information technology

July 25, 2014

DATA CENTER

IT Transformation: Avoiding Pitfalls

3 min read

In the last two blogs, I talked about the reasons for IT Transformation, understanding Enterprise Environment and how to effectively set management goals. As more and more companies...

July 21, 2014

DATA CENTER

IT Transformation: Understanding environment and business goals

3 min read

In my last blog, I established reasons behind today’s need for IT Transformation. We know that CIOs hope to cut their budget in half, but this will be...

July 17, 2014

DATA CENTER

IT Transformation: Strategizing for Cost Saving and Investing for Business Enablement

1 min read

IT organizations face several challenges: a globalizing economy, the increasing cost of IT ownership, business users directly going to public Cloud providers, the difficulty of operating complex environments, effectively enabling...

April 23, 2014

SECURITY

Summary: The Extended Network Requires Security That’s the Same, Only Different

1 min read

Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) networks have historically been completely separate, with users of each living in blissful isolation. But the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing all...

February 14, 2014

SECURITY

Safety first, business second, security none?

5 min read

Based on 25 years of professional experience in various businesses around the globe, I can say that many industry verticals have a pretty good state of safety culture as it relates to the health and safety of their employees.  This is especially true for companies involved in high-risk businesses such as oil and gas, (nuclear) […]

January 13, 2014

MANUFACTURING

Connecting Manufacturers for Productivity, Growth and Time to Value with the Internet of Everything

1 min read

As 2014 kicks off and gets rolling, the economic supply-and-demand landscape is starting to look much different than recent years.  Many manufacturing companies are rethinking strategies, investments and competitive approaches to take advantage of an emerging industrial renaissance globally. Savvy manufacturers are utilizing the Internet of Everything (IoE) to converge and secure real-time visibility between […]