| Podcast: Extending configuration management into the virtual world As more applications and systems become virtualized, managing the configuration of said systems becomes a greater challenge for IT administrators. Sateesh Narahari from Configuresoft explains what the steps and pre-requisites are for ramping up configuration management in your virtual environment and how it can be used to ensure security across all guests on a host. (10:43) It's a product mad, mad EMC World EMC World happened last week in Las Vegas. At the show some 9,000 attendees heard EMC's visions for content management, virtualization and Web 2.0 storage. Netuitive spots performance problems on virtual machines Netuitive this week announced software that the company says will help IT managers using VMware technology more quickly pinpoint poorly performing virtual machines. Configuresoft ECM found easiest to use The compliance functionality offered by Configuresoft is a freely available module for its Enterprise Configuration Manager (ECM) platform. Overall, ECM was the easiest to use. We had some early problems finding Linux systems and running initial system data collection, but customer support was responsive, and after we received a software update, everything worked fine. LandAmerica to track application, virtual system health with Netuitive As LandAmerica Financial Group worked to centralize and streamline company title and escrow systems, IT leaders at the real estate transaction services company realized an investment in performance management software might be necessary to provide both executives and technicians with a comprehensive view of the environment. Podcast: More tools for job hunters Ron talks with more job hunting experts offering advice on checking references, how to look for your next job and staying organized. Guests include Heidi Allison-Shane from AllisonTaylor.com, Tony Lee from CareerCast.com, and Laura Stack from ProductivityPro.com. (53:45) HP services menu goes a la carte HP unbundles its outsourcing services so customers can mix and match offerings while keeping costs down. A tale of woe with Vista's TCP/IP stack Microsoft rewrote its TCP/IP stack for Vista but the new stack causes a strange error according to one strange tale of trouble. Why spaghetti sauce outsells network management systems What can network management system vendors learn from the making/marketing of spaghetti sauce? At least 4 things says Cisco Subnet blogger, Brad Reese. How to...Manage a growing network? Ron Nutter explains the different approaches to management as a net grows. New tool tests network friendliness of Visual Studio apps Shunra has released a tool called VE Desktop for Microsoft Visual Studio that allows developers to test an application's readiness for the network before releasing the application. We-Fi: Find Wi-Fi hot spots anywhere, anytime Microsoft Subnet blogger Ron Barrett reviews this tool that installs on your laptop to access lists of hot spots sent in by the users who found them. Rebuild the System Databases – Practice makes perfect! The online information about how to rebuild a database is not necessarily correct, warns Microsoft Subnet blogger Brian Egler, so practicing a database restore before disaster hits. Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons
New Horizons Computer Training is offering a free Microsoft training course worth up to $2,500 to be given to one lucky Microsoft Subnet reader. Deadline for entry is March 31. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. | 
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