[TechRepublic] I told you so moments in IT consulting

Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online | Manage my newsletters | Unsubscribe IT Consultant TechRepublic Member | May 09, 2011

"I told you so" moments in IT consulting Read a TechRepublic member's story in which he ended up telling his client, "I told you so." Chip Camden reminds IT consultants that not all "I told you so" lessons have such happy endings. Read more Resource of the day Monitoring physical threats in the data center The monitoring of physical devices such as UPS systems, air conditioners, and fire suppression systems is common, but there's a class of distributed monitoring points that often goes ignored. Find out what those threats are -- and how to mitigate them -- by reading this informative white paper. (Sponsored by APC) Protect your IT consultancy from untrustworthy vendors Erik Eckel says a vendor gave a client false information about a solution his IT consultancy deployed. He discusses IT consultants' only defense in such situations with vendors. Read more IT consultant job snapshots from Erik Eckel and Chip Camden Two busy IT consultants describe the demands of their job and how they meet the challenges. Read about the training and experience that led them to this career. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Video: Five must-know PowerShell commands for Windows administrators Bill Detwiler shows you how to use the Get-Help, Set-ExecutionPolicy, Get-ExecutionPolicy, Get-Service, and ConvertTo-HTML PowerShell commands. Read more Free or inexpensive online web design tools Ryan Boudreaux shares eight web design and image editing tools that are freely available or very inexpensive -- for newbies as well as frugal-minded design pros. Read more Five power-saving tips for maxed-out datacenters If your office or datacenter is about to exceed its power capacity, these strategies will help you reduce consumption and use power more efficiently. Read more DIY: Rescue and recover systems with the Knoppix Linux distribution Jack Wallen explains how you can become a rescue and recovery ninja by using Knoppix, an incredible graphical Live Linux distribution. Read more 10 curses of the analytical thinker Being a left-brain thinker can be an asset in the IT field. But as Alan Norton observes, it's not without its shortcomings. Read more Featured multimedia   Gallery: Intel goes 3D with Tri-Gate transistors Intel reveals what will power its next-generation of chips, the 3D Tri-Gate transistor. View on site Photos: The 10 hottest tablets of 2011 There are an obscene number of new tablets coming to market in 2011. Plenty of them are safe to ignore. Here are the 10 that are worth your attention. View on site Gallery: Ideas that are worth millions Futuristic electronics, a supercomputer brain, and other technology projects won 1.5 million euros and a chance to win 100 million more in a competition aimed at using technology to solve social problems. View on site Today's recommended downloads Take the Guesswork Out of Network Troubleshooting (Fluke Networks) Cooling strategies for high-density racks and blade servers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Gain Control of your Infrastructure (American Power Conversion (APC)) Recommendations for Implementing Cloud Security (IBM) Have You Supersized Your Data Center? Avoid the Pitfalls of Oversizing (American Power Conversion (APC)) Perennial favorites   Four types of clients to avoid The clients who give consulting a bad name Five questions to ask prospective clients The 10 best ways to visually represent IT data The right chart, image, or diagram can be invaluable in clarifying and conveying IT information. The trick is finding the best tool to illustrate the specific concept or type of data you're representing. TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Tips 10 Things Smartphones Macs in Business Product Spotlight Fractal image galleries Fractal art from the XaoS zoomer Chaoscope fractals showcase the beauty of chaos Flame Fractals continue to dazzle Incredible flame fractals take you through the wormhole

Send us your feedback here. Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic! To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is laoanganon@gmail.com Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2011 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.