Do the Hard Work Today for an Easier Tomorrow- Network-Facts

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 Two years ago, you and your team spent a great deal of time and a good deal of money on a new backup and recovery system. The system and vendor you selected hit all the check boxes in the technology selection plan, and the demos of the system were perfect. In addition to the great platform, the vendor was wonderful and the system has been working well.  Your selection project went off without a hitch, as did the implementation phase. Things are going well and, for the most part, everyone is happy with the new platform.  About six months ago (a year and a half after implementation), the organization started going through a growth phase. This growth added additional requirements for your systems and processes. New people meant new computers. New computers meant new support and storage, which meant new administrative processes and tasks.  These additional requirements were fairly easy to meet. The platform and vendor you chose easily kept up with the growth requirements, and your team has been able to keep ahead of the changes and growth.  While the organization is undergoing growing pains, you and your IT staff have been able to continue to provide top-notch service. Things look easy these days, and you’re being congratulated from all corners of the organization for the great work you and your team have done.  Then one day some systems went down. These systems were mission-critical, and everyone was screaming to have them back online as soon as possible. Unlike previous backup/recovery processes where recovery time was measured in days and weeks, your system was able to get your most critical applications and servers back up in less than three hours.  Based on the quick recovery and the months of great service from the IT staff, the CEO called a town hall meeting to deliver a well-deserved congratulatory message to the entire IT staff. Everyone's happy with the work the team has done, and there are plenty of folks applauding the efforts of the team.  As we all know, it’s not easy for IT to be applauded. IT is usually behind the curve when it comes to growth. IT is usually struggling to do more with less. So in this case, you and your team are very proud of the work you've done.  But the great work you've done today has its foundation in the hard work your team has done for years. In fact, it goes back many years. It goes back to the preparation for the selection phase of your new system, when you and your team spent many days and weeks preparing the selection criteria and researching systems and vendors.  One area that you spent a great deal of time on was considering the future state of the organization and how you could select a system today to allow you to future-proof the organization. You and your team spent a lot of time understanding what the future requirements are for the system. Your team had to truly understand what your system should do for your organization today and what the system needs to do the next year and for years to come.  This hard work in the past has helped you prepare for today and tomorrow. Your team was able to future-proof the systems within the organization to prepare for exactly the scenario you've just encountered.  Easy never comes quick and easy. It takes hard work and long hours to make things look easy. Hard work and a little bit of future-proofing can go a long way to making things look easy. - 

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Two years ago, you and your team spent a great deal of time and a good deal of money on a new backup and recovery system. The system and vendor you selected hit all the check boxes in the technology selection plan, and the demos of the system were perfect. In addition to the great platform, the vendor was wonderful and the system has been working well.
Your selection project went off without a hitch, as did the implementation phase. Things are going well and, for the most part, everyone is happy with the new platform.
About six months ago (a year and a half after implementation), the organization started going through a growth phase. This growth added additional requirements for your systems and processes. New people meant new computers. New computers meant new support and storage, which meant new administrative processes and tasks.
These additional requirements were fairly easy to meet. The platform and vendor you chose easily kept up with the growth requirements, and your team has been able to keep ahead of the changes and growth.
While the organization is undergoing growing pains, you and your IT staff have been able to continue to provide top-notch service. Things look easy these days, and you’re being congratulated from all corners of the organization for the great work you and your team have done.
Then one day some systems went down. These systems were mission-critical, and everyone was screaming to have them back online as soon as possible. Unlike previous backup/recovery processes where recovery time was measured in days and weeks, your system was able to get your most critical applications and servers back up in less than three hours.
Based on the quick recovery and the months of great service from the IT staff, the CEO called a town hall meeting to deliver a well-deserved congratulatory message to the entire IT staff. Everyone's happy with the work the team has done, and there are plenty of folks applauding the efforts of the team.
As we all know, it’s not easy for IT to be applauded. IT is usually behind the curve when it comes to growth. IT is usually struggling to do more with less. So in this case, you and your team are very proud of the work you've done.
But the great work you've done today has its foundation in the hard work your team has done for years. In fact, it goes back many years. It goes back to the preparation for the selection phase of your new system, when you and your team spent many days and weeks preparing the selection criteria and researching systems and vendors.
One area that you spent a great deal of time on was considering the future state of the organization and how you could select a system today to allow you to future-proof the organization. You and your team spent a lot of time understanding what the future requirements are for the system. Your team had to truly understand what your system should do for your organization today and what the system needs to do the next year and for years to come.
This hard work in the past has helped you prepare for today and tomorrow. Your team was able to future-proof the systems within the organization to prepare for exactly the scenario you've just encountered.
Easy never comes quick and easy. It takes hard work and long hours to make things look easy. Hard work and a little bit of future-proofing can go a long way to making things look easy.
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How to find your lost Windows Phone - Network-Facts

Somehow you lost your Windows Phone. It might have been stolen, or it could be down the back of a chair in your local pub. How will you get it back? Hopefully, you enabled the native Find My Phone setting before you were separatedyour phone. If you did, you can now use the web-based service to retrieve it. 

Impact of a lost Windows Phone 

It might be the opinion of some that a lost Windows Phone device isn'tthat big a deal. After all, they're not exactly iPhones or Samsung Galaxys, are they? 

Well, that's not really an argument. Regardless of the operating system, Windows Phone 8 handsets have a high specification, especially those produced by Nokia. While the operating system isn't so bloated that it has a need for anything above a quad core CPU at present, there are other aspects to consider, such as high definition displays, storage space and battery life. 

When it comes to Nokia devices, then there is also the added element of the camera, which is supported by a Carl Zeiss lens and superb image processing software and the selection of impressive camera apps. Phones such as the Nokia Lumia 920, 925, 1020 and higher have remarkable cameras as good as - if not better than - those on other devices. 

Your lost Windows Phone might contain your personal data. It might have a collection of recently-snapped photos, vital emails and documents and apps that are a lifeline to your work. Losing a Windows Phone can be as devastating as losing a phone running any other productive operating system - with cloud applications installed, it could be as risky as losing a desktop computer. 

Enabling the Find My Phone service 

While you won't find any third party tracking appsPrey for Windows Phone, Microsoft offers the Find My Phone service for Windows Phone owners. The service is the same for Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 devices, and requires that you enable the options in Settings > Find My Phone. The service uses triangulation technology to locate it, so you don't need to worry about having mobile Internet activated - as long as the phone isn't in airplane mode, everything should work fine. 

Finding a lost or stolen Windows Phone device 

With the Find My Phone option enabled (see above), you can launch the retrieval process whenever you lost sight of your device.muo-wp8-findmyphone-loginThe first thing you should do is log into www.windowsphone.com and Find My Phone via the drop-down menu.muo-wp8-findmyphone-mapYou will then see a map, and the approximate location of your phone will be displayed. Various factors affect the precision of this feature; for instance, if the phone was stolen, it might still be in transit, which makes it tricky to find until it stops moving. 

Once you knowyour phone is geographically, there are three things that you can do to retrieve or disable it. 

Ring your phone 

If your phone is somewhere close by, the sensible approach would be to ring it. Of course, on the off chance that you don't have another phone to hand, or cannot guarantee you will find it before the phone rings out, Find My Phone offers a useful Ring feature, which sends an instruction to your Windows Phone to play a special ringtone reserved for this purpose. 

You shouldn't have much trouble tracking down the handset with this feature, as long as it's within hearing distance. This alert also plays at full volume, overriding vibrate mode or low volume settings. 

Remotely lock your phone 

Of course, the situation may be more desperate; it could be that your phone is in the hands of someone you do not trust, or has been left in a positionit can easily be found.muo-wp8-findmyphone-lockThe Lock option allows you to display a custom message on your phone's screen and set a new 4-digit PIN that will be required to unlock the device. You will also have the option to ring the phone when it is locked, so that it attracts attention. 

Given that the majority of people are honest, there is a good chance that the device will be spotted, the message read and your Windows Phone will be returned. We can think of seven reasons why someone might return your lost phone, so don't be disheartened - your phone may well come back. 

Erase your Windows Phone 

The final option is, of course, the most devastating. In order to protect your data (including access to more information via your phone's SkyDrive app), you should use the Erase tool to remotely reset your phone. This reverts the handset to factory settings, and will result in the Find My Phone service being unable to track it.muo-wp8-findmyphone-eraseNaturally, this is only for desperate situations, and for you to use the erase option you must check the box labelled I'm sure! Please erase my phone now before proceeding with the Erase button. 

Tackle thieves with this native Windows Phone app! 

The Windows Phone tracking app is simple to use, enabling you to quickly find, trace and if necessary, erase your device should it be lost or stolen. If you've prepared your device correctly and perhaps sent a polite screen message, someone might find and return it. After all, it's not that hard to return a lost phone. 

For the best results with this service, however, you should put yourself in a position of never having to use it.

Source: Christian Cawley, makeuseof.com