Filling the Gap
Written by Peter McGurran Mar. 8, 2024- I was on the phone with a prospective client the other day, explaining to him about the benefits of working with 2NSystems versus the other options that are available in the market. While discussing with him the advantages of working with my staff, [...]
Working on Your Business is Your Business
Written by Peter McGurran Jan. 22, 2024- I am in the midst of business planning for 2024. We are trying something different this year – working with the team at Cardone Ventures to help solidify a structure for our business that will ensure success as we work towards more and [...]
Tips from a Data Center Manager – Reduce Risk through Training
Written by Nate Josephs Sr. Systems Engineer/Data Center Manager In the previous article series, I discussed policies, processes, and procedures and how they reduce human error in data centers by setting expectations and showing how to meet those expectations. Training is also key in minimizing risk by ensuring staff read [...]
Work Through Slow Supply Chains and Long Lead Times
Supply chain shortages, product outages and long lead times continue to be a factor in most, if not all, areas of business around the world. Just when you think you have a wrinkle pressed flat, another seam begins to crease. At the same time organizations and employees still feel the [...]
Tips From A Data Center Manager- Creating Effective Procedures
Written by Nate Josephs Sr. Systems Engineer/Data Center Manager In the previous articles on policies, processes, and procedures, I defined policies as guidelines or rules for all work impacting the data center. Processes are high-level steps needed to perform a desired output. Procedures serve the distinct role of explaining in [...]
TIPS FROM A DATA CENTER MANAGER – Creating Effective Processes
Written by Nate Josephs Sr. Systems Engineer/Data Center Manager Within this series of articles on policies, processes, and procedures, I’ve discussed the importance of implementing all three documents in order to minimize risk in the data center. The first article explained the differences between each document and the second one [...]
TIPS FROM A DATA CENTER MANAGER – Creating Effective Policies
Written by Nate Josephs Sr. Systems Engineer/Data Center Manager In the previous article, I discussed the importance of implementing all three documents (policies, processes, and procedures) to minimize risk in the data center. I further discussed that policies differ from processes and procedures as policies are guidelines and rules based [...]
TIPS FROM A DATA CENTER MANAGER – Policies vs Processes vs Procedures
Policy, Process, and Procedure: Why You Need All Three Written by Nate Josephs Sr. Systems Engineer/Data Center Manager You may have heard the statement “Human error is the leading cause of most data center outages.” An effective way to minimize human error is by implementing three documents: policies, processes, and [...]