Ten IT Things to Be Thankful For in 2011

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions CTO Edge Update December 05, 2011 Ten IT Things to Be Thankful For in 2011 During challenging economic times, it becomes easy to overlook the things that bring us some measure of joy and comfort. That's especially true when IT budgets are tight and companies are asking their IT staffs to do a lot more with less. While not everyone always appreciates the fact that working in IT generally means having to reinvent one's self every five years or so in order to stay current on the latest technology, the best thing about IT is that it presents the opportunity to do that. Check out this year's list of IT things to be thankful for, because, chances are, you'll be working more closely with one or more of these technologies in 2012. Read more > Featured White Papers Why Rip and Replace? Better Ways to Migrate to Exchange 2010 Read this white paper to find out how to improve mail server performance and boost user productivity by integrating a secure, cloud-based file sharing solution into your Microsoft Exchange migration. •  Business Improvement Priorities — What CIOs Are Thinking Today •  Information Integration & Governance: Maximizing Your Data Warehouse •  The Wide-Area Network as a Core Element of Disaster Recovery Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace Latest White Papers Creating Intelligent Service Automation: How Apps Fit In Top 5 Tips to Maximize Help Desk Productivity Build or Buy: Six Data Center Key Factors to Consider The Changing Definition of Failure for IT Systems Application Clusters — High Availability Discover how to provide high levels of system availability and scalability, ensuring continuous data access and system flexibility. Download now > "Given the popularity of the Apple iPad, IT organizations everywhere are being confronted with how to give users who have these devices access to files at work." Excerpt from Mike Vizard Changing the IT Game When Is a Desktop Not a Desktop? Compromise of the administrator's desktop allows a malicious actor to quickly and efficiently take over significant portions of your IT. Six Tips for Mobile Computing Governance The mobile world is undergoing explosive growth. Luckily, enterprises are beginning to realize the potential gains and losses this technology offers, enabling them to act appropriately. Mainframe Performance: The Role of the Mainframe in the Application Delivery Chain Today, IT teams continue to rely on the unmatched stability and consistency of mainframe data stores to support business-critical applications. Blogs Julius Neudorfer Hot Aisle Insight The ODCA Allies Itself with The Green Grid Charlene O'Hanlon The Agile CTO Striking a Balance Between Security and Telecommuting Mike Vizard Changing the IT Game Bringing the Apple iPad into the Enterprise The Nuts and Bolts of Data Storage   Discover how to implement tiered storage in your organization, improve storage performance while increasing capacity, and drive down storage costs. Download now > This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise