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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…

Internet of Things (IoT) and Security: FTC Prescribes Best Practices for Data Management

By Dick Weisinger

The FTC recently released a report that recommends the following six best practices for managing Internet of Things data, recommendations that can really be applied to any type of data collection: Security by Design.  Security should be an integral part of…

Business Processes: Success by Designing Unstable Business Processes

By Dick Weisinger

It may seem counterintuitive, but Gartner has come to the conclusion that business processes consciously designed to be ‘unstable’ have a 70 percent chance of success.  And that kind of success rate really blows away the rate achieved by standard…

Data Privacy: Silicon Valley Tech Business Battle EU Data Privacy Laws

By Dick Weisinger

Facebook is on the hotseat with countries in the EU over how they handle data privacy.  The latest set of accusations were published in a report of an investigation that was requested by the Belgian Privacy Commission.  The report finds that…