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Information Technology professionals build and deploy computer networks for organizations. IT is responsible for selecting, installing and maintaining network hardware and software systems.
Outsourcing and Your Career in IT
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.
What Is Network Monitoring?
The term network monitoring refers to the practice of overseeing the operation of a computer network using specialized network management software tools.
Suggested Networking Projects for Students
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.
Availability of Networks and Systems
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.
Network Disaster Recovery 101
IT disaster recovery and business continuity planning activities are on the increase at most U.S. businesses.
SONET - Introduction to SONET
Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) technology offers high availability, high bandwidth signaling over fiber optic cable.
What Is LDAP?
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is both a network protocol and a standard architecture for organizing device directory data in IT networks.
Cluster Computing
Network clusters connect otherwise independent computers together to share computing and communication tasks.
Top Windows 2000 Active Directory Books
These books explain Microsoft Active Directory concepts, deployment and administration in the Windows 2000 environment.
"Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services" 2nd Ed.
This textbook by Howes, Smith and Good explains the use of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol in today's corporate IT networks.
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