Published by Dave Murray on July 21, 2010 at 2:16 pm. Filed under General, New Technology
Recently Reader’s Digest filed for chapter 13 bankruptcy as the company continues to fall from their peak of 18 million subscribers to an all-time low of 6 million. What happened to this institution of Americana that many of us have enjoyed in our quieter private moments?
Founded after World War I, Reader’s Digest was the first [...]
Published by Dave Murray on June 23, 2010 at 12:27 am. Filed under General
Otherwise good employees can unknowingly pose security risks to the organization they work for in a number of ways:
• Poorly designed passwords may increase the risk of network attack.
• Improper control of laptops or other mobile devices can lead to loss of proprietary information.
• Failure to update virus software may lead to the infection of one or many [...]
Published by Dave Murray on May 18, 2010 at 7:28 am. Filed under Cloud Computing
As organizations have started to implement cloud computing and started to realize some of the potential cash savings, patent holders have started to see cash of another sort. Over the past twelve months there has been a sharp increase in patent litigation related to cloud computing. As a result it is important to make sure [...]
Published by Dave Murray on April 20, 2010 at 5:47 pm. Filed under General
Over the last couple of years there has been an increasing trend towards enforcement of regulatory requirements. Initially the questions about privacy regulations were not about the regulations themselves, it was about enforcement. The when, who, and how these regulations would be enforced. Our questions are being answered as FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) become [...]
Published by Dave Murray on March 23, 2010 at 3:40 pm. Filed under Cloud Computing
In Cloud Computing like every other aspect of your business it is not necessarily good to be the ‘Pioneer’. Although the learning opportunities presented by this experience can be invaluable to your industry the pioneer experience may not be valuable for you or your company.
That being said not all aspects of Cloud Computing are new [...]
Published by Dave Murray on February 17, 2010 at 3:25 am. Filed under Cloud Computing
With each new wave of innovation there are opportunities for increased productivity and cost reductions. Unfortunately new risks often accompany these opportunities. The buzz around cloud computing is that it is a key technology that will allow your organization to aggregate costs with other companies and obtain a more cost efficient solution. What many organizations [...]
Published by Dave Murray on January 6, 2010 at 2:26 pm. Filed under Cloud Computing
Convergence HDIT helps you utilize new technologies to help you decrease support costs, increase productivity and improve your bottom line. Cloud Computing is an exciting resource that you should consider for your company.
Cloud Computing allows us to centralize and consolidate resources to reduce costs, increase scalability, improve flexibility and manage risks. Cloud Computing has become [...]
Published by Dave Murray on December 28, 2009 at 3:06 pm. Filed under HDIT
High-Definition television (HDTV) has brought a level of clarity, quality and reliability previously unavailable. Wow! What a huge improvement over standard TV. This whole notion of HDTV made me think about our “High-Definition IT” (HDIT). Like the HDTV revolution, Information Technology (IT) is experiencing some dynamic transitions as well. Convergence Networks [...]