Management in '08: Can you say automate?

Network/Systems Management Alert NetworkWorld.com | Network Management Research Center | Update Your Profile Management in '08: Can you say automate? By Denise Dubie Often times in the technology industry, vendors take actions one year that don't fully play out until the following year. That is the case with key management software makers and automation technology. Read full story Senior Editor Denise Dubie covers the technologies, products and services that address network, systems, application and IT service management for Network World. E-mail Denise. MORE STORIES SPONSORED BY QUANTUM The Best Key Management for Backup Data Discover how you can better secure your backup data stored on tapes with encryption key managers designed for that purpose. This technical whitepaper explains the topic and offers a series of best practices to a successful EKM data center deployment. Learn more today. Download this whitepaper now. RELATED NEWS: IBM buys in-memory database company Solid, 12/26/2007 IBM is buying Solid Information Technology, a maker of high-performance databases and a close partner of IBM rival MySQL. Minnesota CIO wants government IT to be more innovative, less risk-averse, 12/22/2007 Minnesota CIO Gopal Khanna says the state’s IT priorities including e-government services; consolidation of data centers and utility services such as storage, collaboration and content management systems; and security initiatives such as ... Tech moves that matter - for good and bad, 12/26/2007 On balance, 2007 was a pretty good year for the network industry. Some might even say many companies hit their stride this year, finally shaking ... Cisco: the new software giant, 12/13/2007 For the first time, Cisco has assembled all of its software assets - IOS, Unified Communications, Collaboration and Network Management - under a ... EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS Exploring what matters most in IT today. TAMING THE VIRTUAL BEAST VM management tools from Microsoft, VMware, XenSource leave room for improvement. SPONSORED BY QUANTUM The Best Key Management for Backup Data Discover how you can better secure your backup data stored on tapes with encryption key managers designed for that purpose. This technical whitepaper explains the topic and offers a series of best practices to a successful EKM data center deployment. Learn more today. Download this whitepaper now. Complimentary Subscriptions for IT Professionals Sign up today and receive a yearly subscription to Network World magazine. Each week Network World is jam-packed with news, analysis, expert industry opinions and management advice that many network IT professional can't live without. Why not join them? Click here to subscribe: http://www.nww.com/PSA2_0102 Featured reader resource 90% of IT Managers are leaving their company at risk for a DNS ATTACK. Get the tools and resources you need to keep your DNS healthy and secure. Run a DNSreport on your domain today - 56 critical tests run in 8 seconds. Visit www.dnssfuff.com to learn more. (apply coupon NWW2007NLA for a 25% membership discount)   01/02/08 TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: Top 25 iPhonies Microsoft pulls plug on potty-mouth Santa 12 IT skills that employers can't say no to Top 15 USB geek gadgets 20 great Firefox extensions 10 network-iest movies of all time Honoring weird science at Harvard 15 all-time network-iest TV characters Networking's 50 greatest arguments Behind the scenes of MIT's network TOP 100 OF 2007 Free trial: VoIP Monitoring Software Stop problems before they start by proactively analyzing VoIP quality across your WAN with a 30-day trial of Orion VoIP Monitor. Start your free evaluation today and you'll have detailed VoIP performance reporting in minutes! Click here for your free trial. IT Buyer's Guides Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now.   To continue receiving NetworkWorld's Network/Systems Management Alert newsletter, please add @nwfnews.com to your white list. COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE As a NW newsletter subscriber you are eligible to receive 50 issues of Network World Magazine, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Sign up for your subscription today: Apply here. International subscribers,click here.   SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Terms of Service/Privacy Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007