Category: Best Practices

  • Creating a Report for Senior Managers

    Creating a Report for Senior Managers

    Introduction Any employee could be called upon to write a report for senior staff. Senior managers are focused on profit and want a very brief overview of systems, people, projects under their responsibility. I recommend the report should be no more than two pages long and contain items of interest that can be shown as…

  • Generic Outline for Writing a Policy or Procedure

    Generic Outline for Writing a Policy or Procedure

    Initial Thoughts Polices are global in nature. All company employee’s are expect to follow the guidelines. Examples of polices include: the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to work. These a often generic guidelines that all employees must adhere to. On the other hand, procedures are typically…

  • Test your DNS Proxy using PowerShell

    Test your DNS Proxy using PowerShell

    Introduction Most company’s have a policy to block dangerous websites for employees. Pornography, hate, gambling, social media are all categories that should be blocked. Either, they are big time wasters, or may be required by law to be blocked. Although you may have your proxy turned on correctly, that does not mean the bill got…