Weekly Update: SAN career, VPN, Defragmentation and more

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Thursday, February 05, 2009 http://networking.ITtoolbox.com

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Sysadmin-career discussion: Qualification required for windows system...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602833/sysadmin-career/2570477

Mac-os-l discussion: Re-enable mac mail account
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602833/mac-os-l/2573311

Networking-career discussion: How to get Into SAN Administration
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602833/networking-career/2571540

Wiki Article: Document your Network
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/741947

Blog Post: PC Repair Business Marketing Surveys that Get...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/771467

Blog Post: The day Google broke the Internet
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/771488

White Paper: Higher and Higher: IITS Brings Reliability and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/771489?mid=

White Paper: Calculating Total Power Requirements for Data...
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Guide: Evaluating Remote Control Software
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Recent Threads

QUALIFICATION REQUIRED FOR WINDOWS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR (Sysadmin-career)
Asked By ibrahim ansari | Replies (2)
I am confused about my IT career. I do not understand what to do. I need your suggestions and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602805/sysadmin-career/2570477

WIRELESS ROUTER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING (Linksys-l)
Asked By Crystal26 (Estimator)
I was able to connect wirelessly for the past couple of months, now all of a sudden, I cannot...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602805/linksys-l/2574488

VPN CONNECTION IN ADSL ROUTER WITH DYNAMIC IP (Vpn-l)
Asked By Nabeel Abdulla (System Analyst)
We have two offices within middle east in each location we have 5 work stations in a work group all...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602805/vpn-l/2573545

RE-ENABLE MAC MAIL ACCOUNT (Mac-os-l)
Asked By macgeekwannabe (Hair Colorist & Stylist)
I have a big ? mark over my eagle mail. New to Mac. Can't figure it out to reslove...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602805/mac-os-l/2573311

LOST USER NAME AND PASSWORD FOR ROUTER?? (Linksys-l)
Asked By Aspenlake (owner) | Replies (2)
I have a home wireless network using a WRT54GS Wireless-G Broadband router. I wanted to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602805/linksys-l/2572543

HOW TO GET INTO SAN ADMINISTRATION (Networking-career)
Asked By Naresh Kumar (Network Admin) | Replies (2)
I am system administrator for Windows domain. I am looking for SAN Administration...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602805/networking-career/2571540

LINKYSYS AND ATT U-VERSE (Linksys-l)
Asked By blakelillard@yahoo.com | Replies (9)
Is there any way to get my Linksys WRT54g router to work with my ATT Uverse 2Wire router?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602805/linksys-l/2571519

PERIPRO 3.0.1 TRANSFER PROBLEM (Periphonics-l)
Asked By Robert Ward (Periphonices IVR Dev) | Replies (9)
I am migrating an application from a vps platform to mps - peripro 3.0.1 and my transfer is now...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602805/periphonics-l/2570314

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Most Popular New Wiki Contribution

DOCUMENT YOUR NETWORK -- last edited by aharsch
This list has been created to provide the most elaborate overview of elements in a network that...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/741951

Recent Wiki Contributions

DEFRAGMENTATION -- last edited by stevetuf
Fragmentation is a phenomenon peculiar to Microsoft filesystems caused by an inefficient algorithm...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/769182

PC FILE SYSTEMS -- last edited by stevetuf
A PC running Microsoft software can use either FAT, FAT32 or NTFS file systems...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/771490

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Recent Blog Entries

PC REPAIR BUSINESS MARKETING SURVEYS THAT GET GREAT CLIENTS
Posted by Joshua Feinberg (Editorial Director)
Want to turbo-charge your PC repair business marketing plans? Marketing surveys are a great way to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/771469

DOES WIRELESS SECURITY STILL MATTER?
Posted by Sherman Hand (Directory Of Security, Fraud and Abuse)
From spatial multiplexing for increasing throughput of 802.11n, to Voice over Wi-Fi, to the latest...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/771470

BENCHMARKING THE MAINFRAME ISN'T STRAIGHT FORWARD
Posted by Jon Sutcliffe (Lead Technology Architect)
Comparing the performance of IBM System-Z, IBM P-series, x86-Linux and others is no easy task...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/771477

10 WAYS TO DEAL WITH IMPENDING LAYOFFS
Posted by OMER BRANDIS Comments(2)
hello all, here are 10 ways to deal with impending layoffs: 1. make the best of it, try to have...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/771462

MICROSOFT GIVES UP ON BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Posted by VladS (Engagement Manager) Comments(1)
Microsoft announced it's ditching PerformancePoint. Here is some initial reaction from various...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/771486

THE DAY GOOGLE BROKE THE INTERNET
Posted by Andrew Clifford (Director, Minimal IT)
The recent problems with Google are a wake up call to keep the Internet as a tool of freedom...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/771491

TINY FLASH DRIVES IMPROVE THEIR SECURITY
Posted by Sherman Hand (Directory Of Security, Fraud and Abuse)
My favorite IronKey feature was the built-in Firefox browser. It let me take my favorite Web...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/771478

TROUBLESHOOTING SMTP AUTH
Posted by therek (System Administrator) Comments(2)
Sorry for being quiet for so long, but the past week was a really strange one. Nonetheless, I'm...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/771492

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TIRED OF THE SAME OLD SONG? CRANK UP THE ROI OF YOUR HELP DESK
By CDC Software
The help desk can be a rich resource for cost savings and ROI on the people, process and technology investments you've...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/763713?mid=

GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BUSINESSï¾' BLACKBERRY DEVICES
By Intermedia
The difference between using BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) and BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) can make a big...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/754175?mid=

REDUCING DESKTOP POWER CONSUMPTION: HOW IT AND FACILITIES CAN BOTH WIN
By Faronics
"Greenwashing" - the practice of hyping eco-friendly product features that are dubious at best - has become...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/743921?mid=

INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY BY UP TO 40% - PART 2 OF THE ROADMAP TO REDUCE WEBCAST SERIES (Download)
By Micro Focus
Part 2 of the Roadmap To Reduce Webcast Series discusses how smart companies have made significant savings by investing...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/769188?mid=

THE FIVE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS FOR EFFECTIVE EVENT CORRELATION AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS
By CA
The five essential ingredients for effective event correlation and root cause analysis are at the heart of delivering...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/704264?mid=

DATA CENTERS MORE ADAPTIVE WITH LOGICAL SERVERS
By Hewlett Packard
Logical servers are a new class of abstracted servers that allows administrators to manage physical machines and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/739747?mid=

HIGHER AND HIGHER: IITS BRINGS RELIABILITY AND BANDWIDTH TO UPSTATE NEW YORK MUNICIPALITY
By Motorola
Because of the terrain, Poughkeepsie poses special non-line-of-sight challenges that the City's original radio LAN...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/758758?mid=

CALCULATING TOTAL POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA CENTERS
By APC
Part of data center planning and design is to align the power and cooling requirements of the IT equipment with the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/743934?mid=

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APPLICATION SUPPORT ANALYST - AEMR (CERNER)
Company: John Muir Health
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
John Muir Health is seeking an Application Support Analyst with two or more years experience in a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/769189

LAN NETWORK ENGINEER, LEAD
Company: John Muir Health
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
John Muir Health is seeking a LAN Network Engineer with five or more years experience in a similar...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/769190

COORDINATOR SUPPORT AND SERVICES
Company: John Muir Health
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
John Muir Health is seeking a Coordinator, Support and Services - with a career track record of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/769191

TECHNICAL ENGINEER - IT
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI
MEIJER is seeking a Technical Engineer - IT, responsible for providing project support expertise to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/758713

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EXPO COMM MEXICO 2009
by E.J. Krause & Associates, Inc.
Date: February 24 - 26, 2009 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Venue: Banamex Center
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6TH USENIX SYMPOSIUM ON NETWORKED SYSTEMS DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION (USENIX NSDI ''09)
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Date: April 22–24, 2009 Location: Boston, MA.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/771493

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THE SECOND ANNUAL GLOBAL LEARNING SUMMIT
by Salvo Global
Date: February 24-27, 2009 Location: Singapore
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/749960

7TH ANNUAL IDENTITY MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION SECURITY FORUM
by Marcus Evans
Date: February 26-27, 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/758630

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