Key Points

Web 2.0 and social networking sites have changed the nature of Internet usage from mere information consumption to bidirectional information sharing by end users-a transformation that renders traditional enterprise Web-filtering solutions obsolete.

Social networks create new avenues for data loss from malware infections, targeted phishing attacks, or data leakage from employees posting sensitive information.

User awareness to new attack methods and security vulnerabilities posed by social networks is the first line of defense. However, IT should redouble efforts to ensure proper PC and Internet hygiene.

Computerworld - Intel Corp. said this week that it plans to launch its embedded storage chip, code-named Jasper Forest, in the next several days.

Intel mentioned its storage chip's impending release as part of its announcement Tuesday that it was going to market with its long-awaited high-end Itanium processor, code-named Tukwila.

The Forest Jasper chip, an enhanced version of Intel's Nehalem Xeon chip, is aimed specifically at the data storage and communications market. It's expected to be able to integrate with PCI Express (PCIe) and natively create RAID.
The chip is expected to consolidate storage management workloads, such as data de-duplication, data snapshots, virtualization and basic storage management requirements.

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The rapid growth of social networks and electronic communications compel employers to understand, implement and update their Acceptable Internet Use Policies.

But maintaining a policy is not enough. Regulatory compliance and affirmative defense strategies require employers to monitor employee use of Internet services and electronic communications. Creating, Updating and Enforcing Your "Acceptable Use Policy" for a Social Networking World

The rapid growth of social networks and electronic communications compel employers to understand, implement and update their Acceptable Internet Use Policies.
But maintaining a policy is not enough. Regulatory compliance and affirmative defense strategies require employers to monitor employee use of Internet services and electronic communications. How much monitoring is appropriate? What are the available technologies? How can they legally and properly be used?

Key Points

Common data center setup mistakes can be grouped into three categories: power and cooling, design, and people and processes.

Today's cutting-edge technology is a double-edged sword, as it provides more functionality but has higher requirements. Proper power and cooling are essential to ensure good technology does not become a problem.

The importance of establishing key processes, and hiring the right personnel to implement them, is vital to success.

It is critical that IT administrators engaged in the task of setting up data centers pay heed to the lessons learned from mistakes made by previous businesses. Paying close attention to these lessons can provide a roadmap to successfully navigating the complex task of setting up a data center and avoiding extremely costly mistakes. After all, as George Santayana once said, "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."

Pre-register now for this informative session!

The rapid growth of social networks and electronic communications compel employers to understand, implement and update their Acceptable Internet Use Policies.

But maintaining a policy is not enough. Regulatory compliance and affirmative defense strategies require employers to monitor employee use of Internet services and electronic communications. Creating, Updating and Enforcing Your "Acceptable Use Policy" for a Social Networking World

The rapid growth of social networks and electronic communications compel employers to understand, implement and update their Acceptable Internet Use Policies.
But maintaining a policy is not enough. Regulatory compliance and affirmative defense strategies require employers to monitor employee use of Internet services and electronic communications. How much monitoring is appropriate? What are the available technologies? How can they legally and properly be used?