Tag: OS – Patch Management

How much crap does an IT specialist have to put up with today

Below are the IT and Business skill and technical certifications necessary for a long a successful IT career. Items to Consider Target Behaviors: Analysis and Problem Solving 1)  Follows technical interrelated sets of complex issues without difficulty 2)  Asks clarifying and shaping questions geared towards thoroughly assessing critical issues 3)  Demonstrates creative and occasionally innovative approaches to information… Continue reading How much crap does an IT specialist have to put up with today

Configuring the Syslog Service on VMware

All ESX and ESXi hosts run a syslog service (syslogd), which logs messages from the VMkernel and other system components to a file. To configure syslog for an ESX host: Neither vSphere Client nor vicfg-syslog can be used to configure syslog behavior for an ESX host. To configure syslog for an ESX host, you must… Continue reading Configuring the Syslog Service on VMware

Sample – Unix – Nightly backup script

Unix – Nightly backup script For the nightly backup, UNIX’s find has an option to identify files newer than a named file. (Tar has a newer than date option but the format doesn’t seem to be documented and I’ve never found the right format.) I created a zero byte root only readable /etc/installed with a… Continue reading Sample – Unix – Nightly backup script

Transition Server Build Checklist

Server build requirements, objectives, assumptions, dependencies, completion criteria, timeline review completed. Server build issues / exceptions with technical solution identified and documented as appropriate (issues, action items, risks, etc…). Server build exceptions and solutions to issues with technical solution agreement completed.   Server Build Server build documenting operating system build and configuration completed. Notify application… Continue reading Transition Server Build Checklist

UNIX – Home Directory Policy

Home Directory Construction Policy: Home directories must be constructed in accordance with the following guidelines: Each log-on account must have a unique home directory.  Every User must have their own individual account(s)  Every person’s user-ID must be associated with their home directory.  Only files unique to the user are to be stored in their home… Continue reading UNIX – Home Directory Policy

Sample ITIL – Security’s Methodology Framework

1)    Project Initiation – The project is setup in this phases.  A project manager (PM) is assigned, the project scope is clearly identified, the project organization is established, and an initial project plan is drafted. 2)    Discover – This is the most critical of all phases.  During this phase, the business and technical requirements are… Continue reading Sample ITIL – Security’s Methodology Framework

Sample – Partial Personal Firewall Standard

The IT Client Computing will install the IT approved antivirus software on all workstations, laptop computers and mobile computing devices that access the Corporate network or confidential data, if antivirus software is available. The antivirus software programs will: All Desktop’s and Laptop are required to have a Malware / Spyware application installed / maintained by… Continue reading Sample – Partial Personal Firewall Standard

Sample – Device Configuration Backup Network Management Standard

Overview Device configuration backup standard means that the running configuration must be saved into the router start-up configuration file first and then it must also be saved to an offline location a regional NMIS Archive server. To maintain the versions of the configuration files on the offline server first the existing configuration must be saved… Continue reading Sample – Device Configuration Backup Network Management Standard

A Road Map for Healthcare and Clinical Care Alignment

Corporate advocates for the kind of systemic change that will provide all Americans with affordable health care. We and our market-based organizations communicate with legislators at local, state and federal levels on important health care issues. Healthcare faces significant challenges with regulatory impacts, consolidations and IT Organizations workforce shifts, including the potential for staff reductions… Continue reading A Road Map for Healthcare and Clinical Care Alignment