Helping You Use Information Technology Productively
The network firewall was once the pillar of your data network security, protecting you from the evils of the outside world. It no longer seems as sexy. A friend of mine recently quipped, "Do people still depend on firewalls for security?" I think … [Read more]
In 1995, the Standish Group released their Chaos report, which put the failure rate of large information technology projects at 31%. In 2011, PM Solutions released their report, Strategies for Project Recovery, which put the "at risk" IT projects at … [Read more]
Information Technology has always been seen by non-IT personnel as just the technical aspects of a business. The computer freezes or the paper jams in the printer and you call the IT department! Certainly the fallacy of this thought pattern needs … [Read more]
Many businesses and enterprises focus on protecting their networks and data from external IT security threats, with little focus on internal threats, opting to ‘trust' the internal users. However, your employees can be more dangerous to your data, … [Read more]
Earlier this year, in January, AllthingsD asked the question, "Has Big Data Reached Its Moment of Disillusionment?". They later repeated that statement in August. Based on the comments on those articles, there are certainly mixed feelings about the … [Read more]
The Information Technology department has often been seen as a cost centre, and sometimes likened to a black hole – where money goes in, but little of value seems to come out. Many CIOs and IT managers have struggled with this view for a while and … [Read more]