November 2011 Entries

Storage and BackUp Strategies

Many of us are familiar with backing up our data. While it sounds pretty simple, the fact is that most of the computer users do not backup their data. Some of the excuses which they often make involve how long it takes, how slow it is, or how many DVDs or disks they need. However, once disaster strikes, the loss that you will suffer by not having your data backed up can be very severe. Topics Introduction What is an Online Back Up? Online Back Up Strategies Implementing Disaster Avoidance Implementation...

PL/SQL Hierarchical Profiler

Since the time Oracle 11g has been released way back in the year 2003, it has waved a new exploring instinct among the database users. Till now, I observe the professionals engaged trying their hands out with Oracle 11g new features. Topics PL/Scope: The Identifier Repository PL/SQL Hierarchical Profiler Conclusion...

Network Security Risk Assessment

Information that is gathered everyday regarding client and business transactions are either stored on servers or on user computers. These stored information are considered important and sensitive in the company's interest and hence they need to be protected from network attacks and other unknown circumstances. Network administrator manage and protect the network through a series of passwords and data encryption. Topics First Step for Risk Assessment Identifying Essential Data/System/Hardware Identifying...

Effective Business Continuity Planning

While no one can be sure of where or when a disaster will occur, or what form the disaster will come in, it is important to be prepared for the unexpected. There are many companies today that have not taken into consideration the impact of disasters and this is a grave mistake. BCP Guidelines BCP for Effective Planning Building an Efficient Recovery Solution Plan Recovery Point Objective Hardware and Data Back Up Requirements Evaluation Read here : Effective Business Continuity Planning...

Is Your Corporate Network Secure and Confidential?

Businesses are increasingly conducted over IT networks and it is imperative for them to maintain network confidentiality more than ever before. A failure to ensure the security of business IT network can lead to dire consequences. In order to secure these network, a number of changes are made to the infrastructure of the underlying network, and a network administrator is designated to create policies which will protect the network from unauthorized access. Topics The Security Management for a Network...

Job Interview Questions and Answers EBook

This guide is designed to help anybody who is planning to apply for a job in any company, big or small. With the advice, tips, and guidelines provided in this section, you can better prepare for the interview and feel more confident during the question and answer session with your interviewer. In this self-paced training guide, you should be able to learn Job Interview Questions Determine the right things to say when answering common job interview questions Learn some helpful tips on how to communicate...

IT Continuity Planning

Business data and applications are crucial for the success of any commercial organisation. Information related to business needs to be protected from system and network disasters. An ideal scenario for complete data protection is to have the network connected to a back-up facility that will monitor any changes in the data. Each time the data changes, the back-up facility will mirror the changes so that network administrators can just reload the data to the network. However, this type of data protection...