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	Lack of IT skills keeps virtual deployments small Forrester Consulting conducted a study commissioned by IT management software maker CA to learn how IT organizations are adopting virtualization and if challenges hinder the technology's expansion in enterprise companies. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Blue Coat Systems INTELLIGENT APPLICATION DELIVERY NETWORK YOU NEED VISIBILITY, ACCELERATION AND SECURITY FOR AN INTELLIGENT APPLICATION DELIVERY NETWORK. ONLY BLUE COAT OFFERS ALL THREE. VISIT bluecoat.com/controlisyours TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OF BLUE COAT. Click to continue In this Issue Cisco, Microsoft certifications increase high-tech salaries 10 recession-proof IT skills CIOs seek IT cost transparency in 2010 SMBs want Windows 7 now Essential guide to Windows 7 management Microsoft touts speed, HTML 5 support in IE9 CA makes ambitious moves to the cloud Cloud or customers? Why CA wanted Nimsoft IT management market changes on the horizon WHITE PAPER: HP ProCurve Break Free from Proprietary Networking See why Gartner and the network industry have positioned HP as a leader and the fastest-growing enterprise Ethernet LAN networking vendor. HP's commitment to industry-standards can help organizations optimize their network. Read now. Cisco, Microsoft certifications increase high-tech salaries IT professionals with certain IT certifications could make bank compared to counterparts, according to a study of 17,000 high-tech workers conducted by Dice Learning. Read More 10 recession-proof IT skills "For people with the right skills and the right attitude, this is a fantastic time to be in the data center space," says Dwight Gibbs, senior vice president of technology at Input, a Reston, Va., market intelligence firm. Read More CIOs seek IT cost transparency in 2010 IT service management vendor Digital Fuel finds high-tech leaders ready to revamp processes and get IT cost management best practices in place. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Inc. Peace Corp: Creating a worldwide unified network Learn how the Peace Corp made its unified network a reality after selecting and deploying cost-effective WAN optimization gear. One of the key factors was selecting a platform that integrated with its existing network spanning 70 countries. The result is dramatically improved performance and significant cost savings. Learn More SMBs want Windows 7 now Spiceworks surveyed 1,500 IT professionals at small and midsize companies before and after Microsoft's release of its Windows 7 operating system to learn more about adoption plans. Read More Essential guide to Windows 7 management Microsoft's latest operating system offers several benefits to IT managers who can overcome management challenges. Here's a collection of recent stories to help you deploy, manage, secure and virtualize Windows 7 in your environment. Read More Microsoft touts speed, HTML 5 support in IE9 Microsoft previewed its Internet Explorer 9 Web browser to MIX10 attendees and promised to drive standards work on HTML 5. Read More WHITE PAPER: Virtela Overcoming Single Provider MPLS Limitations Frost & Sullivan review the limitations associated with a single-provider approach to MPLS networks and its impact on the enterprise. They then examine Virtela's Global Service Fabric - a multi-carrier network approach that provides a best-of-breed global MPLS network solution. Read More! CA makes ambitious moves to the cloud CA inks deal to acquire cloud computing provider 3Tera in an acquisition that could get the management software maker into more and new customer accounts for its existing monitoring tools and future cloud-related products Read More Cloud or customers? Why CA wanted Nimsoft CA announced it would pay about $350 million to acquire IT service management vendor Nimsoft in a move that industry watchers say could benefit CA on multiple levels. Read More IT management market changes on the horizon IT management software strategies are evolving and enterprise organizations as well as vendors must adapt to changing environments that require optimized services at lower costs, Forrester Research says. Read More
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