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Date: Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 9:51 AM
Subject: 7 ways IT job seekers self-destruct
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	Fears rise in IT circles over new economic downturn | Republican spectrum plan would kill Net neutrality
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	7 ways IT job seekers self-destruct The IT job market is improving, and CIOs are once again looking to hire permanent, full-time IT staff. But because the labor market is saturated with IT pros looking for work, IT hiring managers are being choosey, say IT staffing industry experts. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Three Steps to Effective Cloud Planning & Design Before you build your cloud, there are many considerations. Are there security requirements? Compliance rules? Will you use public cloud resources as well? Learn more about how to plan a cloud effectively – from defining requirements to identifying the costs - in this compelling white paper from BMC Software. Read More Today In this Issue Fears rise in IT circles over new economic downturn Republican spectrum plan would kill Net neutrality Virtualization: An easier path to the cloud Emissions from Microsoft, Dell data centers worry residents IT outsourcing: Resolve minor disputes with your provider RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Unite Communications Across Multiple Devices Mobile devices, delivery models, and new applications are redefining our jobs. Find out how your company can unite communications across multiple devices, allowing you to communicate with employees, customers, and partners on any device, anywhere. View this demo to see how unifying your communications transforms your work and productivity. Click to continue Fears rise in IT circles over new economic downturn The IT sector has done reasonably well coming out the recession. More IT budgets this year were up than down and hiring is rising. But after months of gains, there are new worries that the U.S. economic recovery is in trouble. The political volatility over the debt ceiling isn't helping. Although there is the expectation that cooler heads will prevail in Congress, there's no sign of it and it is making people nervous. Read More Republican spectrum plan would kill Net neutrality A proposal by U.S. House of Representatives Republicans to free up spectrum for mobile broadband use would remove Net neutrality rules on new spectrum auctions and would make it difficult for innovators to use unlicensed spectrum going forward, a digital rights group said Wednesday. Public Knowledge blasted the draft of the Spectrum Innovation Act (PDF), released prior to a Friday spectrum hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's communications subcommittee. Read More Virtualization: An easier path to the cloud Diving into cloud computing may not be as big a leap for your company as you might think. In fact, an important shortcut to such a move could already be sitting there in your data centers, waiting on standby to make the process easier. "Virtualization is a stepladder to the cloud," says Laura DiDio, principal analyst with Information Technology Intelligence Consulting. So if you already have virtual servers running efficiently in your data centers today, then the road to seeing what cloud computing can do for you will be far smoother, she says. Read More Emissions from Microsoft, Dell data centers worry residents Some residents of Quincy, Washington, home of massive data centers operated by Microsoft, Yahoo and others, are growing concerned about pollution from backup diesel generators at the data centers, and on Wednesday they'll have the chance to discuss the issue. The Washington State Department of Ecology is holding a public meeting on Wednesday evening in Quincy for residents to comment on an application from Dell for permission to use 28 generators powered by diesel engines. Read More IT outsourcing: Resolve minor disputes with your provider Every relationship has its ups and downs, and IT outsourcing partnerships are no different. Unfortunately, most IT services contracts aren't built to handle the day-to-day disagreements that will occur during the course of the deal. "They choose litigation or relatively complex forms of arbitration," says Robert Kriss, a partner at law firm Mayer Brown. "Both are slow and expensive for minor disputes." Read More
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