| SolarWinds acquires Kiwi Enterprises SolarWinds acquires New Zealand company to add log management and other capabilities to its network and systems management software suite. 5 Steps to Improve Performance and Save Your Job Welcome to the toughest "do more with less" year in memory. Chances are your boss will expect improved application performance while axing your group's budget. And you're probably on edge about keeping your job. Here are 5 steps to improve performance so you can keep your job--and who knows--maybe even buck the trend and get a raise. Podcast: The 5 Hottest IT Job Skills for 2009 Do you know enough about mobile application development, cloud computing and virtualization? Those are among the hottest IT job skills that companies will be looking for in 2009. Dave Barbato, Steve Allard and Brian O'Connor from Talent Retriever discuss the five key technology areas that IT job candidates will want to have on their resumes for 2009. (16:48) Podcast: IT spending in the downturn No surprise here -- discretionary spending is gone, while outlays for capital projects crimped. But what other spending trends will this year reveal? Since the downturn began, research firm Strategic Oxygen has interviewed more than 10,000 IT decision-makers about their technology purchase plans. CEO Michael Gale shares his 2009 IT spending outlook. Enterprise IT: Ready for a bumpy ride IT execs start the year riding herd on business strategists and planning to trot out innovative technology approaches. BlueStripe Software makes start-ups to watch list for '09 The company aims to ease application performance management in virtual server infrastructure with its FastFinder software. Also: View the slideshow. Buyer beware: Outsourcing not economic panacea in 2009 Outsourcing vendors tend to succeed in tough economic times, but enterprise IT executives need to proceed with caution when signing service deals in the rush to lower fixed expenses. Juniper maps out 2009 plans Juniper plans to stay the course in 2009 -- stick hard and fast to its high-performance networking mantra, invest in areas where customers can lower total cost of ownership, and not be distracted by trendy markets like video, collaboration and wireless LANs. VMware wants a bigger role in your data center VMware is still the top player in the hypervisor market, but the coming year will see the company move far beyond its original focus of virtualizing x86 servers. Key to its success is Virtual Datacenter Operating System (VDC-OS), a forthcoming software platform that will aggregate virtualized servers, storage and network resources into one big computing pool that allocates resources to users and applications. Microsoft's 2009 to-do list: Deliver services, get virtualized, storm the Googleplex This year Microsoft introduced its Azure cloud operating system, released online versions of Exchange and SharePoint, and revealed plans for online Office applications. It's all a set-up for what will define Microsoft's 2009. Here's a look at five key issues and a handful of honorable mentions that will be in the spotlight over the next 12 months. How an Obama FCC will deal with major telecom issues With new leadership soon to take over at the Federal Communications Commission, observers say the FCC is likely to be more skeptical of big telecom mergers and to embrace network neutrality rules. Security vendors leaving “old school” malware detection methods behind Signature-based virus scanning has been around for years, but now some of the industry’s biggest players say this methodology will be in decline in 2009 due to the rapidly multiplying malware epidemic. The coming year is going to see a shift toward other anti-malware techniques, including behavior-based detection and reputation analysis. Could a management titan topple in 2009? Get ready for a shakeup, analysts say, when one of the big four management-software makers succumbs to acquisition by a high-tech heavyweight, such as Microsoft, Oracle or SAP. HP on a roll, but challenges await in 2009 HP has been remarkably successful in a difficult financial time, but keeping up the pace in 2009 will be tough. The vendor could see trouble if consumer spending slows down for an extended period. HP also risks alienating partners if its EDS-enhanced services division doesn't take a neutral approach to third-party products. How to get your network back online, fast New blogger Scott Hogg writes: Downtime can cause lost revenue, reduced productivity, and a tarnished image. However, you can improve your ability to troubleshoot the network and get it back online in a hurry. The reality of how little some admins know about their own network New blogger Keatron Evans is surprised that at some customer sites he finds nodes and devices on networks that managers didn't know existed. Did you pass the CCDE? Cisco Subnet blogger Michael Morris took the beta of the Cisco Certified Design Expert lab test last October. Cisco is mailing the results now. Have you received yours? Your 2009 certification goals vs. the economy Cisco Subnet blogger Wendell Odom writes: What should the average networker do for setting professional development goals in 2009? Get deeper skills, or get broader? Get certified, or focus on the skills while ignoring the certs? January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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