5 tips for managing remote data centers

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	Darragh Delaney: 5 tips for managing remote data centers Over at the Ethergeek blog last week, Josh Stephens had an interesting piece on the challenges of finding experts with data center expertise. Another trend that I see is the centralization of IT staff to main data centers. Gone are the days of having a dedicated IT person at sites which run a number of local services or applications. This brings its own problems as it can be cost and time prohibitive travelling to these sites to diagnose and fix problems. The good news is that there are a number of technologies out there that can make this task easier. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Transform End User Computing Turn to EMC to bring new simplicity, power, and efficiency to end user computing-any user, any device, anywhere. Click to continue In this Issue Cisco, EMC, VMware unite behind big data, cloud training initiative IEEE group to study Gigabit Ethernet cable for cars Josh Stephens: Data center expertise: Hard to come by, harder to validate Darlene Storm: Copyright enforcement: Will ISPs beat Fair Use to death with infringement clubs? INSIDER A sampling of BYOD user policies Sharky: The IP is strong in this one WHITE PAPER: 8x8 Virtual Office Pro VoIP and Unified Communications Solution Download the results of an extensive, independent evaluation of 8x8 Virtual Office cloud communications solution recently completed by industry analyst firm Wainhouse Research. Read now! Cisco, EMC, VMware unite behind big data, cloud training initiative As the IT silos come down, tech pros need to beef up their skills to stay relevant and maximize the business benefits of cloud computing, virtualization, unified networking and big data, according to Cisco and EMC, which have teamed to offer training targeted at tech's hottest data center disciplines. Read More IEEE group to study Gigabit Ethernet cable for cars Ethernet has gained speed many times, and now it may be about to lose weight. Read More Josh Stephens: Data center expertise: Hard to come by, harder to validate Last week I spoke at Data Center World out in Las Vegas. During my presentation we talked a lot about data center expertise within specific technical areas like VoIP, virtualization, and power management. How to find and validate experts in these areas seemed to at the forefront of everyone's minds. Read More WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL The Promises and Pitfalls of BYOD Bring-Your-Own-Device: It's a growing trend that offers many benefits for employees and companies - and potential headaches for IT. Having the right security measures in place can safely enable BYOD while boosting productivity and cutting support and equipment costs. Read now. Darlene Storm: Copyright enforcement: Will ISPs beat Fair Use to death with infringement clubs? As the copyright enforcement center kicks off, do you know if your ISP in bed with Hollywood and planning to play police with the six strikes 'Graduated Response'? Will the Center for Copyright Information beat Fair Use to death with an infringement club? Read More INSIDER A sampling of BYOD user policies Just say the words "bring your own device" and IT staffers start to rub their foreheads. Allowing users to attach their consumer devices, including smartphones and tablets, to the network might seem like a bad idea, but with a clear user policy that is re-signed annually, you can reduce a lot of organizational risk. Insider (registration required) Read More Sharky: The IP is strong in this one Road warrior pilot fish arrives at his hotel, sets up his laptop and gets an IP address from the hotel's Wi-Fi -- but he can't connect to the login screen. Fortunately, the hotel's Wi-Fi expert has the answer. Read More
	SHARK TANK OF THE DAY The IP is strong in this one Road warrior pilot fish arrives at his hotel, sets up his laptop and gets an IP address from the hotel's Wi-Fi -- but he can't connect to the login screen. Fortunately, the hotel's Wi-Fi expert has the answer. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Windows 8 Consumer Preview offers a new look at Microsoft's upcoming interface for both computers and tablets. Can Windows 8 work well in both environments? NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
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