Why TCO is more important than you think; Outsourcing can save companies big bucks

Network/Systems Management News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Fluke Networks Network Analyzer FREE Trial Use OptiView Analyzer on your network free for five days. Generate network discovery reports, perform security audits and see protocol distribution. Click here to request a free trial now! Network World's Network/Systems Management News Alert, 09/04/07 Why TCO is more important than you think, 08/30/07: When calculating total cost of ownership, the price you pay vendors is just the tip of the iceberg. Outsourcing can save companies big bucks, report says, 08/31/07: Outsourcing noncore infrastructure management and application services can save companies between 12% and 17% on average, a Forrester Research report shows. Pricey application performance problems, 09/03/07 Any network manager worth his or her mettle knows that when application performance degrades he or she is going to hear about it -- especially if a majority of companies report performance problems cost them more than $1 million per year. Network World Storage Buyer's Guide If you're in the market for anything from a tape library to an on-line backup service to a complete, drop-it-in-place SAN Solution, check out this Buyer's Guide with close to 200 products divided among specific, storage market segments. Click here to research products now! Contest challenges SysAdmins to sing, 08/30/07: SysAdmin of the Year contest spins out singing and song-writing contest for systems administrators as part of annual SysAdmin appreciation day. Vendor beware: this CTO knows — and will exploit — your weaknesses, 08/30/07: IT buyers often have a hard time finding a bargain — but not Dave Leonard. Find out how this savvy CTO analyzes the motivations of vendors and gets them to slash prices. Sysadmins spend too much time firefighting, 08/30/07: Forget the idea of keeping up with the latest technologies, IT managers at small and midsized businesses spend more time firefighting than they do planning new systems.

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: 1. Microsoft blames human error for glitch 2. Airline puts Linux PC in every seat 3. MPLS proposal spawns IETF, ITU turf war 4. Psst... Wanna buy a data center? 5. Hacks hit embassy, government e-mail worldwide 6. Secrets of vendors' pricing plans 7. Bank of India site hacked 8. ISPs to rural U.S.: Live with dial-up 9. Notes from OPNETWORK 2007 10. How close is World War 3.0? MOST E-MAILED ARTICLE: Airline puts Linux PC in every seat

Contact the author: Senior Editor Denise Dubie covers network and systems management for Network World. This newsletter is sponsored by Fluke Networks Network Analyzer FREE Trial Use OptiView Analyzer on your network free for five days. Generate network discovery reports, perform security audits and see protocol distribution. Click here to request a free trial now! 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