Monthly Archives: March 2010

Availability management

Availability management is the process of measuring and identifying the available levels of IT capacity and resources which can be used in service level reviews with clientele. Prior to the inception of service, the quantity and nature of resources must be defined within a Service Level Agreement (SLA).

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Golf team events

golf teamWhen international golf legends go to play the Ryder Cup, it has to be fairly obvious that they are not in it for the money. They will be playing with their normal competitors but now in a situation of group effort. It is quite something to behold your mortal rival on the other side of your camp when you have to discuss strategy. You may even have to reveal some of your weaker spots which they will exploit when they next go against you in a competitive situation. The whole dynamic will have to change and you will have to have the trust and confidence to cope with the altered circumstances.

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Golf and elderly people

Sports are not an activity that easily lends itself to age. There are many physical demands which make it impossible to continue playing beyond a certain age. That is why retirement is the bane of most sports people and they normally retire once they start losing matches on a fairly regular basis. It is at that point that they recognize that the time is up. You can then not associate that sort of system with elderly care. We are going to try and do the impossible by bringing to the table a proposition for using the golf model to try and end the type of discrimination that we see in other areas of life. We know that the article has a propensity to create controversy but it is still an area which people can explore to see whether we can learn something from this sport.

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IT Service Continuity Management

IT service continuity management is the process through which plans are created and executed in order to guarantee that IT services can be recovered and continue operation in the event that a serious incident, such as a natural disaster, should occur. Its responsibilities cover more than just the reaction to such an occurrence, however. The IT service continuity team is also charged with the responsibility of minimizing the risk of severe damage in the first place.

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Making golf more inclusive

golf-inclusiveFor some people inclusivity is a dirty word. To them it is nothing more than an attempt to bring affirmative action via the back door to the detriment of the mainstream. They look back at all the inclusivity projects undertaken by failed leftist governments and conclude that this must not be allowed to happen to their golf. However for golf to remain an exclusive club and to expect the general public to somehow fall in line at some undefined future point is irresponsible and unworkable. There have to be certain efforts by the golf authorities to bring more people into the fold. This article aims to list some of the measures that could possibly be used to reach this objective.

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