We all understand the concepts of physical security reasonably well: Locks, Doors, Alarms, Security Guards… With the new digital universe we need to be just as conversant with information security. The front page headline of Computer Weekly last week was a good reminder: “More intruders found behind firewall, says 2008 Information Security Breaches survey.”
The report [...]

Some light entertainment came my way over the weekend, although the fact that I class it as light entertainment reminds me that I should get out more…. I got to read the EMC sponsored update to IDC’s “The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe” - a report on digital information.

The digital universe was apparently 2.25 x 1021bits (281 exabytes or 281 billion gigabytes) last year, with faster that predicted growth due to digital cameras and digital TVs. That is mind-bogglingly huge…

Reading a recent post on David Tebbutt’s blog - You calling me a consultant? - took me to: What’s the real value of social software in enterprise from Adriana Lukas, which leads us to this post…

I’m always on the lookout for new technologies that will make businesses, and people, more effective and productive. My latest port of call was the February London BarCamp minibar meet up.
TechCrunch UK’s Mike Butcher was there to shepherd the evening’s five minute speaker slots along, and ask the questions that make a web [...]