Peter Stanford has been an IT Consultant with NSK since 2006, after receiving his Network Administration certification from Career Education Institute. He provides basic support to clients, solving application and desktop issues, installing and upgrading hardware, and providing regular on-site visits. If a problem arises that the help desk cannot fix remotely, Peter rises to the challenge with a hands-on approach.

Database replication involves creating and maintaining multiple copies of the same database for recovery and backup purposes. It requires transferring files from one computer or server to another so that all users share the same data. This results in a distributed database that gives users access to necessary information without interfering with others’ work. Normalization, which eliminates ambiguous data and inconsistent files among users, serves as the primary motivation for database replication. A distributed database management system (DDBMS) guarantees that anything that is added, deleted, or adapted on one server is reflected automatically in all other locations, creating an overall consistent database.

 Senior IT Consultant Jay  Ritchie has been with  NSK Inc. for exactly one  year last week. Prior to  joining NSK, Jay worked  as an IT Manager for  several local software  companies. Jay’s  experience includes  managing data center  environments and hosting  Point-of-Sale and  business to business  applications in tightly  regulated industries.  He  enjoys working in the IT  industry because it  allows him to solve  complex problems while protecting his clients from digital threats. 

In an earlier post, we discussed the pros and cons of using RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disk) as a data recovery solution. RAID uses a disk drive component that distributes and replicates data across several levels of drivers. In a world that is becoming increasingly digital, RAID employs a physical disk drive, which is why it is important to note where physical data storage originated—tape backup. 

NSK Inc. newbie, Jose Calixto has only been with us for six months, but he is already interacting with clients on a daily basis. You may have even spoken with him if you have recently called the NSK Help Desk. His job consists of fielding calls from clients regarding server maintenance, MS Office and other IT problems and other computer issues that Jose can fix right from his desk.