Global Knowledge keeps up to date with trends in IT careers, certifications, and compensation. In this, our inaugural quarterly report, we offer a look at salaries for the top 25 IT jobs, organized by region. We also offer a look at the top certifications and in-depth analysis from our resident market research analyst. 

As outsourcing, global commerce and constantly improving technologycontinue to change the business world, specialized professionals like scientists,engineers and information technology (IT) workers are increasingly beingasked to take on more business-oriented tasks. 

Somewhere between our in-depth consultants’ guides and our short AnalystNotes that discuss specific aspects of IT careers, there is a need for an up-to-dateoverview of IT career structures. This is it. 

What do you do to prepeare for the inevitable invasion of server virtualization? How are you going to get from 20% virtualization to 60% virtualization in three years or less. The first and by far most critical step is to make sure that you have in place an infrastructure that is optimized for virtualization. 

Customers need to better understand how the use of virtualization and cloud computing changes datacenter infrastructure management requirements. In this paper, May Johnston Turner, IDC's research director of System Management Software, answers questions posed to her by Dell’s customers. 

The value of data center virtualization continues to grow. This white paper discusses the features and benefits of the Intel Xeon 7500 series processor combined with Dell PowerEdge servers and VMware® vSphere™. 

Discover how VMware customers can gain instant browser-based access to full-fledged VMware View desktops from any PC, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, iPad, Android, and other devices, e.g., tablet or smartphone, using an HTML5 browser supporting the WebSocket protocol. Zero client support and maintenance required - learn more about this software now! 

Sizing servers for your virtualization initiative is critical. Not every workload requires the same amount of power. Smart virtualization admins will right-size their hardware to meet the need of their virtual workloads. Discover how to do so in this webcast. 

This white paper looks at how businesses of different sizes use servers in their data centers. Server sizing and server refreshes are discussed, as well as virtualization and storage considerations, with an emphasis on how Dell and Intel products serve various size organizations. 

In this presentation transcript, featuring Exchange expert Lee Benjamin, learn how to use a storage calculator for optimal performance of your Exchange environment. Discover the new storage features of Exchange 2010 and how to utilize them for increased flexibility and reduced costs. 

Sizing servers for your virtualization initiative is critical. Not every workload requires the same amount of power. Smart virtualization admins will right-size their hardware to meet the need of their virtual workloads. Discover how to do so in this podcast. 

This white paper looks at how to match the right storage infrastructure with business size — whether it’s 50, 100 or 250 employees. Organizations must consider their needs and future growth in deciding what storage technology to choose. Find out how Dell and Intel technologies can help businesses of these sizes grows. 

Dell has a full line of the latest sever and storage hardware and software to enable you to consolidate and virtualize your environment, control your costs, and satisfy all of your IT needs. To learn more about the newest line of single- and dual-socket servers and storage in the Dell lineup, please read on.