Some companies may put data security at the bottom of their concern list as a result of their business model. Possibly security isn’t the most important aspect of their process. Banks and Credit Card companies are compelled to keep customer and bank information secure, as a matter of business ethics. Hospitals and Health insurance companies
Gartner has identified four broad trends that will change IT, and the economy, in the next 10 years: Cloud Business impact of social computing Context Aware Computing Pattern Based Strategy While new technologies evolve quickly and exponentially, these may not be the only trends that shape business IT in the future. They are important to
After intense coverage, e-waste has moved to the forefront of public policy and opinion. Despite exposes on 60 Minutes and other large media outlets, there are still holes in the collection and proper disposal of electronics and their hazardous components. A recent article in the Sacramento Bee explains that despite California Laws on e- waste
Just before Thanksgiving an article explored the expansion of Google cloud services to integrate seamlessly with Microsoft products, making it easier for end users to migrate existing documents to the Google Connect Service. Simply downloading the application it integrates into MicroSoft office applications and allows one click operation to send a document to the Google
As technology develops and new devices become accessible, more and more people are moving away from the desktop computer and embracing mobile devices. Recently, Gartner lowered their forecast for PC sales in 2011. This isn’t surprising as people have been adding laptop computers to their IT Assets since laptops have become as powerful as desktops.
In this day and age your corporate information can be your biggest asset, and in some cases it can be your biggest enemy. Recently WikiLeaks has been the top of the news for their acquisition of sensitive data through various methods. They are publishing sensitive data from the Government that has been a security breach