Open IT Forum: Recommendations for network security books
I’m compiling a list of the best books on network security. What are some of your favorites, perhaps with a brief description? All contributors to the list will receive 100 knowledge points!
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| December 17, 2010 3:13 PM
IT Books, Network security, Network Security Management, Open IT Forum, Security management
I’m compiling a list of the best books on network security. What are some of your favorites, perhaps with a brief description? All contributors to the list will receive 100 knowledge points!
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| December 17, 2010 3:13 PM
IT Books, Network security, Network Security Management, Open IT Forum, Security management
Free IT Book: Network Security Technologies and Solutions
From the back of the book: “A comprehensive reference to the most cutting-edge security products and methodologies available to networking professionals today. Understand and implement current, state-of-the-art network security technologies to ensure secure communications through the network infrastructure.” Help out around IT Knowledge Exchange and learn how to effectively secure your network with this great [...]
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| December 19, 2010 6:35 PM
Cisco, Disaster Recovery, Giveaways, IT Books, Network security, Network Security Management, RAID 5, RAID Array, SMTP, VLAN, WAN
From the back of the book: “A comprehensive reference to the most cutting-edge security products and methodologies available to networking professionals today. Understand and implement current, state-of-the-art network security technologies to ensure secure communications through the network infrastructure.” Help out around IT Knowledge Exchange and learn how to effectively secure your network with this great [...]
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| December 19, 2010 6:35 PM
Cisco, Disaster Recovery, Giveaways, IT Books, Network security, Network Security Management, RAID 5, RAID Array, SMTP, VLAN, WAN
Free IT Book: Two-for-one this week!
We got into the holiday spirit for this week’s free IT book giveaway. Answer one of the unanswered questions below and win two IT books from our coveted technology library. Another plus? You get to pick which two books you receive. So get to answering, because you have a week to throw your name into [...]
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| December 7, 2010 3:24 PM
BRMS, Data Center management, DHCP, Domain Administration, Failover, Giveaways, IT Books, Network security, Network Security Management, Proxy servers, SSL, VNC
We got into the holiday spirit for this week’s free IT book giveaway. Answer one of the unanswered questions below and win two IT books from our coveted technology library. Another plus? You get to pick which two books you receive. So get to answering, because you have a week to throw your name into [...]
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| December 7, 2010 3:24 PM
BRMS, Data Center management, DHCP, Domain Administration, Failover, Giveaways, IT Books, Network security, Network Security Management, Proxy servers, SSL, VNC
Free IT Book: Enterprise Web 2.0 Fundamentals
For an introduction to next-generation web technologies, Enterprise Web 2.0 Fundamentals is a great place to start. Learn how to leverage cloud computing and user-generated content along with business and technical best practices. To win this, simply answer one of the questions listed below and provide a link to your answer in the discussion area [...]
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| December 6, 2010 4:13 PM
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For an introduction to next-generation web technologies, Enterprise Web 2.0 Fundamentals is a great place to start. Learn how to leverage cloud computing and user-generated content along with business and technical best practices. To win this, simply answer one of the questions listed below and provide a link to your answer in the discussion area [...]
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| December 6, 2010 4:13 PM
Giveaways, HTTP, IT answers, IT Books, ITKE Contests, Radius Server, SAN, Sybase, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Wireless router
What is a good book for SQL?
which is the Good book for SQL?
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| December 5, 2010 4:52 AM
IT Books, Oracle, Oracle Books, SQL, SQL Server
which is the Good book for SQL?
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| December 5, 2010 4:52 AM
IT Books, Oracle, Oracle Books, SQL, SQL Server
Free IT Book: Next-Generation Data Center Architectures from Cisco
This week’s free IT book is your complete guide to planning, configuring, managing and troubleshooting NX-OS in enterprise environments: NX-OS and Cisco Nexus Switching. For your copy of this great resource for Next-Generation Data Center Architectures, simply answer one of five questions below and provide a link to your answer in the discussion area of [...]
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| November 15, 2010 4:15 PM
Cisco Routers, Giveaways, IT Books, ITKE, ITKE Contests, Linux firewalls, MySQL Database, SonicWALL, Symantec Backup Exec 12
This week’s free IT book is your complete guide to planning, configuring, managing and troubleshooting NX-OS in enterprise environments: NX-OS and Cisco Nexus Switching. For your copy of this great resource for Next-Generation Data Center Architectures, simply answer one of five questions below and provide a link to your answer in the discussion area of [...]
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| November 15, 2010 4:15 PM
Cisco Routers, Giveaways, IT Books, ITKE, ITKE Contests, Linux firewalls, MySQL Database, SonicWALL, Symantec Backup Exec 12
Free IT Book: Microsoft Windows 7 Administrator’s Reference
This week’s IT book giveaway is for the Microsoft Windows 7 Administrator’s Reference: Upgrading, Deploying, Managing, and Securing Windows 7. Interested? All you need to do is answer one of the questions below and post the link to your answer in the discussion area of this question. JavaScript Error through a VPN connection Packet loss [...]
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| February 24, 2011 5:50 PM
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This week’s IT book giveaway is for the Microsoft Windows 7 Administrator’s Reference: Upgrading, Deploying, Managing, and Securing Windows 7. Interested? All you need to do is answer one of the questions below and post the link to your answer in the discussion area of this question. JavaScript Error through a VPN connection Packet loss [...]
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| February 24, 2011 5:50 PM
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Free IT Book: Why New Systems Fail
This week’s free IT book is Phil Simon’s Why New Systems Fail: An Insider’s Guide to Successful IT Projects. Simon provides the necessary framework to “minimize the chance of system failure before, during, and after beginning IT projects.” Win this book for some real-world and specific tips, tools and insight. You know the rules: Answer [...]
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| November 8, 2010 2:03 PM
DDL, DOS, Exchange 2003, Giveaways, IT answers, IT Books, Leased line, Linux, MPLS, RMAN, RMAN backup
This week’s free IT book is Phil Simon’s Why New Systems Fail: An Insider’s Guide to Successful IT Projects. Simon provides the necessary framework to “minimize the chance of system failure before, during, and after beginning IT projects.” Win this book for some real-world and specific tips, tools and insight. You know the rules: Answer [...]
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| November 8, 2010 2:03 PM
DDL, DOS, Exchange 2003, Giveaways, IT answers, IT Books, Leased line, Linux, MPLS, RMAN, RMAN backup
Free IT Book: Mastering the Hype Cycle from Gartner, Inc.
According to Gartner’s 2010 Hype Cycle Report, cloud computing has reached the peak of its hype cycle. This supposedly means that these technologies are heading toward the mainstream, but first is a period of disillusionment for those whose experience didn’t match up with their expectations created by the hype. Today’s free IT book promises to [...]
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| November 1, 2010 3:21 PM
DNS, Exchange 2003, Giveaways, IT answers, IT Books, Lotus Notes, TCP/IP, Windows 7
According to Gartner’s 2010 Hype Cycle Report, cloud computing has reached the peak of its hype cycle. This supposedly means that these technologies are heading toward the mainstream, but first is a period of disillusionment for those whose experience didn’t match up with their expectations created by the hype. Today’s free IT book promises to [...]
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| November 1, 2010 3:21 PM
DNS, Exchange 2003, Giveaways, IT answers, IT Books, Lotus Notes, TCP/IP, Windows 7
Free IT Book: The Software Developer’s Career Handbook – Being Geek
This week’s free IT book giveaway is Michael Lopp’s The Software Developer’s Career Handbook: Being Geek. Lopp hasn’t written just another career book, he provides his first-hand experiences to advise on how to navigate the job life cycle. Lopp is a Silicon Valley-based engineering manager who’s got stories about his own critical moments with companies [...]
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| October 25, 2010 6:34 PM
Disk space, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2010, Giveaways, IPsec, IT answers, IT Books, NAT, Unix Servers, Web hosting, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP
This week’s free IT book giveaway is Michael Lopp’s The Software Developer’s Career Handbook: Being Geek. Lopp hasn’t written just another career book, he provides his first-hand experiences to advise on how to navigate the job life cycle. Lopp is a Silicon Valley-based engineering manager who’s got stories about his own critical moments with companies [...]
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| October 25, 2010 6:34 PM
Disk space, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2010, Giveaways, IPsec, IT answers, IT Books, NAT, Unix Servers, Web hosting, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP
IT Book Giveaway: Unified Communications for Dummies
This week’s free IT book giveaway, Unified Communications for Dummies, will help you find out how to make communication effective, global and available through multiple technologies seamlessly. Want it? Simply answer one of the questions provided here, then leave a link to your answer in the discussion area below. Answering multiple questions gives you multiple [...]
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| October 18, 2010 2:24 PM
Cloud Computing in 2010, Contests, Exchange performance, Giveaways, IT Books, Routers, SaaS in 2010, SLA agreements, Windows Server 2008 R2
This week’s free IT book giveaway, Unified Communications for Dummies, will help you find out how to make communication effective, global and available through multiple technologies seamlessly. Want it? Simply answer one of the questions provided here, then leave a link to your answer in the discussion area below. Answering multiple questions gives you multiple [...]
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| October 18, 2010 2:24 PM
Cloud Computing in 2010, Contests, Exchange performance, Giveaways, IT Books, Routers, SaaS in 2010, SLA agreements, Windows Server 2008 R2
IT Book Giveaway: Oracle Solaris Cluster Essentials
We’ve got your ultimate in-depth resource on the start-to-finish lifecycle guidance for planning, implementation, management and troubleshooting your Oracle Solaris Cluster. There’s even helpful advice for both Oracle and non-Oracle database environments. Win this valuable resource by answering one of these questions and leaving the link to your answer in the discussion area below. Multiple [...]
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| October 30, 2010 1:48 PM
Clustering, Contests, DHCP, Giveaways, IT answers, IT Books, Oracle, SQL Server 2008 R2, Veeam 4.0, Windows Server 2008
We’ve got your ultimate in-depth resource on the start-to-finish lifecycle guidance for planning, implementation, management and troubleshooting your Oracle Solaris Cluster. There’s even helpful advice for both Oracle and non-Oracle database environments. Win this valuable resource by answering one of these questions and leaving the link to your answer in the discussion area below. Multiple [...]
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| October 30, 2010 1:48 PM
Clustering, Contests, DHCP, Giveaways, IT answers, IT Books, Oracle, SQL Server 2008 R2, Veeam 4.0, Windows Server 2008
A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Free IT Book!
This week’s free IT book giveaway is A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 5th ed. Mark Sobell shares his 25+ years of Linux and UNIX experience in this great resource, which includes a DVD with the full version of the Fedora 12 release. All you need to do is answer one [...]
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| October 1, 2010 2:01 PM
Fedora, Fedora Linux, Giveaways, IT Books, Red Hat, Red Hat Enteprise Linux
This week’s free IT book giveaway is A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 5th ed. Mark Sobell shares his 25+ years of Linux and UNIX experience in this great resource, which includes a DVD with the full version of the Fedora 12 release. All you need to do is answer one [...]
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| October 1, 2010 2:01 PM
Fedora, Fedora Linux, Giveaways, IT Books, Red Hat, Red Hat Enteprise Linux
Batch File Books
Hi All, I am looking for a book on Batch Files for beginners, It is an area I don’t have much experience in but would like to start learning. All suggestions are appreciated Thanks, Shane.
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| September 29, 2010 9:06 PM
Batch files, IT Books, Windows, Windows Batch Files
Hi All, I am looking for a book on Batch Files for beginners, It is an area I don’t have much experience in but would like to start learning. All suggestions are appreciated Thanks, Shane.
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| September 29, 2010 9:06 PM
Batch files, IT Books, Windows, Windows Batch Files
Want the Microsoft Windows 7 Administrator’s Reference?
This week’s IT book giveaway is for the Microsoft Windows 7 Administrator’s Reference: Upgrading, Deploying, Managing, and Securing Windows 7. Interested? All you need to do is answer one of the questions below and post the link to your answer in the discussion area of this question. Multiple answers mean multiple chances to win! Resizing [...]
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| January 8, 2011 4:09 PM
Contests, Giveaways, IT Books, NAS, Networking, Security in 2010, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows Server 2003
This week’s IT book giveaway is for the Microsoft Windows 7 Administrator’s Reference: Upgrading, Deploying, Managing, and Securing Windows 7. Interested? All you need to do is answer one of the questions below and post the link to your answer in the discussion area of this question. Multiple answers mean multiple chances to win! Resizing [...]
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| January 8, 2011 4:09 PM
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Answer a Question, Win a Free IT Book!
This week’s free IT book is from Cisco: Network Security Auditing. How can you qualify to get the complete guide to auditing network security, measuring risk and promoting compliance? Simply answer one of the questions in this post and post a link to your answer in the discussion area below. I’ll choose a winner this [...]
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| September 10, 2010 1:35 PM
Contests, Giveaways, IT answers, IT Books, Open IT Forum
This week’s free IT book is from Cisco: Network Security Auditing. How can you qualify to get the complete guide to auditing network security, measuring risk and promoting compliance? Simply answer one of the questions in this post and post a link to your answer in the discussion area below. I’ll choose a winner this [...]
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| September 10, 2010 1:35 PM
Contests, Giveaways, IT answers, IT Books, Open IT Forum
Answer a Question, Innovate Your IT Department!
This week’s IT book giveaway promises to help you change your view of IT and keep up with the face of IT that’s been changing for years now. David Croslin doesn’t approach IT transformation with the usual fire and brimstone, but with a refreshing perspective that gives advice on forging ahead rather than simply staying [...]
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| September 3, 2010 2:39 PM
Contests, Giveaways, IT Books, Open IT Forum, OWA, Wireless in 2010
This week’s IT book giveaway promises to help you change your view of IT and keep up with the face of IT that’s been changing for years now. David Croslin doesn’t approach IT transformation with the usual fire and brimstone, but with a refreshing perspective that gives advice on forging ahead rather than simply staying [...]
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| September 3, 2010 2:39 PM
Contests, Giveaways, IT Books, Open IT Forum, OWA, Wireless in 2010
Answer a Question, Win The Official Ubuntu Server Book!
At the beginning of the month, we gave away The Official ubuntu Book, and now we’re giving away The Official ubuntu Server Book, Second Ed.! The book includes a DVD that contains the versions of Ubuntu Server needed for different CPU architectures. You also receive a code for a free online version of the book. [...]
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| August 27, 2010 2:17 PM
Contests, Data Encryption, Giveaways, IT Books, Linksys Routers, Open IT Forum, SQL Server 2008, Wireless in 2010, WLAN
At the beginning of the month, we gave away The Official ubuntu Book, and now we’re giving away The Official ubuntu Server Book, Second Ed.! The book includes a DVD that contains the versions of Ubuntu Server needed for different CPU architectures. You also receive a code for a free online version of the book. [...]
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| August 27, 2010 2:17 PM
Contests, Data Encryption, Giveaways, IT Books, Linksys Routers, Open IT Forum, SQL Server 2008, Wireless in 2010, WLAN
Answer a Question, Get A Practical Guide to Linux!
This week’s IT book giveaway is A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming. Answer one of five unanswered questions then leave a link to your answer in the discussion area below. On Friday, August 20, 2010 at 12 PM ET, we’ll choose a winner from those who answer. Ready, set, go! Juniper [...]
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| August 20, 2010 4:21 PM
Contests, Exchange Server, Firewalls, Giveaways, IT Books, VPN connectivity, Wifi, Wireless in 2010, Wireless Network
This week’s IT book giveaway is A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming. Answer one of five unanswered questions then leave a link to your answer in the discussion area below. On Friday, August 20, 2010 at 12 PM ET, we’ll choose a winner from those who answer. Ready, set, go! Juniper [...]
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| August 20, 2010 4:21 PM
Contests, Exchange Server, Firewalls, Giveaways, IT Books, VPN connectivity, Wifi, Wireless in 2010, Wireless Network
Answer a Question, Get The Official Ubuntu Book!
In an effort to make Monday mornings happy, we’ve been giving away a book a week. This week we’re giving away The Official Ubuntu Book, with a foreword from the founder of ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth. All you have to do is answer one of five unanswered questions then leave a link to your answer in [...]
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| August 13, 2010 2:27 PM
Contests, Giveaways, IT answers, IT Books, ITKE Contests
In an effort to make Monday mornings happy, we’ve been giving away a book a week. This week we’re giving away The Official Ubuntu Book, with a foreword from the founder of ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth. All you have to do is answer one of five unanswered questions then leave a link to your answer in [...]
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| August 13, 2010 2:27 PM
Contests, Giveaways, IT answers, IT Books, ITKE Contests
