Several months ago I shared an Infographic with you. The Infographic provided some comparisons between Google Drive, Dropbox, Skydrive and iCloud. I want to follow that up with a more in-depth look at whether these cloud storage solutions may be used by Financial Services Providers. The question is whether these cloud storage options meet SEC and FINRA security guidelines. (more…)
Most of my clients are talking about cloud storage and the various services being offered “in the cloud.” Financial services providers, for example, are wondering where they are going to store all the social media and other data FINRA regulations require them to store. Law firms, accounting firms and small businesses are wondering if they need to be spending money on hardware and software or on storage and other cloud services. Firms are establishing specialties in providing virtual business solutions for their clients. Cloud storage/services is a topic that is becoming more and more important and we are helping you analyze your options. (more…)
Google quietly launched “Flight Search,” a cloud tool enabling you to find and book flights on the web. Google provided an “early look” at the tool demonstrating with flights from cities like Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Dallas, New York and Chicago. Airlines participating with Google on this project include Delta, JetBlue, Continental and American. (more…)
This week's guest post is written by Thomas Smith. His post is a follow-up to his previous post on January 17, 2011. Mr. Smith’s company TechEn enterprises llc works with companies to achieve strategic, controlled and managed deployment of Google Apps. (more…)
This month’s guest post is written by Thomas Smith. Mr. Smith’s company TechEn enterprises llc works with companies to achieve strategic, controlled and managed deployment of Google Apps.
Microsoft, Apple and Google are each giants in the “digital data” selling business. Most of us (if not all) have acquired “digital data” at some time from one of them. We pay real $$s to purchase programs, music downloads, e-book files and database extracts. (more…)
