Stories by Bob Violino

In depth: Unified communications still fragmented

Unified communications (UC) technology has garnered a fair amount of attention, much of it due to vendors touting their UC offerings as the answer to problems workers have keeping in touch with colleagues, business partners and customers in a highly frenetic, increasingly mobile business world.

By Bob Violino | 16 May, 2012 21:07

Tags: software, roi, networking, it strategy, it management, applications

IT's 6-step guide to adopting consumerization

If your IT department is resisting the "consumerization" trend, it's in the minority. Recent research shows that most enterprises are proactively addressing this trend and the new relationship between IT and users that often accompanies a consumer IT strategy. What do they know that you don't?

By Bob Violino | 05 March, 2012 22:11

Tags: byod, consumerization of IT, Information Technology Careers, it management, mobile apps, mobile device management (MDM), mobile technology, Virtualization

Cloud SWAT teams

Cloud computing poses unique security challenges for organizations, and multiple industry surveys have shown that security and privacy are among the key concerns of executives considering the cloud.

By Bob Violino | 04 January, 2012 02:14

Tags: cloud computing, cloud security alliance, Cybercrime and Hacking, freemium, internet, security

Preparing for the real costs of cloud computing

Most experts agree: The cloud is moving past the hype stage and starting to deliver tangible benefits, primarily increased flexibility and agility.

By Bob Violino | 06 December, 2011 02:56

Tags: cloud computing, internet

Off to a Fast Start

Feeling like your business intelligence efforts are a bit sluggish and out of touch with what the company needs? Maybe it's time to try agile BI, a rapid development methodology that solicits end-user input early and often and delivers BI systems fast.

By Bob Violino | 22 November, 2011 02:08

Tags: applications, BI and Analytics, Forrester Research, freemium, software

7 ways to do big data right using the cloud

There's a wealth of data out there companies can use to better understand customers and identify emerging business opportunities and threats. But how to access and work with all that data? An emerging type of service called data as a service, or DaaS, promises to help.

By Bob Violino | 02 November, 2011 06:33

Tags: cloud computing, freemium, internet

Baker Hughes: Wake-on-LAN technology has resulted in 40% energy savings

Baker Hughes, a provider of oil and gas services, has made energy consumption a major factor in its decision-making processes.

By Bob Violino | 25 October, 2011 02:58

Tags: Baker Hughes, environment, it management

Citigroup: Desktop standardization cuts energy costs by $6 million per year

New York-based financial services firm Citigroup began a strategic data center transformation in 2005, with the goal of reducing its data centers from 68 to 24 by the end of 2010. Citi not only met that goal, but exceeded it by cutting down to 22 data centers.

By Bob Violino | 25 October, 2011 02:52

Tags: citigroup, environment, it management

KPMG: Aims to reduce its carbon footprint by 25% through environmental stewardship

In the past 18 months, the IT group at KPMG has helped update and create new processes and workflows for the company's paper-, energy- and carbon-intensive systems.

By Bob Violino | 25 October, 2011 02:43

Tags: environment, hardware systems, kpmg, servers

Build BI tools fast with agile approach

Feeling like your business intelligence effort is a bit sluggish and out of touch with what the business needs? Maybe it's time to try agile BI, a rapid development methodology that solicits end-user input early and often, and delivers BI systems fast.

By Bob Violino | 04 October, 2011 00:47

Tags: applications, BI and Analytics, Forrester Research, freemium, software

How to live with malware infections

How can you be sure your organization doesn't have insidious viruses or other malware lurking within systems and applications, waiting to inflict damage? You can't.

By Bob Violino | 05 July, 2011 20:10

Tags: data protection, data security, Endpoint Protection, firewalls, malware, mobile security, mobile technology, networking, network security, security, Security Management

Preparing for the real costs of cloud computing

At a cloud computing conference in New York in June, a number of speakers pointed out that the cloud is moving past the hype stage and is beginning to deliver tangible benefits to organizations. These improvements include increased flexibility and agility.

By Bob Violino | 16 August, 2011 00:31

Tags: cloud, cloud computing, Data Center, internet

ISACA launches audit program for social media governance

ISACA, a global association of 95,000 IT assurance, security and governance professionals, has launched a new customisable audit program to help enterprises address the complex and emerging area of social media governance.

By Bob Violino | 11 March, 2011 01:51

Tags: applications, Assurance, data protection, Data Protection | IT Audit, internet, Internet-based applications and services, ISACA, IT audit, IT security and governance, Microsoft, mysql, security audit, social media, software, VMware

Cloud Security Alliance updates controls matrix

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has launched a revision of the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM). The new matrix (version 1.1), available for free download, is designed to provide fundamental security principles to guide cloud vendors and help prospective cloud customers assess the overall security risk of a cloud provider.

By Bob Violino | 22 December, 2010 02:23

Tags: Access control and authentication, applications, application security, cloud computing, Cloud Controls Matrix, cloud security, cloud security alliance, data protection, Data Protection | Cloud Security, internet, security, software

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