ITE 221 - Fall 2012 - Chapter # 2

http://cloud-computing.tmcnet.com/

 

I previously worked for a company that hosted other company’s virtual machines. These included everything from web servers to Exchange servers and file and print servers. The virtual machines were all accessed from our company’s cloud. Being responsible for the administration of these virtual machines and the cloud they resided in I needed to have access to up-to-date resources on cloud computing and chose to subscribe to a magazine by the same name. Cloud Computing magazine and their website gives great information on learning to manage the cloud, new software and hardware capabilities as well as administration tips and techniques. The magazine is free as well as articles posted on the website and feature columns for technicians who work with the technology, salespeople who need a general knowledge on the subject and IT managers who need help in deciding what technologies to implement even if their technical knowledge isn’t as vast.

ITE 221 - Fall 2012 - Chapter # 1

http://www.ittoolkit.com/

Ittoolkit.com is an IT project management website designed to help provide project and IT consulting services to corporate and small business clients. Project managers in information technology need to have a great deal of knowledge in the systems development life cycle, also known in modern days as the Unified Process. The website helps project managers with managing IT plans, creating IT policies, planning for new environments and future growth, and managing risks and issues associated with them. You can review numerous articles on various aspects of the life cycle or even download free tools and templates when a free membership is acquired. The textbook mentions system evaluation and maintenance as an informal UP discipline and on that note I really enjoyed the article "Is the Time Right for an Upgrade?" which helps with making effective upgrade decisions and goes into detail the planning and evaluation involved in undertaking such tasks.