Some topics are sexy but not necessarily important — like just about everything on E! On the other hand, some topics are important but not necessarily sexy — like just about everything in the article below. Sorry, gang: just tellin’ it like it is. By Fred Donovan in FierceITSecurity. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ———– …
Even the Feds Are Doing It
Cloud computing is all the rage — and if more and more of Uncle Sam’s agencies are strapping on the feed bag, then market acceptance is definitely beyond the early adopter stage. By David Hamilton in The WHIR. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——– More US Federal Agencies Adopting Cloud Computing in 2013 As Security …
Big Hopes for Big Data in 2014
Big data is slowly moving from “mostly just hype” to “a lot of hype but also some traction”. Will big data be a bigger deal in 2014? Article by David Weldon in FierceCIO. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ———- IT execs have high hopes, big challenges with big data in 2014 There is big news …
Shadow IT: Creeping Up on You
I’m all for cloud growth but not if it’s in the shadows of corporate IT policies. Inevitably unsanctioned cloud deployments will come back to bite the business — via substandard security, data loss, inconsistency, duplication of effort, or plain ‘ol under-the-radar (and hence un-managed) costs. The study summarized below indicates that shadow IT cloud deployments are a lot more pervasive …
Safety in Smallness? No!
As Kermit the Frog lamented, it isn’t easy being green. And it’s also that case that businesses are not safe from cyber attacks just because they (the businesses) are small. Article by Mike Pugh in Huffington Post. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——– No, Your Small Business Is Not Safe From Cyber Attacks Comedy legend …
Gartner Plugs Disaster Recovery Planning
You gotta love it when Gartner — one of the most respected market research firms on the planet — observes trends and recommends courses of action that your own business is already pursuing. Validation is a beautiful thing. Summary article by Fred Donovan in FierceITSecurity, original press release by Gartner. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing …
AIS Has 50% Market Share in San Diego (451 Research)
Good news: 451 Research, the expert source of analysis for all things data center, just published their annual “North American Multi-Tenant Datacenter Supply” report for Emerging Major Markets — 2013. How did AIS fare? Quite well, actually. As in past years, AIS is the dominant data center provider in San Diego. According to 451 Research, the AIS market share figure …
CIO Perception Survey: Half Empty or Half Full?
The good news is that CIOs have a high opinion of themselves. The bad news is that other executives do not share that same opinion. Summary article by David Weldon in FierceCIO. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——– CIOs still struggle with acceptance at the top Just as CIOs are being told to step up …
Cloud-Based Security Market Growing
“The specialized threat analysis and protection market is forecast by TechNavio to increase at a healthy 41.3% CAGR through 2018.” “This growth will be fueled by demand for cloud-based security solutions because of budget constraints and lack of in-house expertise.” “Firms are finding it hard to manage standalone or integrated network components with in-house resources.” Summary article by Fred Donovan …
Gone Phishin’ (for access to your network)
Average everyday users are the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain. But, there is good news too: Awareness training and frequent reminders of common-sense considerations to avoid compromise are highly effective. Summary article by Paul Mah in FierceCIO and original article by Robert Lemos in eWeek. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——– 1 in 5 …
