Category Archives: Projects

You know…Web 2.0 It’s all the rage… I think. So I tried it. We posted a video attached to a new project, and I setup a Web2.0 interface. Does it work? Sure. But … does it work? The vote is … Continue reading →

Last week Steve (Mountain States Networking), Paul and I worked on setting up some VPN technology. Our security configuration creates quite a bit of complication, for a seemingly simple project. We prepared to setup off-site access VPN, but ran into … Continue reading →

I know what your thinking …. VM’s, right? Nada. Something more interesting. Zhijing and I are working on a new project. At first we were just harvesting and displaying server room temps. Then Brian got the internal temps via the … Continue reading →

Today, I disabled some p2p file-sharers.I used the same tool to fix some out-of-date Sophos AV installations. I’ve been working with folks to organize projects and make sure that they are delivered on time.We hired a new programmer!I got Project … Continue reading →

I’ve been working on the KPI project (among others) A KPI (Key Performance Indicator) allows decision makers to get a “glance” at the status of the University via a set of numbers and colored arrows. The numbers are the current … Continue reading →

After much todo, we have at last implemented our NAC Profiler.This tool allows us to create “profiles” to identify specific devices on our network. For devices like printers, we can setup default “allow” configurations so that printers can be added … Continue reading →

This month I’ve been working on: Everbridge (3n Emergency Notification) integration with the Portal. Preparations for the conversion of AllFacStaff email to allow filtering. I hope to go live with this system next week, but we’ll see. We’ve implemented some … Continue reading →

So one of my current projects is to do a side-by-side (-by-side) comparison of Windows, Linux and Solaris running an Oracle DB. I have a few mac minis lying around (ok I’ve scooped them up every chance I get) so … Continue reading →

I finished a new report this morning about 1am. We ran a system-wide test of our campus Emergency Alert system and I had 18k+ lines of data to play with. Metrics, oh lovely metrics — how do I measure thee? … Continue reading →

PresentationsSo I’ve probably given 10+ presentations during the last few months. They have ranged from training a few users on a specific topic to new Nursing Students to holding a campus-wide Forum that we video-taped (more on this later). After … Continue reading →