Security Does Not Need to be Complex to be Effective
Even a 10 year old little girl can prove this fact: A 10-year-old girl thwarted an abduction attempt after asking a stranger for a code word that he did not know.A man approached a 10 year old girl...
View ArticleTen things to know about business-class technology
Managing the Changing IT Landscape: Business-Class Technology In a recent blog post, I proposed the idea that business-class technology is not a luxury. When it comes to protecting sensitive company...
View ArticleInformation Security – it’s not only about the technical controls!
Security means many different things in different contexts. With Information Security, it should be about protection of an asset from a known threat. But many times there are biases to security...
View ArticleCulture’s impact on Innovation
In my initial overview, I stated that I felt that there were 3 items necessary for innovation. The first, the resources, I covered in my first entry. This one is geared towards the second which is the...
View ArticleJoin me at the Intel IT Center Experts Tour in Folsom CA on June 13th 2013
Fellow security professionals, come join me at the Intel IT Center Experts tour in Folsom CA, June 13th 2013. I will be one of the many speakers discussing challenges and experiences gained by Intel's...
View ArticleIntel vPro Technology: Built to fly business class
Managing the Changing IT Landscape: Business-Class Technology I recently blogged about how I define business-class technology and what separates it from the pack. It’s no longer a luxury, but a...
View ArticleInside IT: Evaluating McAfee Deep Defender
The evolution of threats to the security of the enterprise has driven innovation in how that enterprise defends itself. New tools need to be developed to meet today’s threat landscape. McAfee has...
View ArticleUltrabook™ gets down to business
_Managing the Changing IT Landscape: Ultrabooks for Business If you’ve been reading my blogs, you know that finding the right tool for the job is an ongoing theme. And it deserves the attention ... in...
View ArticleMoving The Desktop PC Forward: Part 1
The Desktop PC has been the workhorse of the computer industry ever since the personal computer was first invented. It offers the highest performance and greatest configuration flexibility of any PC...
View ArticleIt’s time to put users first
Managing the Changing IT Landscape: User-Centered ComputingAre you ready to let users determine what IT services you deliver? Like it or not, they’re already using their own devices, not to mention the...
View ArticleTurning Big Data into Big Answers
Talk live with an Intel IT Center expert: Sure, Big Data is a big deal. But with new sources and growing volumes of data flooding in daily, how do you turn all of that data into meaningful insights...
View ArticleNIST Developing New National Cyber Security Framework
Last February, President Obama issued Executive Order 13549: Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. Its intent is to drive new levels of security into the critical infrastructure of the U.S.,...
View ArticleWhy healthcare should be a team sport
Managing the Changing IT Landscape: Technology in Healthcare The role of technology in healthcare today is undeniable. What’s really interesting, though, is that we still have a long, long way to go....
View ArticleInside IT: Cloud Aware Applications "Code-a-Thon"
Earlier this year, Intel IT started conducting a series of Cloud Aware “Code-a-Thon’s”. These were created in response to a skills gap around applications that were being written in a traditional way...
View ArticleMaximizing IT Value by Using High-End Server Processors
Intel IT has standardized on Intel® Xeon® processors with a core frequency of 2.6 gigahertz (GHz) for two-socket servers to offer maximum IT value for design computing and enterprise server...
View ArticleEnterprises Security Choices and Tradeoffs for BYOD
Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) continues to gain momentum as users bring devices into work environments by the droves. Enterprises must make tricky security decisions to balance the tradeoffs of costs,...
View ArticleOur New PC Delivery Process Cuts Employee Downtime
Getting a new PC used to take valuable time out of the workday. But as part of our focus on a user-centered model of delivering IT services, Intel IT recently optimized our PC delivery process,...
View ArticleBehind the scenes: Users first inside Intel IT
Managing the Changing IT Landscape: User-Centered Computing In my recent blog, “It’s time to put users first” I wrote about user-centered computing, a strategy for embracing consumerization that puts...
View ArticleMoving The Desktop PC Forward: Part 2
In Part 1 of this blog series, we looked at how developers are moving the desktop PC forward to the realm of stylish technologies. In Part 2, we’ll learn some new cable management techniques and we’ll...
View ArticleThere’s more to tablet TCO than meets the eye
Managing the Changing IT Landscape: Tablets in the Enterprise If you’re like most people, you think calculating tablet TCO (total cost of ownership) is a relatively simple prospect. There’s the cost...
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