Leaked Memos Can Sink A Deal

Leaking information is nothing new and in many cases some organizations do it as part of a strategy. How many times have you heard the line “According to a high-level source …” Sometimes organizations want to leak information to see the reaction before making a real decision. Unfortunately when information leaks cause major problems, you need to clamp down on them before things get out of hand. The leak could be benign, but it...

Leaking information is nothing new and in many cases some organizations do it as part of a strategy. How many times have you heard...

Here is another great video explaining cloud computing. Lots of people are still confused with all the terminology thrown around, so I thought that with Dreamforce and VMWorld 2011 this week, it was a good time to help explain the cloud in simple terms. Both of these conferences bring together luminaries, dignitaries and companys (couldn’t think of another aries word) from all over the tech world. I bet if you ask 10 people for...

Here is another great video explaining cloud computing. Lots of people are still confused with all the terminology thrown around, so I thought that...

This summer has seen a great number of data breaches all over the world. Some of these are high profile, like Epson Korea and the rash of Sony hacks. Some are small, like an incident in Louisiana where copies of confidential documents were found on a city street. And some just make you shake your head, like the play book of the Green Bay Packers being scattered all over the street. 46 states in...

This summer has seen a great number of data breaches all over the world. Some of these are high profile, like Epson Korea and...

One of the problems of all of our newfangled portable devices is that they are very easy to misplace or steal. How many times have you accidentally left your phone or laptop somewhere? It’s even worse with iPads and Android tablets. Just last week I heard over an airport PA that someone left a laptop at the TSA security area. These things are so small and light we forget about them if we’re not...

One of the problems of all of our newfangled portable devices is that they are very easy to misplace or steal. How many times...

Everyone from my kids to my mother and business partners is embracing cloud computing. Small and medium businesses are going at it like gangbusters. Large companies are moving slowly, but just about everyone is looking to move some of their operations into the cloud. My business runs almost exclusively in the cloud. It’s true that we have desktops, laptops, smart phones and tablets, but all our important information lives in the cloud. I use...

Everyone from my kids to my mother and business partners is embracing cloud computing. Small and medium businesses are going at it like gangbusters. ...

I love this video explaining cloud computing; it uses a picture of a dog. So many people are confused and who can blame them with all the hype out there. Some companies say that everything on the Internet is cloud computing. At it’s basic level, cloud computing is any computing capability offered on-demand over the Internet. It can be a photo-sharing site or your AP system. Rather than building it yourself, you only pay...

I love this video explaining cloud computing; it uses a picture of a dog. So many people are confused and who can blame them...

In the last few years, major copyright holders in the United States, specifically the recording (RIAA) and the movie (MPAA) industries, have been wringing their hands trying to prevent piracy and copyright infringement. Peer-to-peer file sharing sites are accused as the causes of all the troubles in this game. After successfully shutting down Napster many years ago, the industries thought they won, but other sites, like LimeWire and BitTorrent cropped up in its place. ...

In the last few years, major copyright holders in the United States, specifically the recording (RIAA) and the movie (MPAA) industries, have been wringing...

Google+ (or G+) is all the rage as the shiny new object on the block. It is clearly a shot across the bow of Facebook and possibly Twitter; they have nearly reached 10 million users. Google says this is where interactions are going and clearly they have made some major strides in the right direction. I’ve always being a little wary of the new shiny object, but I feel it’s important to see what’s...

Google+ (or G+) is all the rage as the shiny new object on the block. It is clearly a shot across the bow of...

The last few months have seen a rash of data breaches at large and small companies. Sony, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Sega are just a few of the ones that made big headlines. These breaches affected millions of people. No matter the company, if you are a customer, the consequences could be devastating. If you are or were a customer of a company that suffers a data breach, your personally identifiable information (PII) may...

The last few months have seen a rash of data breaches at large and small companies. Sony, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Sega are just...

Yesterday the United States celebrated Independence Day, which marks the day that the 13 original colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. Many of the complaints were that the colonists were not treated fairly and their rights as English subjects were being undermined. Back in 1776 mass communication was a slow process. News took awhile to get from town to town. Private correspondence took days or weeks to move across a state or country. ...

Yesterday the United States celebrated Independence Day, which marks the day that the 13 original colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. Many of...

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