I run a medium scale enterprise with lots of Group Policy, Security and the usual IT control accoutrements. Increasingly, I’m becoming a big fan of the iPad. Sure, I still don’t have a personal need for one. On the same hand, those who have made the personal investment haven’t been a thorn in my...
Shakespeare pondered “to be or not to be, that is the question.” Most of us in tech today ponder this same thing, but in the context of to be a tech or a manager. Most of us got into technology because we loved something about it. For some, the thought of coding day in...
There comes a time in every server’s life when it’s no longer needed. The advent of virtualization has made this very real and very interesting. Here we have a fairly decent model server – HP Proliant ML 350 G5. Sure, it’s not the newest kid on the block, but it’s got some chops. 8GB...
I love the concept of Skype. Audio/Video communications for nothing. What’s not to love? Dial up your friends and family in far off places and not pay a cent in long distance. That’s awesome. Most visions are. This is one, however, that the owners who recently just padded their investment accounts with Microsoft stock...
There is a misconception that electronic data can be secured. Everyone suffers from it. The fact is – the moment your data turns to 1′s and 0′s, you can potentially kiss it goodbye. Your text messages, phone calls (yes, they are 1′s and 0′s), emails, documents, banking information – it’s all available to anyone...
Another one bites the dust. It was announced earlier today that the popular bookmark sync service XMarks is about to go under. In a post on their blog, owner Todd Agulnick admitted that the company couldn’t find a profitable business model. Profitable business model? But I thought the cloud was a free-for-all! ...
For some time now, we’ve been promised to be wowed by VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) and it’s merits as a way to bring the workstation experience to either thin clients or remote desktop sessions. The problem is has always been that the workflow in most Architectural firms has required the specs common to 3D...
The Cloud. It’s all the “future” of technology according to many. What these doomsday prophets fail to include is a little bit of market research. How we use technology in our personal lives and businesses is as unique to each as anything else. I don’t use Outlook or Gmail the same way as the...
Architectural IT take note: You’re in a good spot to sit back and watch the Cloud for a little while longer. You’re also in a good spot to start consider some of the more mature options. Google Apps. Office Online. GMail. All great cloud apps. None of them have a place in your organization...
For those who use VMWare extensively in their organization, beware that the latest round of Microsoft updates may break your older vSphere 4 client under all versions of Windows. More information from VMWare on the problem can be found here. Users of vSphere 4 Update 1 should not be affected. The primary update in...
