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Mobile Bandwidth: Mobile Data Traffic Expected to Increase by Factor of Ten by 2020

By Dick Weisinger

The growth in the number of smartphones, wearable technologies and machine-to-machine communications is fueling huge growth in the internet bandwidth.  Cisco estimates that 88 percent of the internet traffic last year can be attributed to this kind of “smart” bandwidth.…

Shadow IT and the Cloud: European Shadow IT Adopt US Cloud Services

By Dick Weisinger

It’s widely believed that US companies are having a hard time making inroads in selling cloud-based products in Europe because of a variety of regulations and privacy laws.  But that hasn’t stopped many European businesses from using US cloud services.…

Big Data: Moving Beyond the Setbacks of Early Implementation Failures

By Dick Weisinger

Big data projects are on the rise, but unfortunately many big data projects to date haven’t been successful.  A survey by CapGemini‘s found that only 13 percent of organizations have been able to build big data into a project that’s gone…

Net Neutrality: Despite the FCC Ruling, the Debate Continues

By Dick Weisinger

The idea behind net neutrality is that the flow of all data should be treated equally on the internet.  Providers like Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon and others should not give special treatment to how packets of information move across the…

Bi-Modal IT: Running an IT Organization with a Split Personality

By Dick Weisinger

Many IT departments are living in two different worlds.  One is a very agile one and is quick to respond to trends in big data, analytics, cloud and mobile.  The other is more antiquated and revolves around the day-to-day maintenance…