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Planning for rate increases in your IT consultancy How do you insure that your IT consultancy's rate increases happen on a reasonable schedule? Chip Camden answers that question. Read more Resource of the day Data Loss Prevention Whitepaper: When Mobile Device Management Alone Isn't Enough Check out this white paper to learn how you can supplement your MDM tools and improve your mobile management. Red flags that your consulting engagement is in trouble Brad Egeland encourages IT consultants to watch for these four warning signs during their engagements so they have a better shot of preventing project failures. Read more Free project collaboration tools that rock Andrew Makar explains why these three project collaboration tools are worth a look: Cohuman, Asana, and Trello. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Five dangerous and often overlooked IT security risks Bill Detwiler reveals five common security risks all organizations have and that many IT pros overlook. Read more Apps of the month (November 2011): Master project management Scott Lowe highlights three useful apps: Project Management Training, iStudy P2 Project Management Foundation Exam - 220 Questions, and PMP. Read more Next Generation Firewalls: It's all about tuples Next-generation firewalls have been around for several years, but garnered little interest. That's changing as first-generation firewalls aren't keeping up. Read more 10 ways IT pros approach a problem Forget the fancy problem-solving methodologies you learned in school. Here's how IT pros solve problems in the real world. Read more 10 ways to destroy your reputation If you aren't careful about protecting your reputation, you may find yourself doing damage control for the rest of your career. Read more 10 Things Call for Feedback: What's your most memorable holiday-busting IT crisis? For many IT pros, time off is hard to come by -- and it's often ruined by work emergencies. Share your worst (or most ridiculous) vacation experience. Read more Featured multimedia   Open source projects that deserve your donation People who enjoy open-source software often forget that most of the developers behind the code are working in their own time and at their own expense. View on site Top tools for meeting the SEO challenge The success of your Web site may be hanging by an SEO thread. Here are some tools for making sure your SEO efforts pay off. View on site Featured Webcast Webcast: Google Apps and the Retail Industry Even if you think retail is fine without Google Apps, you owe it to yourself and your employees to give it a chance and tune in to this webcast. Today's recommended downloads 90 Days (Or Less!) to Mobility Expense Management (ProfitLine) Webcast: Business Imperatives of Cloud Computing (BNET) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) The Red Report: Unified Communications and Networking (CDW) IBM Cloudburst Overview (IBM) Perennial favorites   How to get paid on time 10 ways to make sure your clients pay you Should you charge the same rates to all clients? Billing for research on IT consulting projects Connect with TechRepublic Poll: What was your biggest challenge in 2011? Was learning new technology, maintaining old projects, juggling work/life commitments, or something else altogether your biggest challenge this year? TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things

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