VMware acquires Dunes; The hiring manager interviews

Network/Systems Management News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by ComBrio MSP Remote Device Support - a New Approach, a Better Technology Are today's enabling technologies for remote device support meeting managed service providers (MSPs) expectations? Are they adopting new enabling technologies to offer true value-added services? Are MSPs demonstrating their ability to provide a full service outsource solution that extends beyond basic remote monitoring, which includes proactive issue discovery as well as rapid response to poor network performance or outages? This whitepaper will review these questions and more. Network World's Network/Systems Management News Alert, 09/13/07 VMware acquires virtualization management vendor Dunes, 09/11/07: VMware Tuesday announced it had snapped-up Dunes Technologies, a start-up specializing in business process automation and management in virtual environments. The hiring manager interviews, 09/10/07: Katherine (Kathy) Tamer likes to have a master staffing plan to assist her with hiring decisions. As vice president and CIO of NASA contractor United Space Alliance (USA), Tamer leads a 400-person IT organization, so it's no wonder she needs a master plan to guide all that staffing. Her master plan identifies all the technical and professional skills her IT organization collectively needs to carry out its mission, which is to provide IT support for space shuttle operations. Stars of the Network Zodiac, 09/11/07: Does astrology play a part in network industry success? And failure? Here's a look at famous network industry executives and how they match up with their Zodiac signs. Network World Buyer's Guides Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. With seven categories - security, storage, convergence and VoIP, network infrastructure, network applications, wireless and LAN/WAN management - you can quickly pinpoint the hardware or software you need. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features and make the best purchase decisions for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Buyer's Guides now. Tech support could use more help, 09/11/07: Corporate help desks are significantly understaffed in the minds of the IT leaders who run them, according to the results of a recent poll from IT staffing firm Robert Half Technology. First came virtualization; now comes management, 09/10/07: For quite some time, the analyst community has been voicing its opinion that the wonders of virtualizing x86 server environments will be cut short if data center managers don't also calculate adequate management into their plans. And now with desktop virtualization gathering its own steam, the floodgates have opened and a slew of start-ups are pouring into the market with new approaches to reining in the virtual world.

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Contact the author: Senior Editor Denise Dubie covers network and systems management for Network World. This newsletter is sponsored by ComBrio MSP Remote Device Support - a New Approach, a Better Technology Are today's enabling technologies for remote device support meeting managed service providers (MSPs) expectations? Are they adopting new enabling technologies to offer true value-added services? Are MSPs demonstrating their ability to provide a full service outsource solution that extends beyond basic remote monitoring, which includes proactive issue discovery as well as rapid response to poor network performance or outages? This whitepaper will review these questions and more. BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: networking.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007