Why invest in open source management apps now? Vendors are addressing scalability, security and support concerns that have deterred some IT teams from adopting open source management applications, Forrester Research says. Open source data center management emerges Cfengine offers data center automation and management capabilities via an open source model. Free mgmt. software gets network smarts Spiceworks adds social networking, third-party plug-ins and network mapping features to its free management software. Budget cuts give IT management projects new life Economic uncertainly drove many IT executives to reduce high-tech spending in 2008 and early 2009, but the same thinking behind slashed costs has renewed interest in projects designed to improve IT service management and streamline processes for infrastructure and operations professionals. No IT budget? Invest in best practices Best practice frameworks such as ITIL could help budget-strapped IT organizations streamline processes, improve services and optimize existing resources. How to optimize resources without using budget dollars Regardless of the economy, enterprise IT managers understand what it feels like to be considered a cost center, and most have learned since the dot-com bust how to optimize resources without spending money. 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. 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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