Presenting data center reports in plain English?
Business people love to see graphs as they can easily get the point of a trend across and also easily show changes (via the peaks and valleys). Graphs focused on uptime, and response time would probably work well for you.
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| January 15, 2010 8:44 PM
Data center budget considerations, Data Center management, IT Business Alignment in 2010
Business people love to see graphs as they can easily get the point of a trend across and also easily show changes (via the peaks and valleys). Graphs focused on uptime, and response time would probably work well for you.
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| January 15, 2010 8:44 PM
Data center budget considerations, Data Center management, IT Business Alignment in 2010
IT evaluation
It depends on the outcome you desire. What are you looking to accomplish? I do think a large contributor to weaknesses and gaps in IT is not looking at the bigger picture. TechTarget’s <a href=”http://SearchCIO.com”>SearchCIO.com</a> and <a href=”http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/”>SearchCIO-Midmarket.com</a> have some good info/resources on this.
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| January 14, 2010 1:36 PM
ERP, IT Business Alignment, IT Business Alignment in 2010, SAP
It depends on the outcome you desire. What are you looking to accomplish? I do think a large contributor to weaknesses and gaps in IT is not looking at the bigger picture. TechTarget’s <a href=”http://SearchCIO.com”>SearchCIO.com</a> and <a href=”http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/”>SearchCIO-Midmarket.com</a> have some good info/resources on this.
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| January 14, 2010 1:36 PM
ERP, IT Business Alignment, IT Business Alignment in 2010, SAP
How can I set reasonable expectations about IT performance?
Build the SLA’s based on costs. It will cost the organization $XX amount to meet the “just work” “all the time” goal. When you put it in terms of costs, that’s when people will think realistically. The other side of this though is the challenge with the consumerization of IT. A lot of business people [...]
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| January 12, 2010 9:03 PM
Internal SLA, IT Business Alignment, IT Business Alignment in 2010, IT Performance, SLA
Build the SLA’s based on costs. It will cost the organization $XX amount to meet the “just work” “all the time” goal. When you put it in terms of costs, that’s when people will think realistically. The other side of this though is the challenge with the consumerization of IT. A lot of business people [...]
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| January 12, 2010 9:03 PM
Internal SLA, IT Business Alignment, IT Business Alignment in 2010, IT Performance, SLA
How to copy Active Directory users from one server to another server
By copying do you mean migrating to a new domain? There really isn’t enough information to give a good answer. If you have multiple domain controllers in the same domain, you don’t have to copy anything…it’s all done for you. ———————————————————————————————————– You can go for LDFIDE or Volume Shadow copy… for more help check this [...]
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| January 10, 2010 11:08 AM
Active Directory, Bind, DHCP, DNS, Exchange, Exchange security, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Networking services, Software, Tech support
By copying do you mean migrating to a new domain? There really isn’t enough information to give a good answer. If you have multiple domain controllers in the same domain, you don’t have to copy anything…it’s all done for you. ———————————————————————————————————– You can go for LDFIDE or Volume Shadow copy… for more help check this [...]
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| January 10, 2010 11:08 AM
Active Directory, Bind, DHCP, DNS, Exchange, Exchange security, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Networking services, Software, Tech support
bandwidth Mananger
For managing the ISP bandwidth you can use blue coat proxy device which works as proxy as well as its capable of managining the internet bandwidth. If you are looking for opensource Bandwidth monitoring software do look at my<a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/network-technologies/tag/cacti-guide/”> article</a> at ITKE Cheers Yasir
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| January 10, 2010 3:34 AM
bandwidth allocation, Bandwidth limits, Bandwidth management, Bandwidth monitoring
For managing the ISP bandwidth you can use blue coat proxy device which works as proxy as well as its capable of managining the internet bandwidth. If you are looking for opensource Bandwidth monitoring software do look at my<a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/network-technologies/tag/cacti-guide/”> article</a> at ITKE Cheers Yasir
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| January 10, 2010 3:34 AM
bandwidth allocation, Bandwidth limits, Bandwidth management, Bandwidth monitoring
Who offers the best IT/business alignment advice on Twitter?
Feel free to add to the list, and try to include a description of who the person is: <ul> <li><a href=”http://twitter.com/CJSettles”>@CJSettles</a></li><li><a href=”http://twitter.com/mkrigsman”>@MKrigsman</a></li><li><a href=”http://www.twitter.com/KeithRoan”>@KeithRoan</a></li><li><a href=”http://twitter.com/EnterprisingA”>@EnterprisingA</a></li> </ul> ======== I don’t know about Twitter specifically, but I hear good things about <a href=”http://www.cognitechcorp.com”>http://www.cognitechcorp.com</a> –OwenAmrose
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| January 9, 2010 9:10 PM
expert advice, IT Business Alignment, IT Business Alignment in 2010, twitter
Feel free to add to the list, and try to include a description of who the person is: <ul> <li><a href=”http://twitter.com/CJSettles”>@CJSettles</a></li><li><a href=”http://twitter.com/mkrigsman”>@MKrigsman</a></li><li><a href=”http://www.twitter.com/KeithRoan”>@KeithRoan</a></li><li><a href=”http://twitter.com/EnterprisingA”>@EnterprisingA</a></li> </ul> ======== I don’t know about Twitter specifically, but I hear good things about <a href=”http://www.cognitechcorp.com”>http://www.cognitechcorp.com</a> –OwenAmrose
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| January 9, 2010 9:10 PM
expert advice, IT Business Alignment, IT Business Alignment in 2010, twitter
Who are project managers reporting up to?
In our organization, the project managers most often report to our CTO and/or our CEO. Since the CTO and CEO always have the well being of the company in mind (or, since they’re supposed to), this fits well with the project managers. ——– In our company, project managers report to the CIO, and some times [...]
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| January 8, 2010 7:00 PM
CIO, IT Business Alignment, IT Business Alignment in 2010, organizational goals, Project management
In our organization, the project managers most often report to our CTO and/or our CEO. Since the CTO and CEO always have the well being of the company in mind (or, since they’re supposed to), this fits well with the project managers. ——– In our company, project managers report to the CIO, and some times [...]
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| January 8, 2010 7:00 PM
CIO, IT Business Alignment, IT Business Alignment in 2010, organizational goals, Project management
New Contest: Win the Nexus One Google Phone with your Knowledge Points!
Does this one count?
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| January 7, 2010 7:53 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
Does this one count?
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| January 7, 2010 7:53 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
Oppurinities in IT field
Get yourself on linkedin.com and get your social network up! You’ll need some knowledge of service delivery management, ISOs etc. It may be worth doing a short course on service delivery management, but they’re not hugely expensive. In my opinion, it’s a good thing that you have a good technical background, because at least you’ll [...]
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| December 30, 2009 7:23 PM
Careers, CCNA, IT careers, ITIL, Networking, Networking careers
Get yourself on linkedin.com and get your social network up! You’ll need some knowledge of service delivery management, ISOs etc. It may be worth doing a short course on service delivery management, but they’re not hugely expensive. In my opinion, it’s a good thing that you have a good technical background, because at least you’ll [...]
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| December 30, 2009 7:23 PM
Careers, CCNA, IT careers, ITIL, Networking, Networking careers
Looking for a solid Asset Management solution for Lotus Domino / Notes
Centennial asset management would be great for your needs! http://www.centennial-software.com/
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| December 30, 2009 7:14 PM
Asset management, Lotus Domino, Lotus Notes
Centennial asset management would be great for your needs! http://www.centennial-software.com/
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| December 30, 2009 7:14 PM
Asset management, Lotus Domino, Lotus Notes
create computations on the fly
Cobol is compiled, so you’re not going to get much on the fly. One way to do this is to parse through your input and execute it directly. That works every time, but is time-consuming to write. A second way is a have a collection of stored methods, with names or numbers, and execute the [...]
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| December 25, 2009 1:34 AM
Application development, AS/400, CLP, COBOL, Development, Programming Languages, Retail/point-of-sale applications, RPG, RPG ILE, RPGLE, Web development
Cobol is compiled, so you’re not going to get much on the fly. One way to do this is to parse through your input and execute it directly. That works every time, but is time-consuming to write. A second way is a have a collection of stored methods, with names or numbers, and execute the [...]
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| December 25, 2009 1:34 AM
Application development, AS/400, CLP, COBOL, Development, Programming Languages, Retail/point-of-sale applications, RPG, RPG ILE, RPGLE, Web development
Privacy of Data – SAP Implementation
<i>Is he justified in asking for that?</i> If the privilege is granted, yes. Otherwise, no. Regardless, the consultant should have no difficulty in providing acceptable justification. He should know enough about what he’s doing to be able to explain — assuming that it’s actually required. And it might be. A SAP implementation is no trivial [...]
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| December 24, 2009 7:33 AM
IT Compliance, Privacy of Data, Privacy rights, SAP implementation
<i>Is he justified in asking for that?</i> If the privilege is granted, yes. Otherwise, no. Regardless, the consultant should have no difficulty in providing acceptable justification. He should know enough about what he’s doing to be able to explain — assuming that it’s actually required. And it might be. A SAP implementation is no trivial [...]
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| December 24, 2009 7:33 AM
IT Compliance, Privacy of Data, Privacy rights, SAP implementation
Getting authorization to service a job.
From the error message, it sounds like you need *USE authority to the user profile *USRPRF of the user that is running the job. Your SECADMIN can use a GRTOBJAUT with the following parameters OBJ: The user profile of the batch job in question OBJTYPE: *USRPRF USER: Your user profile AUT: *USE There are more [...]
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| December 22, 2009 7:17 PM
AS/400, authority issue, iSeries, Security
From the error message, it sounds like you need *USE authority to the user profile *USRPRF of the user that is running the job. Your SECADMIN can use a GRTOBJAUT with the following parameters OBJ: The user profile of the batch job in question OBJTYPE: *USRPRF USER: Your user profile AUT: *USE There are more [...]
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| December 22, 2009 7:17 PM
AS/400, authority issue, iSeries, Security
Active Dir. Web Based Password Reset Tool?
There is no difference between the two revisions you have selected. —————————————————————————————————— Firstly, you’ll have to delegate authority to the users to not only change their passwords but to remove themselves from lockout. This means that all users will be able to change each other’s passwords etc. This is your first hurdle. A timeout for [...]
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| December 21, 2009 7:50 PM
Compliance, CRM, DataCenter, Desktop security, Disaster Recovery, IT architecture, Networking, Policies, Risk management, Security, Security management, Security Program Management, Servers, Vendors, Windows, Windows client administration and maintenance, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
There is no difference between the two revisions you have selected. —————————————————————————————————— Firstly, you’ll have to delegate authority to the users to not only change their passwords but to remove themselves from lockout. This means that all users will be able to change each other’s passwords etc. This is your first hurdle. A timeout for [...]
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| December 21, 2009 7:50 PM
Compliance, CRM, DataCenter, Desktop security, Disaster Recovery, IT architecture, Networking, Policies, Risk management, Security, Security management, Security Program Management, Servers, Vendors, Windows, Windows client administration and maintenance, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Assigning IP address through policies
Setup a DHCP reservation on the local DHCP server for the MAC address of the device. Group policy is not required.
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| December 17, 2009 3:21 PM
Backup & recovery, Domain Administration, IP address management, Policies, rsync
Setup a DHCP reservation on the local DHCP server for the MAC address of the device. Group policy is not required.
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| December 17, 2009 3:21 PM
Backup & recovery, Domain Administration, IP address management, Policies, rsync
SAP certification?
Probably not, as Demir Barlas writes on <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sap-watch/sap-certification-not-worth-much/”>SAP Watch</a>: <i>Anyone who follows SAP forums or mail groups will be intimately acquainted with variations on this message: Which certification will get me an SAP job? The question gets asked over and over because the answer is too unpleasant for people to accept: <b>Only actual SAP [...]
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| December 15, 2009 6:04 PM
Careers, CCNA, Certifications, IT careers, ITIL, SAP, SAP careers, SAP certifications
Probably not, as Demir Barlas writes on <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sap-watch/sap-certification-not-worth-much/”>SAP Watch</a>: <i>Anyone who follows SAP forums or mail groups will be intimately acquainted with variations on this message: Which certification will get me an SAP job? The question gets asked over and over because the answer is too unpleasant for people to accept: <b>Only actual SAP [...]
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| December 15, 2009 6:04 PM
Careers, CCNA, Certifications, IT careers, ITIL, SAP, SAP careers, SAP certifications
I still can’t see the yahoo mail site…?
you should check ur network configuration / type of network topology and internet options. You have not clearly mentioned what kind of network environment and internet access u have ? pl. explore.first of all check with ur network admin whether it is barred or not…delete cookies.hope it willhelp u.
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| December 11, 2009 6:12 AM
Availability, DataCenter, Exchange, Microsoft Windows, Network protocols, Networking, Tech support
you should check ur network configuration / type of network topology and internet options. You have not clearly mentioned what kind of network environment and internet access u have ? pl. explore.first of all check with ur network admin whether it is barred or not…delete cookies.hope it willhelp u.
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| December 11, 2009 6:12 AM
Availability, DataCenter, Exchange, Microsoft Windows, Network protocols, Networking, Tech support
I can’t see the mail site of yahoo ……
Is this at home or on a work computer at the office? If at work, your network administrator may have blocked outside email addresses. Try going to www.hotmail.com and webmail.aol.com . Chances are, if you can’t get to those, then outside email is being blocked at work.first of all check with ur network admin whether [...]
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| December 11, 2009 6:11 AM
DataCenter, Networking, Tech support, Web site design & management
Is this at home or on a work computer at the office? If at work, your network administrator may have blocked outside email addresses. Try going to www.hotmail.com and webmail.aol.com . Chances are, if you can’t get to those, then outside email is being blocked at work.first of all check with ur network admin whether [...]
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| December 11, 2009 6:11 AM
DataCenter, Networking, Tech support, Web site design & management
The most-watched IT questions this week: Dec. 1, 2009
Oh what a disappointment, there must be a lot more people curious about Foxpro than the AS/400. Phil What I feel is that if we start time limit in which a question can be answered, then we will have vastly reduced the effectiveness of this site.
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| December 11, 2009 4:42 AM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
Oh what a disappointment, there must be a lot more people curious about Foxpro than the AS/400. Phil What I feel is that if we start time limit in which a question can be answered, then we will have vastly reduced the effectiveness of this site.
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| December 11, 2009 4:42 AM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
Can I switch to an IT career in networking without a four-year degree?
Dear Sir or Madam: Help and service desk jobs are traditional entry ports into work in IT. By ruling out help desk, you’re also ruling out one of the best ways to get your foot into that particular door. And as far as AA degrees versus certifications go, there are lots and lots of community [...]
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| December 9, 2009 10:32 PM
Help Desk, Networking careers, Networking certifications
Dear Sir or Madam: Help and service desk jobs are traditional entry ports into work in IT. By ruling out help desk, you’re also ruling out one of the best ways to get your foot into that particular door. And as far as AA degrees versus certifications go, there are lots and lots of community [...]
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| December 9, 2009 10:32 PM
Help Desk, Networking careers, Networking certifications
