HP extends and enhances automation suite

	Red Hat tops list of hottest IT security certifications | IT's getting better all the time, CIO survey says
	Network World Network/Systems Management				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	HP extends and enhances automation suite Self-sufficiency is generally a good trait, and not just for this fall's crop of college freshmen. Read More WEBCAST: Iron Mountain 4 Proven Methods to Reduce Your Backup Costs Explore four unique case studies in which Iron Mountain has helped customers better understand – and take control of – their growing data problems while significantly reducing their mounting backup costs; the answer isn't "more backup." View now In this Issue Red Hat tops list of hottest IT security certifications IT's getting better all the time, CIO survey says BMC CEO Bob Beauchamp: 'Waiting 90 days for a server to get provisioned isn't going to work' IBM to acquire OpenPages Take the steps to become a technical trainer Report: DOJ nears deal with tech firms on staff poaching Get your technical training from top technical experts Microsoft to issue blanket license to NGOs WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power The Business Imperative to Gain Data Center Insight To manage costs, capacity and operations, today's dynamic data centers require new tools to understand assets and their use in order to deliver consistent, reliable and fast service to the business. Learn how with field-proven Avocent MergePoint® Infrastructure Explorer software. Read Now Red Hat tops list of hottest IT security certifications Interest in IT security certifications is booming, as more U.S. companies tighten up the protection surrounding their critical network infrastructure and as a growing number of employees view security expertise as recession proof. Read More IT's getting better all the time, CIO survey says Corporate IT departments are faring well despite the stagnant economy, with IT budgets and salaries up this year over last year and projected to grow again in 2011. Read More WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain Cloud Data Protection Even the most skeptical are looking to leverage cloud-based data protection services. They can save both administrative time and capital budgets if they migrate. Read this paper to learn why lower disk costs and bandwidth-optimized data transfer are fueling disk-to-cloud (D2C) and disk-to-disk-to-cloud (D2D2C) strategies for server backup. Read Now BMC CEO Bob Beauchamp: 'Waiting 90 days for a server to get provisioned isn't going to work' As if managing your current IT operations wasn't challenging enough, along comes cloud computing to plaster on another layer of complexity. How does your current management strategy need to evolve to support private cloud? How do you seamlessly control a hybrid private-public cloud? Read More IBM to acquire OpenPages IBM is acquiring OpenPages, a privately-held company that makes risk management software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Zoho Corporation Don't Let Application Delays Affect Your Business Examine the 6 challenges organizations face from application delays, as well as the 5 capabilities needed to effectively address and overcome problems. Read More Take the steps to become a technical trainer In last week's newsletter, I talked about the technical training and certification programs that help us learn how to become network managers, database administrators, Web developers and so on. This week we explore what it takes to become a technical trainer for those kinds of training programs. There's a lot more to it than simply knowing your stuff about a technical topic. Read More Report: DOJ nears deal with tech firms on staff poaching The U.S. Department of Justice is nearing a settlement with technology vendors including Apple, Google and others over an investigation of their hiring practices, according to a report. Read More Get your technical training from top technical experts You've heard the old adage, "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach." Well, that might be true in some fields, but it's certainly not the case with technical training in the IT industry. When it comes to teaching others about networking and other sophisticated topics, only the top technical experts need apply for the job. Read More Microsoft to issue blanket license to NGOs Microsoft will issue a blanket software license to nonprofit groups and journalist groups outside the U.S. after the New York Times reported that Russian police have used software copyright raids to seize computers of activist groups. Read More
	Join us on LinkedIn Discuss the networking issues of the day with your colleagues, via Network World's LinkedIn group. Join today! - Jeff Caruso, Executive Online Editor SLIDESHOWS Ultimate guide to the flat data center network The traditional three-tier network had a good run, but its age is starting to show in today's brave new world of server consolidation, virtual machines, cloud computing and 10Gigabit switches. Here's a look at where we've been and where we might be headed. 22 Best Android Apps Here are the top productivity tools, utilities, and games for smartphones based on Google's Android OS. MOST-READ STORIES Did Apple swat Newsday's iPad app ad off YouTube? Seven ways social nets are 'truly evil' How I got thrown out of an NSA party Malicious code that comes with release notes? How to erase digital footprints and vanish without a trace Akamai: Why our IPv6 upgrade is harder than Google's Red Hat tops list of hottest IT security certifications Stuff I learned from my three biggest network screw ups Internet Explorer 9: A visual tour VMware, others to divvy up Novell?
	Do You Tweet? Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld. You are currently subscribed to networkworld_network_systems_management_alert as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. Copyright (C) 2010 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **