In today's business environment we often see where employees are asked to more with less - less money, less people, less other resources. Some would be tempted to do less rather than try to keep going. But, in order to stay alive, your company has to stay ahead of competitors. In a small- or...
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Have you ever been involved in a project where things are running smoothly right up until the end? As the close of the project looms, everyone scrambles to get their piece completed and off to whomever is putting together the final project. Messages are exchanged fast and furiously and communication devolves into a cacophony...
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When you're working on a web project in a corporate setting, you will usually work with people from at least one other department. While these opportunities afford an excellent opportunity to learn and grow, sometimes they end up being more tedious than beneficial.
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I'm surprised to find many in-house web shops which don't maintain separate test and live environments. Given the importance of testing and the relative low cost of hardware, it's interesting there are so many who don't bother setting up a separate test network.
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Many people glaze over when the subject of passwords comes up. I think it's because us IT folks tend to make things seem a lot more complicated than need be. Here are 4 easy steps to help you create better passwords to protect your personal information.
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Sometimes, IT people will mention “Change Management” when discussing deadlines and schedules relating to the IT part of web site deployment. To some, this can conjure up visions of “Mordac the Preventer of Information Services” from the Dilbert comics. It’s really not like that.
Wikipedia informs us that “The objective of Change Management in this...
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IT and Marketing departments together have a stake in successful web site creation. It helps to understand each other's language to help things get done smoothly.
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Who really owns the corporate web site? In reality, everyone does.
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