Nov 18 2008 4:10PM GMT
Posted by: Jenny Mackintosh
Community Newsletter,
ITKE
Here is what’s happening in our community this week:
- Tales from the Data Center
- Earn Knowledge Points and win
- Featured IT blogger: Mike DiPetrillo
- Questions of the week
- Blog posts of the week
- New community blogs
- Messages from the TechTarget network
Tales from the Data Center contest
Send us your craziest data center tale or photo to contactus@itknowledgeexchange.com and you’ll receive a free IT Knowledge Exchange t-shirt, along with the chance to win other great prizes. View the details here.
Read some stories your peers have already submitted here.
Earn Knowledge Points and win
Carlosdl, Flame, Technochic, Labnuke99, Mrdenny and Gilly400 have already earned over 500 Knowledge Points toward our November gift card giveaway. There’s still plenty of time to catch up and snag one of ten Amazon.com gift cards, just in time for your holiday shopping!
We’re giving away ten Amazon.com gift certificates to our ten most active Knowledge Point earners, so check out the details here and start earning those Knowledge Points!
Featured IT Blogger: Mike DiPetrillo
Mike has worked in the computer industry for over 15 years as an independant contractor, global datacenter manager, and virtualization specialist. He is now a Principal Systems Engineer for VMware, where he helps customers and partners understand VMware technology and implement solutions to help them run their business. While his main area of focus is virtualization, you can find reviews of software and news in the world of enterprise IT, all within the confines of his virtualization blog.
Visit Mike D’s Virtualizaton Blog today:
http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/
Questions of the Week
Over the past week, we’ve seen some great questions come through IT Knowledge Exchange, but some questions need your attention. Click on one of our selected questions below, and spread the knowledge!
>> Individual Postmaster for each accepted domain using Exchange
Server 2007 SP1
>> How do I make this AXUS DAS work as NAS?
>> Second tier storage: Putting our DFSMS/HSM ML1 data on FATA-disk
>> How to send mail to multiple recipients from Lotus using Excel
macros
>> Automating Client Access
>> How many of you are considering FCoE as a transition from Fibre
Channel to Ethernet?
>> Deploying Office 2007 with SCCM 2007
>> Exchange Server information store issues after a domain migration
>> How widespread is de-duplication in your data center?
>> How to paste data directly from Excel to PowerPoint graphic as
data
Blog Posts of the Week
Browse the sampling of selected blog posts below or go here to view all.
>> Did you see this? - Microsoft Exchange Online (IT Trenches)
>> Write a better resume (IT Career JumpStart)
>> Fabuloso Windows Rescue Kit works wonders with Vista (Vista
Enterprise Desktop)
>> PowerShell - Get a list of Exchange users (The Multifunctioning
DBA)
>> The death of packaged software: Microsoft Store opens on the web
for U.S. shoppers (Nathan the IT Guy)
Start your own IT blog and earn some extra cash!
New Community Blogs
SBS 2003 and beyond | Roger Crawford
This blog will cover the everyday problems and fixes I encounter with Small Business Server 2003 and SBS 2008. I will also be looking at Server 2008 mainly with TS Gateway, Published Applications, Terminal Services and HyperV. Whatever I may have encountered in my travels in dealing with a Small Business and their needs.
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sbs/
Messages from the TechTarget network
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Community Manager
Nov 13 2008 4:51PM GMT
Posted by: Jenny Mackintosh
ITKE,
IT Blogger of the Week
Every Thursday, IT Knowledge Exchange will be promoting one IT blogger outside of the community in a new feature, “IT Blogger of the Week”.
Dave Graham is a technical consultant with EMC and custom systems builder who has, as he says, “been there, done that.” He provides his expertise in the fields of storage and data protection, and often writes about specific manufacturers in the hopes of spreading his knowledge of various IT solutions to the masses.
The Flickerdown Blog is dedicated to providing education and support for a wide variety of subject matters — from host virtualization to SAN storage (and everything in between). Flickerdown is a great resource for small/medium business and commercial IT shops looking to expand their knowledge portfolios.
Visit Dave Graham on Flickerdown.com today!
Jenny Mackintosh
Community Manager
Nov 11 2008 3:51PM GMT
Posted by: Jenny Mackintosh
Community Newsletter,
ITKE
IT Knowledge Exchange will now archive the weekly newsletter on the Community Blog. All future weekly e-mail updates will be archived on the Community Newsletter tag.
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Here is what’s happening in our community this week:
- Tales from the Data Center
- Earn Knowledge Points and win
- Featured IT blogger: Dave Graham
- Questions of the week
- Blog posts of the week
- New community blogs
- Messages from the TechTarget network
Tales from the Data Center contest
Send us your craziest data center tale or photo to contactus@itknowledgeexchange.com and you’ll receive a free IT Knowledge Exchange t-shirt, along with the chance to win other great prizes. View the details here.
Read some stories your peers have already submitted here.
Earn Knowledge Points and win
Carlosdl and Mrdenny have already earned over 500 Knowledge Points toward our November gift card giveaway. There’s still plenty of time to catch up and snag one of ten Amazon.com gift cards, just in time for your holiday shopping!
We’re giving away ten Amazon.com gift certificates to our ten most active Knowledge Point earners, so check out the details here and start earning those Knowledge Points!
Featured IT Blogger: Dave Graham
The Flickerdown Blog is dedicated to providing education and support for a wide variety of subject matters; from host virtualization to SAN storage (and everything in between), Flickerdown is a great resource for Small/Medium Business and Commercial IT shops looking to expand their knowledge portfolios.
Visit Dave Graham on The Flickerdown Blog today:
http://flickerdown.com/
Questions of the Week
Over the past week, we’ve seen some great questions come through IT Knowledge Exchange, but some questions need your attention. Click on one of our selected questions below, and spread the knowledge!
>> Our default SMTP connector (Virtual Server) is not connecting to remote server
>> Importing addresses via .CSV as a new contact group
>> OWA website cannot be found
>> DFS management (Distributed File System)
>> Migrating from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003
>> How many of you are considering FCoE as a transition from Fibre Channel to Ethernet?
>> Transition from Workgroup to Domain during building transition
>> SharePoint Designer 2007
>> How widespread is de-duplication in your data center?
>> How to back up SQL Server on a different domain
Blog Posts of the Week
Browse the sampling of selected blog posts below or go here to view all.
>> And now, a word from the “Brazen Careerist” (IT Career JumpStart)
>> ProCurve POE Switches (Nathan the IT Guy)
>> Russia and Cuba kick out Microsoft in favor of open source software (Open Source Software and Linux)
>> Group Policy scripts, what are they doing on my PC? (If it has a plug, it’s IT stuff)
>> Software for secure computing: Iron Key (Security Corner)
Start your own IT blog and earn some extra cash!
New Community Blogs
>> SBS 2003 and beyond | Roger Crawford
This blog will cover the everyday problems and fixes I encounter with Small Business Server 2003 and SBS 2008. I will also be looking at Server 2008 mainly with TS Gateway, Published Applications, Terminal Services and HyperV. Whatever I may have encountered in my travels in dealing with a Small Business and their needs.
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sbs/
>> Brien Posey’s Windows Blog | Brien Posey
Join Windows expert Brien Posey as he takes you through the basics and the not-so-basics of being a Windows administrator. Learn about managing Windows XP and Windows Vista, securing your Windows network, keeping your users in line and more.
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/brien-posey/
Messages from the TechTarget network
Solid State: New Frontier for Storage
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Virtual Event: Microsoft New Server Product Launch this Wednesday
Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to hear from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who will officially launch Microsoft’s new product line designed specifically for the mid-market, which will dramatically simplify the deployment, ongoing management and use of server technology. In addition, independent expert and best-selling author Mark Minasi will deliver “7 tips that IT can use during the economic downturn.” These practical tips are designed to save money and deliver new capabilities to keep SMBs competitive. Register for free today!
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As always, we want your feedback.
Send it to me at jenny@itknowledgeexchange.com
Thanks,
Jenny Mackintosh
Community Manager
Nov 3 2008 4:15PM GMT
Posted by: Sean Brooks
Contests,
ITKE,
Most Active Member
Now is your chance to win an Amazon gift certificate based on your activity in the IT Knowledge Exchange community. Remember, the more you ask, answer or discuss questions, the more Knowledge Points you will earn.
The top 10 most active members from noon today (November 3rd), until the end of November, that reach the following Knowledge Point levels will be eligible for:
- 3000+ Knowledge Points: $200.00 Amazon gift card
- 2000+ Knowledge Points: $150.00 Amazon gift card
- 1000+ Knowledge Points: $75.00 Amazon gift card
- 500+ Knowledge Points: $50.00 Amazon gift card
Knowledge Points will only be rewarded for actual questions, answers and discussion that are relevant to the site.
So hop on over to our Contest Rules, then most importantly, ask, answer and discuss questions and earn those Knowledge Points!
Not sure where to start? Refer to this blog post for links to all categories of unanswered questions. And remember — we need your smart questions just as much as we need smart answers!
Oct 7 2008 5:13PM GMT
Posted by: Jenny Mackintosh
Contests,
ITKE
September was a great month for IT Knowledge Exchange, and a great month for our members as well! Our September XBox 360 contest for our most active members has finished, and we are proud to finally announce the results:
First Prize: XBox 360 –> Mrdenny
Second Prize: Chumby –> Flame
Third Prize: $100 Amazon.com gift card –> Carlosdl
Congratulations to our three winners, and thank you for your continued contributions to the site.
Jenny Mackintosh
Community Manager
Oct 2 2008 6:13PM GMT
Posted by: Brent Sheets
Contests,
ITKE
Do your tales from the data center sound more like “Tales from the Crypt”? If so, then we definitely want to hear from you. We’re gathering stories and photos for an amusing contest sponsored by American Power Conversion (APC). So share your data center tales of woe with us for fun and prizes.
This two-month long contest (Oct-Nov) is your chance to win a great prize by sharing your data center horror stories. You may remain anonymous if you wish, so feel free to spill the beans on the wackiest kludge you’ve ever seen in a data center – it’s okay – we won’t tell on you.
Have you ever inherited a mega-screwed up data center? Had to hack and slice your way through a spider web of CAT 6E like Indiana Jones to get to the servers? At your company, does “green data center” mean mold is growing on the walls of your server room? Then tell us about it! Your contest submissions will be published on the Tales from the Data Center blog for all to read.
→ Here’s what you can win
The person sending us the craziest data center tale or photo will win a Nintendo Wii game system. We’ll also be giving away twenty (20) copies of System Specifications and Project Manual for Data Centers (a $250 value!).
→ Here’s what you need to do
Send your stories and photos to us at contactus@itknowledgeexchange.com. If you wish to remain anonymous, be sure to mention that in your email, else we’ll assume it’s okay to use your name when we announce the winners.
So ‘fess up to your mess up‘ and let us know about some of the kooky things you’ve done – or seen done – in a data center. Remember, your story may be about things you’ve done or something your co-workers have done. It can even be about something bizarre you’ve only seen in a data center. Thanks and good luck in the contest!
Contest Rules
Community Manager
Oct 2 2008 4:41PM GMT
Posted by: Jenny Mackintosh
Contests,
ITKE
This past month, the moderators at IT Knowledge Exchange have seen several exemplary answers to user questions come through the community. It was tough to choose just ten, but here are the winners of our September answers contest:
–> Lovemyi
–> Philpl1jb
–> Mcl
–> Wcdulanyjr
–> Dave mc
–> Blithespirit
–> NEHarris
–> Rburgin
–> Mshen
–> MarkK
Congratulations to all of our winners! Each member will be receiving a swanky IT Knowledge Exchange t-shirt.
Jenny Mackintosh
Community Manager
Sep 24 2008 12:00PM GMT
Posted by: Brent Sheets
ITKE
One year ago today, IT Knowledge Exchange was quietly reborn when we launched the Beta version of this website using Web 2.0 technologies. So today is our birthday – or maybe I should say – it’s our rebirth-day. We’ve seen tremendous growth over the last year and our membership has truly developed into a flourishing online community.
A community isn’t a tally of questions, answers or page views – but people. Our members are the backbone of IT Knowledge Exchange and we couldn’t ask for a better group of savvy, helpful professionals.
Our expansion into user-generated content has been a resounding success and we’ve had a ball working with our members over the past twelve months. Thank you for joining our community and thank you for helping to build such a great repository of IT answers and IT blogs.
We also appreciate all the suggestions and feature requests that are sent in to us. So keep those coming, we enjoy hearing from you and reading your emails. Thanks again.
Community Manager
Not all frights take place on Halloween — many happen in the course of a normal IT workday. For a good laugh (or groan) be sure to read some of the data center stories submitted by your fellow members. Here are the first 10 entries from our 
