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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Cloud Computing: Cloud Governance Out of Control

By Dick Weisinger

There’s another survey out on cloud computing, this time by Avenade, a technology services company.  The results duplicate the results of a number of other similar surveys that have recently been made, but one result is worth looking into.  The

Data Centers: Virtualization Requires Security Plans to be Rethought

By Dick Weisinger

Security plans that worked well with traditional networking and non-virtualized servers don’t necessarily transfer directly to the world of cloud computing and virtualization.  Virtualization requires that security measures be rethought. Virtualization removes the one-to-one mapping between the physical device and

Social Media: Small Companies Jump on Board

By Dick Weisinger

Small Businesses have jumped into Social Media in a big way.   As many as 69 percent of small business have adopted some form of Social Media, where the definition of Social Media includes Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or blogging.  Of

Technology: Kundra Resignation Blow to Government

By Dick Weisinger

One bright spot in the Obama administration has been the handling of IT in the Federal Government.   Federal IT is in the midst of a turnaround, and much of the success has been due to Obama’s creation the new

Cloud Computing: Top Priority for CIOs

By Dick Weisinger

Over the last two years, the number of CIO’s that said that they are ready to begin active use of the cloud has jumped from about 30 percent to now more than 60 percent.  These CIOs say that using the