April 8, 2008 4:19 PM
Posted by: JohnWilder
IT departmentThere. I always wanted to use "Growing the IT Department" for a title. A few years back, I presented at an Ad Agency CIO Conference, and my topic at the time was "Managing Contraction". I'm here to tell you that growing the department is a lot more enjoyable (but not necessarily any...
April 5, 2008 3:47 PM
Posted by: JohnWilder
IT department,
MacintoshThis is another of those interesting issues I mentioned in my first post, and one that I argued makes our industry unique from an IT perspective. Today, I'd like to discuss some of the issues which surround the support of a large Creative contingent.
While I'd like to keep the discussion...
April 1, 2008 3:35 PM
Posted by: JohnWilder
IT department,
Macintosh,
SecurityI've already received one e-mail from a reader pointing me to a blog post refuting the claims of security issues with the Mac . I suppose I should...
March 28, 2008 7:01 PM
Posted by: JohnWilder
IT department,
Macintosh,
Microsoft WindowsIt's about time that I got around to this one, and if any of you have been wondering which side of the argument I might come down on, you might be disappointed to find out that I sit firmly on the fence on this issue. I'm a firm believer that both platforms deliver on their particular strengths,...
March 26, 2008 6:09 PM
Posted by: JohnWilder
DataCenter,
IT department,
StorageWe're currently in the process of configuring our very first EqualLogic storage unit. It's a model from their PS Series, and it gives us a total of 6.5 terabytes of storage in a RAID 50 configuration. We've only had it live for about a week now, but we love what we've seen so far.
The ease of...
March 24, 2008 8:54 PM
Posted by: JohnWilder
IT departmentI guess I'm beginning to get the hang of this blogging thing, and I appreciate the feedback I've received so far. There are times when it's a bit of struggle to decide what to write about, and there are other days when the topics tend to write themselves. As I wrote in my first post, there are...
March 21, 2008 8:26 PM
Posted by: JohnWilder
Microsoft Windows,
NetworkingHow many of you are currently utilizing Instant Messaging as a legitimate business tool in your organizations? We're currently planning an implementation of Microsoft's Unified Communications system, and their IM product – Office Communicator forms the center piece of this offering, providing...
March 20, 2008 1:59 PM
Posted by: JohnWilder
IT department,
IT Policy,
Networking,
SecurityWhat better day to discuss the issue of streaming audio/video than today? With the NCAA Tournament upon us, and CBS offering up every game at no cost, there will undoubtedly be more than a few of our users who decide to spend the afternoon keeping track of their bracket selections.
We've tried...
March 20, 2008 12:27 AM
Posted by: JohnWilder
Exchange,
IT department,
VoIPOne of the things our company prides ourselves on is our collaborative nature, so the concept of unified communications is especially attractive to us. It's one of those buzz words you can't escape lately, and it's coinciding with our own need to integrate another office into our infrastructure,...
