The Clouds

Two Myths about BYOD and Cloud Security “A half truth is much worse than a whole lie because it makes it even harder to tell the difference between the two.” That’s according to philosopher and psychologist Gene Rulye. And he’s right … not only in life, but especially when it comes to security. Today we’ll continue our examination of cloud security myths by diving into one of the biggest trends in the world of business, BYOD (bring your own device). According to Tech Pro Research released late…

Cloud computing is the practice of accessing and storing information and programs over the internet. The cloud essentially allows you to do everything within it that you are able to do on your laptop or desktop. The term cloud was first coined in 1996 at Compaq offices in Houston by a group of start up executives. The term was used by an executive when he was describing an idea of “cloud computing applications” (Fogarty), little did he know he…

moisture into the watercress?/ Oh Socrakitty, do come down to teach me at once and teach me all I’ve come to learn…A yearning to learn how to speak. I’m being harassed and stripped and plundered by the most vulturine creditors.” (Aristophanes, The Clouds, 144) In this passage, Aristophanes begins to demonstrate the contempt he holds for the new thinkers at this time, the sophists, while also supporting his argument on why they should be disdained. At the time of Aristophanes,…

Long-term objectives Professional Objective My professional or career objectives include attaining the level of IT Vice President in a Fortune 50 company within five years. In particular, I want to lead international IT operations for a transnational company. To achieve this, I need to maintain an ‘exceeding’ rating on my annual performance reviews. Financial objective As an IT Vice President, I want to earn $250,000 per year, with a 40% annual bonus, and a 40% stock options grant.…

The decision to implement a converged technology within an organisation should be a conscious decision, however, with wireless there exists a very real threat of unauthorised implementations. This ultimately creates a risk to the information assets within an organisation, even when there is no perceived threat. So in the security policy the organisation can state its stance upon the installation of wireless access points, in that at the very least they must have prior authorisation and adhere to…

his enemies and allies alike. He is remembered for being one of the bravest of warriors always riding at the front of a charge. In his lifetime he counted more than two hundred coups which exceeding the likes of other respected warriors such as Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, and Sitting Bull. If Crazy Horse had lived in an earlier time, history would only know of his deeds by “winter counts, pictographic calendars, and the stories told of him by his ancestors.” Unfortunately, Crazy Horse lived at a…

3.2.2.2.3. AWS Software Development Kit and Command Line Interface (CLI) AWS provides APIs that are accessible via command line or via development platforms, such as AWS SDK for node.js, which allows to executing CLI actions programmatically. For example, to establish infrastructures, manage resources, deploy and run applications. 3.2.3. Context Th… 3.3. Assignment 4 Distributed Election for a Shared resource manager in a Peer-to-Peer System In assignment 4, the student implements a distributed…

and services. To reduce its costs and expand its offering to a global audience, Contoso recently shifted its training focus from instructor-led classes at physical training centers to the virtual training model in the cloud. The virtual labs platform is hosted and managed by its cloud hosting provider in Chicago, IL. Contoso consulting division offers consulting services to large enterprises in the North American market for Microsoft, Cisco,…

Global Wholesale & Emerging Solutions Team, I wanted to take a moment to recognize our 2Q Accomplishments and Reiterate 3Q Priorities. In 2Q the team achieved its financial commitments and delivered on a number of key initiatives that continue to differentiate us from our competitors. We prove over and over again that we are a valued solutions enabler to our partners, growing their revenue, profitability and subscriber base. In 2Q we delivered $421.8M in Net Revenue; 108% of plan | $204.3M…

company money and time. BYOD allows employees to work wherever they are with whatever device they feel comfortable working on. Giving employees more freedom and control over their situation, will give them greater aspiration to work harder. Setting up a cloud-based software and applying the settings to each laptop with ensure security for the work stations network. By setting executions and keeping control of privileged content, companies sensitive data will be protected. By having company’s…