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	Why Big Blue bought more IT management technology IBM acquires network automation, configuration capabilities and Dell brings more systems management technology in-house. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Blue Coat Systems INTELLIGENT APPLICATION DELIVERY NETWORK YOU NEED VISIBILITY, ACCELERATION AND SECURITY FOR AN INTELLIGENT APPLICATION DELIVERY NETWORK. ONLY BLUE COAT OFFERS ALL THREE. VISIT bluecoat.com/controlisyours TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OF BLUE COAT. Click to continue In this Issue Essential guide to Windows 7 management 10 best IT jobs right now CIOs seek IT cost transparency in 2010 Is there a best certification? Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem-solving The deepening data center skills crisis The blind side: What network monitoring tools don't see WHITE PAPER: Ipswitch The Value of Network Monitoring Even the most knowledgeable and capable network administrator is only as good as the network information that is visible, and that he or she can manage and act on. Administrators need to know what's happening on their networks at all times, and as this paper explains, that's where network monitoring comes in. Read now. Essential guide to Windows 7 management Microsoft's latest operating system offers several benefits to IT managers who can overcome management challenges. Here's a collection of recent stories to help you deploy, manage, secure and virtualize Windows 7 in your environment. Read More 10 best IT jobs right now Today's hot IT jobs are those that can help satisfy growing demand for technologies such as virtualization, cloud, network security and social computing skills. Here we examine 10 IT jobs and the technology know-how required to land them. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avocent Four tools for successful power reduction. Discover how you can reduce energy consumption in the data center and on the desktop for significant cost savings. This independent report outlines the best approaches to developing, deploying and managing an effective power management solution, as well as tools for successful power reduction. Read now! CIOs seek IT cost transparency in 2010 IT service management vendor Digital Fuel finds high-tech leaders ready to revamp processes and get IT cost management best practices in place. Read More Is there a best certification? There is no best tool for an undefined job. Nobody can rationally decide whether a hammer or a power drill is the "best tool" without specifying what job the tool is supposed to do. So it is with certifications. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Live Webcast: Maximize ROI for Web Applications Learn how the data grid technology in Oracle WebLogic Suite can dramatically reduce hardware, datacenter, and software license costs, as well as improve overall system manageability, reliability, and scalability. Register today for this FREE Webcast. Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET Register Today! Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem-solving Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem-solving in a changing world, as these IT executives can attest. Read More The deepening data center skills crisis With a state-of-the-art data center recently opened in Atlanta, PricewaterhouseCoopers is on the prowl for a few good people. The challenge looms just about as large as the 80,000-square-foot building housing the IT infrastructure. Read More The blind side: What network monitoring tools don't see Enterprise Management Associates study, commissioned by Anue Systems, shows that many network and security operations professionals lack the visibility they need to optimize network, application and IT service availability and performance. Read More
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