It’s 4:30AM and the server admin’s pager goes off. The message: “Server such-n-such couldn’t contact its time server.” Later that morning, the same admin logs in and checks email. There are 376 new “alters” from the monitoring application. After a …
Over the years, I’ve seen a handful of organizations perform internal charge-backs between departments. This usually consists of quantifying the costs of servers, storage, and software needed for new projects. While this approach helps fund IT growth within the organization, it does little …
Staying current with the latest software versions If you happen to have technology solutions from vendors such as Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM, then you are no doubt struggling with all the new versions pouring out into the market. Each one …
It may seem like a silly question, but you would be surprised how many organizations I’ve provided consulting services to that are actually “at risk.” It all goes back to the time when you first registered your domain name. You …
All IT shops understand how important backups are. Companies may even dedicate a resource who monitors all backups. Here’s the thing, though: a backup is only good if you can actually use it to restore something. It sounds silly. The assumption is that if …
