Editor's note: We will be changing how we send out Network World newsletters over the next few weeks. To ensure future delivery of your newsletters, please add nww_newsletters@newsletters.networkworld.com to your e-mail address book or 66.186.127.216 to your white-list file. Thank you. IT pros justify high-tech investments during downturn IT professionals dealing with the economic downturn say some technologies warrant an investment even when budget dollars are tight. Unified communications, collaboration can help save cash Considering the current economic climate, some companies might not see an immediate need for unified communications and collaboration tools, but IT leaders argue the technology can help businesses increase productivity, cut costs and reduce their carbon footprint. Virtualization improves efficiency, but brings power and cooling challenges Virtualization is making data centers more flexible and efficient, but the technology is also raising new challenges, IT managers say. 'Pizza box' servers lose relevancy in virtualized data centers: analyst Virtualization may spell doom for the 1U "pizza box" server, as the ability to pack multiple virtual machines onto physical hosts has customers choosing larger standard servers and blades. Job hunting? Use social networks to make crucial connections Although the total number of IT jobs is shrinking due to the recession, some companies are still hiring -- and using social-networking tools can help you land those jobs. In fact, being in the IT industry just might give you an advantage over the average laid-off worker. Also: Can your online past come back to haunt you? Q&A: Resumes that stand out from the crowd shine in both style and substance New tool manages Windows Server remotely from Win7 Microsoft today released its Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 Release Candidate, which lets IT administrators manage roles and features on Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Subnet reports. On being the solo IT ninja Microsoft Subnet blogger Timothy Smolyn describes himself as a one-man show at his organization. He has trouble keeping up with current events as he is faced with an ever-mounting workload. May Giveaways Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet are collectively giving away books on Google Apps Deciphered, the CCNA Security exam, an awesome SQL Server 2005/2008 training video and the grand prize, a Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500. Deadline for entries May 31. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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