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Internet of Things (IoT): Security and Privacy Concerns

By Dick Weisinger

Security and privacy issues of Internet of Things (IoT) technology is coming under review. This was brought into focus recently by the recent House Judiciary Committee hearing on IoT.  During that session, Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) said that “in particular, we need…

Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS): Less Than One Tenth of Today’s Stand-Alone EFSS Systems Will Still Exist in 2018

By Dick Weisinger

More than 140 different vendors are currently selling enterprise file sync and share services (EFSS) according to Gartner.  The market can’t sustain that many vendors and products and will be forced to consolidate.  Gartner selected the top 16 vendors from…

Software Defined Networking: Disillusionment With Current Technology

By Dick Weisinger

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) decouples physical infrastructure and lets network administrators control their network services with software. While many believe that SDN represents the future of networking, Gartner’s recent networking hype cycle shows that at least currently SDN has run into a “trough of disillusionment”.  “This…

WiFi Aware: Connecting Nearby Users Without the Internet

By Dick Weisinger

WiFi Aware is a new technology that lets nearby devices connect and communicate even when standard WiFi, internet or cellular connections aren’t available.  The technology was released by the WiFi Alliance.  Connections will be possible between devices up to 30-45…

Cloud Computing: Move to As-A-Service Will be Slow For Many Large Enterprises

By Dick Weisinger

Half of businesses will not be able to covert their core enterprise processes to cloud-based “as a service” operations for at least another five years, according to research by HfS and Accenture.  The report finds that while the way enterprises implement services…