The state of network automation

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	The state of network automation At this stage of the game, few IT managers would argue against automating at least some network management functions. Who, after all, doesn't want to reduce error rates or enable streamlined implementation processes? Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: St. Bernard, now doing business as EdgeWave Spend Less on Email Security, Earn $15 GC Next-gen Email Security finds emerging email threats first, with our proprietary Zero Minute Defense TM- no one else has it. Protect your business-critical email and your network. We'll try to match the cost of your current solution, or any competitive offer you have. You'll earn cash just for checking us out. Click here for the EdgeWave Bid Desk. In this Issue Cloud-onomics 101 10 cloud career skills Enterprise Cloud Services: The agenda Survey says: Bad alignments hamper app management 8 unsexy Valentine's iPhone apps Want a new IT job? Now's your chance What is cloud computing? Downturn hits older tech workers hardest Grow your own CIO with in-house training RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Hitachi CPC Jan-Feb2011 Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer Pinpoint root cause of network issues up to 90% faster. Automated Root Cause Analysis speeds remediation. FREE video and 30-day trial. www.hitachimonitoringcenter.com Download free 30-day trial Cloud-onomics 101 Depending on your situation, cloud computing might not actually save you money - and even if you're convinced that cloud is saving you money, proving it can be difficult, says Geva Perry, an independent cloud strategist and author of the "Thinking Out Cloud" blog. Read More 10 cloud career skills Cloud computing demands a mix of technology skills, negotiating skills, business acumen and people skills. Here are 10 key skills that can help boost your career into the clouds. Read More Enterprise Cloud Services: The agenda Cloud services have the potential to deliver important business benefits to the enterprise, including cost savings, flexibility, resiliency, agility, quicker time to market, better customer service and the ability to handle unexpected spikes in demand. Read More WEBCAST: Infoblox Network Automation Efficiency If your organization is adopting virtualization, private cloud or IPv6 initiatives, you must automate core network services and tasks. Some companies get it, according to research firm EMA. Register Now Survey says: Bad alignments hamper app management A recently completed NetForecast/Network World survey of application performance management (APM) practices has uncovered serious gaps between the performance attributes IT managers cite as important to measure, and those they actually do measure. Read More 8 unsexy Valentine's iPhone apps Eight apps guarantee to spoil the romantic mood this year. Read More Want a new IT job? Now's your chance It's time for a change. Across the board, the IT job market is showing promising signs of life, and IT pros who stayed in less-than-ideal jobs during the recession are jumping at a chance to move their careers forward. Read More WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center What is cloud computing? Six experts and enterprise end users weigh in on their definition of cloud computing. Read More Downturn hits older tech workers hardest Older IT workers have been more likely than younger ones to lose their jobs -- and stay unemployed -- since the latest economic recession began in 2008, according to new U.S. government data. Read More Grow your own CIO with in-house training Last summer, about 30 hand-picked IT managers convened in an executive classroom for the third session of CIO University, a leadership development program for would-be CIOs. The agenda was chock-full of sessions covering best practices for stakeholder management along with role-playing exercises to explore the Thomas-Kilmann model of conflict resolution. Read More
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