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Peter Cochrane's Blog: A petabyte before I die...
Comment Well, as a young engineer I remember spending obscene amounts of company money for things we now all own and take for granted. Written in a coffee shop in Ipswich UK and dispatched via a company wi-fi service. [14 May 2008]
Are we losing the security war?
Comment But an observer from another planet might be forgiven for asking why, after all this time, the security industry and world governments between them have failed to deliver any sure-fire solutions for dealing with a global problem - beyond throwing... [29 Apr 2008]
How to detect data leaks
Comment Heiser continues: "As a result they send huge amounts of inappropriate email, and store highly sensitive data on laptops and memory sticks, ignorant of the risk it represents to their employers. But it's not just laptops that need protecting... [19 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tax crash, mobile driving, eBay feedback, Vista woes…
Comment All of the 'anal' folk who did their returns early were unable to claim significant amounts of money from trading share options. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our... [07 Feb 2008]
What price compliance?
Comment The Financial Times estimates that the cost of complying with Sarbanes-Oxley alone for the average large Fortune 1000 company in the US amounts to a one-off cost of $5.1m for implementing a qualifying corporate governance policy, plus a further... [07 Jan 2008]
Leader: It's time for a data breach disclosure law
Leader The government was forced to come clean on this breach because of the sheer scale and seriousness of it and accountability to Parliament, but there is no such obligation for the thousands of businesses who collect and store vast amounts of our... [22 Nov 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: The last CD
Comment So for those strangling the rollout of broadband I say: you are slowing down humanity, wasting vast amounts of raw materials and energy, and contributing to the de-greening of our planet. Ask yourself this simple question: when was the last time... [25 Oct 2007]
The tech requirements of private equity funds
Comment As organisations, these funds tend to be run by a few people and have not required substantial amounts of technology. Highly granular reporting and analysis of the entire history of capital-raising efforts for the fund and how amounts are allocated... [20 Aug 2007]
Why do public sector projects fail?
Comment These public sector technology catastrophes also attract a good deal of negative publicity - this can do serious amounts of damage to the organisation's reputation and dent stakeholder and taxpayer confidence in the ability of the organisation to... [24 Jul 2007]
How do you get your head around 'risk'?
Comment Therefore companies must identify all areas of potential IT risk - from staff taking their laptops home to large amounts of data residing in third party data centres - and understand what risks are actually posed and how they can be managed or... [06 Jul 2007]
From CIO to consultant: Top tips for cutting the red tape
Comment Most of the expenses are relatively small amounts for travel, food and entertaining. Mike Barrett offers some advice on how to manage these and other headaches. You've completed your first paid assignment - you're a real, bona fide consultant with... [19 Apr 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Where are all the young professionals?
Comment I just get concerned when I see the power grid of my country run by overseas engineers because we no longer produce the homegrown capability - and when I see the West outsourcing huge amounts of vital activity at all levels for the same reason. [29 Mar 2007]
Leader: iPhone for the enterprise
Leader There's no 3G in the iPhone, which will doubtless prove an annoyance to those who need to download attachments or handle significant amounts of email in a business day. The long-awaited, much discussed iPhone has finally launched to the cooing of... [10 Jan 2007]
Will's Web Watch: To eBay or to FreeBay?
Comment But with many items often selling for nominal amounts, Will Sturgeon wonders whether you might be happier 'Freebaying' them instead. The popularity of eBay continues to soar and January is likely to be a bumper time as unwanted Christmas presents... [02 Jan 2007]
The Yearly Round-Up 2006
Round-Up Or winding the clock forward three years Christmas number one in 1962 was "Return to Sender" by Elvis Presley.and wouldn't we all love to return the still-increasing amounts of spam back to the crooks who are sending it out? [21 Dec 2006]
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