As businesses tighten their belts in response to the recession, they're turning to project and portfolio management software to help them identify which IT projects are mission critical and to help them execute those projects as efficiently as possible. And increasingly, they're opting for software as a service (SaaS) versions of because they're cheaper and easier to deploy. Here's the tale of two such businesses.
As Voltaire once said; "Common sense is not so common". To that end, we're reminded of the actions of many firms in the downsizing of the 80's and again during the dot-com bust. And in our current economic climate, we're seeing lots of articles with advice that seems to mirror the mistakes of the past. So here are a couple of suggestions from our experiences:
Where Google Chrome security fails: the password I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
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