Join Mike Simpson in this radio show. This is part two of a two-part look at the top twelve new benefits and features of the Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" operating system. …

Join Mike Simpson in this radio show as he discusses the top twelve new benefits and features of the Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" operating system. There's so much new stuff that we couldn't get it all into one podcast, so we'll discuss six features in this podcast and six more in the next podcast. …

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In this radio show, Dave Cole discusses the issues with cooling high density racks in the data center. He discusses possible solutions which include cold and hot aisle containment, rack containment and uncontained high density zones. …

You've created the perfect iOS application; submitted it to the App Store – and Apple has rejected it. Why, oh why? There could be any of a number of reasons … some surprisingly simple. Join Mike Simpson as he reviews some of the ways to keep your application from being "PinkSlipped by the AppStore." …

You've written an application for the iPhone. Wouldn't it be great to be able to bring it to the iPad with a minimum of fuss and bother? And, as a bonus, run it on desktop Macs as well? With a little planning and forethought, you can accomplish this. Join Mike Simpson as he shows you how to plan for "One Code Base … Multiple Platforms." …

Photos shot with your iPhone and then transferred to a desktop machine don't always have the expected orientation. That's not necessarily your iPhone's fault. Join Mike Simpson as he straightens out the tangled mis-orientation on "Manage Your Photos From Your Phone. …

Today's end users expect to see smooth special effects when transitioning from one screen to another, much as one would see in a move. The iPhone SDK supports view transitions which help achieve this effect. Join Mike Simpson as he shows you how to add "View Transitions" to your iOS applications. …

Data may be stored in several fashions for your iPhone / iPad application: as a flat file, as a SQL database file, or by using Core Data. What's best for a given situation, and why? Join Mike Simpson as he discusses techniques for "Managing Data In iOS. …

In this radio show, Dave Cole discusses ways to maximize availability in the data center, including the four primary impacts to availability: design, reliable components, monitoring and preventive maintenance. …

In this radio show, Dave Cole discusses the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) data center metric and how it can be used to improve overall data center energy efficiency if used correctly. …

In this radio show, Dave Cole discusses some of the issues encountered when laying out a data center floor plan. He will discuss how bad decisions in the design phase can have a significant impact on data center capabilities, energy efficiency and operating costs. …

In this radio show, Dave Cole discusses the issues with getting started with implementing ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) in the data center. Implementing ITIL can be a daunting task, but he will discuss a systematic approach to getting started. …

In this radio show, Dave Cole discusses the questions you should consider before buying a Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution. Upfront preparation in determining your needs prior to talking to DCIM vendors will greatly improve your choice of solutions. …

In this radio show, Dave Cole discusses some of the typical issues with physical security in the data center and how these issues can be addressed through proper planning and implementation of physical security measures. …

In this radio show, Dave Cole discusses some of the common problems which can reduce cooling efficiency in the data center. He discusses typical issues such as misplaced perforated tiles, bypass and short circuiting of air flow, the Venturi effect and improper alignment of CRAC units. …

In this radio show, Dave Cole discusses the issues of wasted power in the data center. He discusses the primary reasons for wasted power as well as potential ways you can reduce the amount of wasted power through a systematic approach to data center design and operation. …

In this radio show, Dave Cole discusses potential reasons for hot spots in the data center. He discusses possible solutions which include high density zones, blanking panels, hot and cold aisle containment, air flow management and management systems which help to pinpoint hot spots. …

In this podcast, Howie Goldstein will shed the light on the basic layout of SNIA certification, the CompTIA certification. He will discuss the two aspects of credentials, and contrast and compare the different types of storage certification. …

In this podcast, Howie Goldstein discusses the attachment strategies in storage. He explains each one and how it works best in this environment. …

In this podcast, Howie Goldstein talks about dynamic LUN provisioning. He explains trigger point and expansion and how this works with LUN. …

In this podcast, Howie Goldstein talks high speed networking and the myth surrounding this technology. He discusses Bandwidth and Bit rate and makes some sense out of these terms. …

In this podcast, Howie Goldstein talks about combining network terms and storage terms. He provides a quiz as a means of learning which terms apply to which area. …

In this podcast, Howie Goldstein will shed the light on the basic layout of SNIA certification, the CompTIA certification. He will discuss the two aspects of credentials, and contrast and compare the different types of storage certification. …

Join author, James Lee as he discusses how to use PyXML and SOAPpy, a Python program can be written to communicate with SOAP. …

Join our author, James Lee as he discusses Django web framework can be used to implement websites rapidly in Python. …

Join author, James Lee as he discusses the many Python modules used to performa complex numeric and scientific programming. …

Join author, James Lee as he discusses the Python Package Index. PyPI is the Python Package Index, a source code repository for available Python modules. …

Join author, James Lee as he discusses how stomp.py is a module used to connect to message services such as ActiveMQ. …

The Interface Builder allows you to specify the "responder chain" -- the order in which objects should respond to events such as mouse clicks and key presses -- and how interface objects need to be connected together. Join Mike Simpson as he explains "Actions, Outlets and Targets: Why Cocoa's Not A Chain Store." …

The Cocoa framework combines the speed of a compiled language with the flexibility of a dynamic runtime environment to achieve the best of both worlds. Cocoa even allows you to send messages at run-time to methods that aren't known at compile-time. Join Mike Simpson as he shows you how the framework bends over backwards to achieve "Dynamic Messaging in Cocoa." …

Cocoa controller classes manage model (data) classes and associated view (presentation) classes in the model-view-controller (MVC) architecture. Smart controller objects eliminate much of the'grunt work' of displaying and manipulating the values of your model objects' properties. Join Mike Simpson as he shows you how to take control of "Cocoa Controllers." …

The Cocoa Foundation Classes provide the framework for building applications that look, work and feel like native Mac OS X applications. How can developers exploit the full functionality of these classes? Join Mike Simpson as he de-constructs "Cocoa Foundation Classes." …

Cocoa bindings keep your model (data) and your view (presentation) in sync without having to write a lot of "glue" code. How does Cocoa accomplish this behind-the-scenes magic of ensuring that a change in your model is reflected in your view, and vice versa? Join Mike Simpson as he pries apart "Cocoa Bindings." …

In this radio show, Helen talks about some of the key roles in the Service Transition stage of the Lifecycle and the responsibilities that they have in relation to the Release Control and Validation course. She will explore the key aspects of each role, so that you can relate this to your own organization. …

In this radio show, Helen talks about how self-help systems can help the process of Request management, and the fulfillment of standard changes. She considers the benefits to the organization for self-help systems, as well as some of the issues that self-help systems can cause. …

In this radio show, Helen talks about the effect of the concept of Early Life Support in the management of the Service Lifecycle, in particular the move from Transition to Operation. She also highlights the benefits that Early Life Support brings to the Operation stage of the lifecycle. …

In this radio show, Helen talks about the importance of the Release, Control and Validation processes in relation to the Service Lifecycle stage of Service Transition. She gives a brief overview of the processes, and their position as part of the transition activities. …

In this radio show, Helen will cover the key aspects of the Service Strategy lifecycle phase, its principle objectives, goals. She will also provide a brief overview of the processes of this Lifecycle phase. …

In this radio show, Helen will cover the key aspects of the Service Design lifecycle phase, its principle objectives, goals. She will also provide a brief overview of the processes of this Lifecycle phase. …

In this radio show, Helen will cover the key aspects of the Service Transition lifecycle phase, its principle objectives, goals. She will also provide a brief overview of the processes of this Lifecycle phase. …

In this radio show, Helen will cover the key aspects of the Service Operation lifecycle phase, its principle objectives, goals. She will also provide a brief overview of the processes of this Lifecycle phase. …

In this radio show, Helen will cover the key aspects of the Continual Service Improvement lifecycle phase, its principle objectives, goals. She will also provide a brief overview of the processes of this Lifecycle phase. …

In this radio show, Helen talks about the importance of data transfer, in line with the Knowledge management approach of Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom. Transfer of data and information is critical in Service Management, and in the radio show Helen looks at the key factors which enable the process of knowledge transfer. …

BIND is the most popular DNS server, but not the only one available. Similarly, Sendmail, the most popular email MTA, has alternatives. This show explores different DNS servers (including tinydns) and mail MTAs (including postfix). …

Linux has sever IPC mechanisms including shared memory, signals, message queues and pipes. This radio show explores many of these features. …

This radio show describes the Squid proxy server and its various uses. …

Linux supports IPv6 as well as IPv4. In this radio show we will discuss why IPv6 was designed, what IPv6 addresses look like and a few Linux commands that work with this internet address scheme. …

The Apache webserver is modular, allowing the administrator to add functionality to the server. In this show we explore several of the hundreds of available modules. …

Covering the aspects of Capacity Management and consideration of the need for Capacity Management in todays environment. …

Consideration of the various types of testing, and the potential impact to the organization. …

Discussion of what a Capacity Manager, Availability Manager, ITSCM Manager and Security Manager actually do. …

Consideration of the impact of education and awareness on the culture for security in the organization. …

Use of CSI is not exclusive to ITIL. Improvement appears in complementary governance standards, frameworks, models and quality systems. This short talk describes the other areas where CSI can be found. …

How to include CSI principles in commonly used processes such as Incident, Problem, Service Level Management and Change management. …

A short exploration of the roles which are discussed in the CSI stage of the Lifecycle. …

A short review of the key elements of Assessment, when to carry out an assessment, how it can be managed in a live environment, and what you should expect from the results. …

Brief overview of the 8 steps of Kotter’s model and how it can be used with CSI in the Service Lifecycle) …

This talk covers the common techniques such as the Expanded Incident Lifecycle, CFIA, SFA etc. …

There are several different forms of virtualization. Each one has its own characteristics. They include: • Server hardware virtualization • Server software virtualization • Session virtualization • Application virtualization • Virtualization on the desktop The question is which one is right one to use? This will depend on the situation or the goals of the organization. In this broadcast we will examine each type of virtualization and guide you in selecting the correct virtualization technologies that meets your corporate goals. See pdf doc on website. …

USV works by decoupling user data and settings , which make up the user profile, from personal computers and making it available to users from managed computers on the network. To accomplish this decoupling, a USV strategy can combine the use of the following three Windows technology components: Folder Redirection, Offline folders, and Roaming User Profiles. In this broadcast, we will look at the part of the USV and see how the fit into the overall scope of the project. …

There are several specific questions to answer when designing a NAP architecture, and they can be put into three categories: • What are the current capabilities of the network infrastructure and computers? • Which is more important: cost or the robustness of the solution? • How do the client computers connect to the network: directly or through a VPN? NAP is a new platform and solution that controls access to network resources based on a client computer’s identity and compliance with corporate governance policy. In this broadcast, we will be answering these questions and more. …

Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) provides a public key infrastructure (PKI) that can be used to distribute certificates from a trusted source to enable: • Secure data transmission to a known recipient through encryption • Signing of code and documents that confirms who the sender is and the data has not been tampered with in any way This broadcast will point out some of the key ingredients to confidently design an Active Directory Services Infrastructure. …

This podcast will discuss how a well-designed file services form the basis for productive computing in many organizations, providing fast, reliable, and secure access to file resources while protecting data in the event of disaster. File Services is a critical infrastructure component in enabling and increasing the productivity of both business and IT workers. In this broadcast, we look at what are steps to configuring an efficient and product file services infrastructure. …

Business Objects uses a visual, "drag-and-drop" interface to customize requests you make to the database to retrieve data. These requests, known as "queries," form the basis for your BusinessObjects reports and charts. Join Mike Simpson as he discusses "Creating Queries in BusinessObjects." …

What are "Business Objects?" Is this some new-fangled product?Will this help me tame the mass of corporate data with which I have to struggle? How will I know which databases in my company have the data that I need, and how will I put those pieces of data together? Join Mike Simpson as he takes you on a survey of "Why in the World Are We Doing Business Objects." …

Once the tables and charts for your report are ready, you will need to add you "final touches" – adding and customizing headers and footers, adding "free standing" cells that are user-defined rather than database-defined, and adding "hyperlinks" that open to Web pages. Join Mike Simpson as he takes you through "Putting the Final Touches on Your Report." …

BusinessObjects provides numerous pre-packaged formulas for performing financial calculations and formatting strings, numbers and dates, as well as providing you with the capability of creating your own formulas to automate report-related calculations. BusinessObjects further allows you to save those formulas in "variables" which are nearly indistinguishable from the details, dimensions and measures that BusinessObjects use to create reports. Join Mike Simpson as he shows you how to make your life easier using "Formulas and Variables in BusinessObjects." …

A BusinessObjects document stores multiple 'reports' – formatted responses to queries, organized as tables or charts. Reports can be subdivided into sections and have calculations performed upon those sections. Join Mike Simpson and learn how to create and customize "Reports in BusinessObjects." …

Windows Deployment Services is a replacement for Remote Installation Services in Windows Server 2003. There are certain things that you need to consider before deploying the Windows Deployment Services infrastructure. In this radio broadcast, we will be exploring the requirements for deploying Windows Deployment Services. …

This radio show will discuss the differences between a Data Guard failover and a switchover. It will also discuss the operating system and physical hardware requirements. …

This radio show will discuss Oracle’s new feature in 11g, Active Data Guard. During this presentation, Steve will discuss its implementation and features. …

This radio show will discuss how to implement Flashback Database and Data Guard. Steve will discuss the drawbacks and advantages of Flashback and Data Guard. During this presentation, Steve will also identify any ‘gotchas’ when implementing Data Guard and Flashback database. …

This radio show will discuss how to implement Oracle’s ASM storage when using Data Guard. The benefits of Data Guard and ASM will also be presented. …

This radio show will discuss how to perform an RMAN backup when implementing Data Guard. Backup methods regardless of using a Physical Standby Database or Logical Standby Database will be discussed. …

This radio show will discuss the differences between Oracles’ Data Guard and Streams product. It will look at the varying implementation of the two and the overall requirements for each type of system. …

This radio show will discuss how to implement Data Guard with Grid control or DB Console. Steve will also discuss some basic topics regarding Grid computing. …

This radio show will identify the components of Oracle’s Logical standby databases. Steve will discuss its implementation and requirements. …

This radio show will identify the components of Oracle’s Physical standby databases. Steve will discuss its implementation and requirements. …

This radio show will describe the benefits and features of Oracle’s Data Guard Broker tool. It will discuss the advantages and disadvantages as well as product requirements. …

When you stand up a DNS Server this is one of the most important aspects of an Active Directory environment. Administering a DNS Server is a pretty easy task if you follow certain guidelines. In this radio broadcast we are going to reveal the best practices in Administering DNS Servers Need radio show titles and descriptions. …

Group Policy allows us to standardize our environment. You can deploy software, configure desktops and deploy certificates. Now there are certain things that you should know about group policy to allow you to implement it in the best way. In this radio broadcast we are going to cover the Group Policy best practices. …

Active Directory is the heart of our businesses. It controls the policies and resources that are provided to our employees. When deploying Active Directory there are certain things that you need to consider. In this radio broadcast we will be covering the requirements to deploy Active Directory Domain Services. …

More and more companies are using Terminal Servers to provide applications to their employees. As companies downsize and vacate the traditional brick and motar existence there needs to be a way to provide the applications and workspaces to the employees. In this radio broadcast, we will be covering the deployment process for Terminal Services. …

Android applications follow a straightforward structure and access resources on the phone by talking to the “file system.” How does the Android file system work? How does an Android application work? Join Mike Simpson as he discusses “Android Application Development …

Most of today’s applications require private data storage and retrieval of some sort, which means that they have to interact with databases in some fashion. How do Android applications interact with databases? What modifications (if any) do you have to make to existing Android applications to make them work with databases? Join Mike Simpson as he discusses the integration of “Android and Databases. …

Today’s smartphone does more than just make and receive calls -- it plays music and displays pictures and videos. How do you create applications that integrate sound and video? Join Mike Simpson on “Multimedia on Android. …

The Android operating system uses a series of freely available development tools to create applications and build / rebuild the operating system. Join Mike Simpson as he discusses the software development kit’s tools, the platforms upon which they’ll operate, and the available versions on “Android Software Development Kit. …

The Android operating system, popularized by smart phones such as the Motorola Droid X, is a semi-open-source Java-based, flexible, extensible operating system. Join Mike Simpson as he provides an overview of Android, and places it in context of other smartphone operating systems, on “Android in the Smart Phone Marketplace. …

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There are hundreds of Linux distributions to choose from. How can a system administrator make the right choice in distribution for the task at hand? This radio show will discuss key factors to consider when choosing a Linux distribution. …

RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 is scheduled for release in early 2011. Listen to this radio show to hear about features and enhancements in RHEL6. …

The advanced system administrator is able to accomplish many tasks on the command line with a simple script. A few examples of the power of simple shell scripts will be explained in this radio show. …

Having a sandbox is critical to ongoing education and testing. This radio show explains why and gives some tips to creating a useful sandbox. …

An effective system administrator’s responsibilities go beyond what is written in the job description. Listen to this radio show to learn how a system administrator can provide additional value beyond traditional system administration tasks. …

Planning is sometimes the one thing that is overlooked in the IT industry. We fly by the seat of our pants putting out fires left and right. We keep implementing new servers and new technologies to help further our company’s ability of staying competitive. But planning is very important. IIS 7.0 has some tools to help you create a proactive plan and that is what we are covering in this radio show. …

Web farms are becoming more prevalent in the IT world with the introduction of SharePoint and the .NET family of applications. There is a process that needs to be followed in configuring a Web farm, We will be discussing the preparation steps that are required before implementing a Web farm in this radio show. …

Tuning is an important task in the responsibilities of a Web Server administrator. This is not a onetime thing. This is an ongoing task. There different parts of the Web server and each work in its own way. We will be exploring how to tune a Web server and what to look for in the overall process. …

There are so many tools that are at our disposal to assist in configuring and maintaining the IIS 7.0 Web server. In this radio show, we will be covering the different tools that are available and their uses. …

Logging is a very important factor in securing an IIS 7.0 Web Server. With logging we can also make some informed changes to our overall structure for IIS 7.0. This includes performance changes and overall health of the IIS 7.0 Web server. In this radio show, we will be exploring what IIS logging can provide to help better configure the IIS 7.0 Web server. …

Server clustering is used to provide an infrastructure to provide fault tolerance and redundancy. Windows Server 2008 supports DNS-Round Robin, Network Load Balancing and Failover Clustering. In this radio show, we will be exploring the Server clustering technologies in Windows Server 2008. …

RIS (Remote Installation Services) was the image technology in Windows Server 2003. Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is not the technology used to deploy Windows images. In this radio show, we will be exploring the Windows Deployment Services concepts. …

Windows Terminal Server is used to provide access to applications that are not available to be used in a multiple user environment. Applications that are installed on the Terminal Server can be made available to users through different ways such as on the Web, RDP file and the Windows Installer. This radio show will be examining TS RemoteApp. …

Windows Server 2008, 7 and Windows Vista use the WIM file format. Images are located within the WIM file. Windows Automated Installation Kit is used to work with the images. In this radio show , we are going to explore Windows Deployment technologies. …

Virtualization is one of the new trends in the IT world. It has been out for a little while but Microsoft was behind in the technology. In this radio show we will covering the basics about virtualization and review the solutions in Windows Server 2008. We will be exploring VPC 2007, Virtual Server 2005 SP1, and Hyper-V in this radio show. …

When you think about an application pool , what do you think it is? Do you understand the purpose and the importance of Application Pools? In this radio show, we will discussing what an Application Pool is and how to configure it. …

Web Servers are a possible security hole within your infrastructure but, they are also very essential within our live styles. Just think of Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace. The list goes on and on. As a Web Administrator we need to understand how to protect our intellectual property and data. In this radio show, we will be discussing Web Server Security. …

How is IIS 7.0 configured? Where are configuration files stored? What are some of the application deployment features? In this radio show we will be discussing the configuration of IIS 7.0, and answer these questions and more. …

IIS 7.0 is a major change from IIS 5.0 and IIS 6.0. It is a modular technology providing a the ability of the administrator to pick and choose the type of applications that will run on IIS 7.0. IIS 7.0 is also able to install Server Core which is not a GUI type environment. In this radio show, we will be covering the new features of IIS 7.0 configuration. …

IIS 7.0 is configured for ASP.NET. It is implemented by using ASP.NET Role Service. In this radio show, we will be covering the configuration concepts about ASP.NET applications. We will be covering configuring error messages, different modules that are included when you install the ASP.NET Role services and applications. …

In this radio show we are going to review the different parts of an IPv4 address. Things that are going to be covered include identifying the Network ID, Host ID and the subnet mask. We will define terms that will help the student understand better the elusive IPv4 protocol. …

This radio show John will present the common and useful SQL features that arenew to Oracle 11g. The benefits and usefulness of each feature are identified anddiscussed. …

Join John as he provides information on the differences between the TRUNCATE and DELETEcommands when needing to remove data. Recovery and performance considerationswill be discussed along when it is appropriate to use either command. …

The SAVEPOINT statement can give an application added control in processing multiple Data Manipulation Language commands. Join John as he discusses when and how to use the SAVEPOINT statement when manipulating data. …

Join John as he discusses join operations and the differencesbetween using the ANSI Standard SQL join operators versususing non-standard join methods. The benefits of using eitherapproach will also be discussed. …

In this radio show presentation, John will discuss the importance of developing and enforcingSQL programming standards in an Oracle environment. The benefits ofstandards will be discussed along with identifying the typical standardsorganizations consider. …

Join John as he discusses what SET operators are and when they are useful. The different SET operators and identified along with tips when each operator should be used. …

This radio show, John will discuss the Invisible Index which is an Oracle 11g New Feature. The benefits of using this feature versus using other index options is discussed along with identifying the steps necessary to take advantage of this feature. …

Subqueries help consolidate multiple statements into a single statement and can improve performance and help minimize processing steps. In the presentation, John will provide information on what subqueries are and tips on the many places where they can be used. …

This radio show will discuss and identify the useful Data Dictionary Views that the everyday Oracle user has access to. Data Dictionary Views give the Oracle user useful information regarding the many objects in the Oracle database. …

In this radio show presentation, John will discuss the possible uses for the Flashback Query feature. Prerequisites and usage for the feature will be discussed along with the limitations and restrictions of the feature. In addition, the different tools and utilities that support the features will be identified. …

This is another set of tools that can help you proactively monitor your Windows Server 2008 environment. Have heard about the new Data Collector, Reliability Monitor , changes to Performance Monitor? This radio show we are going to take a under the hood look at Monitoring Performance and Reliability. …

Proactive management is the ability to nip something in the hind quarters before it actually happens. Microsoft has many tools such as MOM, SCOM 2007 but these cost money. In this radio show we are going to show you how you can centralize your monitoring efforts without diving into your pockets. …

Patch management is one of the most overlooked tasks that administrators have to perform. Do you remember what happened when SP2 for XP was released? Is there something out there that can ensure this does not happen again? There are stories upon stories about patches being implemented with testing. Well no longer. In this radio show we are going to unveil to you the WSUS server. …

What is Network Access Protection which is known as NAP? What are the requirements to implement NAP? What enforcement methods are there with NAP? These questions and more will be answered in this radio show as we explore NAP. …

Have you ever stayed in a hotel or been in an airport? Do you have a laptop that you use for work and need to stay connected? Do you know what is a WAP? How about the different ways to protect your Wireless networks? In this radio show we take you on a tour of wireless networking Windows Server 2008 style. …

VPN (Virtual Private Network) is used to provide clients with access to our internal network. This can be done through an extranet outside the company. In the past, we had PPTP, L2TP (IPSec). Many technicians do not understand the technology behind IPSec. This radio show will take student on a journey into the workings of IPSec. …

Have you ever wanted to know what is behind routing in a Windows environment? How do routers know what routes are in each of the routers? Do they communicate through ESP? In this radio show we will take a look at IP routing and different concepts that make up this interesting but very complex subject. …

The DNS Server is one of the most important roles that we can install in Windows Server 2008. Without DNS you would not have Active Directory. It is important the student understand the concepts behind this important server role. This radio show will take 500 foot look at the DNS Server deployment. …

Windows Server 2008 has a lot of changes on the way that clients find servers and vice versa. In this radio show we are going explore the name resolution mechanisms such as LLMNR, NetBIOS, and of course DNS. …

Ready to change? Cope with change well? Able to influence others that change is good? Important? Change is hard. Change is also inevitable. How to help yourself with change? How do you encourage others to embrace change? In this radio show, Neal L. Rowland, PMP, ITIL looks at a few of the current books out in the business marketplace that examines that very topic. Switch by Chip and Dan Heath, 59 Seconds by Richard Wiseman, Our Iceberg is Melting and Sense of Urgency by John Kotter are the few titles reviewed for this radio show. …

In this radio show presentation, Neal discusses 6 conflict resolution techniques that you can use in when conflict on a project arises. By leaning and applying these techniques, you will be able to handle conflict with confidence and turn a negative into a positive. …

Join Neal Rowland as he discusses how to deal with conflict in the workplace. Conflict is inevitable but does not have to be negative. There are positives that can come from conflict. Neal will provide you with tip on how to use conflict for a positive outcome. …

Is it important to plan? Of course it is. But how long is something expected to take? How do you guess? Yes, guess. And what is to say your guess is accurate? Looking at some of the current research in regards to planning, duration estimating, and time management, Neal L. Rowland, PMP overviews some of those theories and highlights what it can do for your projects. …

Does it seem like 80% of the things that go wrong are due to 20% of the root causes? Or 20% of the group seems to be doing 80% of the work? In this GoGogh.com Radio Show, Neal L. Rowland, ITIL, PMP examines the Law of the Vital Few, or most commonly referred to as the Pareto Principle. Listen to how this principle can be applied to many areas of your work, life, and play. This is a principle often referred to in IT and project management, but is just as prevalent in Human Resources, Sociology, Economics, Quality, Agriculture, Sales and Marketing, and many others. The same principle that points out that 80% of your web traffic seems to originate from the same 20% of sources is the same principle that Wal-Mart uses to decide which CDs to place on their floors. …

Please join Neal as he discusses how you can be influenced when creating your estimations. Play along with the Neal as he demonstrates how he can influence your estimation based on using an anchor. …

Herzberg’s two factor theory is based on research in the workplace to determine the factors that are required for motivation. The first factor is the hygiene factor which includes status, job security, salary and fringe benefits. The second factor is motivators such as challenging work, responsibility, recognition, personal growth. Listen in as Neal discusses a more in-depth view of this theory and how they can be applied to your workplace. …

Change is hard. Change is inevitable. There are many recognized best practices (this is Part 1 of a series based on the topic of Change Management). One theory at the core of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL v3) Continual Service Improvement (CSI) publication is the 8 Step Change Model of Dr. John Kotter. Introduced in his book, Leading Change, Kotter covers 8 steps of leading successful change. In this GoGogh Radio Show, Neal L. Rowland, ITIL, PMP overviews the 8 steps and how they are applied to IT organizations seeking to introduce change - large or small. …

In order to take the PMP exam, you must start with your application. The application must be submitted and approved. The application process can take a bit time and you will want to be sure you have all the necessary requirements submitted so that you will become approved to take the exam. During this presentation, Neal will walk you through the steps and information required to make this process easy for you. …

During this presentation, Neal will be discussing PRINCE 2 starting with the answer to the question: What is PRINCE 2? Neal will provide you information when PRINCE 2 started, where you can find PRINCE 2 methodologies utilize and the various certification requirements. He will provide you with the 8 methodologies and discusses the overall structure of PRINCE 2. …

Join Neil Potter as he discusses how to use a spreadsheet and ways that you can use the spreadsheet for defect logging and keeping statistics during an Inspection Review. …

Join Neil Potter as he discusses how to use the Moderator Task List and Style sheet used during his course, including a very useful first page that provides a summary of the moderator tasks. …

Join Neil Potter as he discusses 6 potential ideas that can be used independently or mixed to help you find time to conduct inspections. …

Join Neil Potter as he discusses three common questions about inspections: How to use Agile in inspections; whether we should have a paraphraser; and lastly, what results do teams usually get when starting out? …

Join Neil Potter as he discusses using a 1- page standards and common error checklists to speed along the review process. …

Those using Agile eXtreme Programming's test-first development often assume they've covered their testing bases.  In fact, while valuable, test-first development often impedes effective test design.  Proactive Testingâ„¢ Test Design can dramatically improve the number and adequacy of Agile's tests. …

Most testing is reactive, which tends to limit its effectiveness and efficiency.  In contrast, the Proactive Testingâ„¢ methodology not only makes you a more effective and efficient tester, it also enables Development to deliver far better systems in the same or less time and effort. …

Using a very familiar example, you'll see what a Test Design is and how to create one.  Once you see the Test Design, it will become extremely evident how it can b reused to save you enormous amounts of time. …

"Test Design" can be used as a noun or verb. As a noun, Test Designs are a valuable tool that is new to many QA/Testers.  Learn what the noun Test Design is and become aware how it could make you an "instant expert" about what tests you need to have confidence something works. …

"Test Design" can be used as a verb or a noun.  People are most familiar with the term as a verb meaning the act of designing tests.  Yet too few people actively design their tests.  Learn what designing means and how it can make your test time more productive.  …

Join Neil Potter as he explains how you can utilize inspection sheets to help you review the items that come up during an inspection review. …

DNS , Domain Name System, Domain Name Server whatever you want to call it is one of the most important servers in our arsenal. There have been so many articles written about it and what to do and what not to do. In this broadcast we are going to describe the DNS server and go into a little history. …

FSMO, Operations Masters. These are the Servers that are in charge of different Services with an AD DS environment. In this show we cover Operations Masters. …

DFS-R is great. You need to migrate FRS to DFS-R. To do this requires many stages. In this show we are covering the Migration Steps FRS to DFSR. …

FRS is very difficult to troubleshoot and manage. DFS-R has been created to replace and improve the Active Directory replication experience. In this show we cover DFS replication. …

Active Directory Lightweight Directory services , do you know what it is? How can it be used? We will answer some of these questions, in this show. …

Backups are the first line of defense when recovering from a disaster. But, do you know which backup to use? Snapshots can alleviate the time it takes to find a suitable backup. In this show we cover Active Directory Database Snapshots. …

This series of radio shows provides specialists in industry practical insights into new technology from research and academic publications. This show looks at A View of Cloud Computing from The UC Berkeley Reliable Adaptive Distributed Systems Laboratory and discusses their Top Ten Obstacles and Opportunities for Cloud Computing numbers 1 and 2: Business Continuity and Data Lock-in. …

This series of radio shows provides specialists in industry practical insights into new technology from research and academic publications. This show looks at A View of Cloud Computing from The UC Berkeley Reliable Adaptive Distributed Systems Laboratory and provides an introduction to Cloud Computing. …

Passwords are part of the first line of defense when it comes to protecting your information.   Without a username or password you will not be able to access the information that you need.   How often have you wondered what is the best way to create a password?  This radio broadcast will deal with designing a Password strategy. …

Networks are the backbone of society.  Without a network, information would not be able travel.  So, connecting to your network is very important.  How about that email that you desperately need to get or the video that you want to watch on NetFlix?   These are all dependant on a good network configuration.  This radio broadcast will deal with Network connections best practices.  …

Setting up DHCP can save you a lot of time and heartache.   When you set up a DHCP server it takes the guess work out of assigning IP addresses.  But did you know there is a good way and also a bad way.   We are going to discuss the best practices for setting up and maintaining DHCP in this radio broadcast. …

When working with the domain name systems (DNS) for Active Directory, there are several key components to be aware of regarding client configuration, server configuration and monitoring. Another aspect that should not be overlooked, however, involves DNS structure and design. …

Most network administrators know that Active Directory is dependent on DNS. What you might not realize is that there is a good chance that your DNS server is performing several other critical tasks in the background. A DNS failure can be more catastrophic than most people realize. In this broadcast I will explain why this is the case and how to avoid such a situation. …

GPO lifecycle.  What are the different stages of a group policy?   What happens when a GPO is not needed?   In this show we are covering Supporting Group Policy. …

Active Directory is the building block for our IDA solution.   We need to protect against intrusion and mis-use.   In this show we are covering Securing Active Directory. …

Security Filtering and WMI filtering are some of the ways to limit application of Group policy.   In this show we are covering Group Policy Scoping. …

Big brother is watching.   We need to understand what individuals and services are doing in our network.   With Auditing we can track what, when, what was changed and what was there previously.  In this show we are covering Auditing. …

ADMX is the new format for the Administrative Template.  It is editable by using a Text Editor and easier to manage.   In this show we cover the ADMX, ADML and ADM Administrative Templates. …

In this radio show, Steve will cover the specific operating system requirements for all SQL Server 2008 databases. This will include both the enterprise edition and standard editions. We will also discuss both minimum and recommended system requirements. …

In this show, Steve will identify the components that make up SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services (SSRS). He will discuss the features of SSRS including but not limited the Reporting Database, Query Designer, and Model Designer. …

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) will be defined and described in this presentation. Each of the various components will be explained as well as identifying their appropriate uses. …

There are different types of compression in the SQL Server 2008 database. In this show, you will learn not only the different types of compressions but also the new features, benefits, and drawbacks of compression. …

During this radio show, Steve will discuss the different types of SQL Server 2008 Database Administrator Certification. He will also identify the tests and corresponding courses that are either required or recommended to become certified. …

The SQL Server Agent allows you to automate some of the administrative tasks so you are free to perform other functions. The SQL Server Agent runs jobs, monitors SQL server, and processes alerts. During this presentation, Steve will provide you with detailed information on the SQL Server Agent. He will cover agent alerts, agent operators, and agent notifications. Also included in his discussion, it the features and benefits of using the SQL Server Agent Job. …

The Database Engine Tuning Advisor is a new feature that allows database administrators to tune the databases for better query performance. During this show Steve will provide details on this new feature including the functions and capabilities. Since we are always looking for better query performance, Steve will discuss the value of using Database Engine Tuning Advisor in the SQL Server 2008 database. …

In this radio show, Steve will provide you with information about the differences in the recovery models available in SQL Server 2008. The recovery module logs covered include full, simple, and bulk. Also included in this presentation is the benefits and drawbacks of each type of recovery model. …

During this presentation, we will be comparing how the data is process using SQL Server 2005 versus SQL Server 2008. We will look at the new features now available in SQL Server 2008 that will replace the features in SQL Server 2005. …

SQL Server 2008 has many new features that will be discussed in this show. Some of the topics covered will be data compression, Resource Governor and other many of the other new features that will make the administration easier. …

This series of radio shows provides specialists in industry practical insights into new technology from research and academic publications. This show looks at To Lease or Not to Lease From Storage Clouds from The University of Texas at Austin and The National Radio Astronomy Observatory and discusses their model based on NPV analysis for making the lease or buy decision. …

This series of radio shows provides specialists in industry practical insights into new technology from research and academic publications. This show looks at A View of Cloud Computing from The UC Berkeley Reliable Adaptive Distributed Systems Laboratory and discusses their Top Ten Obstacles and Opportunities for Cloud Computing numbers 6 through 10: Scalable Storage, Bugs, Scaling, Reputation and Software Licensing. …

This series of radio shows provides specialists in industry practical insights into new technology from research and academic publications. This show looks at A View of Cloud Computing from The UC Berkeley Reliable Adaptive Distributed Systems Laboratory and discusses their Top Ten Obstacles and Opportunities for Cloud Computing numbers 3, 4 and 5: Data Confidentiality, Data Transfer and Performance Unpredictability. …

Change is hard.  Change is inevitable.  There are many recognized best practices (this is Part 1 of a series based on the topic of Change Management).  One theory at the core of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL v3) Continual Service Improvement (CSI) publication is the 8 Step Change Model of Dr. John Kotter.  Introduced in his book, Leading Change, Kotter covers 8 steps of leading successful change.  In this GoGogh Radio Show, Neal L. Rowland, ITIL, PMP overviews the 8 steps and how they are applied to IT organizations seeking to introduce change - large or small. …

Does it seem like 80% of the things that go wrong are due to 20% of the root causes?  Or 20% of the group seems to be doing 80% of the work?  In this GoGogh.com Radio Show, Neal L. Rowland, ITIL, PMP examines the Law of the Vital Few, or most commonly referred to as the Pareto Principle.  Listen to how this principle can be applied to many areas of your work, life, and play.  This is a principle often referred to in IT and project management, but is just as prevalent in Human Resources, Sociology, Economics, Quality, Agriculture, Sales and Marketing, and many others.  The same principle that points out that 80% of your web traffic seems to originate from the same 20% of sources is the same principle that Wal-Mart uses to decide which CDs to place on their floors. …

Join Shelia Harden as she discusses how to implement 5S Workplace Organization, a method to aid in the decrease of waste and the increase of productivity. …

Join host Shelia Harden as she discusses Lean Solution methods of minimizing 7 different types of waste. …

Join Neal Rowland, PMP, ITIL as he discusses the basics and structure of ITIL Certification. …

Join host, Neal Rowland, PMP, ITIL as he discusses Nominal Group Technique. Learn how to ensure that every member in your group has a voice. …

Join Neal Rowland, PMP, ITIL in a game of Planning Poker®. In this radio show, learn a fun and useful system of estimation. …

Join Neal Rowland, PMP, ITIL to learn how to keep up with PMI standards of education throughout your career. …

Join Neal Rowland, PMP, ITIL as he discusses how to sift through all the variations of Collaboration Software and find the one that fits your needs. …

In this radio show, we discuss the potential sources of conflict that may occur within your team, how to prevent it and recommended strategies in dealing with it with your team whilst minimizing disruption to the project’s progress. This show also includes why in some cases why conflict can have a positive effect on your team. …

In this interview our listeners get an interesting industry insight from successful programme management consultant, Ravi Joshi. We discuss elements from Programme Management and differences between project management and programme management and challenges faced in being a ‘true’ leader whilst also being an effective manager etc. …

In this radio show we discuss how to get that elusive project management position when applying for both permanent and contract roles. This show is a straight talking perspective on strategic phases leading up and during interview techniques. …

This is the second part of the interview with Director of MBF-International. We continue our insights from successful management and leadership training company. We continue to discuss what makes a successful Project Manager based from real life scenarios from industry. We also cover important elements in how to be an inspirational leader, inspire a team and managing conflict resolution. …

In this interview our listeners get an interesting insight from one of the Directors (Stephen) from successful management and leadership training company based in Europe (MBF-International). We discuss elements from Project Management and what makes a successful Project Manager based from real life scenarios from Industry. …

Join La Donna Duhart as she covers the basics of Biometrics and discusses whether Industry is truly ready to incorporate the technology. …

Join La Donna Duhart as she discusses what first steps to take after a security incident. …

Join La Donna Duhart in discussing at what stage in the System Design Life Cycle (SDLC) to bring in elements of Security. …

Join La Donna Duhart as she discusses ways to determine whether or not your network is secure. …

Join Robin Goldsmith as he discusses the use of Proactive Testingâ„¢ as a tool of the successful Project Manager. …

The Registry is a hierarchical (that is, tree-structured) database of settings that describes your user account, the hardware of the server machine, and your applications. Any time you make some change with the Control Panel or some MMC snap-in, the effect of that change is usually stored in the Registry. What is stored in here and how important is it really? In this broadcast we will be covering and uncovering some information about the registry. …

In this radio show we continue the format from part 1 but also go into detail why social media sites are becoming ever more important even within Project management, a further insight into Google Analytics, why blogging is an important activity for a consultants and applications that be used online for project management and collaboration with clients. …

With the increase of Project Managers as independent consultants rather than permanent positions within companies it has become ever more important to have a professional online presence that reflects services and affords new clients. In this radio show we briefly discuss how to optimize your website using techniques such as call to actions, selecting the right keywords, Google analytics and why web design is important as a project management consultant. …

It is well known view that poor planning is one of the main causes of project failure. In this radio show we discuss techniques and methods used in how to plan effectively and also communicate effectively to other stakeholders. We cover product descriptions, product schematics, project plans and how to implement contingency plans when they are necessary etc. …

In this radio show we continue the introduction of the Harlequin Process Methodology and continue by covering the Execution process followed by the Acceptance stage of the project. This includes areas such as, how is the quality being reported, what is the status of the project’s implementation and once complete how can this be accepted by the client. …

In this radio show we introduce the basic concept of the Harlequin Process Methodology and how this can be used to create a universal understanding between stakeholders of their particular roles and duties within a project and how it can be used in conjunction with existing popular project management methodologies. …

Attention PL/SQL developers! This presentation will introduce you to the exciting new daily PL/SQL quiz. It's an excellent way to hone your PL/SQL skills and keep abreast of all the cool features of PL/SQL. Get scored, rank with other PL/SQL developers, and win prizes, but best of all – become a better PL/SQL developer! Try plsqlchallenge.com today! …

Oracle 11g's New Automatic SQL Tuning feature -SQL Plan Management consists of a new set of tools that allows an Oracle DBA to capture and preserve the most efficient execution plans for any SQL statement. The purpose is to limit the impact of environmental changes such as new optimizer statistics, different storage characteristics having been implemented, new changes to existing applications, and even upgraded database versions. In a nutshell - limit unexpected regression of SQL statement performance. …

This podcast, the final installment of the 3 part series, discusses the concept and implementation of an editioning view. This editioning view provides a buffer between our application code and the underlying physical schema. In addition, we will discuss forward and reverse crossedition triggers which allow you to write the code necessary for a user to switch between two editions seamlessly. …

This podcast dives deeper into the feature known as EBR to discuss the setup and prerequisites of using the feature. We will discuss the privileges necessary, the default edition known as ORA$BASE and how additional editions are created. We will also discuss how a session is able to use a specific edition. …

Edition-Based Redefinition, enables DBAs and end users to access more than one occurrence of a stored procedure, a trigger, a view, and other objects and therefore to stage—in isolation—the changes in a schema. Starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2, a single schema can now have two or more “versions” of a stored PL/SQL unit (function, type, trigger, and so on) or a view or synonym and all of their related metadata such as GRANTs on those objects. The feature that permits this is the new edition object type. This podcast will describe EBR and discuss the concepts of this exciting new Oracle 11g feature. …

Join Russell Trobough as he discusses the key elements in the Project Management framework. …

This radio show focuses on the importance of the Windows Time Service. We look at occurrences of when it is not working and what can be done to repair it. …

This radio show explores the tips on how to configure Windows 2003 Servers to work more efficiently. …

Join Michael Krout in this radio show as he discusses what a driver is and how to troubleshoot devices that are not working. …

This radio show gives a brief overview of Active Directory and its pieces. …

Do you have a Domain in your organization? Has it ever gone down? Would you like to learn how to recover from a failed Domain Controller? This article takes you into the World of domains. It describes the domain roles and then tells you how to recover when one of them kicks the bucket. Not only a domain controller but the master domain controller that has all of the roles. …

In the beginning, computers were not designed with security in mind. In today’s world, more and more vulnerabilities are being discovered. …

In today’s economy one person typically has many duties. We discuss finding a best fit career in IT. Job functions include from data entry to CIO management. …

This show focuses on disaster recovery. Each component of an automated system needs to be addressed and tested with regards to disaster recovery. It needs to be determined how much the information is really worth. The system, regardless of how small or large needs to be tested. …

We learn there will be faster and faster computers working together to solve problems. Problems that were once impossible to solve, like cancer and the SETI project, are now feasible. We still have hope of true artificial intelligence included in robots. …

In this radio show, we learn the government has problems and private industry comes running to help with computers. We discuss World War II, the census, and Aerospace. We learn that the software is slowly catching up to the hardware. …

Reducing the Attack Surface is minimizing access to information that is protected. The Server Core is a minimal installation of Windows 2008 Server. In this show we are going to explore some of the benefits of using Server Core in your Enterprise. …

Windows Powershell is new to Windows 2008 Server. It is a replacement for some of the older technologies. In this show we identify some of the new features that PowerShell provides to the manager. …

Data is spread all over the place. It can be located in Active Directory Domain Services, Access, SQL Server, Exchange - you name it. Identity Data Access Solutions (IDA) is a way to take the reins on data within your organization, and bring it under control. In this show we will identify the IDA solutions and how they correspond to the data. …

Pass the Buck. How many times have you wanted to pass on responsibility to someone else? Are you are overwhelmed with the responsibilities of the day to day tasks of managing an Enterprise network? Well now you can give the work to someone else. Delegation is the task of identifying responsible individuals and providing them the permissions to manage different parts of the Enterprise. …

Managing Active Directory can be a tedious job. Microsoft has provided us with some tools that will ease the pain. In this show we are going to discuss the Active Directory Snapins. …

In the last of this series, continuous improvement is considered as the means of maintaining effective performance management. …

In this show, Sue talks about being busy on the right things and how that is different to just being busy. …

Every business has them; this show is about the importance of understanding what they are, the timing aspects and their purpose in the organization. …

In this show you will find an overview with some of the benefits to be gained from managing IT performance. …

Certifications are a fantastic way to prove your competency and understanding of selected topics. They provide that 3rd party verification of set criteria. A baseline that demonstrates certain expectations and knowledge. Alas, conducting mass certification processes requires use of standardized exams and formulas. Not necessarily verifying your “on-the-job” abilities, but more focused on comparing you across the discipline and job roles. Meaning you have to prepare. Neal L. Rowland discusses the importance of good preparation and study plans. This GoGogh Radio Show may be that little bit of motivation or organization you need to plan a successful certification journey. …

In this Radio Show, Cory Mandall interviews Neal L. Rowland, PMP, ITIL Expert, MEd, about his ITIL V3 Foundation courses here at GoGogh and about the certification in general. Neal discusses some of the primary points of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) version 3 certification schema and in particular the Foundation certificate. …

In the last of this series, continuous improvement is considered as the means of maintaining effective performance management …

This show talks about bite-sized pieces to start making progress with managing performance. …

There are many things that enable an IT Service provider to deliver good IT services and value. The scope of the ITIL V3 Frameworks attempts to cover many of the Best Practices related to managing a good IT service provision. One of the core ITIL v3 publications is Service Design. In this GoGogh Radio Show, Neal L. Rowland covers briefly the 5 major aspects of Service Design according to the OGC ITIL frameworks. …

Have you ever gone to a website and found that it was not up? You get this server not found or page not found. With the competition out there to get your website seen having a down web server can be costly. I think it a very prominent retailer that sells goods on the web said that for an hour of downtime they could theoretically lost more than a million dollars in revenue. Now that is a lot of money. Not many people in a life time will make a million dollars. So, you are in charge of device called a web server. You need to find a way to make sure that you have at least 99.9% uptime. You want to do it relatively cheap and also have something that is reliable. Well NLB (Network Load balancing) comes into the picture. In this broadcast we will be covering the best practices for Network Load Balancing. …

Over the years IIS has changed from a security hole into a secure server. If you remember back in the NT days. IIS first made it presence with Option Pack 4. Wow, that was a long time ago. But if you look at the history of other web servers you will see that this is not really that long ago. With Windows 2003 we were given a pretty functional web server with some new features and a streamlined engine. This broadcast will be covering the best practices recommendations for getting the best security out of the IIS web server. …

IIS 6.0 can be a tricky beast to configure and get to know. If you are not a developer or an admin then you probably don't know that much about this mysterious service that is in Windows Server 2003. In this broadcast we are going to answer some of the most asked questions about IIS 6.0. …

Do you have a wireless network in your work or at home? What do you know about the different authentication protocols? Is a wired network better than a wireless? What are the advantages and disadvantages of wires? In this broadcast we are exploring wireless and comparing it to wired networks. …

NAT has been around for a little while. But do you really understand what the purpose of this service and what are the difference between ICS and NAT? Well in this broadcast we are going to examine both NAT and ICS. …

If you've ever deployed Windows NT Server or Windows 2000 Server, you probably know that Microsoft designed those products to be unsecure by default. Although Microsoft has provided many security mechanisms, it's been up to you to implement them. But when Microsoft released Windows 2003 Server, the company switched philosophies. The new philosophy is that the server should be secure by default. This broadcast will cover some well needed tips. …

Join Michael Krout in this radio show on IAS best practices. IAS is the basis of call accounting within a RRAS environment. This broadcast provides best practices for implementing and configuring IAS. …

You may have wondered why certain courses or learning environments work better for you. There may have been times where the way something was presented to you lasted much longer than others. Well, there may be underlying reasons for that: Multiple Intelligences. Sometimes an overused term or one throw around with not a great appreciation of why. In this GoGogh Radio Show, Neal L. Rowland, discusses the 7 intelligences and opens the door to the potential they may have for you and your learning. …

In a previous GoGogh Radio Show, Neal L. Rowland discussed the 5 Major Aspects of Service Design. In this GoGogh Radio Show, he takes the discussion a little further. We all know there are risks and challenges in managing an IT service. Working to overcome or within those challenges prepares us to deliver the best IT service we possibly can. To accomplish this, it takes awareness. Have a listen. Get yourself thinking. And then start seeing what can be done in your IT Service organization. …

In this radio show, we talk about how to deliver high service availability by eliminating or minimizing the causes of unplanned VM down time. Unplanned down time is caused by the failure of a server. By virtualizing workloads, we can minimize or eliminate unplanned VM down time by using VMware High Availability clusters to reassign VMs to new hosts and boot them up - automatically whenever a physical host fails By employing VMware Fault Tolerence, we can eliminate unplanned down time completely. Fault Tolerence duplicates a running VM in real time. If the host running the Fault Tolerent VM fails, the duplicate FT VM is simply scheduled to run on a secondary ESX server. The cut over completes with no loss in service and no loss of I/Os or data. …

This radio show talks about the things you need to know about virtualization but won't find in the VMware vSphere Administrator's guides.Topics include: - what to virtualize and what not to virtualize - one to one virtualization - CPU, memory network and disk considerations - Security concerns in a virtual environment …

In this radio show, Larry Karnis will be discussing backing up virtual machines. He explains the additional concerns that need to be considered when using traditional network based back up tools. Laryy will also introduce VMware Consolidated Back Up for hot, consistent, reliable backups of running virtual machines. …

Why is JDBC an industry standard? Join Kevin Flanagan as he discusses JDBC and its importance in database independent connectivity to enterprise data in heterogeneous environments. …

What is Messaging and how does Java Messaging Service support it? Join Kevin Flanagan as he presents an introduction to loosely coupled messaging and its two primary models - point-to-point (queuing) and publish/subscribe (pub/sub). Learn how JMS provides a common interface to many messaging providers. …

A brief introduction to the history of RDBMS concepts and technology. Join Kevin Flanagan as he outlines the development of RDBMS from its foundations in mathematical set theory and the major problems that it attempts to resolve such as data redundancy. …

A short overview of the Extensible Markup Language. Join Kevin Flanagan as he discusses what XML is, the technologies from which it developed, and it's uses in areas such as cross platform data transfer, Java EE deployment, and Web Services. …

Application servers use XML-based files to configure their general interface to the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and hence to the outside world. JBoss has a couple of specific descriptors that are used to configure application deployment. Join Mike Simpson as he explores the special features of JBoss’ deployment descriptors on “JBoss and Descriptors.” …

Today’s production applications need to be able to allow specific users to perform specific tasks ... and, equally important, need to be able to disallow specific users from performing specific tasks. JBoss uses the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS), along with the concepts of “users” and “roles,” to meet these requirements. Join Mike Simpson as he tackles these issues on “JBoss and Security.” …

JBoss comes with its own lightweight database, which can be handy for testing and for managing transactions that don’t need to survive a JBoss restart. However, you may want to integrate JBoss with your own production database. Join Mike Simpson as he reveals JBoss’ JDBC-integration capabilities on “JBoss and Databases.” …

JBoss offers two mechanisms for “persisting” (saving) information to disk: Bean-Managed Persistence (BMP) and Container-Managed Persistence (CMP). Which should you use? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? How do you configure each in JBoss? Join Mike Simpson as he discusses “JBoss and Persistence.” …

JBoss is a Java-based “application server” -- integrating and securing individual modules. But what does that mean for you as a developer? And do you have to use Java for your modules? Join Mike Simpson as he discusses “How JBoss Stacks Up against Other Application Servers.” …

Java's collection classes provide ordered logical means of dealing with user-defined groupings of objects. Generics – a new feature of Java 5 that has been improved in Java 6 – allows a programmer to specify that a particular collection should only support a particular type of object. Join Mike Simpson as he leads you on a tour of “Collections and Generics in Java.” …

There is a pithy aphorism in software design that says “There’s never time to do it right, but there’s always time to do it over.” The best way to assure software quality is to design and test your software to “build in” quality instead of trying to “bolt it on” afterwards. Join Mike Simpson as he discusses how to use testing and design to “Assure Software Quality.” …

Testing is an integral part of assuring software quality. However, determining what tests to perform is as much art as science. What should you test? How should you test? What should you measure in your tests? Join Mike Simpson as he tackles “Software Quality Testing.” …

Software quality requires that modifications and additions be thoroughly documented and verified. How do you create, design and verify your tests to assure software quality? Join Mike Simpson as he discusses techniques of “Quality Assurance.” …

ISO (International Standards Organization) 9000 certification is an eagerly coveted and yet murky certification that an organization, process or piece of software meets certain quality standards. What does ISO 9000 certification mean for software and how can a company use that certification to its advantage? Join Mike Simpson as he discusses “ISO 9000 Requirements and Their Effect on Software.” …

Software quality is an ill-defined term. Yes, everyone wants high-quality software, but how does one define and measure it? Join Mike Simpson as he clears the alphabet soup of “An Overview of Software Quality Assurance.” …

Developers often wish to extend the capabilities of a Web server, either by creating custom extensions for a Web server or by creating dynamic Java Server Pages that add automation and animation to static Web pages. Java supports these extensions and dynamism by permitting the creation of small classes, called servlets, that carry out the dynamic behavior of Java Server Pages or accept and process custom input from a Web page. Join Mike Simpson as he explores the power of “Servlets in Java.” …

We all want our programs to work well, but sometimes they encounter unexpected situations. Java provides an elegant mechanism for handling single or multiple anomalous situations during program execution. Join Mike Simpson as he shows you how to handle “Exceptions in Java.” …

Most of our programs today have to do more than one thing at a time. Java uses threads to carry out simultaneous tasks during a program's execution. Join Mike Simpson as he weaves his way through “Threads in Java.” …

Java can “deflate” the in-memory state of an object to a stream of bytes and use that same stream to “inflate” another copy of the object. This technique of saving an object to disk is known as “serializing” an object. Join Mike Simpson as he details several methods for saving object contents on “Java 6 Object Serialization.” …

Many Java applications need to interact with disk files – reading information from files and writing information to files. Java 6 has added file-permission testing and manipulation features, and file system space features, to an already-rich collection of file access and file manipulation methods. Join Mike Simpson as he explains the existing and new features of “Java 6 File I/O.” …

Java is a powerful general-purpose programming language that can accomplish many tasks. Java groups its programming power into re-usable units called packages (akin to libraries in other languages.) Join Mike Simpson as he reviews Java 6's “core packages” and details how each of these packages handles some key programming task. …

Java uses objects – data structures that combine data and behaviors that operate on that data – to represent real-world entities and provide solutions to programming problems. But programming in objects is different from traditional structured programming. Join Mike Simpson as he explains how objects help make your programming life easier on “Object Oriented Programming in Java 6.” …

Java 6 offers exiting new database, security, management and serviceability improvements. Join Mike Simpson as he takes you on a tour of “New Features in Java 6.” …

Description: CISSP trainer Mark Edmead will discuss the importance of vulnerability and penetration testing. The goal is to find your weeknesses before the hackers. …

Description: Mark Edmead will discuss the differences between general and technical based certification to help you select the path that works best for your career goals. …

In this radio show, Larry Karnis will be talking about how to deliver high service availability by eliminating or minimizing the causes of unplanned VM down time. Unplanned down time is caused by the failure of a server. By virtualizing workloads, we can minimize or eliminate unplanned VM down time by using VMware High Availability clusters to reassign VMs to new hosts and boot them up - automatically whenever a physical host fails. By employing VMware Fault Tolerence, we can eliminate unplanned down time completely. Fault Tolerence duplicates a running VM in real time. If the host running the Fault Tolerent VM fails, the duplicate FT VM is simply scheduled to run on a secondary ESX server. The cut over completes with no loss in service and no loss of I/Os or data. …

How valuable is the CISSP certification? How the CISSP certification can enhance your career? CISSP trainer Mark Edmead will answer these and other questions regarding the value of the CISSP certification in your professional career. …

Description: Not everyone can qualify for the CISSP certification. What is required to become certified? CISSP trainer Mark Edmead will detail the qualifications needed to obtain the CISSP certification. …

Description: The CISSP exam covered 10 areas of information security. Do you need to be an expert in all 10 areas? CISSP trainer Mark Edmead will discuss what you need to know in order to pass the CISSP certification test. …

Before you enable the routing functions of Routing and Remote Access, you should carefully review your network infrastructure so that you can configure Routing and Remote Access to best meet your needs for security and functionality. Security for Routing and Remote Access can be considered in three parts: securing the server running Routing and Remote Access, securing the network traffic between the server and its clients, and using secure authentication methods. In this broadcast we will be covering best practices security information for routing. …

This radio show presents an overview of the elements of the Improve Phase of Six Sigma. Join Shelia M. Harden as she provides an in-depth look at this phase. …

Hibernate helps simplify the building of Java EE applications using Enterprise Java Bean (EJB) 3.0 format beans. How does Hibernate and annotations help to create EJB applications? Where do Hibernate and annotations make your development life easier? Join Mike Simpson as he answers these (and other) questions on a tour of "Hibernate and EJB3". …

Join Dr. Biswajit Panja as he explains how both array and hash are used to store data in Ruby. For the creation of array, an array name is used and the data is stored. To access the elements of the array, an array name with an index is provided. In hash key -> value is used. For each value a key is provided. The value can be accessed using the key. …

In this radio show, host Philip Wiest teaches us his top six time-saving tips for Crystal Reports users. …

In this radio show Steve Hamilton will discuss the advantages of using Oracles Recovery Catalog. We will touch on the four basic reasons for using the recovery catalog and how it could benefit the day to day operations of the Oracle DBA. …

Join Mary Abdill in this radio show, as she explores some of the different types of computer programs, also known as programs. Her discussion will aso talk a little about what a programmer actually does. …

Join Tom Vaughan’s discussion on the overview of the Perl FAQs 1 through 4. Many questions about Perl have been asked and answered in the FAQs. It would be advantageous to skim the FAQs before exerting undue exertion when trying to solve a Perl issue. …

In object oriented programming we can inherit the public method of one class into another class, which is called inheritance. This helps to avoid writing the same code again. In inheritance there are two main classes: Base class, and Derived class. Derived class inherits the public functions of a base class. …

Hibernate and Struts implement the model and view layers, respectively, of the popular Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural model. But how do you seamlessly bring information from Hibernate into Struts, and vice versa? Join Mike Simpson as he emulsifies these two popular open-source products with pleasing results on "Bridging Hibernate and Struts”. …

In this radio show, Shelia M. Harden provides an in-depth overview of the elements of the Analyze Phase in Six Sigma. …

In this radio show, host Philip Wiest explains Crystal Reports as a reporting tool for the 21st Century and the need that employers and decision makers have for reports that summarize and clarify their large warehouses of data – data that is Voluminous and Ambiguous. …

In this radio show, Matthew Trachtenberg introduces Chrome OS to the listener and covers the basics of what it is and where it fits into the computing world. He covers the release timeline and discusses the upcoming “Tablet wars” that are shaping up for later this year. You will also have the opportunity to participate in the next show by giving your comments that will be incorporated into an upcoming radio show. …

In this radio show, James Lee discusses different Linux network servers including Apache httpd, sendmail, bind and samba. …

The basics of asymmetric encryption are discussed in part three of the encryption radio show series. Michael Statia’s discussion includes the strengths and weaknesses of asymmetric encryption and how it functions. …

Join Michael Statia as he continues his discussion on the basics of symmetric encryption. This radio show includes how symmetric encryption functions and its strengths and weaknesses. …

Join Michael Statia’s discussion on the issues revolving around physical security and what can be done to strengthen physical security. …

This radio show discusses the basic building blocks used to build a secure organization. Join Michael Statia’s explanation of Least Privilege, Mandatory Vacation and Job Rotation. …

Join Michael Statia in the conclusion of his five part series on encryption. This radio show will discuss the basics of hybrid cryptosystems and will examine how different cryptographic systems can be brought together to form a powerful system. SSL and digital signatures of hybrid cryptosystems will also be discussed. …

In this radio show, Michael Statia discusses the basics of encryption including why encryption is important and how it is used. He includes a brief history of encryption and some examples of it in use. …

Listen to Michael Statia’s discussion on the basics of hashing in the area of encryption. In this radio show he will also discuss how hashing is used to guard the integrity of information. …

In this radio show, you will learn about the 5 major reporting functions, including ranking, breaking, sorting, filtering, and fold line. Michael Ward explains the built in calculations that can also be applied to any report and the various options associated with each of these reporting functions. …

Join Shelia M. Harden in this radio show as she provides an in-depth overview of the elements of the Measure phase in Six Sigma. …

In this radio show, Dr. Biswajit Panja discusses composition in object oriented programming. Composition is when an object of one class is taken as a data member of another class. He also explains how compatibility is one use when writing a new class which has some similar features of an existing class. …

Many testers resist writing test plans because they find the writing is mainly useless busywork. Instead of not writing test plans, Robin Goldsmith explains how Proactive Testingâ„¢ writes truly agile test plans that help you and your testing succeed. …

This radio show’s discussion includes an overview of some of the conferences that feature Perl. Join Tom Vaughan as he describes some of the benefits from attending the conferences. …

This radio show continues the discussion of the areas that give beginning C programmers some pause. Join Donna Martin as she briefly addresses pointers, in addition to common errors with switches, arrays, integer division and loops. Initialization of variables, function prototypes and the importance of matching the types of a parameter list are also discussed. …

In this radio show, Steve Hamilton will discuss the advantages of using Oracle Secure Backup. The differences between RMAN and Oracle Secure Backup are explained as well as the capabilities of Oracle Secure Backup. …

In this radio show, Shelia M. Harden provides an in-depth overview of the elements of the Define phase in Six Sigma. …

Join James Lee as he discusses the Linux secure protocols, ssh, secure shell and scp, secure copy. …

In this radio show, James Lee discusses Linux desktop applications, including Firefox, Evolution and Open Office. …

In this radio show, Steve Hamilton will discuss how to choose a database and also compare the differences between Oracle and SQL Server 2008. He will identify what to look at and what to include in your database comparisons. …

In this radio show, Donna Martin discusses areas that give beginning C programmers some difficulties. Part 1 covers the importance of declaring main correctly. Common errors in using if statements, creating expressions and precedence issues are reviewed, as well as creating safe macros and the safe use of macros. …

Unlike typical development where testing often is an afterthought, Proactive Testingâ„¢ lets testing drive development. That is not politics, it is knowledge. Join Robin Goldsmith’s explanation about where developers benefit from applying Proactive Testingâ„¢ information to help them deliver software quicker, cheaper, and better. …

In this radio show, Shelia M. Harden outlines the benefits of learning the Six Sigma methodology and applying the tools to everyday problems. …