Thursday, March 19, 2009

Weekly Update: Network change management, Certification and more

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Research: Top Performer in Network Hardware: Tolly Group...
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Research: Network Change and Configuration Management:...
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Research: Data Centre Transitions: UNIX to Linux
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/19000/0/Highlight/?mid=

Mac-os-l discussion: Problems with Leopard
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/2643924/1/Highlight

Networking-career discussion: CCNA & MCSE take decision
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/2647020/1/Highlight

Tcp-ip-l discussion: Securing ODBC connection in UNICA Affinium...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/2638921/1/Highlight

Wiki Article: Clustering Servers
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SECURITY VS. FLEXIBILITY: MUST IT MANAGEMENT CHOOSE?
By Faronics
IT Managers are tasked with making the desktop environment more secure and locked down to a uniform corporate standard...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/5645/0/Docs/?mid=

TOP PERFORMER IN NETWORK HARDWARE: TOLLY GROUP EVALUATES 3COM S7900E ROUTER SWITCHES
By 3Com
The Tolly Group, a premier independent test lab, verified functionality of 3Comï¾'s Switch S7900E product line by testing...
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REAL TIME SHOP FLOOR INTEGRATION, SIMPLIFIED
By IQMS
As a manufacturer, you know your money is made on the shop floor! Your shop floor is the next great frontier in the...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/5341/0/Docs/?mid=


MSPS, SAAS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF REMOTE DEVICES
By NTRglobal
Whether we like it or not we are all IT users now. Through the ubiquity of networks of devices that we rely on for...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/19010/0/Docs/?mid=

DATA CENTER UNIVERSITY - CASE STUDY: BANK OF AMERICA
By APC
Read about the challenges Bank of America faced and the solution and business value to their power, cooling, airflow...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/5814/0/Docs/?mid=

NETWORK CHANGE AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT: OPTIMIZE RELIABILITY, MINIMIZE RISK AND REDUCE COSTS
By CA
One of the most dramatic innovations in the infrastructure management marketplace in the last five years is the rise of...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/5957/0/Docs/?mid=

BEST PRACTICES FOR CONTROLLING SKYPE IN THE ENTERPRISE
By Blue Coat Systems
Skype is designed to be hard to block and control using firewalls. Due to its stealthy nature it can present security...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/6133/0/Docs/?mid=


DATA CENTRE TRANSITIONS: UNIX TO LINUX
By Red Hat
Red Hat open source solutions provide the flexibility and value that the modern CIO needs to transform today's business...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/3/19000/0/Docs/?mid=

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PROBLEMS WITH LEOPARD (Mac-os-l)
Asked By Colinritchie (Captain) | Replies (2)
Have installed OS X Leopard on to my Mac book as an upgrade. 2 Problems have been raised...
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CCNA & MCSE TAKE DECISION (Networking-career)
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I am simple bachelor in commerce, have a 6th year exp in enduser & some small business...
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TELECOM VS TECH SUPPORT (Networking-career)
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Working in BPO non-voice tech support (Telecom) I got an opportunity in MNC as Tech-support...
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LINKSYS WRT54GS V.4 WIRELESS ROUTER (Linksys-l)
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I have a linksys wrt54gs v.4 wireless router. We have it hooked up at my moms across the street and...
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SECURING ODBC CONNECTION IN UNICA AFFINIUM CAMPAIGN (Tcp-ip-l)
Asked By priya dharshini (Software engineer)
Does anyone have idea about how to secure the ODBC connection in UNICA affinium by SSL?
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/2638921/1/groups

MICA ISSUE (Nortel-l)
Asked By surgam (Ing) | Replies (3)
I have a problem with a Meridiam Card (Merdian Integrated Call Assistant -MICA-) The card is...
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APPLE MACINTOSH -- last edited by stevetuf
Macintoshs "OS X" (current operating system) versions all have names like big cats...
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NETWORK FILE SYSTEM -- last edited by akshaya bhatia
The Network File System (NFS) is the de facto standard for file sharing among UNIX hosts that is...
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CIFS -- last edited by R K Jain
CIFS (Common Internet File System) protocol is a standard remote file system access protocol for...
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CLUSTERING SERVERS -- last edited by R K Jain
Clustering refers to the use of multiple computers and devices such as typically PCs or UNIX...
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CHANGE IS A HARD THING TO DO.
Posted by Locutus (System Administrator) Comments(9)
Changing from closed source programs to open source programs is a hard thing to do...
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Recent Blog Entries

PANDA SECURITY STRENGTHENS SAAS-BASED PC VIRUS PROTECTION SOLUTION FOR SMBS
Posted by Dana Gardner (Principal Analyst)
As the whirlwind of economic pressures and heightened concerns for security push small and medium...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30610/3/Blogs

IBM BUYING SUN MICROSYSTEMS MAKES NO SENSE, IT'S A RED HERRING
Posted by Dana Gardner (Principal Analyst)
Someone has floated a trial balloon, through a leak to the Wall Street Journal...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30607/3/Blogs

LINUX. LIPOSUCTION FOR YOUR COMPUTER.
Posted by Locutus (System Administrator)
It seems to me that developed countries are more and more having to deal with an obesity problem...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30604/3/Blogs

MICROSOFT LICENSING, AND LOAD-BALANCING IN THE CLOUD
Posted by Darow Han
I agree with Sun Microsystems CTO Greg Papadopoulos' assertion that Open Source has several...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30594/3/Blogs

FIRST THOUGHTS ON CISCO UNITED COMPUTING VISION
Posted by Darow Han
My first response to Cisco's announcement today is measured skepticism...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30591/3/Blogs

MS09-008: MISSED OPPORTUNITY OR INTENTIONAL OMISSION?
Posted by Tom Olzak (Director, Information Security)
When a software vendor, especially one which provides critical network services...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/2/2/30584/3/Blogs

SYSADMINS. DO YOUR JOB!
Posted by Locutus (System Administrator) Comments(8)
My most frustrating part of my job is not the users. Although they can be very frustrating...
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