Issue #59
July 2006

:: New eBook:
The Definitive Guide to Successful Deployment of VoIP and IP Telephony

:: New eBook:
The Tips and Tricks Guide to Windows Server 2003 Administration

:: New Chapter:
Industry Standard Practices and Service-Oriented Management

:: New Volume:
The Reference Guide to Data Center Automation

:: New Volume:
The Tips and Tricks Guide to Secure Messaging

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New eBook: The Definitive Guide® to Successful Deployment of VoIP and IP Telephony

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Chapter 1 documents the underlying beliefs, philosophies, and observations needed to understand the rest of this guide and presents high-level concepts of VoIP and IPT. This chapter lays the foundation for the rest of this practical guide, which is full of tips and guidelines based on knowledge gained from planning and implementing VoIP and multimedia communications for some of the largest multi-national and global organizations.

Chapter 1: Forward ... Into the Past!, written by Jim Cavanagh, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/links/newsletter/dgsdvip.asp

New eBook: The Tips and Tricks Guide™ to Windows Server 2003 Administration

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Learn the tips and tricks the pros use to keep Windows Server 2003 humming! Don Jones, author of MCPMag.com's popular "Windows Tip Sheet" column, shares tips for general administration and troubleshooting, storage resource administration, security administration and troubleshooting, AD administration, network administration and troubleshooting, client administration, and even IIS 6 administration. Each tip comes right to the point with useful information, while providing plenty of in-depth technical details and background so that you can quickly apply the tips to your production environment. Written in Don's friendly, casual style, it's sure to be the one eBook you reach for again and again.

Volume 1 of The Tips and Tricks Guide™ to Windows Server 2003 Administration, written by Don Jones, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/links/newsletter/ttgws2k3a.asp

New Chapter: Industry Standard Practices and Service-Oriented Management

Download the newest chapter from The Definitive Guide® to Service-Oriented Systems Management!

Starting with best practices saves us from “reinventing the wheel” with commonly required procedures and methodologies. We can take a number of best practices and adapt them to our organizational requirements without reasoning from first principals to determine the best way to accommodate change, plan for capital spending, secure the infrastructure, and a host of other tasks demanded of IT managers and systems administrators. Chapter 3 begins with a brief discussion of the need for organizational frameworks and standards. It then provides an overview of four broadly applicable standards, (specifically IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT), ISO 17799 security standards, and National Institute of Standards (NIST) Guide for Technology Systems related to risk management), and concludes with a discussion about the contribution these frameworks make to the practice of service-oriented management (SOM).

Chapter 3: Industry Standard Practices and Service-Oriented Management, written by Dan Sullivan, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/links/newsletter/dgsosm.asp

New Volume: The Reference Guide™ to Data Center Automation

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The Reference Guide™ 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 4 of The Reference Guide™ 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 Guide™ to Secure Messaging

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The Tips and Tricks Guide™ 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 5 of The Tips and Tricks Guide™ to Secure Messaging , written by Jim McBee, is available at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/links/newsletter/ttgsm.asp

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:

State-Level Breach Notice Laws as of June 7, 2006 What IT Needs to Know About Compliance Privacy, Compliance, and International Data Flows What Businesses Need To Know About Compliance The Practical Guide to Compliance and Security Risks

Recently Announced Chapters

The Definitive Guide® to Information Theft Prevention
Chapter 4: Protecting Information During Transmission

The Shortcut Guide™ to Managing Certificate Lifecycles
Chapter 4: Managing PKI Infrastructures

The Definitive Guide® to Controlling Malware, Spyware, Phishing, and S*pam
Chapter 8: Implementation Issues in Securing Internet Content

The Definitive Guide® to Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services Updated Edition
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