Why invest in open source management apps now? Vendors are addressing scalability, security and support concerns that have deterred some IT teams from adopting open source management applications, Forrester Research says. Wanted for hire: generalists, not IT specialists Interop panelists say the less IT professionals focus on specific skills the more likely they will be hired to manage tomorrow's data centers. Data center skills discussion sparks debate Readers respond to Interop panelists who touted the benefits of hiring generalists over IT specialists for next-generation environments. Savvy management: Putting IT on a diet IT organizations with less budget money to spend could find ways to re-align existing technology and human resources to optimize services -- without making a large capital investment. Network usage climbs while IT budgets, staff remain down Network managers surveyed at Interop expect fewer budget cuts and staff reductions in coming months. EMC inks deal to acquire Configuresoft EMC plans to acquire Configuresoft in a deal that would add server configuration, change and compliance management software to EMC's portfolio. ExtraHop Networks upgrades troubleshooting system ExtraHop Networks upgrades its flagship appliance with software loaded with support for 10 Gigabit Ethernet, additional storage optimization capabilities and LDAP features. 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. |
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