The pace of innovation in such big data-driven targeting technology is advancing unabated. There is so much noise in today’s omnichannel world that anything a marketer can do to get your attention is welcome – and furthermore, the more information they can collect about you, the better. For the marketer, big data mean big cha-ching.
We’ve all been there: on our lunch hour we surreptitiously visit our favorite My Little Pony fan site. Then hours later we bring our laptop to a meeting and project our client’s corporate web site for all to see – and right there at the top is a banner ad for My Little Pony: The Movie. How did that site know about our secret fetish? How embarrassing! How creepy!
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Getting a Grip on Identity Management By @Dana_Gardner [#Cloud]
A BriefingsDirect discussion centers on learning new best practices for managing the rapidly changing needs around identity and access management.
Any modern business has been dealing with identity and access management (IAM) from day one. But now, with more critical elements of business extending beyond the enterprise, access control complexity has been ramping up due to cloud, mobile, bring your own device (BYOD), and hybrid computing.
And such greater complexity forms a major deterrent to secure, governed, and managed control over who and what can access your data and services — and under what circumstances.The next BriefingsDirect thought leader discussion then centers on learning new best practices for managing the rapidly changing needs around IAM.
Perhaps You Prefer Cloudy Concepts By @JPMorgenthal | @CloudExpo [#Cloud]
As I continue to engage customers around cloud and DevOps, I am amazed at the percentage of customers where there is pushback against cloud computing. Even more interesting are the reasons and roles responsible for denying advancement in the use of cloud in companies. For example, one IT executive is caught between the business, where the board is pushing for use of cloud and the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) that is saying, “you can move processes out to the cloud, but not data.”
One thing is clear, there is a lot of misunderstanding going around when the word “cloud” is used. Many still immediately associate it with public, multi-tenant cloud solutions where their processes and data will be co-located with those from many other businesses. Security is still high on the list of reasons for businesses not engaging with cloud solutions faster. Those with cloudaphobia cite examples, such as Target and JP Morgan Chase as reasons against using cloud, which is hysterical when you consider that these are examples of breaches that occurred against privately managed data center systems.
Available Applications Anywhere By @PSilvas | @CloudExpo [#Cloud]
The path to successful application delivery has been a long and winding road for many companies. Back in the days of Y2K and the dot-coms, applications were often delivered out of a physical data center. This usually consisted of a dedicated raised-floor room at the corporate headquarters or leased colocation space from one of the […]
The Case for Hybrids [#Cloud]
Similarly, years ago in software development circles, the debates about outsourcing were fierce and emotional. Back then, much centered on the cost leverage available to companies to move development to low-cost areas such as India, China, and Eastern Europe. However, over time, companies found that while cost gave them flexibility and resourcing mite, the more important benefit ended up being owning development resources and presences close to emerging markets while leveraging outsourcing partners for on-demand resource expansion. Wow, sounds a lot like Colocation + Hybrid Cloud to me! Let’s look at some of the other similarities.
Schizophrenic About #Cloud? By @Kevin_Jackson | @CloudExpo
This week Dell released its first Global Technology Adoption Index (GTAI). This survey of more than 2,000 global organizations took a close look at how organizations are truly using security, cloud, mobility and big data to drive success. While the data collected from this effort should put to rest any doubts about the value of cloud computing, it also calls into question our collective mental state. Are half of us schizophrenic?
The survey data showed that 97 percent of organizations surveyed use or plan to use cloud. This high percentage is not surprising given that the data also showed a strong correlation between cloud use and company growth. Of those using cloud, 72 percent of organizations surveyed experienced 6 percent growth or more in the last three years, with just 4 percent experiencing zero or negative growth. This is in sharp contrast with companies not using cloud, where just 24 percent have growth rates of 6 percent or more, and 37 percent experienced either zero or negative growth. So with this overwhelmingly positive evidence supporting rapid adoption of cloud, why do 52% of the IT decision-makers surveyed still consider security a barrier for expanding cloud computing use?
Ready or Not, the Mobile #Cloud Era Awaits You By @DHDeans | @CloudExpo
We’re nearing the end of 2014 and most smart CEOs already know their IT transformation game plan for 2015 – more digital differentiation woven into the fabric of their essential operations. Every enterprise is now a digital business, regardless of the industry. That’s why digital service innovators are in such high demand. Meanwhile, many of the more traditional IT process-oriented jobs will diminish in importance.
Are you evolving your IT support team’s roles and responsibilities, as a result these key trends? Forward-thinking CIOs and IT managers have already embraced business technology that will do some of the more tedious routine system administration tasks via automation, so that they can redirect their focus to higher-priority activities.
What’s considered a pressing requirement? Many believe that it’s attaining parity in the enterprise with the freemium consumer cloud offerings that have helped to fuel the so-called Shadow IT phenomenon.
The Major Cloud Security Threat Most IT Departments Overlook
Eighty-nine percent of knowledge workers retain access to the sensitive corporate applications and files of former employers.
Earlier this year, a member of the team at Site-Eye, one of the top time-lapse film companies in the UK, noticed a disturbing problem with one of its client’s feeds. A deeper investigation revealed that of the 200 cameras it had installed at construction sites around the world, 120 had been remotely disabled. In order to restore service to these cameras, engineers needed to be dispatched to each location, setting Site-Eye back $80,000.
The cause behind the problem? A single disgruntled former employee who walked away from his job with the passwords to the company’s services in-hand.
Internet of Things – The Physical Web by @ScottJenson | @ThingsExpo [#IoT]
The Physical Web incorporates beacons that can be put in any small retail store, for example, so that every store now has «an app» for its customers.
In this Birds-of-a-Feather session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Scott Jenson, Product Designer at Google, will discuss the Physical Web and how it is an open standard so any device can broadcast a URL wirelessly, so any phone/tablet/watch nearby can see, and rank those devices. When the user taps on one, they just go to that web page. It’s really that simple. It’s about thinking small, enabling micro-information (what is in my prescription bottle) or micro interaction (can I buy a candy bar).
Announcing @HarbingerSys to Showcase #Cloud Expertise at @CloudExpo
Harbinger Systems, a leading provider of software engineering services, returns to Silicon Valley this November to participate in Cloud Expo Silicon Valley, the high-octane Cloud Computing, IoT & Big Data event produced by SYS-CON Events. The event will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, from November 4-6.
Harbinger Systems is participating as a speaker and an exhibitor at the event. Attend our technical session ‘New Possibilities with Cloud-based Healthcare Records’ on November 5th from 8.30-9:05 AM. The session will provide insights about cloud adoption in healthcare revolving around Electronic Health Record [EHR] based systems.