AKIBIA'S PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY
Is Employee Cybershopping Threatening Your Company’s Security?
Friday, December 02, 2011
As we wrap up one of the biggest cybershopping weeks of the year many CEO’s and CIO’s are probably wondering how much time their employees spent shopping online this week and may be overlooking the security implications of this activity.
Plans are nothing; planning is everything
Monday, October 17, 2011
I think Eisenhower said it best when it comes to plans and planning. I think this also holds true for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning.
Has it really come down to a bag of chips?
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
A recent vendor machine company had some of its POS systems compromised at waterparks in Wisconsin and Tennessee. This was a major breach…up to 40,000! Go figure. People can’t even buy some snacks or what not from a vending machine without having their credit card information compromised.
Modernization is The Key
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
I had the chance to listen to the Chief Strategist of State Street Bank at the CIO 100 event...
VRM (Vendor Relationship Management)
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
VRM (Vendor relationship management) - it has become clear that this skill is necessary in the changing landscape of IT.
The Double Dip Recession is Coming!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Some would argue that it never left. The good news is that we in the technology business should be ready for it.
Security Faux Pas
Friday, August 12, 2011
Organizations and the press do a pretty good job of keeping the average person aware of the latest big technology vulnerability or exploit. And yet, we still see some common mistakes people make that could make them a susceptible to being exploited.
Too Extreme? I don’t think so. Tying security to compensation.
Monday, August 08, 2011
A colleague of mine recently posted a blog about the Black Hats getting the job done and rightfully so. Hackers have been pillaging the countryside lately. How many company compromises have there been over the last 3 months? More than there should be!
Unique Requirements for Exchange 2010 Based Messaging Platform and Dependencies
Monday, August 01, 2011
In spite of the big inroads of various cloud based services in the messaging infrastructure space such as BPOS/Office 365, Google, many organizations continue to host their messaging infrastructure on-premise due to the unique nature of their requirements.
Configuration Management with System Center
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
"Change is the only constant" is especially true in the Information Technology space. There are many drivers to changes in the IT infrastructure space including newer application, need for productivity improvements, service level management etc.
