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IT Audits: Manage Risk by Proactively Monitoring Systems

By Dick Weisinger

Hacking, breaches, data privacy issues. Data governance and regulatory compliance. Businesses are just beginning to realize their responsibilities and potential liabilities when it comes to the proper handling of data which they have acquired. Auditing of potential IT vulnerabilities has…

Cloud Computing: New Privacy Rules for Government Access to Data in Foreign Data Centers

By Dick Weisinger

The CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act) was enacted early in 2018 in an attempt to modernize data privacy and government surveillance laws in a world where data is increasingly being housed in global cloud-computing data centers.…

Enterprise Software: Spending is at its Highest Levels Since 2007

By Dick Weisinger

Interest in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things have caused enterprises to open their purses to spend on these new technologies.  Overall, global IT spending will grow by 6 percent this year, reaching $3.7 trillion, but spending by…

Artificial Intelligence: The Booms and Busts of AI Hype

By Dick Weisinger

“The Honeymoon is Over!” declared Forrester in a recent report.  Not that they are finding fault with the long-term potential of  AI technology, but that Forrester thinks the technology has expectations set so high that it is certain to disappoint…

Cloud Computing: Lack of Oversight Cause Customers to Waste Billions on Unneeded Cloud Resources

By Dick Weisinger

The cloud is designed to make businesses more productive and more agile.  The flip side to that though is that without adequate governance and oversight cloud costs can quickly go out of control. Kim Weins, VP of Cloud Cost Strategy…