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======================================================================== * The ever-changing network * Measuring change management initiatives takes initiative * Virtual Server 2005 offers Windows upon Windows * VMware delivers a datacenter in a box ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- InfoWorld Webcast: Four Excuses for Upgrading Your Network InfoWorld's CTO Chad Dickerson discusses four technologies that you may want to consider when upgrading your network. This webcast is tailored to small- and mid-sized businesses looking to leverage enterprise-class technologies, like VoIP, SANs, Gigabit Ethernet and enterprise-class security, on a fraction of the budget typically required. Chad relates his experiences as a columnist and technologies. A companion webcast to P.J. Connolly's article "Small Networks Bulk Up." Sponsored by Cisco Systems. Register and view now. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D1CA9:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- THE EVER-CHANGING NETWORK ======================================================================== Posted November 05, 2004 3:00 PM Pacific Time It could be called the "ignomoment;" the split second following a definitive action when you realize you've just made a tragic mistake. For network administrators, this means the difference between going home at 5 p.m. or 5 a.m. The truth is, despite incidents of careless backhoe drivers pulling up fiber bundles or hurricanes bringing down the power lines, administrator error is the most common reason that a network fails. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D1CA6:2B910B2 MEASURING CHANGE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES TAKES INITIATIVE ======================================================================== Posted November 05, 2004 3:00 PM Pacific Time Cynics may say that the field of change management is so vast that the term is practically useless. Yet, if the sun is always shining behind the clouds, one can credit effective change management with improved operational efficiencies and higher customer satisfaction -- at least that's the boardroom consensus. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D1CA1:2B910B2 VIRTUAL SERVER 2005 OFFERS WINDOWS UPON WINDOWS ======================================================================== Posted November 05, 2004 3:00 PM Pacific Time Microsoft's Virtual Server 2005 is probably best viewed as a direct competitor to VMware's well-entrenched GSX Server , but the degree to which Virtual Server integrates with other Microsoft server products puts it in a class of its own. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D1CA3:2B910B2 VMWARE DELIVERS A DATACENTER IN A BOX ======================================================================== Posted November 05, 2004 3:00 PM Pacific Time VMware, now owned by EMC, created its ESX Server virtualization product for businesses that need truly enterprise-class virtualization. ESX Server 2.1.1 implements the consolidation, dynamic provisioning, resource pooling, and all-bases-covered availability assurance of expensive system and storage hardware. But ESX Server does it with ordinary servers, modular SANs, and vanilla operating systems. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D1CA2:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Track the Top AppDev Stories in One Email a Week InfoWorld defines technology for business. That's why there's no better, more reliable source for enterprise application development news and analysis, whether you're tracking applications by technology or by industry. And that's why InfoWorld's weekly Application Development Report, a free weekly newsletter, is your one-click trick for tracking what matters in appdev. Subscribe now at http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D1CA4:2B910B2 ADVERTISE ======================================================================== For information on advertising, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS ======================================================================== To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address for any of InfoWorld's e-mail newsletters, go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D1CA5:2B910B2 To subscribe to InfoWorld.com, or InfoWorld Print, or both, or to renew or correct a problem with any InfoWorld subscription, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D1CA8:2B910B2 To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D1CA7:2B910B2 Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107 This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
