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Six Steps to Safer Cloud Storage
Posted by Joseph Ficocello in IT, Information Management, Strategy on January 4, 2010
With the advent of cloud computing and software as a service (SaaS) models of business and information storage, management and retention, the safety and integrity of our information is at a critical juncture. As old practices give way to new methods, vulnerabilities can still exist. In October, T-Mobile users who operate one of the popular Sidekick handsets, awoke one morning to find their contacts and data missing from their handheld. Danger, a Microsoft subsidiary corporation responsible for maintaining the information, had suffered a series of setbacks and glitches which resulted in a significant data loss for the users. If it could happen to Microsoft, with infrastructure and some very talented folks, it could happen to anyone. While Danger was ultimately able to recover large sectors of the information, the situation presents an interesting crossroad – how safe is our data on the cloud and how can we prepare for a rainy day? Read the rest of this entry »
First Demo: Google Chrome OS
Posted by Joseph Ficocello in IT, Open-source on November 23, 2009
Google provided journalists (and the world at large via a live video feed online) with a sneak peak at the Google Chrome OS on Thursday, November 19, 2009. During the almost 2 hour press conference they made several key announcements. The comments were not only contained to just the Google OS, but also outlined critical aspects of Google’s product arc – essentially, how their diverse array of products, services and infrastructure will all blend within their offering. As I’d predicted in my earlier post, “Google Chrome OS: the future of law firm computing?” the Chrome OS truly has the potential to revolutionize how we use our computers. Litigation support, e-discovery and IT professionals who service the legal industry will especially want to take note – although the Chrome OS is yet to launch, when it does it will be a game changer and could quickly gain market share. Even though this is Round 1 of a very long fight, Google’s demo was a left hook that landed squarely on the jaw of Microsoft Windows’ future. Read the rest of this entry »
Google Chrome OS: the future of law firm computing?
Posted by Joseph Ficocello in IT on October 31, 2009
In the span of less than 3 months, three of the most popular operating systems will have released their most feature rich versions. Apple unveiled Snow Leopard 10.6, their latest iteration of OS X. On October 22nd Microsoft officially debuted Windows 7, and on October 29th, Canonical launched their release of the free Ubuntu Linux 9.10. Despite these major advances, there is one operating system looming on the horizon, set to benefit from a non-competing release schedule: the Google Chrome operating system.
The operating system on your computer is considered the “brains” of the whole process. Along with the logic programmed into the BIOS and other internal components, it starts the whole show once you press the power button. Fundamentally, an operating system enables, facilitates, organizes and provides for the manipulation of data. However, the method in which this has historically occurred is scheduled to change soon. Google announced on their blog on July 7, 2009 that they would enter the operating system foray, built on the shoulders of their browser, Google Chrome. This has the potential to be one of the most “game changing” steps in the world of operating systems, and could fuel the obsolescence of existing methods. Could the Google Chrome OS be the future of law firm computing? Read the rest of this entry »
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