Training in Business Resources and Trends
A project team member informs you that one of her colleagues is furious about the project schedule you recently e-mailed to the team. You decide to postpone addressing the problem in order to better prepare to resolve it. This technique is called…
Read moreThe most common means of exchanging files or data with someone are insecure. This includes e-mail attachments, file-transfer web services, FTP sites, and even USB drives. However, security can be implemented so safe data exchange can still occur even if you are using an otherwise insecure transfer process.
Read moreIn January of 2010, Cisco announced they were updating their CCNP curriculum and their certification exams through what they described as “a comprehensive process involving customers and partners from around the globe.” The revisions focused “on the competencies that are needed to plan, implement, and troubleshoot the routed and switched networks of today and are designed to be more predictive of job readiness.”
As a result, the exams became more challenging and focused on core competencies for routing, switching, and troubleshooting an enterprise network. This paper is a detailed outline to help students understand what information would be required to pass the Route, Switch, and T-Shoot exams. This is not a substitute for training and/or knowledge required to pass these exams.
Read moreWhen introducing a new or changed process, failing to follow a proven “one-two” approach to manage staff engagement can create staff resistance. Many IT and business leaders forget that every process requires evaluation before, during, and after it transitions to operation. Evaluation must also include performance of staff and management. Often forgotten are the human resource efforts required to support the process—job description revisions, training, performance reviews, coaching, compensation changes, etc.
Read moreMany experts agree that memory is the most important resource with regard to SQL Server performance. There are hundreds of performance counters, and therefore, it can be complex to figure out just what to monitor. Here are some suggestions in understanding whether memory pressure might be the performance problem with your SQL Server. You can use Performance Monitor to collect this data. You can also obtain the SQL Server specific counters using the Dynamic Management View (DMV) that is built into SQL Server. The DMV is an excellent and lightweight option for performance monitoring. You can use this syntax.
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