Weekly Update: Infrastructure TCO, Skill set template and more

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 http://toolbox.com

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Research: IBM BladeCenter-integrate servers, storage and...
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Research: Reducing network infrastructure cost with...
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Blog Post: June, a busy month for Data Direct Networks.
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Blog Post: Why you need to know about data centers
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Sysadmin-career discussion: Scope and salary after MCSE in india during...
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Storage-implementation-sp discussion: In search of a SAN solution for high volume OLTP...
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It-workforce-management-sp discussion: Resrouce scheduling template
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**** RESEARCH ****
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SPLUNK - THE IT SEARCH ENGINE - FREE SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD (Download)
By Splunk, Inc.
Search and navigate IT data from applications, servers and network devices in real-time. Logs, configurations,...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/3/5805/0/Docs/?mid=

IBM BLADECENTER-INTEGRATE SERVERS, STORAGE AND NETWORKING
By IBM
By doing more with less, you can realize savings and reduce complexity at the same time. IBM BladeCenter is a complete,...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/3/19135/0/Docs/?mid=

CONSOLIDATED DISASTER RECOVERY USING VIRTUALIZATION
By PlateSpin
Traditional disaster recovery infrastructures have failed to keep pace with business requirements for recovery speed...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/3/19265/0/Docs/?mid=

A NEW DIMENSION IN IT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT: INTEGRATED KVM AND SERIAL CONSOLE SYSTEM
By Raritan
As large, multiplatform, heterogeneous IT infrastructures grow, data centers become more complex. Advances in remote...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/3/5098/0/Docs/?mid=

DOES ON-DEMAND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE MAKE SENSE? (Podcast)
By Birst
Business intelligence helps companies make better decisions, but traditional solutions are complex, expensive, and take...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/3/19354/0/Docs/?mid=

READ THE REPORT: 3COM WIRELESS LAN MOBILITY SYSTEM OUTPERFORMS CISCO NETWORK SOLUTION
By 3Com
In tests by the Tolly Group, 3Comï¾'s Wireless LAN Mobility System outperformed a comparable Cisco resilient controller...
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GREEN IT INITIATIVES
By Corporate Executive Board
"Green IT" refers to the idea that IT organizations can and should implement practices that are environmentally...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/3/5857/0/Docs/?mid=

REDUCING NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE COST WITH TRACEABILITY
By Toolbox for IT
Currently, we don't get an accurate picture of how are used our networks, which computers are consuming most of the...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/3/5869/0/Docs/?mid=

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Recent Blog Entries

JUNE, A BUSY MONTH FOR DATA DIRECT NETWORKS.
Posted by bill.mottram (Managing Partner)
Last month Data Direct Networks (DDN) made two major announcements, one on June...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/2/32875/3/Blogs

VIRTUALISATION COMPANIES AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Posted by Jon Sutcliffe (Lead Technology Architect)
Virtualisation vendors are increasingly putting pressure on the top 4 systems management...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/2/32854/3/Blogs

WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DATA CENTERS
Posted by Christopher Suleske (Platforms Team Lead)
Fascinating piece on the evolution of the data center in the NY Times Magazine from last...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/2/32845/3/Blogs

OPEN A COMPUTER REPAIR SHOP WITH THE RIGHT PRIORITIES
Posted by Joshua Feinberg (Editorial Director)
If you are planning to open a computer repair shop, you need to remember that slow and...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/2/32794/3/Blogs

EA MAP IS ANALOGY TO TOPOGRAPHIC MAP
Posted by John Wu (EA Consultant) Comments(1)
EA map is analogy to topographic map as shown in following figure. Since the ancient time...
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Recent Threads

SCOPE AND SALARY AFTER MCSE IN INDIA DURING RECESSION (Sysadmin-career)
Asked By USER_1619549 | Replies (1)
I already completed BCA and now i want to do MCSE. Can you please tell me about the Scope and...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/2/2865758/1/groups

IN SEARCH OF A SAN SOLUTION FOR HIGH VOLUME OLTP DATABASE APPLICATION (Storage-implementation-sp)
Asked By mshirman
I just started research for possible solution. Our environment is OLTP DB2/linux with potentially...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/2/2869465/1/groups

RESROUCE SCHEDULING TEMPLATE (It-workforce-management-sp)
Asked By Resource Management (UAE) | Replies (2)
Looking for resource scheduling template using excel or any other format i need it to assign...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/2/2868774/1/groups

SKILL SET TEMPLATE (It-workforce-management-sp)
Asked By Resource Management (UAE)
Looking for skill set template in order to collect IT Staff skill type and level information any...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/2/2868776/1/groups

STARTING NEW CAREER IN NETWORK SYSTEMS (Networking-career)
Asked By Bernie Svitko (CCENT) | Replies (7)
I'm new to this job search and getting a little frustrated. Having been a fireman for 28 years...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/2/2868515/1/groups

XI SECURITY TRAINING - RECOMMEND A CLASS HELP. (Security-career)
Asked By lowrance (Security Administrator)
I am a fairly new security administrator. We have XI but the security roles were never taken any...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/2/2867788/1/groups

I NEED MORE CLARIFICATION ONTO OBTAINING A CAREER IN INFORMATION SECURITY (Security-career)
Asked By P Carroll (Business and Technology Spec)
I'm trying to find the way, how can i proceed or on what to focus in order to make the way to...
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UNIX/LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
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PROJECT & SUPPORT ANALYST (RN) - CORPORATE SERVICES
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ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECT
Company: TJX Companies
Location: Framingham, Massachusetts
TJX Companies is seeking a Enterprise Infrastructure Architect with a minimum of eight years...
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SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR II
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking a System Administrator II with 4 years experience...
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LAN NETWORK ENGINEER
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John Muir Health is seeking a LAN Network Engineer with 5+ years experience in a similar role or...
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