http://www.networkworld.com/topics/management.html The latest network and systems management news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/techexec/2009/070609bestpractices.html A few weeks ago, we provided best practice tips on preserving log data for a forensic investigation. Now that you've got the data set aside for your investigation, who else needs to get involved? Let's discuss the notification chain and how other experts support the investigation and its fallout. Linda Musthaler and Brian Musthaler 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/nsm/2009/062909nsm2.html Software-as-a-service vendor Paglo adds log capture, search and analysis capabilities to its suite of on-demand IT management services. Denise Dubie 2009-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/2009/062909sec2.html My favorite graduate course in the Norwich University Master of Science in Information Assurance Program is the "Computer Security Incident Response Team Management" graduate seminar which I developed some years ago based in part on an extensive series of articles on the subject that appeared here in the Network World Security Strategies and that I collected for readers in a single document freely available on my Web site along with a free companion CD-ROM from the Defense Information Systems Agency on the subject. M. E. Kabay 2009-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/nsm/2009/062909nsm1.html Apparent Networks' survey reveals IT managers put off new VoIP, video and unified communications deployments due to network performance worries. Denise Dubie 2009-06-28T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/cisco/063009-ch1-going-green-in-the-data-center.html Douglas Alger 2009-06-25T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/nsm/2009/062209nsm2.html Open source IT automation and management software maker Reductive Labs secures $2 million in venture capital funding from True Ventures and other private investors to further develop its Puppet product. Denise Dubie 2009-06-24T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/converg/2009/062209convergence2.html Qwest and IBM announced last week that the two companies had signed a five-year agreement for IBM to manage Qwest services targeted to Qwest's midsize business customers including unified communications, managed security and network management. Larry Hettick 2009-06-23T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062309-microsoftsubnet-companies-will-adopt-cloud-computing.html Microsoft-sponsored study on IT spending shows green is out, cloud computing is in and security is still painful. Julie Bort 2009-06-23T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2009/062209-wlan-site-survey-bvs-test.html BVS's Swarm (most of their product names have an insect theme) is actually a set of applications that implement a fairly complete site survey tool. The first, Projector, imports and scales floor plans, and also places walls, windows, doors, and APs, among other radio and passive objects, in the model. Craig Mathias 2009-06-22T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/nsm/2009/062209nsm1.html Economic uncertainly drove many IT executives to reduce high-tech spending in 2008 and early 2009, but the same thinking behind slashed costs has renewed interest in projects designed to improve IT service management and streamline processes for infrastructure and operations professionals. Denise Dubie 2009-06-21T12:00:00-04:00