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Linux: Open for Business
Laura Scott explains how organizations are using Linux as the open source operating system becomes more popular internationally. more...
Server Containment and IT Optimization
As technological advances have led the global marketplace into an information-driven world, the need for IT professionals to manage and organize their data has become exponentially more important.  In this issue, we have focused on IT containment issues to better utilize the resources already found in your data center.  John Waters focuses on the virtualization trend and its increasing popularity as found in the newly created partnership between VMware and Intel.  Meanwhile, Dave Sass features a beneficial Infrastructure Health Check Service to clearly analyze and quantify IT resources.  In Industry Trends, learn how the Italian State Finance Ministry consolidated their environment to lower TCO and improve performance.  Diane Hage gives an overall approach to managing the optimization of technology to meet the business needs and demands.  In our Tech Tip, Britton McGinn highlights informative tactics to help IT managers minimize their administration time while consolidating their Intel servers.  And, Mark Waldrep describes the changes to the IBM Austin Executive Briefing Center to further enhance individualized educational briefings.
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  From the President's Desk  
  Expecting More From Your IT Solution Provider; Mark Waldrep illustrates the value of creating relationships in today's marketplace.  
  Linux: Open for Business  
  Laura Scott explains how organizations are using Linux as the open source operating system becomes more popular internationally.  
  Industry Trends  
  Adopting a Penguin; Frank Welder takes a look at the adoption of Linux and why it has become beneficial to SMB customers in particular.  
  Software Corner  
  CommonStore for a Common Problem: Archival of Email Libraries; Diane Hage offers a solution to maintain and handle the growth of email archives and SAP documents  
  Tech Tip  
  New Options for Tivoli Storage Manager; Orville Lantto provides in-depth tips to improve disk I/O performance and Tivoli functionality.