A new full-length podcast for IT pros is ready for consumption at CSTechcast.com. This week we talk about the bandwidth hog that is web-based video and how network admins can control it with E-telemetry's CTO Alan Schunemann. Find more information about his company at etelemetry.com. The news brings a mess of Microsoft patches, also word that UAC is being refashioned in Windows 7, AMD spinning off The Foundry Company for chip manufacturing, Oracle acquiring Primavera, and IBM furthers its cloud computing ambitions with Bluehouse. Telecom companies trying to stop widespread municipal Internet get "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we talk physical to virtual migration tools in "A Closer Look", and when you get a HAL mismatch migrating server to a virtual world we give you some relief in "The Weekly Tech Tip".

Sponsors this week:
Admin Script Editor by iTripoli <http://www.itripoli.com>

Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:

11 Microsoft security updates due next week (InfoWorld) <http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/10/09/11_Microsoft_security_updates_due_next_week_1.html>

User Account Control (Windows 7 Blog) <http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2008/10/08/user-account-control.aspx>

So much for that idea: Tech stocks have fallen from 1999 to 2008 (CNet) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10064100-92.html>

AMD deal triggers Intel license warning (CNet) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10062097-64.html>

City-owned fiber network a go as judge tosses telco lawsuit (Ars Technica) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081009-city-owned-fiber-network-a-go-as-judge-tosses-telco-lawsuit.html>

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Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=46

- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)

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CSTechcast.com brings you another episode of the podcast for IT professionals. Today, we talk about the future of IPv6 for business with Fred Wettling, author of Global IPv6 Strategies from Cisco Press. In the news, solid state drives are looking to replace spinning disks for enterprise applications, AMD is introducing new processors, a court ruling on model trains impacts free software, Windows 7 starts to get real, and iPhone gets Gartner's nod for use in business. VMWare's servers have fallen and they can't get up in "The Worst tech Move of the Week", greening servers gets "A Closer Look", and a quick FTP server setup is "The Weekly Tech Tip".

Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
IT managers opting for solid-state drives over hard disks (ComputerWorld)
AMD targets business with new desktop chips (ComputerWorld)
Legal milestone for open source (BBC)
Engineering Windows 7 (MSDN Blogs)
Windows 7 Details In October, Microsoft Says (InformationWeek)
iPhone 3G Available Online For Business Customers (InformationWeek)
VMware bug causes worldwide disruption (ZDNet)

This is the last week to get your feedback in for a chance to win a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate. Tell us what you think. Links to all the ways to give your opinion on the home page. Thanks for listening and, as always, get the latest podcasts at CSTechcast.com.

Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=38

- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)

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Another podcast is up and available at CStechcast.com, the podcast for IT professionals. This week we talk about the history and the future of networks with John Day, author of Patterns in Network Architecture. The news brings cloud computing to your data center with a new product from HP, easier Web 2.0 APIs from Google, details on Windows 7 and Ruby on .NET, and a warning on Apple Safari on Windows. Lack of data breach disclosure "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", getting Vista's search to work right in the "Weekly Tech Tip", and we take "A Closer Look" at smartphone security in your network.

Links to stories discussed during the show:
HP Building Out Web 2.0 Infrastructures (eWeek)
Google Delivers New AJAX APIs (eWeek)
Google's Gears Gains Ground (eWeek)
Google Shows Off Android (eWeek)
Microsoft linking Silverlight, Ruby on Rails (InfoWorld)
Windows 7 to have touch-screen interface (InfoWorld)
Court finds Dell guilty of fraud (InfoWorld)
Dell shares jump after solid 1Q results (Business Week)
Microsoft Warns Of Security Vulnerability Arising From Apple's Safari (Information Week)
Microsoft Security Advisory (953818) (Microsoft.com)

Check out the review of our podcast at That Podcast Show: http://www.imaginatepro.com/thatpodcastshow/?p=78

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Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=27

- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)

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CStechcast.com brings another podcast episode to the starting line with guest Kalen Delaney. This SQL Server expert and authoritative author of the Inside SQL Server series gives us her take on SQL Server 2008.  Find the latest from Kalen Delaney at insidesqlserver.com and SQLCommunity.com. In the news; 10,000 legitimate sites were hit by a SQL injection to deliver malware, Microsoft get their Dynamics apps revved up for the enterprise, Apple makes the iPhone business savvy, and the NCAA gets set to dunk on your network bandwidth. The "Worst Tech Move of the Week" is pre-installed with viruses courtesy of bad Q.C. at Chinese factories, we reach back in our storied histories for our favorite "Data Center Disasters", and the "Tech Tip" exposes easy to use shortcut keys in SQL Server Management Studio.

Links to stories discussed during the show:

Hackers Look to Steal Online Gaming Passwords
Anatomy of a SQL Injection Incident
Anatomy of a SQL Injection Incident, Part 2
A Glimpse of Microsoft's Enterprise Goals
Apple releases iPhone SDK, announces push e-mail, Exchange support
How to Not Bring the Network to Its Knees During March Madness

Shout out to the "Couple of Admins" podcast at mindofroot.com, Steve Jones at the Voice of the DBA podcast and SQLserverCentral.com, and Peter Varhol at the Redmond Report for giving us props. Don't forget to leave your comments here on this blog, refer-a-friend to our podcast from the link on our homepage, leave your feedback, and keep tuning into cstechcast.com.

Link to CS Techcast Episode 16 podcast: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=16

- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)

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The latest podcast episode with information for IT pros is posted at www.cstechcast.com, also available at iTunes and Podcastalley. This week we chat with the authors of "Virtual Honeypots", Niels Provos and Thorsten Holz, about using honeypots to help learn more about Internet attackers. In the news, going off the Rails, exploiting the JET engine, and the early release of Hyper-V. Plus, "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", "Meet your Local User Group", and "The Tech Tip of the Week". After you listen to the interview, get the book: Virtual Honeypots: From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection. Also, catch the latest information at their blog; honeyblog.org. The web site www.honeyd.org documents the Honeyd project.

Show Notes - Links to the stories discussed in our podcast:
http://www.cio.com.au/index.php/id;899402599
http://www.news.com/U.K.-survey-IT-managers-blamed-for-staff-malaise/2100-1022_3-6222631.html?tag=cd.top
http://www.news.com/Survey-People-skills-valued-over-those-for-IT/2100-1022_3-6222828.html?tag=cd.top
http://www.forbes.com/markets/economy/2007/12/13/microsoft-virtualization-closer-markets-equity-cx_cg_1213markets41.html
http://entmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=9340
http://entmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=9325#10
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140493-page,1/article.html
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2231718,00.asp
http://techdirt.com/articles/20071212/171816.shtml

This week, our featured technology user group is the Australian SQL Server Users Group. You can find them on the web at www.sqlserver.org.au. Its worth a view, even if you don't live down under, because they have a news, articles, and podcasts available. Get out in the real world and get involved with your local user group.

Thanks for those who listen and who keep coming back. We do this with no sponsorship and just an interest in bringing you our take on technology. Tune in every week and leave your comments at this blog post. Merry Christmas.

-Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)

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