Despite the lousy macroeconomic climate and tighter IT budgets, most information technology workers charged with protecting data networks got a raise last year and will likely get another this year.
OS Roundup: As Apple fades from relevance, Canonical's Linux OS, Ubunutu, seems to be stepping into its shoes. Is Lucid Lynx everything Mac OS X could have been but isn't, and does it have what it takes to trounce Snow Leopard?
OS Roundup: As Apple fades from relevance, Canonical's Linux OS, Ubunutu, seems to be stepping into its shoes. Is Lucid Lynx everything Mac OS X could have been but isn't, and does it have what it takes to trounce Snow Leopard?
Cisco dominates the networking hardware market, and with its Adaptive Security Appliance it is extending its reach into network security. The ASA, however, can introduce a security issue. Learn how to resolve it so you can get the most out of this powerful tool.
<b>Datamation:</b> "When we talk about virtualization solutions, we tend to talk about specific products offered by specific companies. But when we talk about virtualization solutions with Linux, we instead talk about a rich and diverse open source ecosystem."
Hard-Core Hardware: The age of solar power is fast arriving, and it may be keeping the lights on in a data center near you. The former downsides, chiefly cost constraints, no longer apply.
Tom Casey's keynote revealed Microsoft's plans to provide BI tools that help the power user and IT professional by adding additional functionality to a familiar tool like Excel. A PowerPivot demo showed how you can create Excel workbooks with billions of rows.
<b>Datamation:</b> "IT salary levels clearly face challenges created by the economic downturn. Unfortunately, IT salary raises have been minimal or none at all."
Hard-Core Hardware: The age of solar power is fast arriving, and it may be keeping the lights on in a data center near you. The former downsides, chiefly cost constraints, no longer apply.
Research firm Gartner argues in a new report that servers that are virtualized end up being less secure than before when it comes to network security. But it also has advice on how they can be better secured.
<b>Desktop Linux:</b> "Shuttle announced a compact, all-in-one PC featuring a 15.6-inch touchscreen and a dual-core Intel Atom D510 available with SUSE Linux. The X50V2 includes a 1366 x 768 display, webcam, 4-in-1 card reader, a 2.5-inch hard drive bay, and up to 4GB of RAM, says the company."
Acer's new business notebook is not too big, not too small (14.1 inches), not too heavy (just 4.4 pounds), and not too short on battery life (six hours plus). It's a machine not to miss.
Acer's new business notebook is not too big, not too small (14.1 inches), not too heavy (just 4.4 pounds), and not too short on battery life (six hours plus). It's a machine not to miss.