Server Administration is not a reactionary business. It is about developing a sound standard operating policy and adhering to it. There is one simple rule that we follow. Security, availability, and reliability of our services is paramount. Everything else is secondary.
As operating systems become more sophisticated, so do the threats to organizational assets stored within. The primary function of Server Administration Services is to provide an adaptable, competitive and secure environment where we can successfully accomplish our research initiatives. The EDC manages dozens of servers with a variety of operating systems (e.g., Windows 2003, Windows 2000, NT4) to support its research initiatives. The EDC closely monitors system processes and provides the necessary security to defend against these threats.
Today, there are a growing number of threats via virus attacks, denial of service attacks, and system intrusions. Our server administration group thwarts these attacks by constantly evaluating, refining and amending a standard security policy. For example, new security patches provided by vendors are evaluated and applied in a timely manner. New methods for maintaining security are continuously researched and implemented as required.
In addition to these types of security measures, our primary method for maintaining the security and integrity of our assets is through consistent management of our archive and backup procedures. Extensive knowledge of numerous server applications (e.g., Oracle, Exchange, Backup Exec), differing hardware configurations, and network infrastructure administration are critical to the success of our organization.
In addition to providing these services internally, the EDC has been providing these services externally to the University research community upon request for the last seven years.
Server Administration is not a reactionary business. It is about developing a sound standard operating policy and adhering to it. There is one simple rule that we follow. Security, availability, and reliability of our services is paramount. Everything else is secondary.
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