: Automating to Address Administrator Absentmindedness

Automating to Address Administrator Absentmindedness

New EMC Tool Cleans, Organizes Data Center Details; Tech support firm expects bump in business from Win7 DNS: Domain Name System Newsletter NetworkWorld.com | DNSstuff.com | Update Your Profile In alliance with Spotlight Story Automating to Address Administrator Absentmindedness By Cricket Liu, Vice President, Architecture , Infoblox Over the past few years—I can't remember exactly when, which is part of the problem—I've become alarmingly forgetful. I'll get up, walk across the building to do something, and forget completely what it was that I intended to do. That's a nuisance for me around the office, but it would be downright dangerous if anyone still let me manage a production zone or name server. Read full story Related News: New EMC Tool Cleans, Organizes Data Center Details Is scrubbed and organized data center management information worth a starting price of $40,000? EMC hopes the answer is yes with its new tool that gathers, scrubs, organizes and ships data to a CMDB. Tech support firm expects bump in business from Win7 With Windows 7 in the wings, on-demand tech support firm iYogi is expanding its staff to accommodate an anticipated run on its services, especially from those moving off XP. AT&T to offer remote PC repairs without system booting AT&T is upgrading its remote PC repair service that will allow technicians to resolve issues without a customer fully booting a computer, the company said on Thursday. Budget-beating out-of-band management Opengear's all-in-one appliance combines service processor aggregation, serial console, and environmental monitoring at a nice price Sponsored by Cisco Beefing up Email Security by Teaming with a Leader Improve your email security practices after watching this Live Webcast on Wednesday, September, 30 at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT. Your email security choices extend beyond on-premise only solutions. Improve your anti-spam, visibility, content filtering and encryption support with hosted, hybrid and managed email security services. The Benefits of Integrated IPS If a traditional distributed Intrusion Prevention System seems too complex then integrated IPS everywhere might be the right strategy for you. The benefits will be discussed during this Live Webcast, Tuesday, September 29, 1:00 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST. Get IPS deployment best practices and tips on selecting the right operational tools. Register today!   September 29, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES Cell towers that blend vs. those that offend Microsoft, researchers release new operating system project Xerox will buy ACS for $6.4 billion AT&T accuses Google of violating telecom law To fight worms, use ants Judge berates Apple over Snow Leopard timing in Psystar case What to do about bandwidth hogs? Citrix planning major desktop virtualization push John Chambers slams Cisco with $2.3 million in private jet expenses Lotus goes after Microsoft's 'ridiculous and fabricated' figures Reduce Your Private WAN Bill 40-90% With Adaptive Private Networking Join Steven Taylor as he moderates a discussion on a breakthrough new technology that offers the best of all worlds. Discover Adaptive Private Networking from Talari Networks. Learn how APN enables you to: Deliver more bandwidth per dollar than MPLS services at the same time providing greater reliability and application predictability. Register Today! IPAM Freeware Why waste time with outdated IP address management tools, when you can embrace automation, reduce time wasted with routine, high risk tasks and boost the availability of your network? Download fully functional IP address management freeware from Infoblox and get rid of those time-consuming spreadsheets. Learn More   This email was sent to valdeande@telefonica.net Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com | Forward this to a Friend >>>