Starting from 2 April 2008 our electricity supplier has introduced scheduled (pre-emptive) load shedding. ESKOM hereby guarantees the non-supply of electricity during certain periods according to a predetermined scheduled. Although load shedding in general is not conducive to the productivity of schools, this type of shedding is more acceptable since it provides us with a guaranteed schedule that can be used to properly plan activities in our computer laboratories. One good thing one can say about ESKOM is that this time they are managing to deliver according to their schedule.
It is thus important for schools to consult the schedule obtainable from the ESKOM website - http://www.eskom.co.za/. Activities should carefully be planned around it and important time lost in the computer laboratory should be made up in one or other way. All schools should make sure that all computers equipment including the server and UPS are switched off before such a scheduled power outage to protect the equipment against damage caused by suddenly being disconnected from the energy supply.
Preventing hardware problems caused by power outages is in the hands of the responsible people at the schools. Do not be caught with your pants down (or is it server up).
Monday, April 7, 2008
Plan your downtime
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I wish to shed some light on the posting so that we are not left in the dark completely.
The current petrol price escalation adds to the shadows of the project. Our trips and visits to the schools should be meticulously planned to effectively capitalise on the value of facilitation and project management.
It would be prudent now to consult the Eskom schedule and devise scrupulous travel itineraries in order to be curriculum and finacial cost effective. Eishkom!
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It has been said that common sense is a misnomer: it is not a common commodity at all. The advice in this posting is common sense nicely packaged for those in need of it. It is so simple: plan!
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