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Making the case for ITSM in a down economy

George Spafford, Contributor — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:31:28 EDT

As IT projects are cancelled and budgets cut in this recession, data centers still need to pursue process improvements, such as ITIL and ITSM standards, to ensure IT meets business needs during the downturned economy.

Five ways to consolidate servers and extend the life of your data center

Kyle Rankin, Contributor — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:30:58 EDT

In this recession, data center managers are faced with growing IT demand and shrinking budgets. If your data center is running out of room for more servers, check out these top five tactics for shrinking your IT footprint.

Electronic discovery critical to health of company, IT organization

John Weathington — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:30:06 EDT

Electronic discovery can turn into an e-nightmare. But an efficient and lean IT organization and a good litigation contingency plan is the key to sustained success.

Five roles test managers play in agile development: Tutorial, part one

Jan Stafford — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:39:21 EDT

This two-part tutorial explores five higher-order functions where an experienced test manager contributes to an agile organization. This installment covers interfacing with senior management; providing vision and leadership; and fostering cross-group collaboration.

How test managers can shine in agile development: Tutorial, part two

Jan Stafford — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:39:21 EDT

In this second section of our tutorial on test managers role in agile, we look at key steps toward creating and leading testing specialists, choosing tools, reporting and providing organization. Part one covers interfacing with senior management; providing vision and leadership; and fostering cross-group collaboration.

How to defend against rogue DHCP server malware

Sherri Davidoff, Contributor — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:34:50 EDT

Rogue DHCP server malware is a new twist on an old concept. The good news is that effective threat mitigation strategies exist; the bad news is that many organizations haven't bothered to deploy them.

Changing email address formats in Exchange Server 2003

David Sengupta, Contributor — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:23:20 EDT

Find out how to change the email address formats in Active Directory while using Exchange Server 2003.

Fixing DPM 2007 inconsistent replica errors in Exchange Server

Brien Posey, Contributor — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:20:57 EDT

You can use Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 to protect Exchange Server, but you may run into inconsistency error messages. Learn why this error occurs and why it's important to use the correct versions of ESEUTIL.EXE and EXE.DLL files.

What does the future hold for Oracle's virtualization acquisitions?

Richard Jones, Contributor — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:01:20 EDT

For Solaris administrators and Virtual Iron customers, Oracle's recent acquisitions mean the end of the line. But Oracle Virtual Machine users may see some major product improvements.

Enterprise risk management solutions for CIOs

SearchCIO.com — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:31:46 EDT

Enterprise risk management programs buffer organizations from risky business practices. In this guide, learn how to employ enterprise risk management solutions in an organization.