Building IT software isn’t always the most secure process. The reason for this is simple economics. Companies can’t always afford to build in the security features software needs to be…
Why Investing in Software Security Is Worth It
Getting Started With Hybrid IT
Over the past few weeks, I’ve written a lot about hybrid IT and its benefits. New tools, new technologies, new skillsets. Hybrid IT is still new to a lot of…
Information Security: Defense-in-Depth Style
Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached the fifth and final post of this information security in hybrid IT series. I hope you’ve found as much value in these posts as I have…
IT Pros: How to Know When You’ve Jumped on the Hype Train
All aboard the hype train—departing soon! I think most people love to have the latest and greatest thing. Lines outside of Apple stores waiting for each new product is proof…
Bimodal IT vs. Hybrid IT: What’s the Best Approach?
IT departments have always been an important part of the business. Critical business models rely on systems managed by IT. Businesses have been using IT for years, but IT is…
How to Prevent Lock-In for DevOps Tooling
We’ve talked about a lot in this series about DevOps tooling: Start Your DevOps Journey by Looking at the Value You Add Why Choosing a One-Size-Fits-All Solution Won’t Work How…
Logs, Logs, and More Logs: Why You Need SIEM and How to Make It More Effective
Four score and one post ago, we talked about Baltimore’s beleaguered IT department, which is in the throes of a ransomware-related recovery. Complicating the recovery mission is the fact that…
Having and Testing Backups is Key to Running Systems
The title of this post says it all. In IT, we’ve said for years you need to take and test backups regularly to ensure your systems are being backed up…
3 Reasons to Choose a Hybrid Cloud
The hybrid cloud makes everything better. It’s helping drive down costs, it’s making the software we use to run our data centers easier, and it’s pushing innovation. The public cloud…
Can Tesla Cure the 10th Leading Cause of Death in the World With Autonomous Vehicles?
Are you excited for this post? I certainly know I am! If this is the first article you’re seeing of mine and you haven’t read my prior article, “Why Businesses…