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	Microsoft's mandate for user-centric desktop management Microsoft's Brad Anderson lays out the company's plan to delivery converged technologies that will enable customers to more efficiently manage distributed desktops and other client devices. 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 In this Issue Microsoft weaves management technology into cloud vision 9 hot products for managing Microsoft Why cloud decisions require service management options Update on Microsoft's desktop management strategy Microsoft earnings again buoyed by Windows 7 Microsoft mixes Office with social networking Veeam launches management tool 5 hot IT certification picks for 2010 How IT certifications can pay off for IT pros WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Extended Security Features of Windows 7 Microsoft has added significant security enhancement to Windows 7. This Gartner research note details the capabilities available (many are only available to EA/SA subscribers), which features should be activated and where some security holes still remain. Read More. Microsoft weaves management technology into cloud vision At Microsoft Management Summit 2010 in Las Vegas, company executives detail how management software will play a critical role in delivering on Microsoft's cloud vision. Read More 9 hot products for managing Microsoft Microsoft and third-party vendors unveiled a slew of products at Microsoft Management Summit 2010. Here's a sample of what¿s available now and what¿s coming to manage Windows and other Microsoft technologies. Read More Why cloud decisions require service management options Attendees at Microsoft Management Summit 2010 heard the mantra "Manage the Future: Desktop to Cloud" from Bob Muglia, president of the server and tools business at Microsoft, and witnessed the software giant's dedication to managing services from development to operations in myriad product demonstrations. But with cloud computing reaching fever pitch in terms of hype, actual adoption numbers are estimated... Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here! Update on Microsoft's desktop management strategy Brad Anderson's discussion Wednesday morning in Los Vegas highlighted the direction for System Center Configuration Manager and managing desktops, including in and through the cloud. Read More Microsoft earnings again buoyed by Windows 7 Windows 7 has once again kept Microsoft's balance sheet healthy. On Thursday, the company announced strong income and revenue growth for its third fiscal quarter, thanks in part to continued brisk sales of the new OS. Read More Microsoft mixes Office with social networking Microsoft has provided a way for Facebook friends to share Office Docs Read More WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! Veeam launches management tool Veeam has launched new software that will enable enterprises using Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) with automated problem resolution for their VMware environments. Read More 5 hot IT certification picks for 2010 Industry organizations and vendors are broadening their IT certification training catalogs to address emerging technologies and market needs. Vendor-specific (Cisco, Microsoft) and technology-specific (network, security and open source) certifications can help advance IT careers. Read More How IT certifications can pay off for IT pros Technology adoption trends around virtualization, wireless and more could drive demand for IT professionals with up-to-date IT certification credentials. Read More
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