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You’re the Non-technical Boss with Responsibility for the Network…
How do you know your most important functions of your network are working? How do you manage technical people whose work you don’t fully understand? This week I have seven simple questions to ask and I provide you some tips on what answers you should expect.
Backup and Disaster Recovery is one of the most important functions in Information Technology management to assure the future viability of your firm. But backup and DR is a function you don’t really know is working until you really need it and that is not the time to find out it is not working as planned. My recommendation is that you bring this topic up in your next meeting with your IT team. Here are the questions I suggest you ask:
1. How is our backup system running? (Let your IT person talk. Be patient and don’t interrupt. Let them tell you all they can.)
2. Are we getting any error messages from the backups? (Error messages are not....
A Revelation that Leads to a Revolution
This morning on the way to the office I was listening to Bill Handel’s broadcast on KFI640 AM. This morning he did another one of his Success from Scratch segments that feature somebody that created success from nearly nothing. They are always good stories.
This morning’s story was an exception beyond compare. I don’t normally share stories that I find touching and inspiring as I feel like they are just “feel good” stories that while interesting it is not necessarily worthy of the time of others. But this morning was different.
The story is of Richard Montanez, the son of a
Google to Offer Irvine, California Residents with Blazing-Fast Broadband Speed
If you didn’t ready know, Alvaka Networks is located in Irvine, California. Irvine is known for their tech industry and is the 3rd largest city in Orange County with a population that is skyrocketing. This may be why Google has decided to expand their fiber broadband service in one of the fastest growing tech hubs. As of now, this gigabit service will only be available to residential customers. So what does this mean for the competition such as AT&T, Time Warner and Cox communication who have been slow to offer high-speed options at affordable prices? The average broadband speed across the U.S. is just under 12 megabits per second. Google Fiber’s network offers basic monthly Internet for $70 per month, or Internet and television for $130 monthly.
BlueCross BlueShield Announces August 5th Data Breach Discovery
Tustin, CA - The most interesting part of this BlueCross BlueShield announcement is not that they found the breach on August 5th. What is interesting when you read further into the announcement is that they [...]
Are You at Risk with the Government for Sloppy Cybersecurity?
Court: FTC can bring down the hammer on companies with sloppy cybersecurity Hotel chain Wyndham had challenged the FTC's authority to mandate cybersecurity standards The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has the authority to take action [...]
This just in on Apple Watch Sales at #2
In my household we have purchased three Apple Watches. I like mine, but it does have a few quirks. It is in the first generation so that is to be expected. 3.6 million Apple Watches [...]
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