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Good screens are a must-have. I'd be a little concerned about allowing visitors access to our network, and would like to see a little more work on this from a security perspective - I would like to separate out visitors from the secure parts of our system. I know how keen the folks at WR would be to get their hands on donor data, and no doubt they will try if they think it will help them. That said, we do need to make adequate provisions for visitors in future. [[User:Richard Symonds|Richard Symonds]] 06:10, 1 December 2011 (UTC) | Good screens are a must-have. I'd be a little concerned about allowing visitors access to our network, and would like to see a little more work on this from a security perspective - I would like to separate out visitors from the secure parts of our system. I know how keen the folks at WR would be to get their hands on donor data, and no doubt they will try if they think it will help them. That said, we do need to make adequate provisions for visitors in future. [[User:Richard Symonds|Richard Symonds]] 06:10, 1 December 2011 (UTC) | ||
:: Visitors would, just like me here at the Foundation get an ethernet cables, a laptop cradle and the leads to use a decent size monitor.. No access to our data. | :: Visitors would, just like me here at the Foundation get an ethernet cables, a laptop cradle and the leads to use a decent size monitor.. No access to our data.[[User:Jon Davies|Jon Davies]] 20:41, 1 December 2011 (UTC) | ||
[[User:Jon Davies|Jon Davies]] 20:41, 1 December 2011 (UTC) | |||
::It sounds like the office wifi is to give access to internet and shared backup, not to give privileged access to things like donor data. That said, what would be the file-sharing arrangements? [[User:MartinPoulter|MartinPoulter]] 16:34, 6 December 2011 (UTC) | ::It sounds like the office wifi is to give access to internet and shared backup, not to give privileged access to things like donor data. That said, what would be the file-sharing arrangements? [[User:MartinPoulter|MartinPoulter]] 16:34, 6 December 2011 (UTC) | ||
::Good question. Key here I think is backup which with a small office is easy to forget or over manage. A cloud or at least remote system means that this could be sub contracted. Backup may be available from the IT people in the building. All of this is operational of course. [[User:Roger Bamkin|Roger Bamkin]] 21:22, 6 December 2011 (UTC) | ::Good question. Key here I think is backup which with a small office is easy to forget or over manage. A cloud or at least remote system means that this could be sub contracted. Backup may be available from the IT people in the building. All of this is operational of course. [[User:Roger Bamkin|Roger Bamkin]] 21:22, 6 December 2011 (UTC) | ||
;;;Same as now I suspect. | ;;;Same as now I suspect. [[User:Jon Davies WMUK|Jon Davies WMUK]] 17:01, 9 December 2011 (UTC) | ||
[[User:Jon Davies WMUK|Jon Davies WMUK]] 17:01, 9 December 2011 (UTC) | |||
Revision as of 16:30, 15 December 2011
Had a read - seems like it is slowly taking shape, so that's good - keep going Steve Virgin 01:46, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
Richard's view
- Foreword
Paraphrasing Jon here, and acutely aware that the final decision is not in my hands, however:
- Background
No comments from me here really.
- Software
Jon mentions a few programs here:
- Open Office - Generally I've found to be pretty good, and works quite well in an office environment.
- Scribus - Not used this previously, but I'm led to believe that it's one of the best DTP programs around.
- GIMP - Again, pretty good, and certainly adequate for what we'd be doing.
- CiviCRM - Has its issues, but they are fixable, and the system as a whole is growing on me. Remarkably easy to customise. Certainly better than the SAP-based and bespoke systems I've used with previous employers.
- Google Apps - Not free for UK charities, but possibly negotiable on that point as we're educational and have the Wikipedia brand behind us. Even if we have to pay full business rates, it's not too dear - £33/user/year. I am wholeheartedly behind Google Apps, and it would make my job a lot easier. However, we would need to ensure that the public wiki is kept up to date.
- Hardware
I will admit that I have played with Linux and Solaris installations in the past, but I tend to stick with Windows these days. I've had problems when trying to get my peripherals, programs and documents to work with anything other than Windows. However, I don't imagine it would be very difficult for me to pick up OSX or Linux-based systems, and I am happy to learn either - with preference to the more stable of the two, as I won't have time to troubleshoot tech problems.
Regarding Lenovo/Thinkpads, they are now made in China by a Chinese firm, not by IBM. Not sure what these means for quality, but historically they're very robust. I've even seen one still working after taking a bullet - the case was shattered, but it still worked and was actually perfectly usable. Robustness is the key if we're going to use a laptop for any reason: it will inevitably be dragged off to every event and business meeting around the country, and will take a few blows along the way.
- Security
Kensington locks: brilliant idea, simple and cheap. They stop walk-in thefts, which happen even in secure buildings (happened every few weeks when I worked at the NHS). USB backups are workable for most things, but I wouldn't be happy backing up anything sensitive to a USB stick. That said, I can't imagine it's too tricky to simply back everything up to an off- or on-site archive once a week.
- Easy to set up.
Jon Davies 20:41, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
- In my health-project day job, where data security is top priority, we are encouraged to use USB drives with hardware encryption: more trustworthy than the cloud and it's not a disaster if they're left on a bus. Most of these seem incredibly costly, but I found an 8GB drive for a tenner. MartinPoulter 16:31, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
- User interface
Good screens are a must-have. I'd be a little concerned about allowing visitors access to our network, and would like to see a little more work on this from a security perspective - I would like to separate out visitors from the secure parts of our system. I know how keen the folks at WR would be to get their hands on donor data, and no doubt they will try if they think it will help them. That said, we do need to make adequate provisions for visitors in future. Richard Symonds 06:10, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
- Visitors would, just like me here at the Foundation get an ethernet cables, a laptop cradle and the leads to use a decent size monitor.. No access to our data.Jon Davies 20:41, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
- It sounds like the office wifi is to give access to internet and shared backup, not to give privileged access to things like donor data. That said, what would be the file-sharing arrangements? MartinPoulter 16:34, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
- Good question. Key here I think is backup which with a small office is easy to forget or over manage. A cloud or at least remote system means that this could be sub contracted. Backup may be available from the IT people in the building. All of this is operational of course. Roger Bamkin 21:22, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
- Same as now I suspect. Jon Davies WMUK 17
- 01, 9 December 2011 (UTC)