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Yearly Archives: 2011

Cloud Computing: Could the Public Cloud be More Secure than a Private One?

By Dick Weisinger

It seems counterintuitive, but some, possibly with interests in the public cloud, are arguing that the use of private clouds could open up organizations to more risk than if they were to go the route of the public cloud.  How…

Storage: Storage Sales are on a Roll Again

By Dick Weisinger

Storage sales, like almost every other segment of the economy, retreated during 2009 and most of 2010.  But Gartner is reporting that by fourth quarter 2010, storage sales have sprung back and are back on track with sizzling growth.  Fourth…

Security: PDF and Java, the most Loved, the most Targeted

By Dick Weisinger

Websites hosting malware are on the rise, and when people think malware they usually think of problems happening as a result of browser and email flaws and security holes.  While browser-based security exploits happen, it turns out that many of…

Content Management: Assessing the Benefits and the ROI

By Dick Weisinger

Most organizations, at some level, perform an ROI assessment during the evaluation of any technology.  When considering technologies like Content Management and Collaboration, ROI has often been something that has been hard to quantify.   It is clear that these…

Security: Malicious Data Breaches Expensive, and on the Rise

By Dick Weisinger

Security lapses or data breaches involve the exposure of information to unprivileged individuals.  Data breaches sometimes happen inadvertently, typically as a result of user error or software flaw, but data breaches can be and frequently are malicious.  While no type…