5 must-have management tools; 2010 security concerns include cloud; government adoption of cloud to swell

Five big questions about cloud computing; Smartphone attacks, rogue antivirus, cloud breaches top 2010 security concerns Cloud Computing NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by HP Metzler: Virtualization and the Network Manager The networks manager's role has changed significantly over the years. This Webcast highlights survey results of 460 IT pros and their experiences with network management. Learn how network automation is helping to address the unique challenges of both physical and virtual environments. Learn more Spotlight Story 5 must-have IT management technologies for 2010 As more companies expand virtualization deployments and consider cloud computing, the average IT environment will grow ever more complex. For enterprise IT managers in 2010, that means more tools. Read full story Related News: Five big questions about cloud computing A lot of people scratched their heads over cloud computing this year. Here are the answers to the most persistent questions Smartphone attacks, rogue antivirus, cloud breaches top 2010 security concerns There has never been a year in which security threats diminished, so expect more hacks, exploits and scams in 2010, researchers warn. How to win the software licensing game Are your software licenses keeping up with the times? Probably not -- and that can cost you big time Government adoption of cloud to swell, study says Cloud computing won a big endorsement in 2009 from the city of Los Angeles when it decided to adopt Google Apps, and many other state and local governments may soon follow with their own cloud approaches, according to a new survey by Input. Virtualization security remains a work in progress While adoption of server virtualization is proceeding at a gallop, the effort to refine virtualization security reached only a slow trot in 2009. Software development's winners and losers, 2009 edition The year that loved smartphones, scripting languages, the cloud, and open source was not always kind to developers. Today from the Subnet communities On Cisco Subnet: John Chambers says big is back and Cisco is the example and Howard Schmidt Appointed as New Cybersecurity Coordinator; On Microsoft Subnet Microsoft loses appeal: injunction against selling MS Word reinstated; On Google Subnet: Google Doodles 2009: a year in review. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Decade in tech Here is a quiz on the most important or quirkiest tech stories to hit the front pages over the first 10 years of the 2000s. Cool Yule Tools Best picks from this year and a look back at 10 years of tech toys and gadgety gifts. Making Way for the Next-Generation Data Center Wouldn't it be great to manage and operate the data center as a single switch-with all the network and security services built in? This webcast will examine how to re-architect the data center to improve scale, performance and cost efficiencies, while reducing the amount of equipment needed. Register now! Business-Critical Benefits of Workload Automation Solutions This paper explores the current Workload Automation Solutions (WLA) landscape and an innovative solution that addresses historical obstacles to implementation. Learn More   December 24, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES Microsoft rebels Court rejects Microsoft appeal, bans Word sales Caught on tape: Burglars target wrong techie Avaya credit rating dropped to junk status in wake of Nortel buy What's next for MPLS? 10 big IT management moves in 2009 Review: VDI shootout The 10 best IT videos of '09 Microsoft's 'whitelist' helps hackers, says Trend Micro Watch out Microsoft: GNOME is poised to have a killer 2010 The Four Trends Driving the Data Center Future Does efficiency have to come at the expense of availability? Not according to this paper, which outlines the four data center infrastructure trends that are reducing design, operating and management costs while improving data center performance. Those trends are Infrastructure Management, Eco Availability, Flex Capacity and High Density. Learn more. EMO Labs: Better Sound Through Innovation at DEMOfall 09 EMO Labs' Invisible Speaker innovation takes People's Choice Award top honors at DEMO conference. Watch EMO Labs product launch.   This email was sent to security.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com | Forward this to a Friend >>>