My suggestion would be to look for someone with structured project management experience. I am not necessarily referring to a "PMP", but more someone who understands how to approach things by developing a process. For the 200+ clients, the more information you know about them, the better you will be. There should not be much guessing about how much downtime will cost. They can tell you pretty close. Make sure that you are up to date on exactly the technologies that they are using. Install remote access capabilities like VNC. Install a modem at their rack if they have one. They will need a dedicated analog line for this. This allows you to get into their system even if their network is down. A VPN connection would also be a good investment for when their network is up IF you will be working on code. For simple setting changes, the modem should suffice and is much more cost effective.
You are in business (I hope) to expand and make money. Two mistakes plague our industry. People try to grow in an unintelligent manner or they are afraid to grow and die. Grow smart. Take the clients if you are the type of person who can research and learn quickly. Hire a consultant for a 2 month gig to help you ramp up your systems to a more automated level. Put it in the contract that the consultant will fully train your staff on it. Then (s)he is off the payroll. An hire a PM who you can offload the research to. And most importantly, good luck and have fun!
So TIVO gets some added revenue. They can use some of this for future improvements of their system.
These days, I really think that there are a lot worse and more imposing practices being used by other companies to basically achive the same goal.
IMHO, Kudos to Tivo for a good idea. Welcome to capitalism, people.
An I remember when the air was free. Aww, the good old days. Was it not on/. that I read that the FCC is wrong about the free airwaves anyway? I can not remember. There is no way that any company can really predict what it's business model will look like 10 years from now. What if in 10 years, they come up with a better way of communication links than satelite? Will the FCC refund their money? Hmm....
And, by the way, how is this OffTopic? It is simply pointing out that the States have not used the same approach as other countries and this article is a perfect example of this. Ugh...
Try answering this. Is it my problem that they did not know how to appropriate their funds? I think that they have been given enough of our tax money and our patience at this point. If it is their time to go, then so be it. Return the infrastructure to the people. That is the only reason that they have it to begin with.
Has anyone noticed a problem with the way things are in the States these days? Many other countries are currently trying to find ways to bring the power and advantages that the internat offers to their public, while the States just keep on catering to the big companies. The Bell's need more money like I need a hole in the head, and meanwhile, a large percentage of public schools and normal people still do not even have access...Just a bit of a rant, it's over now...
Make sure that you are using CVS. This is particularly important because of the time differences that you will be worrking as compared to them in India. Also, you should invest in some teleconference equipment. If you can talk to them in real time, it is a helluvalot better than e-mail for a lot of things. And last but not least, keep communication optimal. Make sure that you have meetings 2 or 3 times a week. This will serve two purposes. One, it will let them know that you give a damn about what they are doing and Two, it will confirm that everybody is on the same page as to what has to be done. Good luck!
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I have been looking for a good way to play mp3's from CD and from HD in the car, but maintain a professional look and an affordable price. Could this be the display that I need for the car. It looks like a good size to be installed in a single DIN hole. It could then be routed through the amp for sound and connected to the Laptop in the trunk for the songs... Hmm...Any Ideas?
Gee, sure is nice to see that you have so much time for gaming and posting. My first suggestion is that you try to put together a decent resume before blowing all of you time on/. Just a suggestion though!
Yes, open source would be better because of the added "feature" Microsoft would add. Relay any information directly to the Gatesputer for processing and direct delevery to the forces of evil.
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My suggestion would be to look for someone with structured project management experience. I am not necessarily referring to a "PMP", but more someone who understands how to approach things by developing a process. For the 200+ clients, the more information you know about them, the better you will be. There should not be much guessing about how much downtime will cost. They can tell you pretty close. Make sure that you are up to date on exactly the technologies that they are using. Install remote access capabilities like VNC. Install a modem at their rack if they have one. They will need a dedicated analog line for this. This allows you to get into their system even if their network is down. A VPN connection would also be a good investment for when their network is up IF you will be working on code. For simple setting changes, the modem should suffice and is much more cost effective. You are in business (I hope) to expand and make money. Two mistakes plague our industry. People try to grow in an unintelligent manner or they are afraid to grow and die. Grow smart. Take the clients if you are the type of person who can research and learn quickly. Hire a consultant for a 2 month gig to help you ramp up your systems to a more automated level. Put it in the contract that the consultant will fully train your staff on it. Then (s)he is off the payroll. An hire a PM who you can offload the research to. And most importantly, good luck and have fun!
So TIVO gets some added revenue. They can use some of this for future improvements of their system. These days, I really think that there are a lot worse and more imposing practices being used by other companies to basically achive the same goal. IMHO, Kudos to Tivo for a good idea. Welcome to capitalism, people.
An I remember when the air was free. Aww, the good old days. Was it not on /. that I read that the FCC is wrong about the free airwaves anyway? I can not remember. There is no way that any company can really predict what it's business model will look like 10 years from now. What if in 10 years, they come up with a better way of communication links than satelite? Will the FCC refund their money? Hmm....
And, by the way, how is this OffTopic? It is simply pointing out that the States have not used the same approach as other countries and this article is a perfect example of this. Ugh...
Try answering this. Is it my problem that they did not know how to appropriate their funds? I think that they have been given enough of our tax money and our patience at this point. If it is their time to go, then so be it. Return the infrastructure to the people. That is the only reason that they have it to begin with.
Has anyone noticed a problem with the way things are in the States these days? Many other countries are currently trying to find ways to bring the power and advantages that the internat offers to their public, while the States just keep on catering to the big companies. The Bell's need more money like I need a hole in the head, and meanwhile, a large percentage of public schools and normal people still do not even have access...Just a bit of a rant, it's over now...
Make sure that you are using CVS. This is particularly important because of the time differences that you will be worrking as compared to them in India. Also, you should invest in some teleconference equipment. If you can talk to them in real time, it is a helluvalot better than e-mail for a lot of things. And last but not least, keep communication optimal. Make sure that you have meetings 2 or 3 times a week. This will serve two purposes. One, it will let them know that you give a damn about what they are doing and Two, it will confirm that everybody is on the same page as to what has to be done. Good luck!
I have been looking for a good way to play mp3's from CD and from HD in the car, but maintain a professional look and an affordable price. Could this be the display that I need for the car. It looks like a good size to be installed in a single DIN hole. It could then be routed through the amp for sound and connected to the Laptop in the trunk for the songs... Hmm...Any Ideas?
Gee, sure is nice to see that you have so much time for gaming and posting. My first suggestion is that you try to put together a decent resume before blowing all of you time on /. Just a suggestion though!
Yes, open source would be better because of the added "feature" Microsoft would add. Relay any information directly to the Gatesputer for processing and direct delevery to the forces of evil.