| News for the IT Industry |  |
- Tech firms take steps to head off storm disruptions
Hurricane Sandy and its remnants battered the East Coast on Monday, creating challenges for IT administrators and raising the potential for massive power outages that could endanger service for millions of customers. Telecom providers prepared by setting up generators to keep networks running, while cloud provider Nirvanix offered customers the option of temporarily moving their data to servers outside the New Jersey area. eWeek
(10/29), RedOrbit
(10/29), Network World
(10/29)     
 | Economical CompTIA Certification Prep
Demand for experts who can repair, network, and secure IT equipment continues to grow. Validate your expertise by earning globally recognized credentials from CompTIA. Global Knowledge offers the latest certification prep courses to help you reach your goals for a fraction of the cost. Get started today! |
| Technology & Trends |  |  |
|
- Tips for bringing IT back online following a natural disaster
Keeping things running in the wake of a natural disaster such as Hurricane Sandy requires a detailed strategy and open lines of communication among those who will be in charge of the recovery, according to officials at the Consortium for School Networking. The group's IT Crisis Preparedness Initiative prepared a checklist of things to do before beginning recovery efforts, such as taking a detailed inventory of damaged equipment and contacting employees and vendors to update them on the situation. Forbes
(10/29)
- Intel offers SSD with 20nm NAND flash memory chips
Intel is shipping the 335 Series solid-state drive, a consumer product containing multi-level cell NAND flash memory devices made with a 20-nanometer process. The flash memory chips were made by IM Flash Technologies, Intel's joint venture with Micron Technology. XBitLabs.com
(10/29)
| IT Channel | | |
|
- HP looks to multifunction printers as part of turnaround plan
Hewlett-Packard's impending line of multifunction printers will close a product gap caused by a seven-year lull between printer-line launches, CEO Meg Whitman says. The launch is seen as a key element in her plan to put HP back on top, as the company will be competing better in the fastest-growing segment of the printing market. The Wall Street Journal
(10/29)
| IT Workforce | | |
|
- How to tell when a bad hire can't be salvaged
If an employee can't work with others or has no enthusiasm for the job, it may be time for the company to part ways with him, experts say. "They may be smart as anything, but if their attitude is just not right for the culture of the workplace, it is simply not going to work," says Terri Simon of Ignited. iMedia Connection
(10/29)
| Policy Watch | | |
|
- Federal courts may bring changes on data-breach damages
The federal court system has been taking a new view of data breaches and their impact on customers, and that could lead to insurance mandates for identify-theft incidents and higher risks from class action suits, Antone Gonsalves writes. "Courts are starting to pick up on the fact that the data that can get out there can cause serious harm, maybe not immediately, but sometime in the near future," lawyer Jeffrey Vagle says. CSO
(10/29)
| CompTIA News | | |
|
-
Be a CDIA+ Beta-Tester
CompTIA is looking for digital information management professionals to participate in a beta exam of its revised CDIA+ certification. Those who pass the exam will become CDIA+ certified at the time the final exam launches in 2013. Sign up.
-
EMEA Conference
Click here, here and here for coverage of last week’s CompTIA EMEA Members and Partners Conference, which opened with a speech from Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman. Panels covered MSP, cybersecurity, cloud and more.
-
The globetrotting risks of cloud
When using public clouds that are offered to a range of audiences from enterprise companies through to small businesses and consumers, there is a risk of data traveling the globe without you knowing. Learn more.
-
CompTIA IT SmartStat: Oct. 30, 2012
 35% of businesses say that they have a comprehensive data retention policy. CompTIA IT SmartStat
| SmartQuote | | |
|
 | A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
--Henry Adams,
American journalist, historian, academic and novelist
|
| |
| Advertise |
|
Account Director:
Roger Leek (804) 803-1414
|
|
|
| |
|
Read more at SmartBrief.com |
|
A powerful website for SmartBrief readers including:
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| | Recent CompTIA SmartBrief Issues:
- Monday, October 29, 2012
- Friday, October 26, 2012
- Thursday, October 25, 2012
- Wednesday, October 24, 2012
- Tuesday, October 23, 2012
| | | Lead Editor: Susan Rush
Contributing Editor: Judy Mottl
Mailing Address:
SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 | |
| |
|
| © 1999-2012 SmartBrief, Inc.® Legal Information |
|
