Odyssey Blog
100+ Inspirational Quotes for Your Business
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, the world as we knew it changed in the blink of an eye. Business as usual was no longer an applicable concept. Millions of Americans lost their jobs and thousands of businesses closed their doors for good. Those who were fortunate enough to have the ability [...]
How Odyssey’s Incident Management Software Detects Network Anomalies and Minimizes Costly Downtime
The average cost of unplanned downtime is $5,600 per minute or $300,000 per hour, according to survey study by Gartner. Those numbers should be alarming for every business, especially companies operating in a retail environment that rely on their systems to complete hundreds or thousands of credit card transactions every day. Even after the [...]
Why You Should Not Ignore NonStop OS Upgrades
How long has it been since you upgraded your NonStop’s operating system? One year? Five years? Fifty years? You have no idea? Don’t feel embarrassed if you answered with anything other than one year. You're not alone. Many companies that operate within the HPE NonStop environment have chosen not to upgrade their OS for [...]
5 Steps to Create an Effective Business Continuity Plan
One of the biggest challenges for organizations is ensuring business keeps operating, even during adverse times. Disasters can strike at any moment, and service outages can cost your organization millions of dollars in revenue. In today’s hyper-competitive market, it won’t take long for customers to switch to your competition if you are unable to [...]
Database Management: 10 Database Design Best Practices to Improve Performance
Poorly designed databases are counterproductive to performance. Yet, many companies are unaware of the little errors that are causing big problems. These 10 database design best practices will help you significantly increase your company’s database management and performance, create more productive search queries and improve data quality. Tip #1: Avoid Using Hints Some of [...]
How to document a technical process
As a project analyst, I help gather critical data and support the project team. This includes both project evaluation and monitoring, while simultaneously maintaining compliance and documentation. I work on various IT projects and deployments. For example, I work closely alongside other project managers by serving as a daily bridge between the technical teams. [...]