@Steve and @ 0k3ch, I agree with you when it comes to the use of bandwidth during peak time.What we should be looking at then is what services does the users need to access out of the organizations network? If there is none then they should lose the privilege of accessing web sites and this should be communicated to themclearly that it was a consequence of abusing internet. The other side of this coin is that users will come to work with their 3G and wifi enabled devices, Smart phones,etc to work to access these sites reducing their productivity. With IT you cannot underestimate your users some of them are well conversant with cutting edge technologies which will prove to be more of a challenge to your work than sensitizing them on the responsible use of the internet and minding other users. Atudo Billy Ayodo BSc Candidate - Software Engineering University of Eastern Africa, Baraton atudoayodo@hotmail.com +254 721 912151, +254 737 587726
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:27:33 +0100 From: smuchai@gmail.com To: skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] How to block https://facebook.com
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 7:54 AM, Billy A <atudoayodo@hotmail.com> wrote:
Was there any research that was done before companies decided to ban Facebook at the place of work as part of their policies ? This is a case of companies fearing what they dont know just as the Kenya government did when they banned the use of satelites in the 90s since they
That's a very pedestrian view. I once worked at a place where p2p downloads were taking up serious amounts of the bandwidth we were supposed to be reselling, and at peak time (when guys should be working for the customer, not checking how their movie downloads were going).
For legal, productivity, commercial and basic common sense reasons, I had to enforce a total block on p2p during peak hours, and throttled it offpeak. I didn't even need to consult the company AUP or standard operating procedures to see what was being done was wrong.
where not conversant with the satelite technologies and its capabilities. It is our duty to inform these organizations the positives of social networks since I can bet that the top level management who come up
And once we're done doing our duty, you better believe there are many who'll see social networks don't really work for them. Nothing against social networks, I'm just saying organizations are different and we need to appreciate we can't all eat from the same plate.
My 0.02.
BR S _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke