Embracing the Cloud – A Decision Framework
With major restrictions and inherent limitations in most IT environments, it’s become an attractive option for businesses. Concerns such as spending restrictions; immature capacity management;...
View ArticleCloud governance – manage the cloud challenge
The word governance derives from the Greek verb κυβερνάω [kubernáo], which means to steer, and was used for the first time in a metaphorical sense by Plato (according to Wikipedia). Wikipedia further...
View ArticleCloud contracts – the Devil is in the detail
Cloud computing today is no longer a buzzword associated with universities or advanced technology organisations at the bleeding edge of innovation. It is now a mainstream sourcing model that most...
View ArticleCloud contracts – check your SLAs
As the world of cloud computing grows and becomes part of organisational growth strategies, procurement of cloud computing services has also reached front of mind.
View ArticleThink cloud – think strategy – think "Sun Tzu"
The steady rise of cloud over the last few years across the software, infrastructure and platform domains has forced most technology business leaders to stop and take note. The voracity with which the...
View ArticleThink cloud, think Patriot Act
In theory at least, there is the promise of saving money, faster turnaround time, no lengthy requirements gathering, purchasing of equipment, following project management life-cycle, no architects...
View ArticleThree Facts of Data Security Legislation for the Cloud
Over the last 2-3 years cloud computing has promised, and in many instances delivered, a lower total cost of ownership. This has helped organisations return the focus of operation to their core...
View ArticleEstablishing a Cloud Broker Model – Part 1
Information Security, IT Security, Technology Security, IT Risk and Security and IT Risk Services are all names that organisations use to define a functional unit within their enterprise that is...
View ArticleEstablishing a Cloud Broker Model – Part 2
In 1973 Peter Drucker in his book “Management Tasks and Responsibilities” defined strategic planning as: “The continuous process of making present entrepreneurial (risk-taking) decisions systematically...
View ArticleEstablishing a Cloud Broker Model – Part 3
In the age of cloud, internal IT departments are being continuously challenged to demonstrate value and alignment to business requirements and business needs.
View ArticlePrivacy in the era of big data and cloud
Privacy is simply defined as a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people. Taking this definition further is Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states:...
View ArticleThe big data privacy conundrum
SINTEF (Norwegian: Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning), headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavian states that found a full 90 per...
View ArticleRise of the elastic perimeter
Over the centuries, humans have built walls to keep intruders at bay. The Romans and Chinese were particularly adept at constructing extensive barricades: the Romans built Hadrian’s Wall in northern...
View ArticleIs your Board Cyber Ready?
Over the last few years the topic of cyber security has gone mainstream. It’s now being actively discussed in boardrooms. The years 2012-2014 will go down in history as a period when many major...
View ArticleData breach readiness a board dialogue: “Not if but when”
When Target was breached a little over 24 months ago, it was called the biggest data breach to date. Then there were breaches at Home Depot and JP Morgan Chase followed by Anthem and the landmark event...
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