 1972, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in San Francisco, California begans regular service. In 1970, the Ford Pinto was introduced. In 1941, ground was broken for construction of The Pentagon. In 1940, George Stibitz pioneered the first remote operation of a computer. In 1915, the Pennsylvania Railroad began electrified commuter rail service between Paoli and Philadelphia. And in 1609, Henry Hudson landed on Manhattan island. Happy Birthday Harry Connick, Jr. (1967), Moby (1965), Brad Bird (1957), Brian de Palma (1940), Herbert Lom (1917), Paul "Bear" Bryant (1913) and Carl Zeiss (1816). RIP John Ritter (d. 2003), Jessica Tandy (1994), Peter Tosh and Lorne Greene (1987).

"To err is human--and to blame it on a computer is even more so."
  - Robert Orben

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