Few IT managers have the luxury of looking ahead more than a year or two. In this Internet.com eBook, Nicholas Carr, the author of "Does IT Matter?", takes readers on a trip one decade into the future to see how IT as we know it will change and what those changes mean for IT professionals, hardware and software vendors, and corporations of all sizes. Read more.

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Making sure that your business applications are available to their end users is an important part of running your business smoothly. Business service management (BSM) helps lay the foundation by managing services in dynamic support of business requirements.

During a recession, budgets start to disappear. Our Internet.com experts weigh in on how you and your IT organization can survive a slowdown, which areas of IT will fare the best, and where your career will be safe as the economy weathers the storm.

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Electricity use in data centers is skyrocketing, sending corporate energy bills through the roof, creating environmental concerns and generating negative publicity for large corporations. "Going Green" means looking to technologies like virtualization, energy-efficient chips and racks, and implementing policies that extend beyond the data center to all of your organization's employees. Read more.

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Oracle Database 11g includes more features for self-management and automation, which makes it easier for customers to cost-effectively manage their data. Download this Internet.com eBook for an overview of some of the new features in 11g and for an overview of the issues you need to consider as you prepare for a database migration.

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If recent staffing surveys are correct, then IT hiring is a sellers market. In response, CIOs, tech executives, and their HR counterparts have to get more creative in their search for new talent. Download this Internet.com eBook for information on hiring and retaining talent in your IT organization.

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Is Software as a Service just hype, or is something really going on here? And if there is fuel behind these flames, what's different? Why has a model that languished for a decade suddenly gained steam? Download this eBook to see if your company can benefit as SaaS tries to change the face of the enterprise.

More and more IT organizations are beginning to adopt ITIL-based IT service management initiatives, and turnout at national, regional, and local events on the subject keeps growing. Yet, one of the main questions on people's minds is, "Where do we start?" Download this eBook for the answer to that question and for tips on ensuring a successful ITIL implementation.

Mobile devices are a critical part of almost every enterprise. When used properly, they make employees more productive and more accessible. Download this Internet.com eBook to see how mobile devices are evolving beyond calendar and communications applications and to learn how to choose, manage, and secure the mobile devices in your enterprise.

Updated for 2008: Learn where the jobs are in 2008, and how you can acquire the skills that will lead to a long, fruitful career in IT. Updated to include the latest IT employment reports and data and a guide to using IT headhunters, download this Internet.com eBook to see how the economy and the shifting IT landscape can affect your career in 2008. Read more.

Why is managing technical people difficult? Some would say techies are socially inept and simply can't communicate well. While that may be true in some cases, saying so doesn't help managers deal with techies any better: It just defers the problem. Download this eBook for advice on how to bridge the communications gap.

IT managers need a proven, steadfast process for sifting through the hundreds of choices available for each enterprise software market segment. Whether you are evaluating CRM or RFID solutions, the same basic selection process applies. There are a series of steps for ensuring a result that will survive the intense, long-term scrutiny this level of investment will certainly attract.

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Networks are more than vehicles to transport e-mail and Web pages. In a global economy where information crosses the globe in an instant, and where Web-based applications power business, it's more important than ever to ensure your network is safe from threats and optimized to deliver the data your business needs. Download this eBook to learn how networks are evolving and network management solutions are keeping pace.

Wireless networks are a popular alternative or extension to a LAN. Using Linux, you can build a WAP that can do everything the high-end commercial products can do, as well as adding a firewall, logging, or running servers. In this guide, you will learn how to choose the hardware for building a Linux-based wireless network and configure the software for optimum performance and security.

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A sys admin in a large server room, or rooms, will most likely need tools to help him or her keep the servers running effectively. This is where software to manage, monitor, and configure the server infrastructure comes in to play. Download this free guide now from our editors at Enterprise Networking Planet and learn why the question is not whether you need some of the tools, but which ones and from whom.

If you're already into having control of your computing infrastructure, taking charge of your telephone network is a natural progression. Asterisk is an open source PBX that runs on Linux. It can free your organization from expensive commercial PBXs, and gives you complete control over your telephone services.

To be an effective network engineer or administrator, you need to understand the blocks on which all networks are built. In most cases that means a thorough understanding of IP addresses, subnets, CIDR, and TCP protocol. Download this free guide now and learn in-depth concepts covering the foundation of networking.

One of the most popular capabilities of Linux is its integrated support for sophisticated analysis and manipulation of network traffic, known as packet filtering because it examines and acts upon network traffic at the packet level. Current versions of Linux support packet filtering through the Linux kernel's netfilter framework and an associated user-level configuration command. Get this in-depth guide and learn how to create or fine-tune packet filtering rule sets on your systems.

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Times are changing for IT professionals tasked with managing the datacenter. Issues of physical space, virtual space, and power and cooling have taken on importance as the amount of electronic data continues to grow and applications become more powerful. New tools like blade servers, dual and quad-core processors, and virtualization software are available to help. Down this eBook to see how your datacenter can keep up.

Voice over Internet Protocol is another way for small and medium-sized businesses to increase efficiency and cut costs. A well-planned and implemented VoIP system can provide call quality and reliability that rivals mobile phone or landline calls.

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This custom eBook from DevX and IBM Rational explains why choosing the correct architecture early in your development process is essential for success—both for your business and for you, personally, as a developer.

Explore today's most intriguing manifestation of advanced malware: the botnet. Download this Internet.com eBook to examine the client side, the server side, and some of the more interesting uses of the power a botnet provides. Read more.

Changing the default SSID or disabling SSID broadcasting are two of the most popular ways to help secure a wireless network, but by no means do they provide adequate security. Learn how to use encryption, VPNs, and basic laptop and PC security to keep your network and machines safe.

This guide will demonstrate how double-checking some standard aspects of the network and general security configuration of your systems can substantially increase system security. Learn which actions will increase your comfort level with the safety and security of the systems on your network.

Businesses spend a whopping $712 per worker, per year, in the battle against spam, but there doesn't seem to be any easy answers to the problem. Download this eBook to see what your IT department can do to reduce the nuisance of spam, and for tips on how your users can help you fight the battle.

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The days of buying inexpensive x86 servers whenever you launch a new application are coming to an end. Today's datacenters need to increase utilization, get control over power and cooling costs, and align with business objectives. Download this eBook to learn about the challenges facing the data center in a world where digital information is growing at a torrid pace and costs are being held in check. Read more.

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A storage network is any network that's designed to transport block-level storage protocols. But understanding the ins and outs of networked storage takes you deep into several of protocols. This guide covers SANs, Fibre Channels, Disk Arrays, Fabric, and IP Storage.

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Picking up where Part 1 left off, Part 2 of our look at storage networking examines configurations for SAN-attached servers and disk arrays, and also includes a look at the future of IP storage.

Build high-availability solutions on your Windows 2003 server using server clustering and network load balancing, and examine the storage requirements that make it possible to create an environment with the performance, scalability, and stability you need. Read more.

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Preparing for a disaster is more often than not part of the storage planning process, and without question it is one of the most difficult task, since it includes local hardware and software, networking equipment, and a test plan to ensure that you can recover from the disaster. Download this free guide from Internet.com and learn how to put your organization on the proper disaster recovery plan, now.

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Many Storage solutions are aimed at large enterprises and are designed to address their concerns surrounding infomation lifecycle management and corporate compliance. But small and medium-sized businesses have storage concerns of their own. Download this Jupiter Online Media eBook for a guide to choosing a storage server and building a storage strategy for your SMB. Read more.

With storage needs growing at a breakneck rate, the need for tools that manage storage in a heterogeneous environment is more important than ever. Download this free guide now from our editors at Enterprise Storage Forum and learn to solve the puzzle of standards and acronyms that make up the modern storage management landscape.

Information lifecycle management blends storage and enterprise content management to massage corporate data from its inception until its disposal. But is ILM merely a marketing buzzword, or is it alive and real in daily operations? Download this free guide now from our editors at Enterprise Storage Forum and learn why ILM is important in more ways than you think.

Regardless of industry, size, or age, businesses are awash in more data than ever before. Federal regulations require that data be stored, protected, and retrievable for a certain amount of time. Storage is also a growing area in IT, which means employment opportunities exist now, and should exist for some time. View more.

While Java helps in fulfilling the promise of "write once, use anywhere", there are practical concerns developers need to address in developing their code, whether it's porting from another language, working in the best IDE or optimizing for today's multi-core computing environments. This eBook will help you in understanding these issues and how you can get the most out of your Java code. Read more.

Because dedicating physical test systems for each target environment is out of most development teams' budgets, virtual machines are the right solution at the right time. Download this comprehensive guide and learn how to build and work with virtual machines for a number of development tasks.

Software development is done differently at every organization. The process that one organization or person uses to develop software may work for their specific environment and situation, but may fail miserably in another set of circumstances. Despite the differences, there are fundamental roles that are filled at every organization where software is developed. Download this in-depth guide from the editors of DevX and learn more about these specific software development roles.

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is seen as the next evolutionary step in software architecture to help IT organizations meet their ever more complex set of challenges. According to IBM, the SOA market nearly doubled in 2005 to more than $4 billion and could top $14 billion by 2009.

Just because Web sites are easy to build these days, doesn't mean it's easy to build a quality Web site that meets your business objectives. Before developing your next Web site, or redesigning an existing site, download this Internet.com eBook to guide you through the process and plan your project, whether you're developing a site in-house or outsourcing the project. Read more.

While success rates have improved to approximately 34 percent, 15 percent of all projects still fail and 51 percent are somehow "challenged," according to research. Establishing a project management office is the first step towards improving your best practices and time to market. Read more.