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Virtual server configuration and management is still a developing art. But a set of best practices for laying out a virtual network for best performance, redundancy, and security is even more up for grabs. Despite the frequency with which questions about virtual networks appear on VMware Communities Forums, it appears as if no two companies use the same approach.

VMware has released another hardening guideline, this time for VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.5. Its guidance can also apply to version 3.0, though. This guide is useful in that it actually looks as ESXi as more than an appliance, as does the ESX Security Technical Implementation Guide from the US Defense Information Systems Administration (DISA), which I discussed a couple of weeks ago.

In 2003, after endless rounds of political maneuvering and countless agitations against the privatization of major airports in India, the Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport became part of a global fraternity of airports run by private stakeholders. The airport is India's busiest, with 22.2 million passengers and 480 tons of cargo passing through its doors in 2006-2007.

A report into the $323 million Victoria's HealthSMART project found the project was already $34.8 million over budget, a figure disputed by the government and Health Department

As long as they're meeting their regulatory reporting deadlines, most enterprises don't think a lot about closing their books more quickly.

Maybe they should start.

Increasingly, the speed with which an organization closes its books and reports its financial results is being looked at by practitioners, analysts and investors as a defining metric for evaluating whether the organization possesses the best possible processes and enabling technologies. And it turns out that many companies don't, even those making huge IT investments and supporting equally large IT departments.

Strong economy, tight job market can make hiring a challenge

With the unenviable responsibility for housing potentially petabytes of government information that's both public and 'private', the National Archives of Australia (NAA) in Canberra is set to launch its digital archiving service on new infrastructure.

How to get on the CIO career track

While it may seem like common sense, only a handful of the best IT operations develop and execute a marketing plan

More and more companies are viewing procurement as a strategic means to gain competitive advantage. They have begun partnering with critical suppliers to jointly identify and realize new efficiencies, increase profitability and promote innovation

Instil leadership skills and business sense in your IT employees - and watch them soar