http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/439/all xx http://www.itworld.com/small-business/81291/three-tips-choosing-right-technical-book After my advice on self-training employees a few days ago, some folks asked me how to pick the right technical books for their situation. Valid question, because popular topics may have a shelf-full of books to choose from. How do you find yours? Try these three tips. http://www.itworld.com/small-business/81291/three-tips-choosing-right-technical-book#comments Business Personal tech Small business Opinion book learning table of contents training Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:28:09 -0400 James Gaskin 81291 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/green-it/73840/new-green-data-center-energy-avoidance-energy-efficiency Avoiding energy use is one part of an approach to address power, cooling, floor space and environmental (PCFE) challenges, but not all applications, data or workloads can be consolidated or powered down. The trick is finding the right balance between energy avoidance and energy efficiency, says Greg Schulz, author of 'The Green and Virtual Data Center'. http://www.itworld.com/green-it/73840/new-green-data-center-energy-avoidance-energy-efficiency#comments Green IT Server and data center Opinion book energy efficiency energy use Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:27:23 -0400 ITworld staff 73840 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/72793/building-mashups-work When creating enterprise mashups, steer clear of the 5 'H's -- hide, hoard, hamper, harm, or hurry -- warns Susan Bouchard, co-author of Enterprise Web 2.0 Fundamentals. http://www.itworld.com/software/72793/building-mashups-work#comments Internet IT management/strategy Software Tip book Cisco mashup web 2.0 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:11:11 -0400 ITworld staff 72793 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/green-it/70618/tipping-point-green-it Success for global green IT depends on the continued collaboration among groups within your company, among technology vendors, data center design and build businesses, energy utilities, governments, and organizations such as the Green Grid and the Uptime Institute. In short, almost everyone can collaborate on green IT. http://www.itworld.com/green-it/70618/tipping-point-green-it#comments Green IT Server and data center Virtualization Opinion book consolidation environment Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:59:17 -0400 ITworld staff 70618 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/development/70592/creating-mashups-5-classic-mistakes-avoid Good mashups are more than just reassemblies of UI artifacts. Steer clear of these 5 classic mistakes. http://www.itworld.com/development/70592/creating-mashups-5-classic-mistakes-avoid#comments Development Opinion book mashup Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:00:00 -0400 ITworld staff 70592 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/69311/six-survival-strategies-technology-consultants There are many things you can do to create your own job security, says Aaron Erickson, author of "The Nomadic Developer – Surviving and Thriving in the World of Technology Consulting". Here he offers six proven strategies for weathering the economic downturn. http://www.itworld.com/career/69311/six-survival-strategies-technology-consultants#comments Career Opinion book consultant Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:14:20 -0400 ITworld staff 69311 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/67913/getting-requirements-engineering-right-5-keys-success Requirements engineering is a key part of the product or project lifecycle -- and often the most difficult part, says Brian Berenbach, author of Software & Systems Requirements Engineering: In Practice. Here he offers 5 keys for success (and warns of 5 classic mistakes). http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/67913/getting-requirements-engineering-right-5-keys-success#comments Development IT management/strategy Tip book project management requirements systems engineering Thu, 14 May 2009 11:31:58 -0400 ITworld staff 67913 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/66260/dont-troubleshoot-alone-and-other-networking-advice What Ray Blair, co-author of Cisco Secure Firewall Services Module (FWSM), likes best about networking technology is that it is continuously changing and there is always more to be learned. But he warns against making things harder for yourself: "Don't troubleshoot alone," says Blair. "A second pair of eyes and ears can be very valuable." Read on for more of Blair's dos and don'ts. http://www.itworld.com/networking/66260/dont-troubleshoot-alone-and-other-networking-advice#comments Career Networking Tip book Cisco firewall Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:15:02 -0400 ITworld staff 66260 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/66202/mashups-end-one-size-fits-all-software The last remaining bastion of "one size fits all" are the enterprise applications that we accepted as "good enough" and that held us at their mercy for lack of the skills or tools to make them better. Mashup platforms are breaking this cycle. http://www.itworld.com/software/66202/mashups-end-one-size-fits-all-software#comments Development Software Tip book mashup Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:39:04 -0400 ITworld staff 66202 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/network-access-control/64582/book-review-cisco-routers-desperate-2nd-edition If you're a Unix systems administrator who every now and then has to tend to Cisco routers and switches, here's a book that's going to relieve your stress level. Cisco Routers for the Desperate is just that -- nearly everything you need to know when you don't have time to read the tomes of Cisco documentation. http://www.itworld.com/network-access-control/64582/book-review-cisco-routers-desperate-2nd-edition#comments Network access control Networking Book review book Cisco routers desperate Sandra Henry-Stocker switches Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:35:53 -0400 Sandra Henry-Stocker 64582 at http://www.itworld.com