InformIT IT Management Newsletter - Oct 5, 2004

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Title: InformIT IT Management Newsletter - Oct 5, 2004

InformIT IT Management Newsletter Oct 5, 2004 Win an iPod mini! Solve the Find the Bug Challenge! and you could win an iPod mini and a copy of Adam Barr's brand-new book, Find the Bug: A Book of Incorrect Programs. It's all part of Bookpool's 10th Anniversary Celebration going on now at www.bookpool.com. While there, check out this month's special sales on Addison-Wesley, Prentice Hall PTR, and Cisco Press titles. Visit Our Sponsor IT Management Reference Guide Your Host Richard Schiesser Welcome back to the IT Management Reference Guide, developed in conjunction with the Harris Kern Enterprise Computing Institute. In last week's update I presented some of the benefits and drawbacks of using contractors and consultants. This week's update complements that topic by discussing how to decide between the use of contractors versus consultants. Major accounting firm consultants made headlines a few years ago when the story of the Enron fraud broke amidst other corporate scandals. Scott Laliberte and Ajay Gupta offer a piece this week related to this topic of executive fraud. It is an excerpt from their book Defend I.T.: Security by Example and is entitled The Role of Computer Forensics in Stopping Executive Fraud. Visit The IT Management Reference Guide New Content   Articles and Sample Chapters All Articles and Sample Chapters Roll Out, Roll Back, Roll On: Internet Suspend/Resume By Rebecca Rohan Managing Complexity in IT, Part 1: The Problem By Richard Murch The Role of Computer Forensics in Stopping Executive Fraud By Scott Laliberte, Ajay Gupta Monster-Mod: Passive Convection CPU Water-Cooling (Part 4 of 4) By Cyrus Peikari   Weblogs All IT Management Weblogs Obstacles Remain for Oracle in Takeover of PeopleSoft By Rich Schiesser Computer Glitch Impacts Hundreds of Commercial Airline Flights By Rich Schiesser Intel Stock Drops Amid Diminishing Sales By Rich Schiesser  Subscribe to the IT Management Reference Guide RSS feed. New Books and Safari Online Books   Book Store All IT Management Books Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Unleashed By Scott Woodgate, Stephen Mohr, Brian Loesgen Published by Sams � Nov 9, 2004 Premium Member Price: $37.49 USD (Save 25%) Building N1™ Grid Solutions: Preparing, Architecting, and Implementing Service-Centric Data Centers By Jason Carolan, Scott Radeztsky, Paul Strong, Ed Turner Published by Prentice Hall PTR � Sep 16, 2004 Premium Member Price: $41.65 USD (Save 15%)   Safari Online Books All IT Management Online Books Securing Web Services with WS-Security: Demystifying WS-Security, WS-Policy, SAML, XML Signature, and XML Encryption Published by Sams � May 12, 2004			Outsource: Competing in the Global Productivity Race EOutsourcing is not just the #1 issue facing IT organizations: It's driving a profound transformation throughout American business. Whether you're an executive or a knowledge worker, the decisions you make about outsourcing can make or break your future. This book brings together all the information and insight you need to make those decisions—and make them the right ones. Learn more. Save 30% on These Books from the Harris Kern Enterprise Computing Institute Harris Kern and his colleagues have built a worldwide reputation for evaluating IT organizations and identifying solutions — fast. Whether you're addressing systems, services, or problems, you'll find the book that helps you get your job done. Save 30% off the list price when you use coupon code ED-10154-2K4. Grab Our IT Management RSS Feed You can get our IT Management Reference Guide additions and weblog entries in your RSS Aggregator — grab the code now! Become a Member and Save up to 25% in Our Book Store! Profile yourself with InformIT and you'll receive an additional discount — up to 25% off many titles in the InformIT Book Store. The best part is that this offer will never expire! Safari Clip of the Week Preview an excerpt from Safari, our online subscription service, with a new clip each week! This week, learn about Problem Identification in IT Management, including problem discovery, problem reporting accesss, the proactive service center, and implementation considerations.

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