If you are a busy IT professional with no let up in store over the coming two weeks, then you are not alone. Chestnut sellers, Santa Claus impersonators, Delia Smith… oh… and hackers… will be joining you for a festive period with little chance for respite. Be warned: hackers may like having the summer to relax (and weekend off too) but 81% reckon the winter holidays are their busiest time of year.
If that didn’t keep you busy enough in the IT department, then don’t forget most of your users will be remote working at some point over the holidays. In fact, 75% of smartphone users will be checking their emails on a regular basis; two-thirds of those at least a couple of times a day. The fools…
For many IT departments, the festive period is one of the few opportunities during the year where the white calm of deep winter replaces the white noise of everyday operational fire-fighting. There will be space to think (for once) and that important such-and-such project you have been planning to get sorted for ages will finally get some attention.
If you do have time for a little light relief – perhaps you’re already well on your way to IT automation – you could do a lot worse than reviewing one of the best 2009 round-ups on The Register. Or get some tips from Silicon.com about how to avoid the dreaded Christmas callout.
However you spend Christmas this year, Automated IT wishes you peace on your helpdesk and goodwill to all server rooms… HO HO HO!
