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Enterprise Risk Management: ERM Managers Learn to Think the Unthinkable

By Dick Weisinger

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a management framework used by organizations for making decisions which balance risk against opportunity.  Core elements of ERM include concepts like internal control, regulatory compliance, and strategic planning.   The goal of ERM is to…

Compliance: Has Much Changed Ten Years After Enron?

By Dick Weisinger

On December 2, 2001, Enron declared bankruptcy.  Immediately regulators cracked down, passing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which requires executives to sign off of accounting statements and to be criminally liable for their accuracy.  Ten years later, have things improved? By some…

Open Source: Enterprises Favor an Open Source Cloud Stack

By Dick Weisinger

OpenStack is a software cloud stack that provides a packaged do-it-yourself (DIY) cloud service platform for hosting providers.  Rackspace Hosting and NASA started the Apache-licensed Open Source project in July 2010.  The goal for the OpenStack project is to make…

Records Management: NARA struggling with Data Volumes, Social Media and the Cloud

By Dick Weisinger

NARA, the National Archives and Records Administration, against a backdrop of rapidly chaning technologies,  is under pressure to modernize their approach to managing records.  Historically NARA has been a trendsetter and a model for US businesses, showcasing best practices for…

Business Intelligence: 'Data Black Spots' Cloud Decisions

By Dick Weisinger

“Every organization has to improve how its leaders make decisions. Managers must be able to turn information into insights, then convert insights into actions and be sure those actions produce positive outcomes.”  That’s the conclusion in an August report published…