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Issue #55
May 2006

New eBook: The Definitive Guide® to Service-Oriented Systems Management

The Definitive Guide to Systems Management

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The information technology in an organization is a dynamic resource that is constantly adapted to meet changing needs. The rational practice of controlling that change is known as systems management. As with many other organizational practices, systems management has evolved from informal, ad hoc responses to immediate needs to a well understood, formalized practice. This book, The Definitive Guide to Service-Oriented Systems Management, examines best practices for systems management with an emphasis on a modularized approach known as services oriented management (SOM).

Chapter 1: The State of Systems Management, written by Dan Sullivan, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/links/newsletter/dgsosm.asp

New Volume: The Reference GuideT to Data Center Automation

The Reference GuideT to Data Center Automation

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The Reference GuideT to Data Center Automation covers a wide array of topics focusing on the use of data center automation for improving IT operations. Topics include the importance of business processes and frameworks, the value of network and server automation, tools and methods for supporting agile IT management, and the evolving role of IT as a service provider within an organization. Each topic will help management and staff understand the components of a well-managed IT organization.

Volume 2 ofThe Reference GuideT to Data Center Automation , written by Anil Desai and Don Jones, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/links/newsletter/rgdca.asp

New Volume: The Tips and Tricks GuideT to Secure Messaging

The Tips and Tricks GuideT to Secure Messaging

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The Tips and Tricks GuideT to Secure Messaging introduces IT managers and messaging systems administrators to the evolving threat landscape, emerging technologies for data protection, and best practices for protecting users, messaging system resources, and organizational data. Topics include: Strategies for Defending Email Infrastructure, Policies and Procedures, Architecture and Deployment Considerations, Antivirus and Anti-Spam Strategies and Best Practices, Firewall Strategies and Best Practices, and Protecting and Controlling Sensitive Information in Email.

Volume 3 of The Tips and Tricks GuideT to Secure Messaging , written by Jim McBee, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/links/newsletter/ttgsm.asp

New Chapter: The Recipe for Security Within the Perimeter

The Definitive Guide to Security Inside the Perimeter

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The past seven chapters have discussed the myriad reasons why organizations must address security within the perimeter as diligently, or even more so, than they approach security of the perimeter. Chapter 8 will boil all this information and advice down into an information security recipe for effectively addressing security within the perimeter. With this in mind, this chapter reviews the key concepts within each chapter, then identifies the key actions organizations need to take-the information security recipe-to ensure the entire enterprise is secured within the perimeter.

Chapter 8 of The Definitive Guide® to Security Inside the Perimeter, written by Rebecca Herold, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/links/newsletter/dgsip.asp

New Chapter: The Certificate Lifecycle

The Shortcut Guide to Managing Certificate Lifecycles

Download the newest chapter from The Shortcut GuideT to Managing Certificate Lifecycles !

The first two chapters focused on defining and exploring key elements of PKI and how the root certificates and infrastructure need to be managed. Chapter 3 will cover the entire functional lifecycle of a digital certificate. The certificate lifecycle consists of five distinct phases: issuance, re-issuance, expiry, renewal, and revocation. This chapter is full of helpful hints, best practices, and resources that will save you time, help you avoid embarrassing and expensive site outages, and steer you towards the correct certificate product for your application.

Chapter 3 of The Shortcut GuideT to Managing Certificate Lifecycles, written by Kevin Behr, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/links/newsletter/sgmcl.asp

Realtime Resource: SSL VPNs - Lessons Learned

Realtime eBooklet: SSL VPNs - Lessons Learned

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This short eBooklet investigates why SSL VPNs failed to live up to their expectations, and why businesses continue to use more traditional remote access techniques. It also looks at how some technologists and companies are rethinking SSL VPNs and are delivering on the original promise using exciting new techniques and concepts. You'll see that although SSL VPNs might originally have failed, they're back in action and they're probably the best bet for your future remote access technology.

Chapter 1 of SSL VPNs: Lessons Learned, authored by Don Jones, is available exclusively from eBooklet sponsor Blue Coat Systems' site at: http://www.permeo.com/library/show_reg.php?cid=1303

Realtime Resource: IT Compliance for your Enterprise!

Realtime Author and IT Compliance Expert Rebecca Herold has written the following articles to get you up to speed on IT Compliance and Privacy. Download them today from the Realtime-ITCompliance Community:

Visit the Realtime-ITCompliance Community to download these expert articles by VoIP expert Rebecca Herold!

Recently Announced Chapters

The Definitive Guide® to Controlling Malware, Spyware, Phishing, and S*pam
Chapter 6: S*pam in the Enterprise

The Definitive Guide® to Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services Updated Edition
Chapter 7: Managing Security and Critical Updates

The Definitive Guide® to Building Highly Scalable Enterprise File Serving Solutions
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