Kim Wright

Mobile social networks, mobile applications stores and location-based services will be three of the highest value mobile services to reach widespread adoption in the next two years, according to Gartner, Inc. Digital marketing leaders who do not yet have strategies in place to exploit these opportunities need to take steps to develop them now.  Gartner […]

Data and IT services make up the lifeline of any modern business enterprise, large or small. Before a data center fault occurs — either one caused by human error or a natural disaster — executives want to be assured that their data is secure and protected. Executives know that downtime equals lost dollars and that every minute […]

GFI Software™ recently released its VIPRE® Report for September 2012, a collection of the 10 most prevalent threat detections encountered last month. In September, GFI threat researchers documented a number of cyber crime campaigns directed at users of various social networking sites including direct message spam on Twitter® and a phony Pinterest application. Users of […]

CDW LLC (CDW), a leading provider of technology solutions to business, government, education and health care, recently published The Mobility Edge: CDW’s 2012 Small Business Mobility Report, which is based on a survey of 752 mobile device users and IT professionals from U.S. small businesses in five industries about their use of smartphones, tablets and […]

In every job market there are aces. In tech, it’s highly sought-after skills. The “inside the numbers” tale of recruiting activity on Dice shows overall job postings have yet to achieve their all-time high, but some technology skills aren’t waiting – having reached new pinnacles to start October. Technology professionals with these skills and expertise […]

Data centers are designed for reliability, usually at the expense of efficiency. Such waste increases capital and operational expenditures, and can result in finite resources being exhausted, thereby creating a situation where relentless growth threatens to outgrow the data center. Clemens Pfeiffer, CTO of Power Assure, Inc., a data center infrastructure and energy management solutions provider, […]

Leading emerging technology research firm Lux Research profiled 370 companies across 15 different emerging technology domains in the third quarter of 2012 as part of its ongoing intelligence services. Drawing on the domain expertise of its analysts, Lux Research uses primary research to provide detailed information and critical analysis of firms developing emerging technologies that […]

What are you worth to an employer? Quick, come up with a number. OK. Now, let’s come up with a realistic number. Negotiating salary is, for most of us, as difficult as getting past phone screens and interviews to the job offer. It can be tough to think of yourself in dollar terms. If you’re […]

Findings from a joint Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and ISACA survey show that government regulations, exit strategies and international data privacy dominate the top 10 areas where confidence in the cloud is lowest. A collaborative project by ISACA and CSA, the “Cloud Market Maturity” study provides business and IT leaders with insight into the maturity of cloud computing […]

DataMotion, an innovator in cloud-based data delivery services, recently released research showing that despite having corporate security and compliance policies and solutions in place, there is a widespread lack of confidence among respondents in their effectiveness. According to survey findings, 84 percent of respondents believe employees/co-workers violate security and compliance policies for transferring files electronically […]

In recent years, the pace of technology and business change has rapidly increased, requiring new commercial models and changes to the existing models. Companies – all companies, not just technology companies – must now regularly update technology across their entire organizations and customer-facing services and products. Successful technology projects boost revenues, distinguish a company and […]

Fiberlink, a leader in cloud-based solutions for secure mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM), recently announced the results of a Harris survey revealing that business users are alarmed about employers’ ability to access and collect personally identifiable information (PII) through mobile devices, such as iPhones, iPads and Androids. As the Bring Your […]