What does it take to manage virtual servers?; Data center staffing problems grow

Network/Systems Management News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Fluke Networks Solving network problems Every second that's saved in searching for network problems helps preserve productivity and profitability. View this webcast to learn how to identify and solve network problems - fast. Identify networks and devices, locate bottlenecks, and monitor bandwidth utilization. Click here to watch now! Network World's Network/Systems Management News Alert, 11/06/07 What does it take to manage virtual servers?, 11/01/07: Virtualization can help IT managers allocate more resources with less hardware, but not without introducing a slew of management challenges. Data center staffing problems grow, 11/01/07: IT leaders continue to battle to find virtualization experts and other technical specialists to staff data centers, new research shows. A whopping 86% of data center managers say they struggle to find qualified applicants for data center jobs, according to Symantec's State of the Data Center Research report, released Oct. 31. Furthermore, 52% of respondents call their data center currently understaffed. How to break out of the CISO role in five easy steps, 11/05/07: The path from CISO to executive team may not be a well-tread one, but breaking out of the security box and into the board room can be achieved by thinking about business. Find out why WAN Optimization is Right for You Discover how you can realize a three to four month return on investment with WAN optimization tools in this informative Webcast. Learn how all WAN optimization products are not the same and how to find the right box for your organization. To find out more click here. IBM lags behind rivals in Web content management, 11/05/07: IBM is falling behind competitors EMC, Microsoft and Oracle in Web content management capabilities, analyst firm CMS Watch argues in a new report. Editor's note: Starting the week of Nov. 19, you will notice a number of enhancements to Network World newsletters that will provide you with more resources and more news links relevant to the newsletter's subject. The Network/Systems Management newsletter written by Network World Senior Editor Denise Dubie will be merged with the Network/Systems News Alert and will be named the Network/Systems Alert. You'll get Denise's analysis of the network/systems management market, which you will be able to read in full at NetworkWorld.com, plus links to the day's network/systems management news and other relevant resources. This Alert will be mailed on Mondays and Wednesdays. We hope you will enjoy the enhancements and we thank you for reading Network World newsletters.

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