I’ve spent three great years at Geonetric, and now it’s time for me to move on.
I initially moved to Iowa to be close to my ailing dad and family — I wanted to be here for the tough time and make sure my family made the transition after his death in October 2008. I am proud to say my mom, sisters and brother are doing fine. Now it‘s time for us to move to Vermont, near my wife’s family. It ... Read More >>
By Josh Griffin, Director of IT
Whoa how about that Michael Phelps! He is shattering world records and winning gold each time he hits the water – it’s an exciting thing to witness. But what does all this have to do with IT you ask? I just read two great articles in this month’s Windows IT Pro: “SharePoint Goes to the Olympics” and “Gold Medal SharePoint Applications in Beijing.” Both articles focus on how NBC is utilizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) ... Read More >>
By Josh Griffin, IT Manager
In March, I gave a Webinar on disaster preparedness. We discussed the importance of having a plan, and the fact that this plan will always require fine-tuning. If you have seen the news lately, you will recall the May 25th tornado that claimed eight lives and destroyed 200 homes in Parkersburg, IA.
Parkersburg is just 20 miles from Cedar Falls, IA where our production co-location data center is located. The very same storm touched down just seven miles ... Read More >>
By Josh Griffin, IT Manager
This month’s Microsoft® TechNet magazine had a great article, “The Great Debate on Security by Obscurity” where Jesper M. Johansson and Roger Grimes debated on the effectiveness of Security by Obscurity. They both argue for and against Auguste Kerckhoffs’ principle (dating back to 1883) that states that a system should be secure by design not by the lack of knowledge of the design. Having been in the IT security business for 12 years, I may be ... Read More >>
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