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Your CIO's Strategic Wish List For 2022

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:51:59 -0500

As the calendar turns a page to a new year, CIOs are reappraising their strategic priorities to address the impact of social, economic and technological trends on the enterprise and the services performed by their IT organizations. Macro concerns include the Great Resignation's impact on labor shortages, high inflation, and...

Google Cloud Storage Gets A Boost With Managed NAS Service

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 05:44:22 -0400

Google is adding to its cloud storage portfolio with the debut of a network attached storage (NAS) service. Google Cloud Filestore is managed file storage for applications that require a file system interface and shared file system for data. It lets users...

What To Expect From The Cloud Phenomenon In 2018

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 08:55:43 -0500

Being able to rapidly see the success that cloud computing has on one's business is partly responsible for the paradigm shift taking place today. A Forbes survey reported that 74% of tech CFOs said cloud computing would have the most pronounced impact on their businesses in 2017. Since 2009...

5 Ways To Build Your Company's Defense Against A Data Breach Before It Happens

Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:42:14 -0500

Suffering a data breach can be catastrophic for a company - and the people who work there. The realization that security controls have failed and the focus will now be on investigating and remediating the situation is never pleasant, but unfortunately it's becoming all too common as threats magnify. Even more disconcerting is...

Active Shooter Workplace Preparedness Planning

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 10:24:46 -0400

"Active shooter" attacks continue to grab headlines and create anxiety for us all. Recent tragedies include a hospital attack in New York, multiple killings at a UPS facility in San Francisco, and slayings at an Orlando factory and an Ohio nursing home. "It will never happen here," is not a strategy. Usually, it's NOT terrorism. In fact,...

Privacy Is Not An Option For Surviving In The Digital Age

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 07:46:49 -0400

"The issue of security and privacy is the defining issue of our age," said Art Coviello, former executive chairman of leading digital security firm RSA, adding, in ominous tones. "Whether we can solve it or not will determine if we are masters of the digital [era] or are its victims." For every great advance of human society,...

7 Hot IT Outsourcing Trends - And 7 Going Cold

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 12:49:49 -0400

As IT organizations become more strategic, so too do their partnerships with IT outsourcing providers. Digital transformation, automation, and the data revolution are not just shaking up how IT operates, they are greatly impacting the kind - and quality - of services under contract with IT outsourcing firms. Here is a look at the...

Massive Galaxy Note 8 Revealed In New Leaks

Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:16:50 -0400

2017 Galaxy phones are all about size. The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus have supersized their displays compared to the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge and now the leap from the Galaxy Note 8 is all but certain to be massive as well...

A Year After San Bernardino And Apple-FBI, Where Are We On Encryption?

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 09:06:35 -0500

The debate over encryption and government access to secured communications dates decades back. But for many Americans, it grabbed their attention in the early months of this year, in the aftermath of the Dec. 2, 2015, mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. It was a saga that unraveled over weeks. Looking for leads on the terrorist's iPhone,...

If You Don't Act, Hardware Will

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 08:26:23 -0400

Protecting Against Acts of Hardware: Ensuring Recovery Succeeds When Hardware Fails. Join backup expert, and founder of Techvangelism, Nick Cavalancia, as he looks at: 1. Acts of Hardware: The reality of hardware failures today 2. Methods of Recovery: What recovery are available, and much more...

Payroll Records: What To Keep, What to Toss

Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:29:52 -0400

The Payroll Department creates thousands of records each year. Unfortunately, there are many agencies and a multitude of rules, regulations, and paperwork requirements to comply with. And to make matters worse, different agencies have different requirements for different records - and employers must not only comply with all of them, but...

Design for a new manufacturing

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:54:49 -0400

At Woodward, Inc., a leader in control solutions in the aerospace and energy markets, the past of U.S. manufacturing and testing is giving way to the future. The company, like many others, faces a costly and complicated global arena for production. Factors such as logistics,...

10 Fastest-Growing Tech Skills

Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:09:33 -0400

It's a great time to add new IT skills to your arsenal. To help you focus your attention in the right places, here are 10 in-demand tech skills that IT pros should master, according to research from Dice.com...