How to run your IT department into the ground There seems to be some nasty goings-on in the IT department of the Veterans Administration. The VA's inspector general is charging high-ranking officials in the agency's information technology office abused their authority, influenced the hiring of a contractor, engaged in nepotism, oh, and engaged some unadvised hanky-panky. Freecom slims down portable USB drive Storage vendors just won't give up trying to make their drives as small as possible. The latest example is Freecom's wallet-sized, 80 gram, 'USB Memory' portable drive. LaCie introduces Data/Share for SD and microSD cards LaCie has introduced the LaCie Data/Share, a USB device for quickly and efficiently accessing data from SD and microSD memory cards. FCC will have tough time reining in burgeoning wireless industry With word that the Federal Communications Commission will next week begin to take a broad look at the wireless industry and how it is regulated, one wonders: What took so long? Data-Center Management Tools Come Downmarket Like any major national entry point, the San Diego Port Authority deals with its fair share of security headaches. The real-world port is patrolled by local Harbor Police, environmental monitors, airport security, military security and the customs and immigration authorities you'd expect. Responsibility for IT security, though, came down to how alert and persistent a staff of 18 people could be, when it was already supporting 11 separate sites, more than 700 users, more than 60 networking devices making up a wide-area network, and a mix of Microsoft, NetWare and Unix servers. On excellence and best practices Gibbs ponders excellence and with the help of a friend debunks best practices. High-end clustering tool is reworked for the enterprise A company that develops workload management tools for high-performance clusters is bringing its products to the commercial data center, where it says it can help companies allocate computing resources more efficiently. August Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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