Tag: Database – SQL

US EMR Adoption Model

Common knowledge that you should know. Stage 0 All three ancillaries not installed Stage 1 Ancillaries – Lab, Rad, Pharmacy – All installed Stage 2 CDR, Controlled Medical Vocabulary, CDS, may have document imaging; HIE capable Stage 3 Nursing / clinical documentation (flow sheets), CDSS (error checking), PACS available outside Radiology Stage 4 Clinical Decision… Continue reading US EMR Adoption Model

Questions to Consider in Developing Backup Procedures

Who These are questions to consider when you are deciding who should be doing certain tasks: Who determines what files and computers will be backed up, and how will the policy be published? Who is responsible for doing the backup? Is this responsibility formally part of their job description? To whom is the success or… Continue reading Questions to Consider in Developing Backup Procedures

Summary description of different OS Backup Types

Full, Incremental, and Differential Backups: Full Backup Advantages: All files from the selected drives and folders are backed up to one backup set.  In the event you need to restore files, they are easily restored from the single backup set. Disadvantages: A full backup is more time consuming than other backup options.  Full backups require… Continue reading Summary description of different OS Backup Types

Simple Script to Stop – Start MS Exchange Services (2000 – 2003)

In an emergency like, this might be useful to you for stopping / starting MS Exchange Services: net stop MSExchangeMSMI /y net stop MSExchangePCMTA /y net stop MSExchangeFB /y net stop MSExchangeDX /y net stop MSExchangeIMC /y net stop MSExchangeMTA /y net stop MSExchangeIS /y net stop MSExchangeDS /y net stop MSExchangeSA /y  To restart… Continue reading Simple Script to Stop – Start MS Exchange Services (2000 – 2003)

Sample – Disaster Recovery Record Salvage Procedures

If a disaster strikes and records are damaged, knowing the correct salvage procedures can minimize lost data.  Magnetic, photographic and paper media can require different techniques.  The chart on the following pages indicates the appropriate initial and follow-up action for each media.  Prompt restorative action can minimize or prevent permanent damage to critical and possibly… Continue reading Sample – Disaster Recovery Record Salvage Procedures

The Job of the Apache Web Server is to ?

Common knowledge regarding Apache Web Server just all in one place on this blog: Read the Request(s) and send out a Response(s)  1)      Socket() Create a new socket 2)      bind() Bind the socket to a port 3)      listen() Prepare the socket to listen for connections 4)      accept() Accept an incoming connection 5)      receive() Communicate with… Continue reading The Job of the Apache Web Server is to ?

High level architecture of Apache

Basic well known information on how is Apache organized? Apache is broken up into several pieces The server core The Apache portable runtime The Apache portable runtime utilities Support infrastructure Numerous modules How is the Apache source code organized? The server core source code resides in $SRCROOT/server The server core header files reside in $SRCROOT/include… Continue reading High level architecture of Apache

Oracle hardening considerations

Disable install and demo accounts Disallow default user/password PUBLIC has execute System privilege PUBLIC has execute Object privilege PUBLIC has execute UTL_FILE privilege PUBLIC has execute UTL_SMTP privilege PUBLIC has execute UTL_HTTP privilege PUBLIC has execute UTL_TCP privilege PUBLIC has execute DBMS_RANDOM Password complexity Restrict number of failed login attempts Authentication protocol fallback Connect and… Continue reading Oracle hardening considerations

Sample of Application Support Management Services

When considering an Application Service Provider consider the understand that changes that are inevitable in any IT environment. Changes can happen in a business environment for many reasons; some key reasons are listed below: 1. Application Consolidation 2. Application Decommissioning etc. 3. Acquisitions 4. Divestiture 5. Down sizing Considering an Application Service Provider that has a very flexible development… Continue reading Sample of Application Support Management Services