Downtime

employee to a position where that employee is more value to a business. A possible disadvantage of performance appraisals is that they use up a lot of time. An organization needs to take the time to prepare for the appraisal and conduct it. That means downtime for employees, resulting in lost productivity. Per the Mind Tools website, a disadvantage of the performance appraisal is that a company and the employee may have a different interpretation of an appraisal outcome. What a company may…

Being an INFJ female leader in the military goes against many of the established social norms that are ingrained in our military warrior ethos. Military leaders are taught from an early age to fight and win without giving much regard to introversion, intuitiveness, and feeling. In fact, the only acceptable trait that I seem to possess as military leader is that of judging. My persona fights an epic battle every day as I feel the pressures of having to force myself to be extroverted and to lean…

as well as supporting programs, facilities and infrastructure. The cable were designed to always be available more than 99.99%, with the downtime period predicted to be approximately 50 minutes every 10 years, which represents substantial improvement on the existing average single-strand trans-Pacific cables that only has availability of 98% with 66 days downtime every 10…

Caring for others or parental figures are the essential job for law enforcement and correctional officers. Police officers are confronted with circumstance consistently that obliged them to assume responsibility for individuals who are being taken advantages of. For years women were marked as the parental figure more so than men. From the early 19 century, when women stayed home and care for the children while the men would go out and work. The men were more so the bread winner. However, the…

ConocoPhillips Is Making the Wrong Move ConocoPhillips’ (COP) financials clearly indicate the weakness that the company is seeing in its business. For instance, in the second quarter of 2015, ConocoPhillips had reported a net loss of $179 million i.e. minus $0.15 per share as compared to positive earnings of $2.1 billion, or $1.67 per share in last year’s second quarter. Post adjustment for some items like deferred tax due to amendments in Canadian tax laws and non-cash impairments, the…

family trip to Florida. We drove and on the way back, we stayed in a hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. Our plans for the day were to go to Six Flags and go on the many rides. Sadly, due to the rain, the park was closed temporarily. We hadn’t had much downtime on the trip, so we decided to just go to the hotel’s pool and swim until the rain passed. We would then go to Six Flags. Little did I know that the next hour or so would ensure my future plans. At this point, I was undecided about what…

In a typical Information Technology department there are usually at least 2 teams. The development team that creates systems or software and the operations team that keeps the system or software running. Separation of these two teams leads to problems as the organization grows. Typical problems I have experienced pertain to more projects or work than resources available, a single person holding all the information or being the go-to person for work in the department, and finally not passing on…

maintaining meaningful romantic relationships. Not willing to abstain from physical companionship he became reliant on superficial relationships with women that took his fancy; using his charm, wit and flattery to guarantee very little failure. In his downtime Vex practiced his trickery, tirelessly working to hone his swordsmanship, and going to every length possible to master his…

When one encounters, The Colossus of New York, it is much like New York itself. Colson Whitehead highlights little moment that define the Big Apple. He takes you on a free trip, landing you right on the map of New York City. Whitehead writes a love letter sent to everyone who has set foot in the city once, twice, or a thousand times before, doing an excellent job of finding yourself catching sentences that you can identify are from the most populated city in the United States. Perhaps, making…

status of the network. This is important because it allows the system administrator to have an up to the minute view of the overall health of the network and inspect and fix any part that is damaging the system. Having good monitoring can help prevent downtime and decrease the response time in intrusion detection. Another good feature for opsview is to observe the routers and edge devices on the network. This is important because the router is the first line of defense of attacks. If a system…