April 29, 2009 12:40 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
IT management,
training,
user education,
user trainingHere's a story that might help you think of a creative method to train users to NOT do what they continue to do even after you have instructed them in proper use of computer systems.
Lipstick in School (You've got to love this Principal)
According to a news report, a certain...
April 29, 2009 12:25 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
802.11,
free,
network analysis,
network throughput,
performance analysis,
performance monitoring,
throughput,
throughput testing,
toolkit,
tools,
wi-fi tools,
wlanXirrus is a WLAN equipment manufacturer. They have some very cool products and if you have not checked them out and are looking for installing, adding or replacing any WLAN network gear, then I suggest you take a look at their offerings before making a decision.
Xirrus has a page on their...
April 29, 2009 12:11 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
analysis,
analysis tools,
Microsoft,
network,
network analysis,
network monitor,
packet analysis,
packet capture,
protocol analysis,
tcp,
tools,
udpIf you do packet capture or analysis in a Microsoft environment, then you are probably already familiar with Microsoft Network Monitor. If not, please read my real-world use of it for
April 29, 2009 11:55 AM
Posted by: Troy Tate
change management,
documentation,
ITIL,
operations,
risk,
risk management,
skill management,
staff reduction,
staffing issuesI am an optimist by nature. I always look for the positive in everything. However, that is sometimes a challenge in today's economic environment. There is a time when you have to be a realist and see the situation for what it is.
April 27, 2009 7:22 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
business continuity,
business continuity planning,
continuity planning,
environment,
hardware,
pandemic,
Pandemic planning,
planning,
recovery,
remote access,
risk,
risk management,
risksI'm not the kind to run around thinking the sky is falling or that the swine or bird flu risk is non-existent. I take a lot of these warnings with a grain of salt. However, the pandemic watches of the past few years should obviously have organizations thinking about their risks and business...
April 27, 2009 1:29 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
mib,
Monitoring,
netadmin,
performance monitoring,
protocol,
rfc,
snmp,
sysadmin,
tools,
trend analysisSNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol has been around since the late 1980's (RFC 1065, 1066, 1067)....
April 2, 2009 8:53 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
anti-virus,
antivirus,
Conficker,
endpoint,
endpoint protection,
information security,
lessons learned,
malware,
Microsoft,
network,
patches,
patching,
predicting future,
Security1. The media can take a story about Information Technology and say nothing of substance. What did the 60 Minutes story do for the IT industry? It made Symantec look like they could not effectively...
