Latest management news.
Fighting back against software-agent overload, 07/31/07: Software agents — long seen as a necessary evil by those securing and managing servers, desktops and other endpoint devices — have proliferated to the point of polluting enterprise environments.
Three nuggets for talent gold, 07/31/07: It’s widely accepted that government can’t compete as an IT employer with the private sector for both salary and stock option reasons. And demographics mean that any day now all the baby-boom IT staff will retire.
Podcast: Tackling configuration complexity with automation: Industry watchers will tell you that human error and unauthorized change more times than not are the culprits behind unplanned network downtime and poor application performance. To prevent such configuration errors from wreaking havoc on networks and applications, vendors such mValent, equip software with automation technology. The automation, mValent says, reduces error, speeds time-consuming tasks and ensures improved application uptime. Listen to mValent founder and chief strategy office Swapnil Shah discuss with Network World Senior Editor Denise Dubie how his company works to help IT infrastructure teams support mission-critical applications. (23:02)
Cisco updates CCDP program: Cisco has rewritten 90% of the course for its Cisco Certified Design Professional certification and a new exam for it will be available at Pearson VUE testing centers Oct. 11.
12 issues you need to know about software-as-a-service, 07/31/07: Software-as-a-service is just about the most-discussed topic in software these days. It’ll probably save you money and lead to faster implementation, but it’s not always a no-brainer. Here are 12 things to think about before choosing a software-as-a-service application.
More on HP’s big software strategy, 07/30/07: You have to give it to HP: when company executives say they are “serious about software” they follow it up with billions of dollars in acquisitions.
