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Sr. Implementation Specialist, Thomson Reuters

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DB2, MSSQL, Websphere SME

June 23, 2011

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What are the implications of the FBI raids on data centers? Implications for cloud?

When the DEA or US Marshals are about to raid a suspected criminal site, how much warning, if any, do they give the presumedly innocent neighbors? Can and should those people be warned or even evacuated before the fact, or might that tip off the ... more

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June 23, 2011

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When the FBI seizes servers during an investigation, can they also go after their back-up?

It depends on how the warrant is issued. they need to be specific with no errors, if there is an error it will not be used in court. They need to list in the inventory the evidence they are looking for and then inventory it ... more

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Backup

Cloud Computing

Data Center

Jan. 21, 2011

Kelly Fitzgerald recommends this answer by Tracy D

Best Practices in Reducing Employee Turnover: What are your 3 tips for reducing employee turnover?

I'm going to go beyond the normal things, such as an excellent benefits program or good pay, etc. I think these things are standard and are well known to increase employee satisfaction. They are definitely important, but I think there are other things beyond benefits ... more

Nov. 29, 2010

Kelly Fitzgerald and 2 other people answered this question

When developing database applications, is it safe to use third-party code?

Depends on your relationship with the vendor, your experience with the vendor, your liability on the project, your clients liability, your vendors liability to the project, the sesitivity of the data you are housing, and about a million other variables you will need to sort ... more

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Code Development

Security

Security Assessment

June 23, 2010

Kelly Fitzgerald answered this question

Windows 7 Back Up Software

Windows 7 has a built in backup function, click on start bubble in the lower left hand corner, then control panel on the right menu, then under systems and security should be a "back up your computer" link, click on it then follow the prompts. ... more

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June 23, 2010

Kelly Fitzgerald and 3 other people answered this question

What brand makes the best affordable laptops?

you typically cannot go wrong with one of the big 3 IBM, DELL, or HP. Dell is usually the least expensive, although IBM/Lenovo since they are now in China has become more affordable at a cost of reliability. You would want to buy a business ... more

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June 23, 2010

Kelly Fitzgerald and 1 other person answered this question

Where is a good place to learn the basics of network cabling?

There is a certification you can get, I believe it is more prevalently used for new construction type positions however, larger organizations may have requirements for the certification also. http://www.thefoa.org/ and the actual cert http://www.thefoa.org/cpct.html ... here is also a very basic brief on the ... more

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Cabling

IT Certifications

Network Cabling

April 16, 2010

Kelly Fitzgerald recommends this answer by Chad Thibodeau

What is a good company to use for cloud computing storage?

This is not a straight-forward question as it really depends upon the use case. For public clouds in which the customer is storing data objects--such as digital content (.jpg, .mpg., .wav, etc)--Cleversafe is a great solution that is able to scale to large data sets ... more

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Cloud Computing

Notebooks

Servers and Storage

April 16, 2010

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How best to expand data center capacity?

Remotely, don't put all your eggs in one basket. Hosted services you lose control of your data and are at the mercy of what ever staff they hire. more

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April 16, 2010

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What is a data model?

Data modeling is the documentation of data-objects within a project or application or a portion of either. This documentation is the planning of the data structure within your scope. It will may contain: flow, associations, and the structure of these relations. There are many different ... more

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Data

April 16, 2010

Kelly Fitzgerald and 11 other people answered this question

I need help looking for the right electronic document management system.

Paul, some things you need to have with you when you talk to anyone about document storage.
1. what are you storing (financials/ triplicate forms)
1a. do you need to link to an account? or system? (ERP or CRM)
2. how long are you storing it
3. what ... more

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April 14, 2010

Kelly Fitzgerald recommends this answer by Mark Oldfield

What are the fundamentals to understand about ERP implementation?

Hi Stephen,
To directly answer your question: "Are there any resources..."
See if the vendor can provide to you at least two project plans from previous implimentations similar to yours. This will give you some insight to timelines and potential problems.
My own experience: The African safari ... more

April 3, 2010

Kelly Fitzgerald and 4 other people answered this question

Do we need to create a separate SAN storage network?

Chris, unless your using some home-brew open source technology, SAN are not typically on a Ethernet network, and unless you have fiber cards in all your servers and desktops then they wont be on the same network. So your question sounds like you need some ... more

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LAN

SAN

Servers and Storage

March 27, 2010

Kelly Fitzgerald and 1 other person answered this question

How are you testing daily or weekly for MySQL InnoDB data file corruption?

Honestly it depends on several factors, use (OLTP or Warehouse database), data you are storing, size.
once you answer these questions a general rule of thumb can be used then adapted to suit your needs and comfort with the technology.
Typically data corruption is not ... more

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Data

Mysql

Security

March 27, 2010

Kelly Fitzgerald and 6 other people answered this question

Moving the data center -- need a checklist

We just recently did a Data center move and consolidation. Some bullet points.
- Get all your staff into a room and do a walk through of the move. This will take anywhere from 5-15 hours to provide a time-line of all activities during the ... more

Data Centers

Security

Server Infrastructure

Storage

March 27, 2010

Kelly Fitzgerald and 3 other people answered this question

What is managed vps hosting, and how do I know if I need it?

Managed VPS or Virtual private servers are shared hardware on a virtual platform. you will get access to a virtual machine to install an operation system, and the hardware, bandwidth and Virtual Server will be manged by your Hosting provider. This isnt much different from ... more

Hosting

March 27, 2010

Kelly Fitzgerald and 1 other person answered this question

Looking for cheap SQL server hosting.

Hi Tim, any particular SQL engine you are looking at? MSSQL? DB2? Oracle? MySQL? PostGRE SQL? Firebird? I think you get the point... also what are you looking to do? Web services? Warehouse? DB Driven Application? Mobile Application? Again, I think you get the point. ... more

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Hosting and Bandwidth

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