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Ask Slashdot: Getting a Grip On an Inherited IT Mess?

Posted by timothy on from the can-is-open-worms-are-everywhere dept.

First time accepted submitter bushx writes "A little over a month ago, I assumed the position of programmer and sole IT personnel at a thriving e-commerce company. All the documentation I have is of my own creation, as I've spent most of my time reverse-engineering the systems in place just so I can understand how everything works together. Since I've started, I've done everything from network and phone upgrades to database maintenance with Perl, and thus far it's been immensely rewarding. But as I dig deeper, I notice the alarming number of band-aids applied by my predecessor, and it seems like the entire company's infrastructure is just a few problems away from a total meltdown. The big question now is, how do I, as a single person, effectively audit the network, servers, databases, backups, and formulate a long-term plan that can be implemented by one person? Is it possible? Where do I begin?"

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  1. Explaines a lot by p43751 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You work at RIM?

    1. Re:Explaines a lot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      So you are asking him if he got a RIM job?

    2. Re:Explaines a lot by youn · · Score: 5, Funny

      http://steve.jobs/ does not seem to be operational either :).... I will probably get marked as troll by apple fanboys... still funny :p

      --
      Never antropomorphize computers, they do not like that :p
  2. 1 suggestions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    start drinking

  3. "A little over a month ago I assumed the position" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude, that is to easy. There are serious wiseacres on this board.

  4. It's the Eye of the Tiger! by anom · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just buy a few cases of your energy drink of choice and put Eye of the Tiger on repeat until you've got it all fixed.

    I believe in you.