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    Professionals caught up in the ebb and flow in IT demand are well aware that today's "hot property" can quickly find themselves on the skills scrap-heap. ZDNet Australia offers these tips to help you avoid career obsolesence.

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    This simple, cost-effective ratings system can help improve security across your organisation.

  • Learning to manage managers

    Micromanaging your second-tier managers is a sure-fire way to cause frustration and resentment. Use these five tips to balance the task of managing managers.

  • Taking a team-based approach

    Determining the right business application requires an in-depth, team-oriented approach. An IT manager outlines the specific approach his organisation used.

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    It's been a fascinating few weeks for female tech enthusiasts -- plasma love and nearly nude calendars are but two of the highlights.

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    In the Australian market, banks are the archetypal large IT customer: they've got lots of technology of differing vintages, have to spend a fortune on services to stitch it all together, and are also obliged to meet a super-strict regulatory regime which would make most lesser enterprises quake in their virtualised boots.

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  • Top tech jobs for 2006

    After years in the wilderness, the Australian IT industry is again booming as major industries invest heavily in their IT infrastructure. Find out which skills are most in demand and how much remuneration to expect.

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    Lack of knowledge, inflated prices and smelly tech support are among the complaints of SMEs in a new survey.

  • Getting back into the marketplace

    Today's job hunt is quite different from just a year or two ago. To help others, one IT pro has put together tips, best practices, and advice for landing your next IT position.

  • Promoting IT services internally

    Knowing that promoting IT to the company was his number-one priority, one CIO found a communication model in an unlikely source.

  • Tech lessons from 2002

    Some might say we’re in the Age of restraint, but will it last much longer?

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