Free IT Book: The Official Ubuntu Book
Take full advantage of Ubuntu – the complete, free operating system “that emphasizes community, support, and ease of use without compromising speed, power, or flexibility” – by winning this week’s free IT book: The Official Ubuntu Book, 6th Ed. Answer one of five questions and post the link to your answer in the discussion area [...]
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| March 31, 2012 1:29 PM
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Take full advantage of Ubuntu – the complete, free operating system “that emphasizes community, support, and ease of use without compromising speed, power, or flexibility” – by winning this week’s free IT book: The Official Ubuntu Book, 6th Ed. Answer one of five questions and post the link to your answer in the discussion area [...]
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| March 31, 2012 1:29 PM
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Stored Procedure and crystal reports resources
Can anyone please tell me where to buy store procedure and crystal reports book in one. Thanks.
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| March 31, 2012 5:41 PM
Crystal Reports, Crystal Reports Stored Procedures, IT Books, Stored Procedures
Can anyone please tell me where to buy store procedure and crystal reports book in one. Thanks.
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| March 31, 2012 5:41 PM
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Free IT Book: Development with the Force.com Platform
These days enterprise applications are all the rage, with the ultimate question being: Who’s going to build it? You know the saying, If you build it, they will come, and while I’m not quite sure how the second part of that saying fits, we have the resource to help you build it. Development with the [...]
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| March 31, 2012 1:53 PM
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These days enterprise applications are all the rage, with the ultimate question being: Who’s going to build it? You know the saying, If you build it, they will come, and while I’m not quite sure how the second part of that saying fits, we have the resource to help you build it. Development with the [...]
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| March 31, 2012 1:53 PM
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Are there ANY truly independent analysts out there anymore?
seems IT’s getting worse than big pharma these days, analysts in everyone’s pocket. very disheartening that so many conflicts of interest abound like this. it hurts the whole credibility of the industry and adds to the nightmare of what’s real and true — vs what’s not. analysts should be paid for their independence, not by [...]
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| March 31, 2012 8:12 PM
analysts, Business Analysts, Open IT Forum
seems IT’s getting worse than big pharma these days, analysts in everyone’s pocket. very disheartening that so many conflicts of interest abound like this. it hurts the whole credibility of the industry and adds to the nightmare of what’s real and true — vs what’s not. analysts should be paid for their independence, not by [...]
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| March 31, 2012 8:12 PM
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Free IT Book: Building Applications in the Cloud
This week’s free IT book is Christopher Moyer’s Building Applications in the Cloud: Concepts, Patterns, and Projects. “Don’t just migrate the cloud: Use cloud architectural patterns that deliver superior performance, scalability, and availability” with this great resource. Answer one of five questions and post the link to your answer in the discussion area below. Entourage, [...]
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| March 31, 2012 1:29 PM
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This week’s free IT book is Christopher Moyer’s Building Applications in the Cloud: Concepts, Patterns, and Projects. “Don’t just migrate the cloud: Use cloud architectural patterns that deliver superior performance, scalability, and availability” with this great resource. Answer one of five questions and post the link to your answer in the discussion area below. Entourage, [...]
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| March 31, 2012 1:29 PM
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Admin vs Non-Admin
We are a company of 1500 employees with approx 10 office locations and one Service Desk located at our headquarters. We are moving from XP to Windows 7 on our client machines. At present, our employees have admin rights on their machines…not a great scenario. With the transfer to Windows 7 we would like to [...]
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| July 1, 2011 7:52 PM
Administrator account, Help Desk, Service desk management, Windows 7, Windows XP
We are a company of 1500 employees with approx 10 office locations and one Service Desk located at our headquarters. We are moving from XP to Windows 7 on our client machines. At present, our employees have admin rights on their machines…not a great scenario. With the transfer to Windows 7 we would like to [...]
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| July 1, 2011 7:52 PM
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Open IT Forum: What are your views on social networking platforms in your network?
I chatted with David Sacks, CEO of Yammer, last week at Enterprise 2.0, and we talked about IT’s changing attitude toward cloud-based offerings such as social networking platforms. I’d love to hear from practicing IT professionals about the impact of these platforms on the network, whether it’s security or storage. Share your opinion or experience, [...]
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| July 8, 2011 3:28 PM
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I chatted with David Sacks, CEO of Yammer, last week at Enterprise 2.0, and we talked about IT’s changing attitude toward cloud-based offerings such as social networking platforms. I’d love to hear from practicing IT professionals about the impact of these platforms on the network, whether it’s security or storage. Share your opinion or experience, [...]
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| July 8, 2011 3:28 PM
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Free IT Book: CompTIA Security+ Certification Passport
This week’s free IT book is Mike Meyers’ CompTIA Security+ Certification Passport: Revised for the new CompTIA Security+ exam (SY0-301). The new edition provides a condensed and concise review of CompTIA’s well-established security credential. For a chance to win this quick review, cram-style test preparation guide that offers 100% coverage of all exam objectives for [...]
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| September 16, 2011 8:37 PM
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This week’s free IT book is Mike Meyers’ CompTIA Security+ Certification Passport: Revised for the new CompTIA Security+ exam (SY0-301). The new edition provides a condensed and concise review of CompTIA’s well-established security credential. For a chance to win this quick review, cram-style test preparation guide that offers 100% coverage of all exam objectives for [...]
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| September 16, 2011 8:37 PM
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Free IT Book: Securing SQL Server
This week’s free IT book is written by one of IT Knowledge Exchange’s very own members, Mrdenny. Securing SQL Server promises to help you “secure your SQL Server database so the outside world can’t access your internal data.” With Mrdenny’s extended experience in simplifying SQL speak via his blog, SQL Server with Mr. Denny, this [...]
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| June 24, 2011 7:56 PM
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This week’s free IT book is written by one of IT Knowledge Exchange’s very own members, Mrdenny. Securing SQL Server promises to help you “secure your SQL Server database so the outside world can’t access your internal data.” With Mrdenny’s extended experience in simplifying SQL speak via his blog, SQL Server with Mr. Denny, this [...]
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| June 24, 2011 7:56 PM
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Open IT Forum: Are you on hacking offense or defense?
Sony isn”t the only company getting hit hard by hackers. Sega just joined the bunch, and Lockheed Martin’s breach is still fresh. How does your company set up a strong offense against hacks and breaches? Or, if your company’s security has been compromised in the past, how did you respond and set up a sufficient [...]
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| June 29, 2011 7:52 PM
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Sony isn”t the only company getting hit hard by hackers. Sega just joined the bunch, and Lockheed Martin’s breach is still fresh. How does your company set up a strong offense against hacks and breaches? Or, if your company’s security has been compromised in the past, how did you respond and set up a sufficient [...]
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| June 29, 2011 7:52 PM
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Open IT Forum: What tech blogs and Twitter feeds do you follow?
Each month, we cast the net asking what [Insert tech topic here] Twitter feeds and blogs you read, but this month is a free for all! We want to know any and all tech blogs or Twitter feeds you trust, admire, and follow religiously. We want links and we’d love to hear why you love [...]
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| March 7, 2012 7:36 PM
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Each month, we cast the net asking what [Insert tech topic here] Twitter feeds and blogs you read, but this month is a free for all! We want to know any and all tech blogs or Twitter feeds you trust, admire, and follow religiously. We want links and we’d love to hear why you love [...]
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| March 7, 2012 7:36 PM
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Free IT Book: Achieving Extreme Performance with Oracle Exadata
This week you could win a copy of Achieving Extreme Performance with Oracle Exadata from Oracle Press. Chock full of best practices for Oracle Exadata Database Machine deployment and maintenance, this resource covers data warehousing, transaction processing, consolidation strategies, maximum availability, and backup and recovery. To win, simply answer one of five questions and post [...]
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| June 21, 2011 5:55 PM
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This week you could win a copy of Achieving Extreme Performance with Oracle Exadata from Oracle Press. Chock full of best practices for Oracle Exadata Database Machine deployment and maintenance, this resource covers data warehousing, transaction processing, consolidation strategies, maximum availability, and backup and recovery. To win, simply answer one of five questions and post [...]
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| June 21, 2011 5:55 PM
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Management software for HP 4000m switches
Does management software exist for HP 4000M switches? What can be controlled or viewed through it? Where can I find it?
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| June 13, 2011 2:43 PM
HP Software, HP Switch, HP switches, Management software, Switches
Does management software exist for HP 4000M switches? What can be controlled or viewed through it? Where can I find it?
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| June 13, 2011 2:43 PM
HP Software, HP Switch, HP switches, Management software, Switches
Announcing the Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 Scavenger Hunt (sponsored)
Want the chance to win an iPad 2 or Amazon.com gift cards? The Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 Scavenger Hunt is your opportunity to learn about all of the new features of Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 while getting in the running to earn great prizes. Think you know about all of the new features of Symantec [...]
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| June 8, 2011 3:49 PM
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Want the chance to win an iPad 2 or Amazon.com gift cards? The Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 Scavenger Hunt is your opportunity to learn about all of the new features of Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 while getting in the running to earn great prizes. Think you know about all of the new features of Symantec [...]
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| June 8, 2011 3:49 PM
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Facility and disaster recovery
Our global company is interested in outsourcing the disaster recovery for our manufacturing facilities. For example, if there is a fire at a plant, we need a point person who is the expert at getting general contractor to get crews in to clean up debris, hire electricians to repair electrical, etc. most Disaster Recovery articles that I’ve [...]
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| October 13, 2011 4:47 PM
Data Center, Data Center administration, Disaster Recovery, IT outsourcing, Open IT Forum
Our global company is interested in outsourcing the disaster recovery for our manufacturing facilities. For example, if there is a fire at a plant, we need a point person who is the expert at getting general contractor to get crews in to clean up debris, hire electricians to repair electrical, etc. most Disaster Recovery articles that I’ve [...]
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| October 13, 2011 4:47 PM
Data Center, Data Center administration, Disaster Recovery, IT outsourcing, Open IT Forum
Free IT Book: The Data Warehouse Mentor
The Data Warehouse Mentor by Robert Laberge will show you how to plan, design, construct, and administer an integrated end-to-end DW/BI solution. He’ll explain how to choose appropriate components, build an enterprise data model, configure data marts and data warehouses, establish data flow, and mitigate risk. Change management, data governance, and security are also covered [...]
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| June 8, 2011 12:43 PM
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The Data Warehouse Mentor by Robert Laberge will show you how to plan, design, construct, and administer an integrated end-to-end DW/BI solution. He’ll explain how to choose appropriate components, build an enterprise data model, configure data marts and data warehouses, establish data flow, and mitigate risk. Change management, data governance, and security are also covered [...]
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| June 8, 2011 12:43 PM
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How is my web hosting company’s ftp server setup?
I’m trying to figure out how my web hosting company’s ftp server that allows access to my web site is setup. I have ssh access so I can see some of the system files. I’ll share some of these system files in order to help figure out how there ftp server is setup. bash-3.2$ whoami [...]
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| October 15, 2011 1:15 AM
File permissions, FTP, FTP Server, Web hosting, Web hosting services
I’m trying to figure out how my web hosting company’s ftp server that allows access to my web site is setup. I have ssh access so I can see some of the system files. I’ll share some of these system files in order to help figure out how there ftp server is setup. bash-3.2$ whoami [...]
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| October 15, 2011 1:15 AM
File permissions, FTP, FTP Server, Web hosting, Web hosting services
Free IT Book: Building Applications in the Cloud
This week’s free IT book, Building Applications in the Cloud: Concepts, Patterns, and Projects, is Christopher Moyer’s guide to help you not just migrate to the cloud, but “use cloud architectural patterns that deliver superior performance, scalability, and availability.” Whether you’re building a new cloud solution or adapting code that already exists, this is a [...]
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| June 2, 2011 1:35 PM
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This week’s free IT book, Building Applications in the Cloud: Concepts, Patterns, and Projects, is Christopher Moyer’s guide to help you not just migrate to the cloud, but “use cloud architectural patterns that deliver superior performance, scalability, and availability.” Whether you’re building a new cloud solution or adapting code that already exists, this is a [...]
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| June 2, 2011 1:35 PM
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You Pick: Drupal’s Building Blocks, Scalability Rules, Building Cloud Apps, DTrace
This week, you get your pick of our most recent IT book titles. Check out our latest titles in the IT Bookworm Blog for more details on these books: Scalability Rules Multicore Application Programming Drupal’s Building Blocks Building Applications in the Cloud DTrace To win one of these great resources, answer a question from the [...]
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| May 25, 2011 5:22 PM
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This week, you get your pick of our most recent IT book titles. Check out our latest titles in the IT Bookworm Blog for more details on these books: Scalability Rules Multicore Application Programming Drupal’s Building Blocks Building Applications in the Cloud DTrace To win one of these great resources, answer a question from the [...]
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| May 25, 2011 5:22 PM
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Contest Bounty: Ask/Answer questions this weekend, earn 100 points!
Is the rain keeping your weekend plans from getting off the ground? Well, IT Knowledge Exchange has a chance for you to take advantage of staying indoors. Ask or answer 10 questions* this weekend, and you will earn 100 knowledge points, good for our current contest! Any combination of asking/answering is acceptable. Post the links [...]
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| May 20, 2011 3:50 PM
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Is the rain keeping your weekend plans from getting off the ground? Well, IT Knowledge Exchange has a chance for you to take advantage of staying indoors. Ask or answer 10 questions* this weekend, and you will earn 100 knowledge points, good for our current contest! Any combination of asking/answering is acceptable. Post the links [...]
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| May 20, 2011 3:50 PM
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