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What Every IT Manager Needs To Know About Project Management
sponsored by Global Knowledge
 | White Paper: | Posted: 27 May 2009
| | Published: | 01 May 2009 | |
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It is important for the IT Manager to know the basics of formalized project management. Why? Because every organization needs to be able to implement change and almost all important changes are defined or implemented through project teams.
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Troubleshooting Made Easy In Linux
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 27 May 2009
| | Published: | 01 May 2009 | |
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Troubleshooting is a necessary evil. Where does one start when the operating system does not start, the application does not load or run correctly, the network hangs or a network service does not listen or perform? Linux is noted for being rock solid, stable, and easy to manage but not as user friendly.
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Tough Love: When IT Security Hurts Your Business
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 27 May 2009
| | Published: | 01 May 2009 | |
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As IT commoditization continues to increase audit and control activities, IT gets better at identifying and documenting the causes of significant outages. In an increasing number of cases, these ITIL efforts show the source of the outage to be action from the security department, and the BSM processes show the impact to be devastating.
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Inside SQL Server 2008: Exploring High Availability and Scalability Enhancements
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 26 May 2009
| | Published: | 01 May 2009 | |
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Microsoft is targeting close to zero downtime with SQL 2008 with availability and recovery features that only used to be available via third-party solutions. This white paper discusses the evolution of High-availability from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008, and the tools available to minimize downtime in the Enterprise.
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Implementing Cisco's Web 2.0 Collaboration Technologies
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 26 May 2009
| | Published: | 26 May 2009 | |
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As technology evolves, there is a never-ending question to designers and implementers: "What is coming next?" The answer is "Collaboration." The move to collaboration is strengthened by the actions of Cisco and Microsoft, as they have each unveiled several collaborative technologies and the means to integrate them utilizing Web 2.0 programming.
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Windows 7 Review Guide
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 13 May 2009
| | Published: | 13 May 2009 | |
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Join Glenn Weadock, Global Knowledge Instructor, MCITP, MCSE, MCT, A+, for this Windows 7 Review Guide. This white paper introduces the key areas in which Windows 7 differs from Vista - areas you'll need to focus on if you're thinking of moving to Windows 7, either from Vista or from XP.
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Troubleshooting Slow Networks with Wireshark
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 13 May 2009
| | Published: | 13 May 2009 | |
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In this white paper, we examine how to use Wireshark, the world's most popular open-source network analyzer, to troubleshoot some of the top causes of poor network performance, including high latency, packet loss, inefficient window sizes, intercepting devices, and application dependencies.
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The 10 Most Dangerous Risks to Microsoft Security
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 13 May 2009
| | Published: | 13 May 2009 | |
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Security has always been an important part of any IT infrastructure. This white paper has tips to help improve your awareness of some of the more important risks threatening your Microsoft infrastructure.
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How Vulnerable Are Your Cisco IOS Routers?
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 13 May 2009
| | Published: | 13 May 2009 | |
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It may be surprising to some that Cisco routers run many services that could create vulnerabilities. This paper is meant to be a vehicle for discussion regarding the security of Cisco routers. Additionally, some best practices for securing your Cisco routers are defined.
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10 Dying IT Skills
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 13 May 2009
| | Published: | 13 May 2009 | |
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When an IT skill falls out of favor, it rarely ever comes back. Here's our list of 10 dying IT skills. If any of these skills are your main expertise, perhaps it's time to think about updating your skill set.
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10 ASP.NET Tips To Increase Productivity and Simplify Maintenance
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 13 May 2009
| | Published: | 13 May 2009 | |
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The more you know about built-in functionality in the .NET framework and ASP.NET, the less code you have to write, which ultimately makes your applications more maintainable. This white paper outlines several different tips to enhance developer productivity and reduce the amount of code that needs to be written in many cases.
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10 Hot Skills for 2009
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 01 May 2009
| | Published: | 01 May 2009 | |
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With spending on cost-saving technologies such as virtualization rising, and the maintenance of networking and enterprise Microsoft software keeping IT professionals constantly in demand, here's our top 10 hot skills that will take us from a down economy and beyond.
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Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Phone Hardening-- Part I
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 01 May 2009
| | Published: | 01 May 2009 | |
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This paper presumes that your enterprise already has a data network security policy in place. It examines the many different settings that are available to help secure the Cisco IP Phones from potential hacker attacks, and it looks at a selection of Cisco secure infrastructure technologies that are especially useful for protecting voice systems.
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Security on a Budget
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 01 May 2009
| | Published: | 01 May 2009 | |
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We need to establish cost-effective security as a standard practice. This should be a long-term goal, not just one inspired by a tough economy. This paper explores several innovative ideas to help your organization save money on company security.
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Cisco Security Troubleshooting: Part I-- Connectivity Through ASA or PIX Firewalls
sponsored by Global Knowledge
| White Paper: | Posted: 01 May 2009
| | Published: | 01 May 2009 | |
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This white paper is the first in a three-part series, each of which examines the challenge of implementing network security on equipment from Cisco Systems while maintaining the connectivity requirements of the
business or enterprise.
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