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	Automation as empowering agent You know that automation tools can eliminate human error, streamline operations and reduce processing bottlenecks. But have you thought about how the use of automation tools can alter the complexion of IT itself? Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Read More! ESG Whitepaper talking about Windows Data Consolidation in Mid-Sized Virtual Server Environments. This paper focuses on the challenges of virtualizing Windows environments and the need to consider network storage as a part of the overall solution. NetApp and VMware's joint solution is also examined in detail. Read now! In this Issue Big iron sticking around, mainframe survey finds Develop your cross-domain data center skills to become more valuable How do you manage your tapes? Cloud drives server prices... up? State Street: A green dashboard monitors data center Marriott: New software will manage server power consumption Boeing adopts NASA software to boost airline fuel efficiency DBAs struggle with diversity of databases Work dmarter In Windows: 55 great productivity tricks RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Fluke Networks Test Your Network Troubleshooting IQ Take a short, fun quiz to test your network troubleshooting smarts. Get instant results and enter to win a free network troubleshooting kit that includes the EtherScope Network Assistant and AirCheck Wi-Fi Tester. Click to continue Big iron sticking around, mainframe survey finds Big iron isn't going away anytime soon, say mainframe users polled by BMC. In fact, 84% of mainframe shops expect to see growing or steady MIPS usage on the platform. Read More Develop your cross-domain data center skills to become more valuable HP says the future lies in the converged data center, and you'd better skill up for it. The HP ExpertONE training and certification program is going to help you get there by building on what you already know with fast tracks. HP says this will "future-proof" your career and make you more valuable to your employer or customers. Read More How do you manage your tapes? One of the big problems in any data initiative is having enough tape to store your backups offsite. Now, it seems a little dated doesn't it? I mean, pushing backups to tape in late 2010? And unfortunately even though tapes are expensive and volatile, there really isn't a much better solution to getting your backups offsite yet.  Read More WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power A Framework to Visualize the Data Center Increasing rack density makes it critical to understand environmental characteristics around weight, heating, cooling and power. Flat-file data center planning and management tools can't Read Now Cloud drives server prices... up? Conventional wisdom says that clouds are built on inexpensive commodity servers. Scale out, reliability through redundancy, cheap hardware, server interchangeability – through all these factors, the cloud drives the cost of servers down. So I find it interesting that the leading server vendors have been investing in high-end server platforms targeting large cloud deployments. Read More State Street: A green dashboard monitors data center For State Street Corp., environmental sustainability is embedded in pretty much anything the global investment services provider does. Its companywide Environment Management System operates on the principles of embracing green thinking in its corporate culture, technology choices and standard operating procedures, says Madge Meyer, executive vice president and head of global infrastructure services. Read More Marriott: New software will manage server power consumption Marriott International Inc. isn't counting on big new advances in green IT. Instead, the Bethesda, Md.-based hospitality giant is counting on incremental changes to make its IT operations more eco-friendly. 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 Boeing adopts NASA software to boost airline fuel efficiency NASA today said Boeing has adopted software the space agency developed to boost fuel savings. Read More DBAs struggle with diversity of databases DBAs are having to handle more platforms than ever, according to a new survey. Read More Work dmarter In Windows: 55 great productivity tricks With an ever-growing number of distractions that are fighting for your attention throughout the day, it's more important than ever to be as productive as possible when you're actually on the job. With that in mind, we've dug up the best Windows tricks in our arsenal and talked to some of the best minds in productivity to find 55 tips sure to help you get more work done with your PC in less time. Read More
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