You in action work and play: 07/24/06

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You in action: Click here watch Frank Basso, assistant director of communications for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca tell you about his job.

You in action: Click here watch Greg Ganger, director of Carnegie Mellon's Data Center Observatory, tell you about his job.

You in action: Click here watch Raul Ramos, IS Director of First Tee, tell you about his job.

Your salary: Decent pay raises and hefty bonuses pushed ‘06 total compensation up by almost 6%.

Also: Importance vs. satisfaction
Salary-survey respondents rate the job-related items that are most important to them, and then tell how satisfied they are with each one.

You work where?

As Laguna Seca’s director of communications, Frank Basso brings this historic raceway into the VoIP and Wi-Fi fast lanes. Read more | You in action video

Carnegie Mellon’s storage guru Greg Ganger is unraveling the mysteries of self-managing storage at the Data Center Observatory. Read more | You in action video

Raul Ramos, IS director, keeps the World Golf Foundation out of the technology sand trap. Read more | You in action video

What would you do? Three IT pros take on the tough issues

Challenge 1: When hired to overhaul a sagging infrastructure, what should you tackle first? Read more.

Challenge 2: When a service provider declares bankruptcy, can you leverage the situation? Read more.

Challenge 3: You discover a company targeted for acquisition has suffered a security breach, what do you do? Read more.

Strategic planning: Tips from three enterprise IT strategists.

All about you: Pizza and iPods, rock-and-roll and Jackie Chan – these are a few of your favorite things.

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