Asking and learning, what does it take to become Sarbanes-Oxley compliant, and can tools help? I’ve been doing a lot of research lately for a couple of white papers about Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, mostly centered around backup and recovery of databases. In my research I’ve been talking to BMC DBAs about what tools they’re using, and […]
Examples of news stories where IT directly affects business
Jim Grant’s keynote address at today’s BMC Forum offered some interesting news clips I am always on the lookout for news stories that highlight the connections between IT and business, and Jim Grant had some great news clippings in his presentation today. Here are some of the ones that caught my eye (and I was […]
Dirty IT Jobs
Disorganization, mixed connections, incompatibilities… what are IT’s dirtiest jobs? I’ve been watching Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel and it is really quite enjoyable. Mike Rowe, the great voice behind Deadliest Catch, works alongside people with, well, dirty jobs. For example, in last week’s episode he worked on a pig farm. Another episode has him […]