[The Java Posse] Re: IT policies of large corporations - what is normal?
This sort of thing is completely normal. Sure, some enlightened companies may have laxer policies such as allowing Macs. But of your list what would you remove? XP is now becoming a hardened OS for enterprises because of the effort that has gone into making it secure. Instant Messaging outside of the companies control can cause immense reputational damage, Skype cannot be controlled and centrally recorded, lost hard drives that are unencrypted can also cause reputational damage. A lot of people now carry around iPhones and Netbooks so that they are outside the company network and can get access to stuff they want at their own risk. I have a feeling that companies will try and restrict use of these on company time at some stage. The average IT user at a company does not understand a lot of this stuff and needs to be protected. I remember when the Internet was first allowed at a company I worked at; the first thing some people did was download porn and games. There are regularly tales in the UK press of people still doing this stuff and get fired for it. Their IT departments are the ones that should be fired! There are so many attack vectors these days that the basic stuff above needs to be done. Look at the fuss that went on a few weeks ago when Google were seen to have used IE6 and someone tried to hack them! Google seem to mostly build their own stuff; partly because they are engineers and partly (I suspect) because they are ultra-paranoid. MS will almost certainly be using Win7 internally, Skype and iTunes will be banned for obvious reasons! On Feb 27, 9:24 pm, "phil.swen...@gmail.com" wrote: > I am curious... I work for a large software vendor and our policies > are: > > -windows only (XP) > -outside IM is banned (we have internal jabber server) > -mandatory software that tracks every piece of software installed on > your machine > -manual proxy that tracks every outgoing web url (no banned urls tho) > -skype is strictly forbidden > -no use of SaaS software for company information > -virus checker on every machine, including servers (kills performance > on builds) > -encrypted harddrives > -itunes is banned > -VPN policy forces all traffic to be routed over internet > > The reasons behind this are supposedly that the company must track all > information for legal purposes. > > So I'm curious - do companies like Google, Oracle, Microsoft, Intel > have policies like this? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
[The Java Posse] Re: Could something like Carbonite solve Joe's backup needs?
Joe could use http://aws.amazon.com/importexport/ to get his data there in one shot. i.e. copy to physical media, ship to Amazon and they will load it up for him. Of course - he will still have to pay for storage though. Jungle Disk are missing a trick here, they could upload to S3 OR they could upload to Google Docs/Picasa. I've started using Picasa to load all my photos up. 20GB of storage was £5 a year... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
[The Java Posse] Re: Is it OK to..
Thanks. I've heard a lot about it on the SO Podcast and it seems like a very good idea. The main issue that they will have is convincing HR departments to sign up for it,they prefer to use the agency model. I'm on SO myself and have tried to do my bit answering questions. Its getting harder to answer them though because of the volume and diversity. BTW I'm not a fan of the agency model, its dispiriting as a developer and as a hirer, its one more thing that gets in the way. Mind you, its about 12 years since I had to deal with agents myself, I've been working on the same risk system during that time, initially as a developer and in the past few months as a manager. Its only recently that I have had to start the recruitment process again. Agents seem a bit more professional than they were in the past and actually seem to be trying to give me decent CVs. I find it a bit disturbing that I get CV/Resumes that have typos, spelling mistakes etc though! I've had 2-3 CVs through personal recommendation recently and already filled a .NET role through that means. John On Feb 12, 5:07 pm, Graham Allan wrote: > Hey John, > > >But I am trying to target motivated smart people > > You may be interested in StackOverflow Careers > (http://careers.stackoverflow.com/cv). From their FAQ: > > > Who is this site for? > > >It’s for professional software developers looking for great places to work, > > and hiring managers looking for top talent. Our goal is to connect the best > > programmers with the best jobs. > > It's a paid service though, not sure if you can get a free trial or anything. > > Best regards, > Graham > > Disclaimer: though I'm not affiliated with the site, my CV is on there, so you > may consider me biased :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
[The Java Posse] Re: Is it OK to..
Probably But I am trying to target motivated smart people - i.e the sort of people who listen to JavaPosse in their spare time and actually give a damn about tech. You'd be surprised at how many people just want to turn up to work and be spoonfed stuff each day. I'm lucky in the people I have at the moment - they're all smart and really motivated. I tried to institute a cloning policy but it was blocked ;) John On Feb 12, 11:06 am, Jan Goyvaerts wrote: > Isn't there a group in linkedin for that ? > > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 11:40, John Wright wrote: > > I was hesitant to post a job advert because none of us want the forum > > to degenerate into an advertising/spam hell. > > > My reasoning for it was that: the quality of people on a forum such as > > this tends to be a lot higher than some of the CVs I have got through > > agents. Its tough to get hold of the right people sometimes. You just > > see the same old names and experience on CVs. Oh.. and times are tough > > and jobs are hard to come by and we have 2 great jobs for the right > > people! > > > I have contributed to the forum in the past so I promise that I'm not > > some fly by night spammer/agent! > > > John > > > On Feb 12, 10:06 am, Derek Munneke wrote: > > > Can you phrase the job listing in such a way that it provides a > > > interesting and educational discussion? ...or did you just post a job > > > listing for 2 developers in london already? > > > > I am not opposed to the mention of an opening if it is within a useful > > > contribution to the group, but surely there are other places to post > > > openings to people who are a) looking for a job , b) willing to work > > > where you are offering it; for everything else (kinda resembling a > > > discussion of java based technology) there is the java posse google > > > group. > > > > On 2/12/10, John Wright wrote: > > > > > Is it good form to post job listings here? > > > > > I'm not an agent, I run a small team of Java and .NET developers > > > > working in London (City) and need two Java Developers. Jobs are > > > > interesting and the money is very good. > > > > > Given the talent level in this group - this would be a great place to > > > > ask! > > > > > John > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > "The Java Posse" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > Sent from my mobile device > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
[The Java Posse] Re: Is it OK to..
I was hesitant to post a job advert because none of us want the forum to degenerate into an advertising/spam hell. My reasoning for it was that: the quality of people on a forum such as this tends to be a lot higher than some of the CVs I have got through agents. Its tough to get hold of the right people sometimes. You just see the same old names and experience on CVs. Oh.. and times are tough and jobs are hard to come by and we have 2 great jobs for the right people! I have contributed to the forum in the past so I promise that I'm not some fly by night spammer/agent! John On Feb 12, 10:06 am, Derek Munneke wrote: > Can you phrase the job listing in such a way that it provides a > interesting and educational discussion? ...or did you just post a job > listing for 2 developers in london already? > > I am not opposed to the mention of an opening if it is within a useful > contribution to the group, but surely there are other places to post > openings to people who are a) looking for a job , b) willing to work > where you are offering it; for everything else (kinda resembling a > discussion of java based technology) there is the java posse google > group. > > On 2/12/10, John Wright wrote: > > > > > Is it good form to post job listings here? > > > I'm not an agent, I run a small team of Java and .NET developers > > working in London (City) and need two Java Developers. Jobs are > > interesting and the money is very good. > > > Given the talent level in this group - this would be a great place to > > ask! > > > John > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > Sent from my mobile device -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
[The Java Posse] Is it OK to..
Is it good form to post job listings here? I'm not an agent, I run a small team of Java and .NET developers working in London (City) and need two Java Developers. Jobs are interesting and the money is very good. Given the talent level in this group - this would be a great place to ask! John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
[The Java Posse] Re: Spring book recommendation
Another vote for Spring Recipes - an excellent book. On May 27, 11:55 am, DAemon wrote: > Thanks guys - I'm stocking up on reading material for the holidays! > > - DAemon > > 2009/5/25 Rakesh > > > > > I second that! Spring recipes is excellent. Also Spring in Action by > > Craig Walls is good but only if you don't need to know about the new > > annotation wiring stuff. > > > The Pro Spring book however are only good if you want to know how > > Spring works under the covers. > > > R > > > On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Jan Goyvaerts > > wrote: > > > Somebody asked a Spring book recommendation in episode #252 - Spring > > Recipes > > > of Apress saved my bacon a few times already. :-) > > >http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spring-Recipes-Problem-Solution-Gary-Mak/dp/1... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[The Java Posse] Re: Why don't people use Java 6 in production? Maybe this is why...
We've been using it in a production environment for 2 years with no issues. Its much faster and very stable. We've used it on Windows and Linux. We don't use NIO though. On May 11, 7:07 am, Eric Angel wrote: > A company I worked for a few years made the switch to java 6 and haven't had > any issues. Granted, it's a web app that isn't disk IO heavy. We made the > switch because the performance improvements offered by java 6. > > > > On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Mark Derricutt wrote: > > Hey all, > > > A number of podcasts ago there was (as often crops up) a discussion on why > > people havn't shifted to Java 6 on the server yet, one probably reason is > > the following sun bug which seems to be affecting folk: > > >http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6693490 > > > Under heavy load, NIO starts to return IOExceptions calling select(). The > > fix was apparantly supposed to make it for U7 and then later U12, but as yet > > still doesn't appear to be included (not sure if U13 or U14 includes it thou > > - anyone know?). > > > Currently this is causing mor.ph from holding back upgrading to Java 6, > > however I see that Google App Engine uses 6, any one have any ideas how they > > get around this issue? (maybe they just have too many machines to never > > actually hit 'load'). > > > Mark > > > -- > > Discouragement is a dissatisfaction with the past, a distaste for the > > present, and a distrust of the future - Maree De Jong, Life NZ. > >http://www.talios.com > > -- > Eric Angel --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[The Java Posse] Re: Java Posse #224 (On a lack of JDK 7)
I second this - keeping up with the pace of change of C# and .NET 2.0, 3.0, 3..5 etc is a fulltime job! Most corporates are a version or two behind anyway. We have people in our organisation who are having to be dragged from Java 1.4 to 1.5 and 1.6. On Jan 8, 9:12 am, "Adam G." wrote: > Maybe C# moves a lot faster than Java, but this is not too positive > for a language. I used to work with C# 2.0 and mobile devices some > time ago. Looking at the last changes in the language it really gives > me the feeling that I have to learn lots of new stuff before I can use > C# again. > > On Jan 8, 3:35 am, "phil.swen...@gmail.com" > wrote: > > > can anyone deny that C# moves a lot faster than Java? > > > It seems that Sun is trapped by the design by committee JCP. Neal > > Grafter mentioned this in a previous post to the group check this > > out:http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse/browse_thread/thread/78675ae... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
