Open source project management tools?
What open source project management tools you’ve found succesful for mid-sized businesses? Played with Open Atrium and some others, but wondering if there’s something more mature, especially for tracking project completion.

Answer Question   |  October 21, 2009  4:16 PM
Open source applications, Open source software, Project Management Software
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The most-watched IT questions this week: Oct. 6, 2009
Once again, we’ve compiled the 10 most watched questions on ITKE, and found some great discussions on topics ranging from virtualization to disaster recovery to disaster recovery. Go answer a question now and you could win a TV, or check out the rest of the top 10 on the Community Blog: 1. How to remove [...]

Answer Question   |  October 6, 2009  3:48 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Netwokring, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
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Application consolidation strategies?
Curious how wide spread application redundancy is? I know that, particularly after a number of acquisitions, companies often have app creap, but any advice beyond what Niel Nickolaisen offered in his article? He suggested regularly reminding upper management that dual systems were running, but I’m curious as to if this sort of approach has caused [...]

Answer Question   |  December 30, 2011  3:30 PM
CIO, Consolidation, Open IT Forum, Redundancy
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Is there a school for AS/400?
I just want to know if there is a school of AS/400 a. RPG400 b. CL c. RPG ILE I was formerly using an RPG 2-3 language in AS/400 (S/36 mode) because I have no official training on the native AS/400 I did a lot of conversion from S/34 to S/36 to AS/400. My question [...]

Answer Question   |  October 7, 2009  3:38 PM
AS/400 certification, Career development, Certification and specializations
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The IT Blog Top 10: Oct. 1, 2009
10. Choosing a block size when creating VMFS datastores Eric Siebert provides a guide detailing how to choose a block size for VMFS datastores. 9. Using VRDP to view VirtualBox virtual machines remotely Rick Vanover walks through Sun’s xVM VirtualBox’s ability to tap into VRDP remote viewing. 8. Does Larry care about Oracle customers? When [...]

Answer Question   |  October 1, 2009  3:54 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, IT Blogs, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
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Going green: Are you feeling the pressure?
Are you feeling the pressure to “go green” in your IT department or data center? Where is the pressure coming from, and what measures have you taken thus far?

Answer Question   |  October 15, 2009  3:05 PM
Green data center, Green IT initiatives, Green IT Strategy, Open IT Forum
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4,265 pts.

SAP Career advice
hi sap experts, this is sourabh, i am a banking professional with 4.5 years of experience. i am currently learning SAP SD and SAP ABAP. after finishing this i also want to do SAP BI, kindly suggest me if that would be right for me, and also if this increase my chances of getting into [...]

Answer Question   |  September 30, 2009  1:38 PM
Career development, SAP
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10 pts.

Contest Update: Nominate a member and you could win 1 of 5 Amazon gift cards
A quick and important update on our Panasonic flatscreen contest and the nominations process — we will be giving away five (5) $20 Amazon.com gift cards at random to members who nominate someone in the community feedback form here. Thanks!

Answer Question   |  September 23, 2009  3:50 PM
AS/400, CIO, Contests, DataCenter, Development, ITKE, ITKE Contests, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
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The most-watched IT questions this week: Sept. 22, 2009
Curious as to what the most popular IT questions and answers are on  ITKE? So were we! So we’ve been watching the watchlists, so to speak, to bring you the top 10 questions, answers and discussions at the top of user watchlists this week. Read them all at our Community Blog.

Answer Question   |  September 22, 2009  2:32 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
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How clear is your job role?
In a tip he wrote for SearchWinIT, resident expert Kevin Beaver suggests fully understanding and defining your job role can not only boost performance, but also your career satisfaction. How well do you really know what management expects you to do, and what have you found helpful in better defining your job role? Is this [...]

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2010  6:25 PM
Career development, Network administration, Open IT Forum, Windows administration
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how to create a network without mouse and keyboards
i have 10 computers and six laptops on a windows xp network. how do i eliminate unused keyboards, mouse, and monitors?

Answer Question   |  September 29, 2009  6:00 PM
IT consolidation, Network hardware, Network protocols
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5 pts.

e secure or security
i did btech in ece  and did 2 month  training in embeded system and 6 month in java web applications and now working in the field of e security… suggest me what to do furthur either stay in same field and raise my experience and then do some certification in that field     or move for [...]

Answer Question   |  September 22, 2009  4:07 PM
career advice, Security careers, Security management
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15 pts.

What are best practices when it comes to the business side of consolidating portals?
Imagine an organization with multiple hundred of thousands of users – or more – and it has a fairly good grasp on security using a best-in-class firewall and AD-driven (and more) strategy and physical separation of critical LANs from Extranet-linked LANs. Now it’s time to consolidate the multiple hundreds of SharePoint Portals into a manageable hierarchical structure.   [...]

Answer Question   |  September 18, 2009  2:11 PM
Business alignment, Business metrics, IT consolidation, Open IT Forum, Portal, portal consolidation, Portal integration, Portal value, SharePoint, Sharepoint planning, Sharepoint portal
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10 pts.

What criteria would you use in selecting a life-cycle model for the Project?
You are a software engineering consultant and have been called in by the vice president for finance of a corporation that manufactures and sells boots. She wants your organization to build a product that will monitor the company’s stock, starting with the purchasing of the leather and keeping track of the boots as they are [...]

Answer Question   |  March 23, 2012  5:33 PM
IT project management, Life cycle management
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10 pts.

I’m looking for some TCO/TCA data to help support my proposed budget.
Im looking for some TCO/TCA data to help support my proposed budget. Can you provide some talking points here and direct me to some case studies online? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat which took place on August 27th.

Answer Question   |  September 16, 2009  9:14 PM
Budgeting, Microsoft virtualization, TCO/TCA
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Skill Update
I am a SAP FI/CO (New G/L) Consultant with several years of experience. I am currently planning on updating my skill-set but a liitle confused on which way to go. I am looking at either SAP CRM or SAP IS Retail; which one of these would best suit / strenghten my present skill area? Thanks [...]

Answer Question   |  October 16, 2009  5:12 PM
Career development, SAP careers, SAP certifications
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What’s after ITIL?
If you’ve already sold the business on the benefits of ITIL and are fully immersed in your new initiative – where do you go from there? What’s the next step in developing your ITIL maturity? – Reader Question

Answer Question   |  September 16, 2009  4:03 PM
CIO strategic planning, ITIL, ITIL for SMBs
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The most-watched IT questions this week: Sept. 15, 2009
As part of a new feature on the IT Knowledge Exchange Community Blog, we’re highlighting the top 10 most-watched questions. Here are the top 5: Virtualization vs. Consolidation Tracing a computer to an IP address Connect remote Oracle 11g server in VB 6.0 How to utlize multiple static IP’s when ISP limits physical router connectinos [...]

Answer Question   |  September 15, 2009  3:26 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
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employee
as a business mqanager, my employer has assked me to remove one employee from the team for cost cutting reasons. all members of the team are of equal value to the team. all team members have families and have worked for the company for ten years. how do i decide?

Answer Question   |  November 22, 2009  4:25 PM
CIO, Employee Policies, Management
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5 pts.