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What it takes to become an IT security engineer

Network World

After being laid off in 2008 from his first IT job in tech support and systems administration, friends encouraged Copeland to use his networking talents to get a certification that would boost his career. What it takes to become an IT security engineer | PDF download. CSO Online. Getting started.

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20 powerful women shaping the networking industry

Network World

Prouty joined Akamai in 1999 and has been instrumental in developing systems that have been foundational to the companys growth, including ERP and supply chain. Thats what Jayshree Ullal did in 2008, when she became CEO of upstart Arista Networks. In her own words: She offered advice in three areas: 1. Theres brash.

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Fountainhead: My Cloudy Nerdy Playlist for 2012

Fountainhead

IT Administration Song – To the tune of “ A few of my favorite things ” The Computer Song – Dare you to memorize all of these acronyms. Happy System Administrator Day - (one of my fave Animes) Features “The SysAdmin Song” above. ► 2008. (79). And this was just 2007. ► May.

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Fountainhead: Who's using Infrastructure Orchestration in Healthcare?

Fountainhead

Equally significant, the software is reducing system administration requirements—enabling Alliance IT professionals to focus on activities that add real value to the user community. applications, we would have had to hire more system administrators. ► 2008. (79). eBay Is Really a Huge PaaS Provider.

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Matching the UI to the User

Sean Daniel

On a last "devils advocate" note, working on Small Business Server 2008, we wanted to target the DIY or " Do-It-Yourselfer " as the system administrator, but also enable the paid consultant. More time was spent trying to figure out how to make the UI work for both audiences than I care to sum up.

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Intel Wants To Re-Architect Data Center Services » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

He has served many roles in the data center, including support, system administration, web development and facility management. December 2008 (94). November 2008 (103). October 2008 (156). September 2008 (139). August 2008 (142). July 2008 (134). June 2008 (139). May 2008 (142).

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Looking beyond linpack: new supercomputing benchmark in the works

Data Center Knowledge

He has served many roles in the data center, including support, system administration, web development and facility management. December 2008 (94). November 2008 (103). October 2008 (156). September 2008 (139). August 2008 (142). July 2008 (134). June 2008 (139). May 2008 (142).