by David Howard | Jan 12, 2021 | Enterprise Management, World Class IT
What was the SolarWinds Hack? As we shared previously, a significant IT security incident was discovered in the last few weeks and is still ongoing. SolarWinds, a software and services company, had malicious code injected into their Orion monitoring tools and...
by David Howard | Feb 17, 2017 | Enterprise Management, World Class IT
The Problem of CIOs in Small-Medium Organizations Organizations are designed with responsibilities and personnel capable to carry them out. These are then placed in a hierarchical structure we see reflected in an “org chart”. One of the boxes on this chart an...
by David Howard | Feb 9, 2016 | Enterprise Management, World Class IT
Bimodal IT is a methodology being adopted by organizations so they have a division of focus and effort between taking care of the current or legacy technology, while also looking to the future and what is needed to sustain the organization as business and...
by David Howard | Dec 17, 2015 | Enterprise Management, World Class IT
The word frontier can be defined as “areas near or beyond a boundary”, and when we think of those who are “frontiersman”, we may think of ancient explorers, or the crew of the Enterprise on Star Trek who were exploring “space, the final frontier.” These frontiers are...
by David Howard | Jul 12, 2015 | Enterprise Management, Front Page, World Class IT
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) experienced a serious technology failure this week of approximately 3.5 hours, after experiencing reduced functionality for the first 2.5 hours of the trading day. The NYSE is of course a very high profile, internationally critical...
by David Howard | Apr 29, 2015 | Front Page, World Class IT
Ever see a mission statement? Your own or other organization’s? Most reflect the same sentiments – “world class” in everything we do… unmatched service… excellence. Setting lofty goals is admirable – hyperbole or not – but it’s always important to examine the...
