| I have wondered many times, after working on | | | | efficiency and fast response of those ghostly |
| several companies that make excessive use of | | | | teams. |
| their computers, what would happen if suddenly, | | | | The IT Staff has always have the status of the |
| all of their systems would crash. | | | | ancient wizard who would do and say impossible |
| In fact, when there is a power breakage, even | | | | to pronounce spells and sentences in unknown |
| for some minutes, everybody in the company | | | | languages, like reboot, bios, formatting and many |
| comes to an awkward stop. There are very little | | | | more nonsense on the eyes of the layman. |
| tasks that wouldn't use a computer. | | | | No wonder why the IT staff has some of the |
| From the Secretary to the CEO, every worker is | | | | best salaries on companies. At least those who |
| attached to their computers. Most companies use | | | | know better than let companies to exploit them. |
| PC of course, mostly because of the price and | | | | The smarter IT professionals would become |
| general knowledge of the operative system and | | | | those ghosts that thanks to Internet gain the |
| software. | | | | ability to be in several places at the same time. |
| What is the contingency plan to solve any trouble | | | | Knowledge is power. |
| related with computers? The answer is simple. To | | | | The only thing that a company or individual should |
| have an Information Technology Team always | | | | be aware of, is to hire only professionals that at |
| ready to respond with narrow deadlines. Every | | | | least once have presented personally their |
| minute that passes with a network down, would | | | | credentials or that are represented or availed by |
| cost thousands of dollars in salaries and business | | | | a serious companies that counts with specific |
| opportunities. | | | | guarantees in case of any problem caused by the |
| There are some other instances where a small | | | | intervention of the IT professional. |
| company, can't afford to have an IT staff | | | | Corporate espionage is very common and it is |
| competent enough to solve some problems. So, | | | | dangerous to let unknown people to have access |
| the solution is to outsource the IT Staff. They | | | | to delicate information. However, having said that, |
| don't have to be there in most cases because | | | | if the IT professional is worthy of trust, there |
| they'd remotely control the entire network. And | | | | would be no problem at all to let him work |
| not because of high level hacking knowledge but | | | | remotely. |
| thanks to a very useful line of software that | | | | When the problem has to deal with Hardware, |
| allows a person with the required access | | | | there are still no robots with enough precision to |
| information, to enter and control the network and | | | | do the IT Job. There is also a risk for the IT guy |
| of course, every individual machine on it. | | | | to be replace as in other areas of the industrial |
| The paranoiac fear experimented by most people | | | | activities. Nonetheless, that is far from happening |
| about letting a stranger to step into their most | | | | any time soon. |
| private documents is being overruled by the | | | | |