Latest edition SPOTLIGHT ON SERVER VIRTUALIZATION >Taking VMware beyond the basics >Where does all the time go? >Managing the virtual realm >All things virtual >A virtualization breeze >Gannett dishes on VMware EDITORS' PICKS • Emerging technologies survey • Protecting data throughout its life cycle • SOA governance: Protecting against rogue services • Automated change management at the Merc       New Data Center Topics

ADVANCED IP NETWORKS IPv6: The missing link? The NDC network Getting to the vaunted five nines VoIP lessons learned Users combine VoIP & WLANs • The MPLS answer • Managing advanced IP nets • Getting to an all IP world	NEXT-GENERATION SECURITY The security operations center Next-generation security design Security automation Encrypting stored data Security counterattack Protected by the network gear Arming for battle against worms Our federated ID future The perils and promise of automated security • The hacker-resistant database • Protecting data throughout its life cycle • Setting the foundation for identity management
APPLICATIONS Taking apps to the next step Voice as application When apps get virtualized When SOAs rule the world Cassatt: CEO Automated apps • The many sides of application optimization • SOA governance • AARP advances Web services	ON-DEMAND COMPUTING • Mainframes for rent • Drama at the computing core • Storage as utility
ARCHITECTURE The new business continuity Getting to an all-IP world Great tools for the NDC Most popular NDC technologies Envisioning the New Data Center Design tips for NDC architecture Security R&D 7 ways to slash costs • A map to your infrastructure • Where are we now? • 7 cool NDC tools	OUTSOURCING Deciding to outsource Outsourcing meets automation • Outsourcers aim at the NDC • Starwood saves $20M annually • Doing due diligence
AUTOMATION Automation know-how Outsourcing meets automation Organize to automate • Security automation • Continuous data protection • Business activity monitoring	Q&A Bill Coleman: Application mgmt Geoffrey Moore: SOAs Red Robin's MIS director Starwood saves $20M annually Harte-Hanks' VP of tech Praxair's app guru BMC exec: Prove IT's value IT execs discuss technologies Power of autonomic computing Data Center Institute's Doherty Claffy: Next-gen security designs • Priceline CIO: A NDC OS • Rhonda MacLean, on security • EMC exec: ILM
BEST PRACTICES Security best practices • IT frameworks demystified • The new business continuity • Best practices for the new IT	STORAGE & BIZ CONTINUITY Do-it-yourself disaster recovery The new business continuity Disk-based media for archiving Storage virtualization Disaster recovery Information lifecycle management Desktop data and your NDC Managing storage, NDC style 7 tips for managing storage Continuous data protection • SANs on the move • Managed storage comes of age • Giving servers the boot
CASE STUDIES Jarden's self-managing desktops Krispy Kreme's storage plan Smith & Associates' framework Hewitt Associates builds a grid Best & Krieger makes the case Burlington Coat Factory Inside Oracle's data center Swedish Medical Center's overhaul The Mercantile exchange uses automated change management Visa takes on Web services JPMorgan Chase: capacity on demand • AARP advances Web services • MB Financial: Utility storage • Citistreet: Virtual tape	VIRTUALIZATION Virtualization: servers join storage Vendors wired over virtualization Storage virtualization Server consolidation • When apps get virtualized • Tips on server virtualization • Server clusters and virtualization
GRID COMPUTING • Grid computing comes of age • Hewitt Associates: the business grid • Grid computing news	WIRELESS & MOBILITY • Step-by-step to the mobile enterprise • Users combine VoIP and WLANs • Taking business apps on the road
MANAGEMENT 7 tips for managing storage Managing advanced IP nets Merging mgmt and security Managing storage A map to your infrastructure • Advanced managed services • The many sides of application optimization • Automating change	INTERACTIVE LIBRARY NDC model: 'biz continuity NDC model: storage NDC model: Advanced IP NDC model: outsourcing • NDC conceptual model — overview • NDC conceptual model — security • Priceline CIO Ron Rose video

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