Archives : November 2009

Network access control evolved

published on 2009/11/30 by Anthony Plewes

Infonetics Research published a whitepaper discussing the evolution of network access control (NAC) solutions, stating that this technology is now capable of protecting networks from internal attacks and unmanaged devices -- with many enterprises missing out because "they're thinking of 2003 NAC instead of 2009 NAC". The original intention of NAC was to prevent the spread of malware by preventing infected computers from accessing the network. Unfortunately, the complexity of deployments was deemed more painful than the problem they solved, and may companies found it difficult to justify the investment. In contrast, the latest generation of products are easier to......

pros and cons of Gantt Charts

published on 2009/11/30 by Michel Operto

I am convinced of the conceptual and visual value of Gantt charts in Project Management. These charts encourage us to structure the project and that in itself is a key benefit. The structure can hold several levels of details, display the dependencies between tasks, and show their estimated and real durations, highlights the critical path for the project. The Gantt can also allow us to define and visualize key milestones in the schedule, to see at a glance the overall tasks list and to see the progress made (if %completion and target dates updates are done effectively). Personally, I......

pros and cons of Gantt Charts

Google to power UAE municipality

published on 2009/11/25 by Simon Marshall

The UAE oasis city of Al-Ain looks set to benefit from working with Google to improve its level of contact with citizens and the way it manages its internal work flows. The local authority will use Google software to boost its administration by adopting Google Docs as its preferred source of applications. The authority has extended this idea to citizens by planning to offer them all Google Gmail addresses to help them stay in touch with the local authority.If this latter plan goes ahead, Al-Ain will be the world's first municipality to service its population this way. Also on the......

Google to power UAE municipality

published on 2009/11/25 by Simon Marshall

The UAE oasis city of Al-Ain looks set to benefit from working with Google to improve its level of contact with citizens and the way it manages its internal work flows. The local authority will use Google software to boost its administration by adopting Google Docs as its preferred source of applications. The authority has extended this idea to citizens by planning to offer them all Google Gmail addresses to help them stay in touch with the local authority.If this latter plan goes ahead, Al-Ain will be the world's first municipality to service its population this way. Also on the......

Top tips for greening your data center

published on 2009/11/25 by Stewart Baines

Data center operators, and those that use them, are under increasing pressure to go green. Demand for data center capacity is being driven up by a number of factors that make driving efficiency through green principles a complex process. But, the introduction of new emissions laws, such as the UK Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme makes the greening of the data center inevitable. The CRC has been causing great concern for data center professionals, who also need to save money on energy bills - as higher energy use may have tax levy implications, strengthen their green credentials to......