Hey Amazon! Thanks for allowing us to play with the EC2 Micro Site for Free! I am having fun time playing with it. I am amazed how bad my Linux skills have gotten, but at least I have a new server to play with and learn more about. I think I am going to move this blog to the Amazon EC2 cloud, so I can learn more about it in the real world. For those looking to do it, I…
Twice a year, I get my greater IT team together to assess the tactical plan for the next six months and gather input looking forward to the next three years. I found this process to be insightful, thought-provoking, and personally challenging. Nobody, and I mean nobody, enjoys having someone poke holes in their plans for eight plus hours. However, if this is not done regularly than my plans and assumptions may be completely off or develop gaps large enough park a small data…
The Information Technology and Information Security teams have a challenge balancing user productivity and need for information security. These computer professionals have a duty and obligation to provide both user functionality and data security. Unfortunately, these two objectives are often diametrically opposed. One side of the house wants to empower the users to achieve high levels of productivity and the other side needs to keep a watchful eye for threats of accidental or purposeful information destruction, unauthorized modification, and outright theft of digital information….
A few weeks ago, my primary computer crashed. Sad I know, but being an IT professional, it was distressing to say the least. The problem was severely compounded by occurring during the worst possible time. The last several weeks have been extremely busy at work I did not have any time or desire to address the problem. Once I could catch my breath and figure out what had failed, it still took a couple of weeks to order parts and find the…