Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Weekly Update: MicroKernel, SOA, Storage career and more...

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

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

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

**** CONTENTS ****

Blogs: VISA's PCI Deadline Looms As Merchants Scramble (+5)
White Papers: Network Energy Efficiency, Managing Data Center... (+4)
Documents: 2007 ITtoolbox Survey: Operating Server Trends...
Groups: CCNA Study Guides & Network Simulators (+4)
Wiki: MicroKernel
Jobs: SAP Project Leader, ERP Infrastructure... (+5)
PR: SearchInform Technologies releases MailSniffer 1.0 (+1)
Events: CSI 2007
Events: The 3rd Annual Lean Six Sigma Summit (+2)


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NCsoft Chooses Windows Over Linux
STATE OF ILLINOIS VOTES FOR WINDOWS SERVER OVER LINUX. State Government Decided Linux Was Too Big a Risk. See For Yourself.
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**** DECISION MAKER BLOGS ****
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Most Popular New Blog Entry

VISA'S PCI DEADLINE LOOMS AS MERCHANTS SCRAMBLE
By Mark Tordoff
As the PCI Security Standards Council gathers in Toronto today for its inaugural Community Forum, merchants get ready for VISA's PCI compliance deadline at the end of the month. According to Khalid Kark, analyst with Forrester Research in an article on SearchCIO.com, There...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594386

Recent Blog Entries

REX AND THE CASE OF THE QUICK FIX AND THE LONG STAY PART 4
By KI4REX
As Rex followed the owner of "The Voice" in through the hatch, and into the light trap, he fought the urge to be politically correct, and the natural urge of someone who has not seen a woman in almost four months...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594332

OFFICE OF THE FUTURE?
By iTech-Ed
It had to happen - I was bound to be sent a DOCX file. This is the new file type associated with Microsoft Office 2007. It's all to do with the Office Open XML format Microsoft is keen on, and, of course, my copy of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594191

SCO & CHINA
By DaveB
OK - there's no link between these two but both have been on my mind today. There's loads of reports that SCO are filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; not exactly closing up, Chapter 7 is liquidation and they are not going for that...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594485

QOTW
By Dru
Here's my favourite open source quotes of the week: "...all participation isn't necessary or even desirable, only the variety that aligns commensurate ability with community need." from Alex Fletcher's blog "Documentation is often treated as the shabby cousin of software development, but...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594486

MIDSIZE ENTERPRISES, PCI, ITIL 3.0, AND SECURITY BIG TOPICS NEXT WEEK
By Mark Tordoff
IT professionals across North America will be engaging in discussions on a number of important subjects next week. Starting off the week, there'll be two significant gathering; one on either coast. In California, IT executives from more than 400 companies will be gathering in...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594487

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WIKI TOP CONTRIBUTOR: AKSHAYA BHATIA
Created: NagiosContents: "Nagios is a host and network service monitoring tool designed to run under the Linux operating system..."...Continued at ITtoolbox Wiki.Become a top contributor as you share and learn with the community at ITtoolbox Wiki.
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**** DECISION MAKER WHITE PAPERS ****
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Recent White Papers

NETWORK ENERGY EFFICIENCY, MANAGING DATA CENTER CLIMATE
By Jeremy Stieglitz
Learn how to extend the life of existing data centers and minimize retrofits, gain at least partial control of growing expenses for power and cooling, and how to optimizing new data center designs.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587324

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

BEST PRACTICES FOR IM ARCHIVING & COMPLIANCE
By Symantec Corporation
This white paper provides an overview of what Symantec believes to be the best practices in managing IM as a record of business.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/534488

SEVEN SECRETS TO 24X7 EXCHANGE AVAILABILITY
By Marathon Technologies
There are many expensive, complex technologies that promise disaster recovery for Exchange. Fortunately, there are also simple, automated ways to get the highest levels of disaster protection. The following seven secrets to 24x7, disaster-tolerant Exchange will show you how to implement an Exchange environment...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/576756

NAC: MANAGING UNAUTHORIZED COMPUTERS
By Sophos Inc.
Unauthorized endpoint computers pose significant security risks to organizations. Where underlying network-based enforcement is available, network access control (NAC) solutions provide detection and implementation of security policies to minimize these risks. However, in some environments the network cannot provide this enforcement. This paper looks...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573235

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**** DECISION MAKER SURVEYS ****
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Recent Surveys

2007 ITTOOLBOX SURVEY: OPERATING SERVER TRENDS SURVEY
By ITtoolbox
In this survey, the ITtoolbox community provided specific information pertaining to the deployment of operating server(s), as well as what hardware and software the industry is currently running their systems on. Based on the survey results, these choices have a significant impact on success.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/563834

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

CCNA STUDY GUIDES & NETWORK SIMULATORS
By hoonan, member since 3/30/2006, Group: networking-career
I was wondering if any of you that are CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE qualified have any recommendations as to which study guide and network simulator to use for CCNA certification preparation. I see several references to Wendell Odom's CCNA certification library...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594489

Recent Threads

SHIFT THE CAREER TO STORAGE ADMIN
By Mohit Agarwal, member since 2/5/2005, Group: sysadmin-career
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594490

CCNA MODEL QUESTION
By Nurul Kadir Ajay, member since 9/5/2007, Group: networking-career
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594492

BI ENTERPRISE SOLUTION USING SQL 2005 SERVER
By Alberto Roldan, member since 9/6/2007, Group: enterprise-architecture-sp
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594494

IS SOA WORTH IT?
By Paul Hetfield, member since 6/25/2007, Group: enterprise-architecture-sp
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594495

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

MICROKERNEL
By s13884
In the MicroKernel approach, the kernel itself only provides basic functionality that allows the execution of servers, separate programs that assume former kernel functions, such as device driver, GUI Server, and Network Services (e.g. HTTP, FTP, SSH). The MicroKernel approach consists of divining a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594496

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**** JOB POSTINGS ****
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Most Popular New Job Posting

SAP PROJECT LEADER, ERP INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING NEEDED
Company: Merck & Co. Inc.
Location: Whitehouse Station, NJ
Merck & Co. Inc. is seeking a SAP Project Leader, ERP Infrastructure Engineering who has at least eight years of experience with the development and implementation of global infrastructure...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/590249

Recent Job Postings

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT-SUPPLY NETWORK PLANNING CONSULTANT NEEDED
Company: Bristlecone, Inc.
Location: Nationwide
Bristlecone, Inc. is seeking a Supply Chain Management-Supply Network Planning Consultant who has at least 2 year's Supply Chain experience, including one full cycle implementation of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594497

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR, WINDOWS NEEDED
Company: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Location: Las Vegas, NV
The Office of Information Technology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is seeking candidates for a Windows Systems Administrator. This is a full-time, 12-month professional...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/590248

MS PROJECT SERVER ADMIN NEEDED
Company: Brooksource
Location: Nashville, TN
Brooksource is seeking an experienced Administrator to configure, administer, and maintain MS Project Server '07 for large project management group. This position will likely be termed as a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/590250

IT SECURITY ARCHITECTURE MANAGER NEEDED
Company: TJX Companies
Location: Framingham, MA
TJX Companies is seeking an IT Security Architecture Manager who has at least 6 years experience in Information Technology and certification related to the security profession (CISSP, CISA...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/585254

WEBMETHODS ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED
Company: Fidelity Investments
Location: Covington, Kentucky
Fidelity Investments is seeking a WebMethods Administrator who has at least 3 years of experience with proven WebMethods Administration skills in a UNIX environment. Description: If you're...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/585253


Related Jobs (North American candidates only)
Networking // Security // CISCO // Consultants needed all over US
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/40590
CCIE - Cisco Networking (CCIE/LAN/WAN) Expert
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/40589


**** PRESS RELEASES ****
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Most Popular Press Release

SEARCHINFORM TECHNOLOGIES RELEASES MAILSNIFFER 1.0
By SearchInform Technologies
SearchInform Technologies announces departure of SearchInform MailSniffer from Release Candidate stage and presents its final version - MailSniffer 1.0, a program that intercepts all e-mail traffic on network protocol level, indexes the intercepted messages and conducts search through them. The new version has a conceptually new working algorithm, providing a higher stability and performance...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594498

Recent Press Releases

SANS DIGITAL INTRODUCES MOBILENAS MN2L
By Sans Digital
Santa Fe Springs, CA - September 13, 2007 - Sans Digital, a leading provider of high performance storage subsystems, today introduced a brand new 2 bay Mobile series NAS unit, the MN2L. The MobileNAS MN2L 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure is a storage device that allows you to share documents, files, and digital media such as music...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594499

**** NEW EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
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CSI 2007
11/3/2007 by CMP Media
Date: November 3-9, 2007 Location: Washington, DC <br>The world's premier event for ICT security strategy, policy & management! CSI 2007 is the only conference and exhibition that delivers a business focused overview of enterprise security. It will convene 1,500+ delegates, 80 exhibitors and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594402

**** UPCOMING EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
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THE 3RD ANNUAL LEAN SIX SIGMA SUMMIT
9/18/2007 by IQPC
Date: September 18-21, 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Venue: The Venetian <br>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

WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT
9/27/2007 by WITI
Date: September 26-29, 2007 Location: Santa Clara, CA Venue: Hyatt Regency <br>WITI's Women and Technology Summit is Returning to the Silicon Valley! Including the 12th Annual WITI Hall of Fame Awards! Innovation will lead the topics at WITI's 2007 Women and Technology...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/590163

INTEROP NEW YORK
10/22/2007 by CMP Media
Date: October 22-26, 2007 Location: New York, NY Venue: Javits Center, NY <br>See all of the latest technologies in action at Interop New York, October 22-26, 2007. Visit 200+ exhibitors, attend 100+ sessions, and check out live demos of practical business solutions. Interop...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587411

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