From the monthly archives:

August 2010

10 Most Important Questions to Ask a SaaS Provider

by Kristin Dziadul on Aug 24, 2010 in Security in the Cloud

Moving from an on-premise hardware system to a cloud based server can be confusing and nerve-wracking. As the fundamentals of SasS providers become more diversified and your choices become more abundant, this process can be daunting. Gathering the right information before you make your decision is the key to your success on a cloud server. Since much of this technology is very new and being reinvented all the time, it is very important to understand different terms and policies that each provider has.

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Why Cameron Diaz is worth more than $7.7 billion — and your PC will suffer for it

by Jay Garmon on Aug 23, 2010 in Lifestreaming
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Image via Wikipedia I’ll say this for McAfee — they know how to spin a press release. Even on the day they were bought by Intel for $7.7 billion, much of their online coverage centered around McAfee’s announcement that Cameron Diaz is the most dangerous web celebrity. This tells you everything you need to know [...]

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How eDiscovery can cost you a lawsuit before the trial ever begins

by Kristin Dziadul on Aug 20, 2010 in Backups

If your company uses social media, blogs, wikis, instant messaging, etc. for business, they may be subject to an eDiscovery request that could cost you an unexpectedly large sum of money. In this post we delve into the high costs of eDiscovery and what it can mean for the strategy of your suit.

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Gone Google, Who’s Next?

by Kristin Dziadul on Aug 19, 2010 in Google Services
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For years now, Google has been the go-to giant for everything search. Google is now capitalizing on enterprise domination with Google Apps. Every day more companies are signing up for Google Apps for their businesses.

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2 steps to disable Facebook Places (and the reasons why you need to)

by Jay Garmon on Aug 19, 2010 in Lifestreaming
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Yesterday afternoon, Facebook finally unveiled Places, the social network’s long-anticipated location-based feature set. At first blush, Facebook has given us the bridge between Gowalla, Foursquare, Yelp and Booyah we’ve been waiting for but — as is often the case with Facebook — there are some none-too-subtle privacy consequences. The ACLU of Northern California has a [...]

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