Archive for March, 2013
Farewell Bricks and Mortar
We are on the cusp of an aspect of the rapidly increasing speed of the digital revolution that has significant implications to society and our economy. Farewell bricks and mortar — at least most of it. The potential for companies to go virtual is not a possibility — it is a probability. The technology is [...]
Full Story6 Lessons to Learn from Getting Burned in the Enterprise Software Search
Most of us have at one time or another been disappointed with a purchase and left feeing “cheated” by a salesperson. But when the purchase involves thousands of dollars in enterprise software, this feeling becomes significantly magnified. Getting burned by a past vendor can leave you feeling hopeless, but it should not prevent you from [...]
Full StoryHow Digital Formats Have Complicated The Document Lifecycle of Business Records
Computerized communications have done a lot to increase the productivity of business, and to improve the value that organizations can provide to their customers. But the same traits which make electronic documents so incredibly useful have also created some interesting business challenges when it comes to legal compliance and document management. In the past, companies [...]
Full StoryCould Cloud-Based Virtual Desktops Infrastructure Die Before It Ever Takes Off?
Virtual Desktops Infrastructure (VDI) is the one of the hottest trends in the enterprise computing space. By replacing physical machines with virtual desktops, you greatly reduce maintenance costs and security risks, while also extending the useful life of existing hardware and enabling employees to access their workplace desktop from home or from any device. And [...]
Full StoryIaaS, PaaS and SaaS. What’s the difference and why are they important?
These days, it’s almost impossible to read any kind of technology publication without coming across the word “cloud computing” multiple times. Often, these cloud discussions come mixed up with strange acronyms such as IaaS, SaaS, PaaS and others. My aim in this piece is to clarify some of the leading “aaS” acronyms you may come [...]
Full StoryHow to Leverage WAN Optimization for High-Performance Cloud Services
Driven by agility and convenience benefits, companies around the world and across all market sectors are in some phase of moving their business applications to the cloud. Many of those that have taken the plunge have experienced significant cost savings and productivity gains; however, some have also experienced the performance and availability issues inherent in [...]
Full StoryStanford University Experiment: Does “Opting Out” Really Opt You Out Of Online Tracking?
It should be of no surprise to our readers that massive amounts of personal, technical, social and behavioural data are being secretly tracked about us by embedded scripts in the background of the web sites we visit. This is usually done by embedding cookies into your browser which can be tracked as you move around [...]
Full StoryEmerging Tech: External Solid State Hard Drives
Understanding External Hard Drive Components For quite some time, people with PCs have had the option of using an external hard drive to enhance their computer’s storage capabilities and to provide a backup for their important data. Of course, technology continues to advance, and a new kind of hard drive has made its way onto [...]
Full StoryStart Your Cloud Journey with a Cloud Readiness Assessment
As a CIO, you’re probably in the early throes of determining how best to move to the cloud. You may have taken some preliminary steps such as using some SaaS offerings, done a small proof of concept, maybe even moved a function like test/dev to the cloud – but now you’re feeling the heat to [...]
Full StoryEmail Archiving with Integrity: Your Goal or Your Best Guess?
Yes, you need to archive your email. I can quote you chapter and verse (and statute and writ and international law) that show why you really should have your organization’s emails archived. Given the necessity of archiving, your organization is likely to have some form of archiving in place. The question is whether the archiving [...]
Full StoryThe Taboo Danger of Cloud Computing
Cloud computing has been a godsend for the IT industry. Delivering applications in a hosted model does away with maintenance, hardware and licensing costs…. and makes it much faster and easier to launch and provision new services. Cloud-based applications also provide rich access to collaboration features and API data feeds in a way that would’ve [...]
Full StorySurvey looks at the growing mobile device market and how companies can profit from it
With more and more people relying on their mobile devices to shop and access information, companies that have mobile-ready websites and apps that consumers can easily download are experiencing a plethora of new revenue stream opportunities. In this arena, companies have the ability to reach consumers to market and sell, inform, solve problems and provide [...]
Full StoryPros & Cons Of Cloud Storage
Businesses are definitely moving more towards the cloud for their business needs, especially for data storage. The cloud platform offers convenient and efficient access to storage space, which would otherwise have been difficult for any business to mobilize. However, as with any other technology, the cloud is not without its own set of disadvantages. Before [...]
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