Follow the money: HP tool dissects IT spending HP introduces software to help enterprise IT managers better understand how IT budgets are spent and how much IT services cost. Free mgmt. software gets network smarts Spiceworks adds social networking, third-party plug-ins and network mapping features to its free management software. Virtualization cost savings hard to come by, Interop survey finds Network Instruments polls Interop Las Vegas 2009 attendees to learn more about how server virtualization impacts their environment. Group to test virtual management interoperability The Distributed Management Task Force Monday established a forum that will further the industry organization's work toward developing standards and tools for enabling interoperability and management in virtual environments. HP automates management of VMware, other virtualization systems HP upgraded software designed to reduce the manual tasks associated with managing VMware, other virtual environments. Free tools for the virtual world IT managers don't need a recession to appreciate free downloads of useful tools, but many vendors today are packaging scaled down applications and utilities as freeware to help customers take on virtual environments. Outing blind spots in the virtual realm Virtual servers help data centers provide more resources on demand, but they also create a bit of a blind spot for IT managers responsible for network and application performance across the virtual environment. June Giveaways Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training from Global Knowledge to two lucky readers and 15 copies each of books on IPv6 security, the Cisco Secure Firewall Services Module, and Active Directory Domain Services 2008. Deadline for entries June 30. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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