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Yearly Archives: 2016

Data Governance: “Tone from the Top” is Critical For Companies to Successfully Deal with Security and Governance

By Dick Weisinger

Whose responsibility is data governance in the organization? While IT may have the lead role in implementation, it turns out that unless there is executive engagement in how governance is to be handled, the priority for dealing with security and governance…

IoT: Problems Ahead: Most IoT Projects will Need to be Refactored, Recalled or Redeployed – Gartner

By Dick Weisinger

Here’s something you don’t hear everyday.  Instead of the standard hype, and despite being obviously bullish on the technology, Gartner is sending out warnings of big  challenges ahead that Internet of Things (IoT) projects will need to contend with. But first,……

Shadow IT: It’s Real — Companies Using Hundreds of Unauthorized Cloud Services

By Dick Weisinger

A study by IBM found that one-third of employees at Fortune 1000 companies share corporate data using third-party apps.  Often they reuse corporate login credentials when setting up these unauthorized accounts. Is it really that bad?  It may be worse.…

Collaboration (IHMC): Intelligent Collaboration Between Man and Machine

By Dick Weisinger

Machines can outclass humans in a number of areas, particularly in performing fast computations, but even today’s state-of-the-art computers don’t really think and aren’t that much help when it comes to generating new ideas.  But what happens when human ingenuity…

Construction IT: Industry Lags All Others in Technology Spend

By Dick Weisinger

The construction industry has consistently ranked last among all industries in terms of investment in technology.  More than one-third of companies spend less than 1 percent of their revenue on IT, and more than half spend less than 2 percent.…