Very well written article by Jason Hiner. If you’re in IT, this is one to read. Short and to the point but great thoughts about where to focus.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/the-future-of-it-will-be-reduced-to-three-kinds-of-jobs/8717
Written by Bret Erickson of Passkey Computer Services www.passkeyinc.com
Amazing. Technology has always moved fast. But doesn’t it seem like the last 6 months have gone into overdrive? So many people trying to get into the cloud game in so many ways, it’s hard to know what will stick. Office 365 seems ready to take over the world, but no public folders?? That’s a huge selling point for Exchange. That’s why Comcast’s hosted Exchange never really took off. Dropbox, the server killer, but would you really put your secure documents in a replicated folder in the cloud like that. Hosted VDI (virtual desktop technology), all the rage at the two major tech events this week. But then how would a major organization handle servers, put them with the provider too. So their entire organization could go down at once. What if it’s a provider wide outage? Could you have you company down for a couple of days? Tablets are the future, goodbye desktops? It’s really moving at a breakneck pace, and it’s hard to know what to do, and what will come to be the standard of tomorrow.
My thoughts? Many of these new technologies will be both fun and game changing for smaller companies and home users that don’t rely heavily on technology. Being able to utilize solutions that would have been completely out of reach financially. For the 1-6 user environment, home and business, I buy it, 100%. For the businesses that need technology to keep their employees functioning, leadership needs to be very careful. Jumping after the latest solutions, to avoid a capital investment, without considering the long-term results, both overhead and productivity, is dangerous. It not only could affect technology and finances, since the day-to-day of the business is so driven by automation, it could affect the very success or failure of the business.
More ramblings to come. Have a great Labor Day!!
Written by Bret Erickson of Passkey Computer Services www.passkeyinc.com
One thing that really got me pumped up about the “big announcement” yesterday, was the group Instant Messaging feature. So many times at my business we want to IM with more than two people. More than a one to one conversation. Add video to that it’s even cooler. This announcement, if it works well, could bring Facebook evene further into the business world. fun to watch.
Anyone use a good group IM tool they can share? I hear GTalk will do it if you’re logged into the web site. Haven’t checked it out yet though.
Written by Bret Erickson of Passkey Computer Services www.passkeyinc.com
If you search the Internet you see 20 years. What do you think? 12? 15? 17?
How long do you let your computers go before you replace them?
I think I like 17. You’re 85 at 5 years old….and really starting to milk it from there.
Written by Bret Erickson of Passkey Computer Services www.passkeyinc.com
Check out this great article by Dan Schroeder on Information Week’s site.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/global-cio/compliance/231000966
SAS 70 Is Dead: Hello Better Cloud Governance?
I love how he talks about ” transcend the checkbox”, and that so much of what SAS 70 is about needs to be revisited. That so many consumers view SAS 70 as a seal of approval. A bulletproof endorsement. He points out that’s far from reality.
Written by Bret Erickson of Passkey Computer Services www.passkeyinc.com
I am not paranoid. I promise. As a matter of fact when I think about all the data security articles I follow, and all the data security I put into place for clients at my company, Passkey Computer Services, I always think to myself…”What are the odds?”, “is this overkill?”
That said, check out this article.
EU cloud data can be secretly accessed by US authorities
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/04/eu_customer_cloud_data_may_be_handed_over_by_microsoft/
So the US authorities are able to pull data as the feel is needed in defense against terrorism? How easy would it be to blur those lines? Doesn’t this scare companies regarding lawsuits in the future? Will this become a slippery slope? When in a legal battle in the future, will the opposing consul be able to subpoena data from Google Apps? Office 365? Not that I endorse messing with the truth, but will defendants no longer be able to destroy things that could be held against them? Could a court ask for a snapshot in time several months ago? Would this actually put a company that’s hosted online at a major disadvantage legally to one that’s in-house and in full control of their data? Something to consider. Can/will cloud companies ever guarantee they’ll destroy your data after you cancel?
Something to consider as well all begin to migrate more and more data to off-site solutions.
Written by Bret Erickson of Passkey Computer Services www.passkeyinc.com
Best time of summer! Enjoy family and friends and good food! Back to work tomorrow!
