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	Start-up offers a kick in the cloud with management technology Start-up Cloudkick launches its software-as-a-service management application to help IT systems administrators get a handle on managing servers in the cloud. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Splunk Splunk for Network Troubleshooting> Free Software Download Troubleshoot all network infrastructure data from one place! Unlike traditional tools, with Splunk you can index, search and analyze all your IT data - network, OS and applications - from a single location in real time. Reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR). See performance trends and avoid bottlenecks. Trigger alerts based on your network data – logs, configurations, flows, traps and metrics. Click to continue In this Issue 10 best IT jobs right now Outlook 2010 IT skills checklist: The vertical climb The blind side: What network monitoring tools don't see Free cloud-based device configuration tool keeps networks compliant IT management software makers hope to enable 'responsible' cloud computing IT management vendors kick off 2010 with cloud-related acquisitions Gartner: CIOs don't expect IT recovery Forrester: Tech downturn 'unofficially over' WHITE PAPER: Qwest Network Managed Services: A Cost-Effective Approach to Complexity The new era of networked applications and interconnected business processes yields heightened efficiency and productivity for enterprises. However, these benefits can be realized only with properly managed, scalable networks. Outsourcing network management tasks to a third party allows companies to save time and drive substantially lower total cost of ownership. Learn more! 10 best IT jobs right now Today's hot IT jobs are those that can help satisfy growing demand for technologies such as virtualization, cloud, network security and social computing skills. Here we examine 10 IT jobs and the technology know-how required to land them. Read More Outlook 2010 IT skills checklist: The vertical climb Security, virtualization and cloud computing skills will help IT pros woo hiring managers, but the real advantage to candidates comes by way of industry specific-knowledge that helps them boost the business' bottom line with their high-tech talent. Read More WHITE PAPER: Radware Accelerating Next-Generation Data Center Initiatives In today's competitive business landscape, every business looks for solutions to enable key business drivers, such as increasing business productivity, agility, continuity, globalization, and regulatory compliance. Effective – not to mention – cost effective application delivery lies at the heart of this need. This paper details how to cost-consciously overcome these challenges. Learn More The blind side: What network monitoring tools don't see Enterprise Management Associates study, commissioned by Anue Systems, shows that many network and security operations professionals lack the visibility they need to optimize network, application and IT service availability and performance. Read More Free cloud-based device configuration tool keeps networks compliant Imagine being able to check network device configurations against guidelines set by the equipment makers themselves, Cisco and Juniper in particular. Imagine being able to validate these configurations without installing any software on-premise. Now imagine being able to do this for free. That's what Intelliden is offering with the launch of iAudit, a cloud-based application that validates device configuration... Read More WHITE PAPER: Avent Managing the Virtual Data Center An exclusive survey by IDG Research reveals that virtualization is significantly upping the data center management challenges, despite all the benefits. While network security tops the list of challenges, several others emerge prominently, goading IT management to seek new management solutions in order to maintain high service levels. Learn More IT management software makers hope to enable 'responsible' cloud computing Enterprise Management Associates' report investigates how IT management software applications, and automation capabilities in particular, play a critical role in 'responsible' cloud computing implementations. Read More IT management vendors kick off 2010 with cloud-related acquisitions Acquisition news from BMC and CA in January points to an ongoing trend among IT management software makers hoping in 2010 to capture the capabilities to manage applications and services in cloud computing environments. Read More Gartner: CIOs don't expect IT recovery Gartner estimates 2010 IT budgets in the U.S. will be 2.5% higher than 2009, which is on par with 2005 budgets. Read More Forrester: Tech downturn 'unofficially over' Forrester Research forecast for high-tech spending in 2010 promises a return to purchasing after a dismal downturn caused many cutback in 2009. Read More
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