By RyanKamauff Since the beginning of the modern Cloud movement (which we trace to November 2006 — see here if you want to know why) technologists have been seeking ways to mitigate key risks. Top on our list include 1) The increased risk due to multi-tenancy 2) The mission needs of availability (including the needRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Navy gears up for CANES deployment – CANES is the set of technology that will provide Navy ships with the services they need to be a part of networks. The minimum number of ships the CANES program will reach is 192 overRead… Read more »
By BobGourley What makes a great tech blog? It takes great staff, an actionable vision, and timely/accurate reporting. It also takes leaders who don’t mind hard work and who are good at engaging with the community. How do you know which tech blogs have found that magic blend? The great tech blogs have a historyRead… Read more »
By Doug Laney This article originally appeared on the Gartner Blog Network in January 2012 and is reprinted here with permission from Gartner and its author Doug Laney. In the late 1990s, while a META Group analyst (Note: META is now part of Gartner), it was becoming evident that our clients increasingly were encumbered byRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Here are the top tech news and stories of the day. 13 energy data startups to watch in 2013 – GigaOM has a great list of Big Data startups to worry about in the near future. These big data startups focus on helping energy firms get better at saving money, and saving energy.Read… Read more »
By RyanKamauff For 50 a month, get all the Text/Calls you can For the past 8 months, I’ve been using different versions of MVNOs. MVNOs are mobile virtual network operators, they run on top of traditional wireless carriers, providing access for a fraction of the typical mobile network costs. MVNOs come in many different varieties,Read… Read more »
By AdamElkus On Twitter, Mike Olson of Cloudera asked me and Alex Olesker what we thought about the use of social media in the latest dustup between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. He linked me to an article taking a broader look at the role of social media in terrorism and extremism. The following isRead… Read more »
By HudsonHollister [This post by Hudson Hollister is cross-posted on the Data Transparency Coalition’s blog.] Tomorrow a new U.S. Congress – the 113th, elected last November – will be sworn in. The 112th Congress finished its run with a divisive confrontation on fiscal priorities. Advocates of opening up government data are rightfully disappointed at theRead… Read more »
By BobGourley What will our collective technological future be like in 2013? The answer, of course, depends a great deal on what actions we take to make our future. But the answer also depends on many other factors, including mega trends that are transforming entire industries. We recently reviewed and updated our assessments on allRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Happy back to work day folks! Here are the top cyber stories of the day. Naval Reactor Program needed to consider more options for business system – a recent OIG report found that The Naval Reactors Program failed to report spending of more than $10 million or adequately consider commercial off-the-shelf solutions whenRead… Read more »