...more than compliance
Friday, 24 December 2010
Friday, 10 December 2010
Eric & Bob
Post 3, Dec 10 2010
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Allow us to introduce Ernest, a longstanding and dedicated worker at ACME Heating & Plumbing:
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About 1000 electrical accidents are reported to HSE every year, but there are simple precautions that can be taken to significantly reduce the risk of electrical injury - click here to go to the HSE site and find out what you can do.
Employee of the week: Ernest Rogers
By name and by nature, Ernest is sincere, wholehearted and frank - three very dangerous characteristics for a worker at ACME!
Though intimidated by Eric at times, Ernest tries his best to tell it like it is, pointing out health and safety hazards and concerns; perpetually fighting for justice and peace of mind, in the offices, the canteen, and of course the metaphorical war zone that is the factory floor.
Post 3, Dec 10 2010
Post 1 - Click here!
Post 2 - Click here!
Allow us to introduce Ernest, a longstanding and dedicated worker at ACME Heating & Plumbing:
Click here to see the full-size image
About 1000 electrical accidents are reported to HSE every year, but there are simple precautions that can be taken to significantly reduce the risk of electrical injury - click here to go to the HSE site and find out what you can do.
Employee of the week: Ernest Rogers
By name and by nature, Ernest is sincere, wholehearted and frank - three very dangerous characteristics for a worker at ACME!
Though intimidated by Eric at times, Ernest tries his best to tell it like it is, pointing out health and safety hazards and concerns; perpetually fighting for justice and peace of mind, in the offices, the canteen, and of course the metaphorical war zone that is the factory floor.
Friday, 3 December 2010
Data Backup
Today, most companies, large and small, rely heavily on computers. It is therefore essential to have a backup strategy to prevent loss of vital information. Data loss can have a devastating effect, and may occur for any number of reasons, many of which are simply uncontrollable, such as:
For most people, the importance of backing up files only becomes apparent the first time such data loss occurs. Data backup is a very simple operation to implement within an organisation, despite being overlooked by many. The first question that should be asked when looking to backup files is "How often should we backup data?" Methods and strategies will vary from large businesses utilising a client-server model to peer-to-peer networks and of course smaller non-networked environments. But if data is constantly changing and being added to, it is not infeasible to backup daily. Incremental backups (only including files changed since the last backup) might be performed daily, and full backups weekly.
A common method is via media such as tapes, CDs and external hard drives. Magnetic tapes have tremendous storage capacity but are considerably expensive. Windows-based NTBackup, up to Windows XP; and Windows Backup and Restore Center, for Vista, make it easy to transfer backup data to such external media; other operating systems have similar applications and utilities.
Other companies choose to backup using online providers such as Comodo Backup, LiveVault, MobileMe and more. Whatever the method, backup implementation is paramount for averting data loss disaster! Don't wait to get stung before making the change.
Today, most companies, large and small, rely heavily on computers. It is therefore essential to have a backup strategy to prevent loss of vital information. Data loss can have a devastating effect, and may occur for any number of reasons, many of which are simply uncontrollable, such as:
- attacks from viruses and other destructive tools
- hardware failures
- accidental deletion by users, both untrained and experienced
- deliberate deletion
For most people, the importance of backing up files only becomes apparent the first time such data loss occurs. Data backup is a very simple operation to implement within an organisation, despite being overlooked by many. The first question that should be asked when looking to backup files is "How often should we backup data?" Methods and strategies will vary from large businesses utilising a client-server model to peer-to-peer networks and of course smaller non-networked environments. But if data is constantly changing and being added to, it is not infeasible to backup daily. Incremental backups (only including files changed since the last backup) might be performed daily, and full backups weekly.
A common method is via media such as tapes, CDs and external hard drives. Magnetic tapes have tremendous storage capacity but are considerably expensive. Windows-based NTBackup, up to Windows XP; and Windows Backup and Restore Center, for Vista, make it easy to transfer backup data to such external media; other operating systems have similar applications and utilities.
Other companies choose to backup using online providers such as Comodo Backup, LiveVault, MobileMe and more. Whatever the method, backup implementation is paramount for averting data loss disaster! Don't wait to get stung before making the change.
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