Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Weekly Update: PCI Data Security, SAN, HyperEdge and more...

**** NETWORKING-DECISION-MAKERS NEWSLETTER ****

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

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Your weekly connection to the new and most popular entries from the Networking community.

**** CONTENTS ****

Blogs: Old New Server (+5)
White Papers: Best Practices for IM Archiving & Compliance (+4)
Groups: Trying to set up a network using a HyperEdge... (+3)
Wiki: Operating System
Jobs: IT Security Architecture Manager Needed (+5)
Documents: Evolution of Computer Networks (+1)
Events: Women and Technology Summit (+3)


**** SPONSOR MESSAGE: MICROSOFT CORPORATION ****

NCsoft Chooses Windows Over Linux
State of Illinois Votes for Windows Server over Linux. State Government Decided Linux Was Too Big a Risk. See For Yourself.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15798

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**** SPONSOR MESSAGE: EQUALLOGIC ****

Disaster Recovery Success
Disaster recovery and business continuity are important issues that require awareness and planning. Read this free white paper to learn more about choosing the right technology. Learn more.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15795

**** DECISION MAKER BLOGS ****
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/

Most Popular New Blog Entry

OLD NEW SERVER
By thatITguy
Well, I picked up an older model Dell Poweredge for my home network. I had a friend who is the IT manager at a local business who just replaced several out of date servers and he called me to see if maybe I wanted one...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587398

Recent Blog Entries

ON THE MEAN STREETS OF LIFE
By kenyonswim
Two weeks, nine interviews later, and my head is swimming. I've noticed a few things that are just maddening to me. 1. Recruiters. There are some good ones and bad ones, but in reality they all do the same thing: Place humans.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587399

MEASURING SUCCESS IN SECURITY
By Security Monkey
If you've been reading my blog for some time, you know that I have a serious issue with the proper way of measuring the success of security programs in organizations. Executives will rant and rave over the "dashboard" concept. They want numbers, percentages, deltas...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587346

IS IT JUST ME, OR DOES THE NEW PROPOSED FAA PLANE TRACKING SYSTEM...
By KI4REX
Sound a lot like APRS? The system described here and here sounds alot like what I have in my car for storm watching and ARES use, plus to be honest it was a bit of geek bling. There are some differences, but there are too...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587379

OPEN SOURCE CATALOGUE 2007
By Dru
From the Introduction: The objective of Optaros' Open Source Catalogue 2007 is to give IT decision makers navigation support by listing the most relevant, useful and enterprise-ready open source platforms, components, frameworks and solutions in an easy-to-read overview.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587381

PAYPAL CISO WEIGHS IN ON PCI
By Mark Tordoff
In a recent eWeek.com article by Evan Schuman, Paypal CISO Michael Barrett shared the following thoughts regarding the PCI Data Security Standard: "it's both too specific and too vague. It needs to be specific about what needs to be done, but not specific...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587400

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WIKI TOP CONTRIBUTOR: BLUEKNIGHT
Edited: Z/OSContents: "The following is the IBM definition for z/OS: z/OS is a robust operating system based on the 64-bit z/Architecture..."...Continued at ITtoolbox Wiki.Become a top contributor as you share and learn with the community at ITtoolbox Wiki.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/584506
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**** DECISION MAKER WHITE PAPERS ****
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Recent White Papers

BEST PRACTICES FOR IM ARCHIVING & COMPLIANCE
By Symantec Corporation
This white paper provides an overview of what Symantec believes to be the best practices in managing IM as a record of business.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/534488

ROI, PERFORMANCE AND AFFORDABILITY IN A SAN? THE EQUALLOGIC PS SERIES
By EqualLogic, Inc.
Organizations of all sizes are faced with the same challenges when it comes to managing their storage. Learn how cost effective, high performance iSCSI SANs can help you effectively manage storage needs.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587401

PLANNING FOR BUSINESS RESILIENCE
By Bill Hammond, Lakeview Technology
Business resilience is all about harnessing multiple complex, often competing, initiatives into a larger, strategic vision for IT that supports the business. To achieve true business resilience, you need resilient information and applications that can support the business wherever the future leads. This chapter explores...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/509666

2007 ITTOOLBOX SURVEY: OPERATING SERVER TRENDS SURVEY (Survey)
By ITtoolbox
In this survey, the ITtoolbox community provided specific information pertaining to the deployment of operating server(s), as well as what hardware and software the industry is currently running their systems on. Based on the survey results, these choices have a significant impact on success.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587402

DETERMINING TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP FOR DATA CENTER AND NETWORK ROOM INFRASTRUCTURE
By APC
An improved method for measuring Total Cost of Ownership of data center and network room physical infrastructure and relating these costs to the overall Information Technology infrastructure is described, with examples. The cost drivers of TCO are quantified. The largest cost driver is shown to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/469263

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**** DECISION MAKER GROUPS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/groups

Most Popular Thread

TRYING TO SET UP A NETWORK USING A HYPEREDGE 528-04
By pallenw, member since 8/28/2007, Group: networkadmin-select
I am trying to set up a network using a HyperEdge 528-04. Our small business shares a location space with another company, and have agreed to hook up and share there high speed network system. They use a HyperEdge 528-04.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587403

Recent Threads

MAINFRAME SHARK TO EMC OR HDS STORAGE MIGRATION
By sion126, member since 3/27/2007, Group: storage-select
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587405

BEST "STORAGE VIRTUALISATION" PRODUCT?
By Johnny_DSA, member since 8/28/2007, Group: storage-select
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587407

LOOKING FOR BEST "SRM" FOR COMPLEX SAN ENVIRONMENT
By Johnny_DSA, member since 8/28/2007, Group: storage-select
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587408

**** DECISION MAKER WIKI ****
http://wiki.ittoolbox.com

Most Popular New Wiki Contribution

OPERATING SYSTEM
By blueknight
The operating system (OS) is the program that acts as the manager of a computers functionality. These tasks include starting the computer, running application programs, as well as receiving input from and sending information to the various peripheral devices (screens, printers etc.), keeping track of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573485

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TAKE THE ITTOOLBOX SURVEY: INTRUSION DETECTION & PREVENTION
Share your feedback on firewalls, intrusion detection, and information security.Participate today!
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/584569
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**** JOB POSTINGS ****
http://jobcenter.ittoolbox.com/

Most Popular New Job Posting

IT SECURITY ARCHITECTURE MANAGER NEEDED
Company: TJX Companies
Location: Framingham, MA
TJX Companies is seeking an IT Security Architecture Manager who has at least 6 years experience in Information Technology and certification related to the security profession (CISSP, CISA...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/585254

Recent Job Postings

WEBMETHODS ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED
Company: Fidelity Investments
Location: Covington, Kentucky
Fidelity Investments is seeking a WebMethods Administrator who has at least 3 years of experience with proven WebMethods Administration skills in a UNIX environment. Description: If you're...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/585253

ERP PRINCIPLE SECURITY ARCHITECT NEEDED
Company: Accenture
Location: Overland Park, KS
Accenture is seeking an ERP Principle Security Architect who has at least five years of security architecture experience within an SAP environment - Five years of SAP development experience...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/582488

COMPUTER OPERATOR NEEDED
Company: Global Technical Talent
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Global Technical Talent is currently recruiting for a contract opportunity in Piscataway, NJ for a Computer Operator. Run and monitor job streams, trouble shoot routine Windows and UNIX...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/582487

SR. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED
Company: Bristlecone
Location: Milpitas, CA
Bristlecone is seeking a Sr. System Administrator who has at least 8 years overall IT experience, preferably in a software or consulting environment. Job Detail:Provide 24 x...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/579870

CYBER INFRASTRUCTURE - SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NEEDED
Company: Northwestern University
Location: Evanston, IL
Northwestern University is seeking a Cyber Infrastructure-Senior Project Manager who has at least 4-year degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Science or related technical discipline along...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/579869


Related Jobs (North American candidates only)
CCIE - Cisco Networking (CCIE/LAN/WAN) Expert
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/40589
Networking // Security // CISCO // Consultants needed all over US
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/40590


**** DECISION MAKER PEER PUBLISHING ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/peer-publishing/

Most Popular New Peer Publishing

EVOLUTION OF COMPUTER NETWORKS
By Jayanthy Natrajan
This paper provides background on the evolution of computer networks, as well as a forecast of what the author believes the future will hold for the global Internet infrastructure.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587409

Recent Peer Publishing

SOA IN TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
By Jayanthy Natrajan
The telecommunications industry is entering a new era of opportunity, driven by advancements outside its own realm. One of the most significant is the general adoption of Service Oriented Architectures (SOAs) and the Web services that enable them. The power of these advancements lies in...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587410

**** NEW EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events

WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT
9/27/2007 by WITI
Date: September 26-29, 2007 Location: Santa Clara, CA Venue: Hyatt Regency WITI's Women and Technology Summit is Returning to the Silicon Valley! Including the 12th Annual WITI Hall of Fame Awards! Innovation will lead the topics at WITI's 2007 Women and Technology...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/586952

**** UPCOMING EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events

THE SECURITY STANDARD
9/10/2007 by IDG
Date: September 10-11, 2007 Location: Chicage, IL Venue: The Fairmont Hotel Security today isn't just a matter of new technology and new threats. Security is about doing business in new ways that reflect the emerging dangers in our world, the evolving concerns of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/566294

THE 3RD ANNUAL LEAN SIX SIGMA SUMMIT
9/18/2007 by IQPC
Date: September 18-21, 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Venue: The Venetian Lean Six Sigma is delivering millions of dollars worth of financial benefit to over 80% of the USA's top-100 companies - how does the dollar margin on your Lean Six Sigma Improvement...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/568680

INTEROP NEW YORK
10/22/2007 by CMP Media
Date: October 22-26, 2007 Location: New York, NY Venue: Javits Center, NY See all of the latest technologies in action at Interop New York, October 22-26, 2007. Visit 200+ exhibitors, attend 100+ sessions, and check out live demos of practical business solutions.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587411

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