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Executive IT committees can take a lot of pressure off new or existing IT leaders by forcing business leaders to set IT investment priorities. Learn the lessons offered...
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Although less popular today than a decade ago, there has long been a discussion of the so-called "Digital Divide" in U.S. and global populations. The idea, in its basic...
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You have a disaster recovery plan (DRP), but will it hold up in a real crisis? Testing the DRP is essential to determining whether it is under or over built, and whether...
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There is a significant cost reduction opportunity in consolidating smaller SQL databases while upgrading to Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Over time, smaller databases have...
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I had the opportunity to make a new friend last week – someone who had, it turned out, recently attended my annual predictions talk in Bellingham. He had spent the last...
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When disaster strikes, normal operations of the enterprise are suspended and replaced with operations spelled out in the disaster recovery plan (DRP). Recover from the...
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Establishing operations at the recovery site is only the first half of the work involved in disaster recovery. At some point, services and systems must be returned to...
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Do not wait until the DRP is put into action to discover weaknesses in disaster recovery processes. Run a full test of the enterprise's DRP to uncover flaws before an...
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User Acceptance Tests (UATs) are often overlooked on internal software projects because users have already participated in early interface and system tests. Be prepared...
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Testing tools are crucial for systematic and thorough unit testing. However, these tools can be expensive for small and medium sized IT shops. Save money and be confident...
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