A.J. Rusli, CITP MBCS’ Post

Shameful, and a disgrace when the term 'Malaysian' is used in this context. Being a good Malaysian also means being polite, kind, helpful and respectful of women and the elderly. Also, to KTM, if you have designated a coach for women, you will probably need to do something MORE to ensure that there is proper security there. Having emergency buttons or numbers to call is logical but they might take too long and when something like this happens, it's too late. So do something before this type of incident happens again. Harassment in any shape or form should never be tolerated and perpetrators should be apprehended. Rude, stupid, sexist, racist, and a disgrace...that's what these group of young men are!

My sixth book is now live on Amazon. Titled 'Abyss', it is about people who have been persecuted, displaced and driven from their homes. 'Abyss' is commonly used to mean 'hell' or 'a deep chasm'. Looking at what's happening in the world now, it does feel like that to me. In writing these poems, I did my best to put myself in their shoes and write how I feel and what I would see. Hopefully this would also open everyone's eyes to realize that their casualties are not just a number, but they have a life, just like you and me. I aim to donate whatever proceeds I receive from this book to charity as I believe that would be the right thing to do. #published #book

My respect for a certain nation has plummeted to new lows, due to the lack of a decisive and quick response to defuse the anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant mobs that are harassing, assaulting non-whites and destroying property. Shameful and disgusting. As one YT influencer rightfully described it, it's not a riot; it's a pogrom. 2023 and 2024 have really lifted the veil and showed all on the hypocrisy of the west on upholding human rights, the rule of law, and adherence to international law. This needs to be nipped in the bud before it gets a lot worse #ruleoflaw

It is concerning when some young people think that getting a degree is useless, and that they pay to get their degrees. Pay to get your degree? You need to pass your exams and projects first! Getting a degree is of course, not a guarantee for success but that doesn't mean it's useless. And is being a businessman the only sole measure of success?? I don't believe that. If you're Muslim, menuntut ilmu tu ibadah as stated in the faith. I agree with what this YTber is saying

What's happening to humanity? 1) The world is being shaken by chaotic weather conditions and increasing heat levels, yet some are still denying and rejecting the cause. 2) A war criminal whose decisions caused more than forty thousand people to lose their lives (and probably a lot more, once they are discovered under the rubble) was given a standing ovation by the congress of a certain country. In the meantime, innocents (mainly children) continue to fall as part of their genocidal actions. 3) Cruelty is on the rise everywhere, cruelty to animals, cruelty to the elderly, cruelty to the poor and defenseless. 4) Those who are fighting for the rights and lives of others are portrayed as extremists and terrorists, while those actively supporting a genocidal campaign are seen as the good guys. 5) People are more in love with their politics than they do with compassion and protecting all that's good in this world.

Some would debate that project management certification is crucial to land a project manager's job. This would be true if the recruiting organisation had specified them as prerequisites for the post. However, having project management certification (or any certification for that matter) DOESN'T guarantee that you'll be able to solve anything that comes your way in your job. That part comes with experience and building your own specific skillset to be more robust in handling unforseen and challenging situations. In my experience, I have seen too many times where certified project managers ended up in a 'deer in headlights' situation because they don't know how to deal with situations beyond what their certification taught them. Thus, I wish that organisations take a more pragmatic view of recruitment and realise that certification is good to have but it is NOT an indicator of future performance. If the candidate has other skills, experience or body of knowledge that would be useful to the organisation (even without certification), they shouldn't be excluded from the pool of candidates and they should still be considered. #certification

Looking at the recent global IT outage due to a bad patch/update, organizations need to learn to think for themselves and figure out what's best for their respective organizations, instead of blindly following a brand name just because their peers are using the same product. That product MUST adhere to the organization's way of managing risks and upholding fault tolerance. For example, patch management: If the product insists on auto-updates straight to production, and if the organization instead, has a clear process of testing the updates first before rolling them out to production, then clearly that product is not aligned with the organization's practices. Select what is best for the organization, not what the masses are selecting. Herd mentality is dangerous. If the organization is unsure, then do some form of POC or sandboxing to test out the solution first before adopting it.

If you overly emphasise efficiency without balancing it with other factors, you are introducing a gaping flaw to your plan. The flaw? Efficiency expects every component to work optimally to achieve its goal. Thus, with such a precarious balance, it's easy to derail it by just throwing a spanner into that machine and everything will come to a grinding halt. What's equally important is fault-tolerance; in the real world, nothing is perfect and thus a plan or system should always have fault-tolerance included into its fundamental design to handle the less desirable what ifs when they occur #efficiency

https://lnkd.in/g9yYMrYh

The recent global IT outage brings this question to the fore: for the sake of keeping the organisation safe, is it worth implementing forced auto-updates? When it works, it is seamless and provides up to date protection against attacks, especially ransomware. When it stumbles, you get a single point of failure for the organization. Managing risk has always included testing updates first before implementing to the masses in production, which is why I personally, am not a fan of auto-updates. It is our responsibility to be able to test it first before accepting it into production.