Thursday, September 13, 2007

Weekly Update: Network architecture, InfiniBand, VPN and more...

**** NETWORKING-DOERS NEWSLETTER ****

Thursday, September 13, 2007

http://networking.ITtoolbox.com

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

**** CONTENTS ****

Groups: Leased Line Backup (+9)
White Papers: BI on the Move: Cognos Go! Mobile (+4)
Documents: Does this certification track sound reasonable? (+1)
Blogs: No other operating system has ever been this... (+9)
Wiki: System Administration (+1)
Jobs: SAP Project Leader, ERP Infrastructure... (+5)
Events: The 3rd Annual Lean Six Sigma Summit (+2)


**** SPONSOR MESSAGE: MKS ****

Effectively Managing SAP Change
Using ad-hoc tools and techniques to manage changes to SAP can result in late projects and broken functionality. This paper outlines how application lifecycle management can support SAP change and provide an effective governance framework for all projects. Learn More
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15849

**** SPONSOR MESSAGE: NOKIA ****

Intrusion Detection & Prevention
Is your company's data safe from hackers? Share your feedback by participating in the 2007 ITtoolbox Survey: Intrusion Detection & Prevention sponsored by Nokia. Participate today.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15850

**** SPONSOR MESSAGE: APC ****

Air Conditioning For a Computer Room
Every Information Technology professional who is responsible for the operation of computing equipment needs to understand the function of air conditioning in the data center or network room. This paper explains the basic operating principles and major components of precision cooling systems from an IT perspective. Read more.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15842

**** DOER GROUPS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/groups

Most Popular Thread

LEASED LINE BACKUP
By vsridhar77, member since 5/25/2006, Group: networkadmin-l
Can two backup lines i.e BOTH ISDN & VSAT work together if the Primary leased line gets down?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591358

Recent Threads

REDISTRIBUTE COMMAND
By sathishchennai, member since 4/3/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591362

HOW TO CREATE SUBNET IP FOR USING T1
By basler, member since 2/9/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591365

CISCO PIX-506 SITE-TO-SITE VPN ISSUE
By gbola, member since 9/10/2003, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591370

WEB BROWSER CONNECTION REFUSED
By mhenry, member since 10/20/2005, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591372

WHAT DEVICES
By mccarron8452, member since 11/27/2006, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591373

CONSOLE DISPLAY PROBLEM
By micah_kulien, member since 4/13/2006, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591376

E1 CONNECTION
By krishn.ramchurn, member since 5/15/2006, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591377

HELP TO CONFIGURE MDAEMON IN THE WINDOWS SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTE EMAIL ID FROM MDAEMON
By kamrulhasan2003, member since 7/9/2006, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591379

REDUNDANCY
By mccarron8452, member since 11/27/2006, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591380

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WIKI TOP CONTRIBUTOR: AKSHAYA BHATIA
Created: MBoneContents: "MBone or Multicast Backbone refers to a virtual network built on the top of the Internet for IP Multicast traffic across the Internet..."...Continued at ITtoolbox Wiki.Become a top contributor as you share and learn with the community at ITtoolbox Wiki.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/523146
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**** DOER WHITE PAPERS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/white-papers/

Recent White Papers

BI ON THE MOVE: COGNOS GO! MOBILE (Podcast)
By Cognos
Allowing business users anywhere, anytime access to the information they need is helping organizations become more agile and competitive. Learn how to get business intelligence into the hands of your business users, anywhere they go with Cognos Go! Mobile.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/531168

ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE IM USAGE POLICY
By Symantec Corporation
This white paper provides a best practices overview for effectively managing the risks and costs associated with the corporate use of IM. Download this white paper today and learn more about security and legal risks associated with IM usage and how to overcome them...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535381

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/520109

ASSESSING DOWNTIME COSTS AND LOSSES
By iTera Incorporated
We know the overall sum of downtime losses is quite high, but how does it really affect a company? Considering the IT related inputs that factor into profitability, it's easy to visualize how a 'lights out' event can be disastrous to any organization's...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/544996

5 KEY STEPS TO CALCULATING ROI FOR A TAPE LIBRARY CONSOLIDATION PROJECT
By Phil Wandrei, Datalink
This paper examines how to calculate ROI for a tape consolidation project, including areas such as hardware maintenance savings, off-site media savings, staff productivity savings, etc. Read about key areas that generate savings in a tape library consolidation project and examine the steps for...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/575152

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**** DOER POPULAR Q&A ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/popular-q-and-a/

Most Popular New Popular Q&A

DOES THIS CERTIFICATION TRACK SOUND REASONABLE?
By ITtoolbox as adapted from Networking-Career discussion group
I've made the decision to switch careers and jump headfirst into IT. For the past 2 years I have been a freelance web developer and prior to that I was a help desk support tech for a small company. I do not have a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591382

Recent Popular Q&A

NEW INSTALLATION
By ITtoolbox as adapted from Network-ProjectManagement discussion group
We are moving to a new building soon and I am lucky enough to migrate to brand new network systems. I am looking for anybody who can tell me what switches and server solutions are the best to use. My IT director tells us we...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591383

**** DOER BLOGS ****
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/

Most Popular New Blog Entry

NO OTHER OPERATING SYSTEM HAS EVER BEEN THIS SHAKY.
By Locutus
This year has been a remarkable year for operating systems. Windows Vista has been released to much fanfare and anticipation. Only to be shunned and spoken about in a derogatory manner due to the poor driver support and intrusive UAC. Linux has improved so much...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591359

Recent Blog Entries

THE MORTGAGE INDUSTRY WOULD DO WELL TO COMPLY WITH SOX
By Mark Tordoff
The Compliance and Security Connection A recent post on IT Business Edge by Laura Bentley entitled What Does Subprime Lending Scandal Say About Sarbox? really caught my eye. As I'm sure you're aware, there is a great deal of debate and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591384

SOFTWARE FREEDOM DAY
By Dru
What are you doing to celebrate? Software Freedom Day is this upcoming Saturday and people all over the world are encouraged to educate others about free and open source software and to coordinate their own local events. I setup a location for Team Ottawa.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591361

HOW LINUX IS BEING SUBVERTED.
By Locutus
Linux is in great danger at the moment. That danger started when Microsoft cut their deal with Novell. Many open source advocates recognized this and there was a hue and cry over it. This furor has died down to a large extent and apathy has...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591363

WHAT IS THE RIGHT SECURITY CERTIFICATION?
By Mark Tordoff
This post on eLamb.org led to a lot of different opinions over the past two weeks, so I wanted to add my thoughts to the mix. While there are several security and audit certifications out there, one should base their decision to acquire a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591386

A RESPONSE ON DEVELOPING A PROPER DATA SECURITY/PRIVACY PROTECTION LAW
By Mark Tordoff
A few weeks ago, I posted about a call to consolidate Federal Data Security Laws. I received a very thoughtful response from InfosecGuy that I wanted to share:While this is a very good idea, there is a more pressing problem with protecting sensitive/personal...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591388

DO GENDER AND REGION MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
By Dru
Volume 33(1) of the Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology has a good article entitled Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Secondary Schools: Do Gender and Region Make a Difference?. From the abstract: "This study examines possible interaction effects of gender and region...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591364

THE FUTURE OF ENGINEERING
By Dru
The full title of this Ryerson University Report is The Future of Engineering: A Study of the Gender Bias. I found it interesting for two reasons: it provides current statistics on the Canadian post-secondary scene, and it reports on the survey results of Toronto...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591366

HELP! MY PROGRAM HAS A PROBLEM.
By Locutus
This happens to anyone. You are working away and the program you are using displays a problem. The program can crash or even worse. Crash the operating system. This is a fact of life. However the type of software you use determines how easily this...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591368

SOME FREEBSD PKG_ADD MAGIC
By Dru
In a recent comment a reader asked how he could install xorg 7.2 instead of xorg 6.9 on his FreeBSD 6.2 system. Normally pkg_add would do this, but xorg was updated to 7.2 after the release of FreeBSD 6.2...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/591369

**** DOER WIKI ****
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Recent Wiki Contributions

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
By blueknight
System administration involves managing the servers within a data center. System Administrators supply technical support to keep the systems up and running, administering usernames/passwords and more. System Administrators manage one or more servers depending on the size of the data center or the organization...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/567351

INFINIBAND
By aksbh
InfiniBand is a high-performance, multi-purpose input/output network architecture designed for use in I/O networks such as storage area networks (SAN) and high end computer clusters. The InfiniBand is based on a switch design often called a "switched fabric."
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/588858

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TAKE THE ITTOOLBOX SURVEY: INTRUSION DETECTION & PREVENTION
Share your feedback on firewalls, intrusion detection, and information security.Participate today!
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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/591395

Recent Job Postings

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/588859

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/588860

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/586286

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...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/583538

ERP PRINCIPLE SECURITY ARCHITECT NEEDED
Company: Accenture
Location: Overland Park, KS
Accenture is seeking an ERP Principle Security Architect who has at least five years of security architecture experience within an SAP environment - Five years of SAP development experience...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/583539


Related Jobs (North American candidates only)
CCIE - Cisco Networking (CCIE/LAN/WAN) Expert
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/41592
Networking // Security // CISCO // Consultants needed all over US
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/41593


**** UPCOMING EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events

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/567261

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/589717

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/588861

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