1. Trade Press Last Update 2012.08.07 1.10.0 Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 1

2. Objectives of This Section Learn how to keep up with what is going on Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 2

3. Note on Sources I cannot guarantee all of this information Periodicals especially come and go, as well as change names Web site links are especially prone to change Let me know if you come across any of this Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 3

4. The Trade Press What is the trade press These are periodicals in one form or the other that employee reporters of one sort or the other to keep up with what is going on in the field In our case the IT field Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 4

5. The Trade Press Most are free The web sites themselves may have all you need Let’s look at some of these Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 5

6. Periodicals General coverage of computer and network related topics each week –eWeek http://www.eweek.com/ –Infoworld http://www.infoworld.com/ –Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/ Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 6

7. Periodicals –NetWork World http://www.networkworld.com/ –Information Week http://www.informationweek.com/ General coverage of computer and network related topics each month –PC http://www.pcmag.com/ Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 7

8. Periodicals Coverage of storage related issues –Storage http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/ Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 8

9. Periodicals Coverage specific to Linux –Linux Magazine http://www.linux-mag.com/ –Linux Journal http://www.linuxjournal.com/ Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 9

10. Periodicals Coverage specific to Wide Area Networks –Communications News http://www.comnews.com/ –Internet Telephony http://www.tmcnet.com/ –Internet Protocol Journal http://www.cisco.com/ipj Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 10

11. Periodicals Coverage of security –Information Security http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/ Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 11

12. Periodicals Coverage of cabling –Cabling Installation and Maintenance http://www.cable-install.com/ –Cabling Business Magazine http://cablingbusiness.com/ –Outside Plant http://www.ospmag.com/ Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 12

13. Periodicals Coverage of certification topics –Certification Magazine http://www.certmag.com/ –Microsoft Certified Professional http://www.mcpmag.com/ Web Site coverage of general technology related news –CNet News http://www.news.cnet.com/ Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 13

14. Periodicals Coverage of issues related to business –Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/public/us/ –Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/ –Fortune http://www.fortune.com/ –Forbes http://www.forbes.com/ Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 14

15. Periodicals Lastly your weekly or monthly reading should include the major trade magazines for whatever industry you work in This is to see what trends are developing in that business You cannot create a network that meets the needs of the business, if you do not understand the business Copyright 2000-2012 Kenneth M. Chipps Ph.D. www.chipps.com 15