Security
Who should be on your access list
Keep it short, review it monthly and remove leavers on their last day. Most incidents start with an old card.
Insights
Notes from the people who keep the lights on.
Short, practical writing for IT managers in banks, hospitals, schools and agencies across the South East. No jargon we would not use on the phone.
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- Field notes
- 6 short notes
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Long reads.
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Connectivity
Two carriers beat one fast one
Two modest links from different carriers on different routes keep you online when a road is dug up.
Power
Single-corded servers and transfer switches
If a server has one power supply, a transfer switch in the rack gives it both paths for a one-off cost.
Migration
Label everything before the move
Photograph the back of every server and label both ends of every cable. It saves hours on move-in day.
Security
What auditors ask a data centre for
Access reports, camera retention, visitor logs and proof of power tests. Ask your provider for samples first.
Connectivity
Why local peering matters in the South East
Traffic between two Enugu networks should not travel to Lagos and back. A local exchange keeps it close.
Power
How we keep power on when the grid drops
Two feeds, four generators, 72 hours of diesel and the boring weekly tests that make it work.
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Moving your servers in 30 days
A week by week plan for moving from an office server room to a rack without a long outage.
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03Topics
What we write about.
- 01
Power
Generators, UPS, fuel and why tests matter more than specifications.
- 02
Migration
Planning, labelling and moving servers with the shortest outage.
- 03
Security
Access, cameras, audits and the habits that keep systems safe.
- 04
Connectivity
Carriers, peering and building links that survive a dug-up road.
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