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Nov 23

2009

Green IT: Are you confused ? Deciphering the GREEN IT Code

Posted by John Filippis in Untagged

“The Green IT code”: if it had been written by Dan Brown, featured an IT administrator called Robert Langdon and was set in a French data centre built on top of an ancient disaster recovery site containing remnants of the first server rack ever built, it would have sold billions of copies.

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Oct 09

2009

Hyper-V R2 has hit the steroids and is looking Buff! But is it ready for the Enterprise?

Posted by John Filippis in VMware , Virtualization , Microsoft , Latest Technology , Hyper-V

Virtualisation has become a hotter topic than Paris Hilton on a wild night out in recent times. Virtually (pun intended!) every geek in town is talking about virtualisation and the efficiencies in TCO that it has brought to their data centres and corporate environments.

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Sep 11

2009

Windows 7 – The intelligent supermodel?

Posted by John Filippis in Windows 7 , Microsoft , Latest Technology

If you thought that the latest incarnation of Microsoft’s operating system was just a pretty face or more “Microsoft marketing fluff” or even “Vista with a bit more”, then you would be mistaken.

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Jun 09

2009

IT hiring outlook in Q3, 2009– A rainbow after the storm

Posted by Eileen Chieng in IT Trends , IT Job Market , IT Help Desk

The hiring outlook has been doom and gloom for the past quarters. Finally it seems like there is a rainbow after the storm.

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Jun 01

2009

Stay relevant and be certified but which certification should it be?

Posted by Eileen Chieng in Microsoft , IT Trends , IT Certifications , CompTIA , CISSP , Cisco

It is known to most IT professionals that certifications are to validate one’s IT working skills. Besides being trained on a certification that is popular among employers’ and increases one’s market value, one tends to wonder which IT certifications one should invest their time and money on.

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May 25

2009

CompTIA announces new A+ training

Posted by Blake Young in IT Certifications , CompTIA

As of August 2009, CompTIA will have a new standard in it’s A+ training. Translation: its time to lock away some precious training time to refresh you’re A+ skills before they become obsolete. Read the full press release below…

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May 21

2009

Could going green be good for business? Saving Gaia through Virtualization

Posted by Eileen Chieng in VMware , Virtualization , IT Tips , Green IT , EXCOM , ACS

From recyclable bags to green buildings to hybrid cars, is your company making the effort to save the earth by implementing green practices? Are you concerned that ‘going green’ will push your organisation into the red? What if you could save the environment AND make significant savings for your business? Sound good? Well, look no further than Virtualization.

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