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CoIT: An IT Nightmare? - http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2012...

February 10 from Above and Beyond KM - Comment - Like - Share

Topspin and Tacit Knowledge - http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2012...

February 8 from Above and Beyond KM - Comment - Like - Share

RT @tolsen: #e20s Dion Hinchcliffe: good community management is the most underrated factor in social business

February 8 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Tablets In Business: Hard Lessons From Early Adopters http://mobile.informationweek.com/80256... #iPad

February 8 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

America's Next Top Engineer: She Needs Your Models (recruiting more girls to science & tech) http://blogs.hbr.org/cs...

February 8 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Study: Online Dating Makes People "Picky" and "Unrealistic" http://science.slashdot.org/story...

February 8 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Signing off now. Thanks for all the retweets and convos. I hope you found my LTNY tweetstream helpful. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien: the concept of the cloud is 2 separate memory, storage & power from the boxes. Cloud can autoscale. Hosting cannot easily. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien says that CIO magazine reports that 95% of CIOs have an upcoming project 2 move 2 the cloud, but only 5% can define the cloud. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien: there is a more positive approach 2 the cloud now b/c the economy + growing cost of data storage is driving us to the cloud. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

There is no independent policing of cloud security. You have to hire a security auditor. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

There is a cloud security alliance that has published several papers on cloud security standards and best practices. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien recommends a "live escrow" so that every upgrade to the source code is replicated by the vendor in your disaster recovery site #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Lawless: If you are purchasing Saas, make sure it complies with the necessary security standards. Then find a compliant cloud. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien: If you put noncompliant applications in a compliant cloud, you will be noncompliant in a compliant cloud. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien: There are not many cloud providers, but the big ones should comply with the standard security req'ts. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien: Be sure that you are dealing with a cloud, not mere hosting. Start by asking how many regions & zones they have. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

As a buyer of cloud services, be sure you know the details about the maintenance windows and disaster recovery plans. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

When entering into a service contract w/ a cloud vendor think hard about how to allocate security risk and responsibility. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Cisco advises personnel not to indicate when data is sent from a mobile device (e.g., sent from my iPhone). #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Lawless: the mere fact that your "boxes" are on site does not necessarily make your data more secure. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Lawless: Don't forget that #law firms can hv security breaches thru human error or failure to stay current w/ security patches. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien: the integrity of the cloud provider is key. They must stay current w/ security patches and hv reliable security routines. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien: the integrity of the cloud provider is key. They should stay current w/ security patches, and hv reliable security routines. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien: in the cloud, IP addresses are hidden. This should make it more difficult for hackers. (It is easier to hide in the cloud.) #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien: cloud technology is not new. Amazon's cloud traffic surpassed traffic to Amazon's retail site in 2007. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien: once you've observed the parallel systems, you can assess what you can safely move 2 the cloud next. Move incrementally. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien: the first step in migrating 2 the cloud is to move a less critical function 2 the cloud, keeping a parallel system locally. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien: the safest tactic is to put your data in a multi-region cloud so you have backup. #LTNY

January 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

O'Brien: a cloud zone is a single data center; a cloud region is a geographic area containing multiple zones. #LTNY

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