IT - Information Technology

Thinking of starting a career in computer networking? A successful networking career involves a mix of education and experience.

Many corporations are outsourcing Information Technology (IT) jobs in the United States to consulting firms or offshore organizations. Here's what outsourcing means to your career in IT.

The term network monitoring refers to the practice of overseeing the operation of a computer network using specialized network management software tools.

High school and university students of computer networking are often asked to complete class projects to study these technologies. Consider these suggestions for student networking projects as reviewed by our readers.

IT network availability is often measured in terms of "nines." Several technical and network management issues can stand in the way of achieving so-called "4-nine" and "5-nine" high availability service.

IT disaster recovery and business continuity planning activities are on the increase at most U.S. businesses.

Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) technology offers high availability, high bandwidth signaling over fiber optic cable.

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is both a network protocol and a standard architecture for organizing device directory data in IT networks.

Network clusters connect otherwise independent computers together to share computing and communication tasks.

These books explain Microsoft Active Directory concepts, deployment and administration in the Windows 2000 environment.

This textbook by Howes, Smith and Good explains the use of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol in today's corporate IT networks.