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Yearly Archives: 2016

Security Breaches: Experts Agree That Anyone or Any Company Can Be a Target — No Data is Totally Safe

By Dick Weisinger

Companies are increasingly becoming targets of cyber security attacks.  These are the results of a report from the Association of Corporate Counsel.  The report surveyed more than 1000 company in-house lawyers across 30 countries for their perspectives on data security. The…

Software-Defined Everything (SDx): Using Software as the Platform for Building Businesses

By Dick Weisinger

Marc Andreessen said that “software is eating the world”.   Software is becoming the controlling factor for how almost everything works. In 2015 we saw the continued rise of software with the emergence of technologies like the Software-Defined Network (SDN), Software-Defined Storage (SDS), and the Software-defined…

Cloud Computing: Trends and Predictions for 2016

By Dick Weisinger

A recent study from Soliant Consulting reported some interesting milestones for cloud computing in 2015: 63 percent of businesses have a private cloud.  82 percent of businesses use a hybrid cloud, and 88 percent of businesses are using the public cloud. 64…

Big Data: Seven Trends and Predictions for Data and Analytics in 2016

By Dick Weisinger

We’re already into the year, so without further ado, here are a set of seven predictions for Big Data and analytics markets in 2016: Cloud computing will rule.  The cloud is gaining strength as a strong component of any computing strategy.  The…

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC): The Dangers of Not Getting it Done Right

By Dick Weisinger

All businesses have some vulnerabilities and are challenged by a variety of risks.  Some of the risks businesses face include enterprise risk, operational risk, project risk, IT risk, and financial risks. The GRC market is expected to grow to $11.5…