Resources

https://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH163900&actp=SUBSCRIPTION  

New features are coming to GroupWise 2012: iPad support Web access enhancements Calendaring enhancements Novell Vibe and Skype integrations Information sharing https://www.novell.com/products/groupwise/features/2012.html

An interesting commentary about cloud office applications.

It is reported that the iPhone’s Siri interface can bypass your phone’s security.  There is apparently a fix for this.   You can read the article here.

GroupWise sites who have Blackberry Enterprise Server should think about upgrading off of 4.1.7 to 5.0.x. https://www.novell.com/communities/node/13343/heads-blackberry-users

“ASHRAE’s Design Considerations for Data and Communications Equipment Centers recommends relative humidity conditions between 40% and 55%, with an allowable level between 20% and 80%.”

Backing up your data is such a critical issue.  Your data is the life of your business.   FEMA estimates that 40-60% of businesses never re-open after a data disaster.  You have to take the issue of backing up your data as seriously as you do the physical security of your business.

An interesting article on federal concerns about migrating their data to the cloud due to cyber attacks:  https://tiny.cc/ghnt8

In my 33 years of working with various technologies we go through this phase a lot.  We see the promise of a new technology.  We see the marketing hype about the technology.  We see some very good things about the new technology.  Then there are the inevitable growing pains as the new technology matures.

With the push for electronic medical records (EMR), one of the concerns is whether patient’s medical records confidentiality will appear on-line like other “WikiLeaks” data breaches we’ve all heard about.