We have a lot of conversations with customers these days about Cloud Computing. Nearly every organization we speak to has put some information in the cloud, or is thinking about doing so. As data security purists we say, “don’t do it.” Cloud Computing is just putting more data on t...

I recently wrote an article for the CIO Network on Forbes.com, “The Hundred Billion Dollar Problem No One Is Talking About.” It’s about US corporate data loss, and its dramatic impact on the economy (1.6% of GDP). I asked the readers to consider this national problem on a micro lev...

“Farsightedness is a common problem. You can see distant objects clearly, but objects nearby may be blurry.” This was the opening to a financial newsletter from Guild Investment Management that I received recently and it struck a cord for our industry as well.   To their detrimen...