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Sovereign Cloud: Key to Secure Local Control of Data or Threat to Cloud Business Operating at Scale?

By Dick Weisinger

Cloud data sovereignty is the idea that data should abide by the laws of the country where the data originated from and is associated with. Under data sovereignty, data associated with citizens of Germany, for example, should reside on storage…

Fiber Optics: Recovering from the Breaks and Tears of Brittle Glass-Fiber Cables

By Dick Weisinger

You’ve upgraded your internet connection to fiber. That’s great! Fiber enables affordable 1-Gbps upload and download speeds (and higher). Fiber optic cabling can provide a much higher throughput than wired cables. With 5G and WiFi-6 coming on line, the demand…

Digital Waste: The Unintended Consequences of Digital Transformation

By Dick Weisinger

Digital transformation is not only happening in businesses, it’s happening in people’s lives too. One side effect of our increased dependence and use of virtual tools and apps is massive amounts of digital waste. The term ‘digital waste’ here doesn’t…

Computer Chip Shortage: Not Going Away Any Time Soon

By Dick Weisinger

Since 2020 the world has seen a global chip shortage. The shortage has pushed up prices and made it difficult for manufacturers to produce products that rely on them. Some of the products affected include automobiles, video game consoles, home…

Data Democratization: Transforming the Workplace with Data Accessibility

By Dick Weisinger

Data is the “new oil”. It’s the “the currency of business, it’s the lifeblood of growth, innovation and profitability.” Data is “the center of today’s businesses”. “Data drives all aspects of an organization, where the more a company can leverage,…