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Cloud Computing – Security Implications

6 October 2011, 10:51 pm

I’ve been working for a while on a policy and associated procedures for Trinity College Dublin to enable us to leverage various cloud technologies and services for the benefit of the college. What has struck me is the complexity of dealing with the topic in a large-scale environment. As consumers, many of us use cloud [...]

Filed under Technology. Tagged Amazon, Amazon Cloud Drive, ARIN, C-SPAN, CA Technologies, Clemson University, Cloud Computing, Computer Sciences Corporation, CSC, data privacy, data protection, data security, Docs.com, Dropbox, facebook, Gmail, google, Google Docs, Government Accountability Office, Homeland Security, Hotmail, identity theft, Internet, Internet Radio, LinkedIn, Microsoft, privacy, security, Skydrive, Social Media, social networking, TCD, Trinity College Dublin, Twitter, USA

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Is “Generation Gmail” Really Putting Businesses at Risk?

24 February 2011, 8:46 pm

In my industry talks on Social Media, I mention the challenges presented to organisations by consumer technologies, so-called “shadow IT”, social media and mobile technologies. A new generation of technology users are used to having leading edge, powerful technologies and are not satisfied with the constraints placed by their employers on their technology use, productivity [...]

Filed under Google, Internet. Tagged 3G, blog, Blogger, blogging, Cloud Computing, collaboration, data protection, email, facebook, Gmail, google, hosting, information security, intellectual property, Internet, IP, iPhone, IT, Microsoft, Microsoft Enterprise Project Management, Microsoft Exchange, mobility, netbook, online storage, Posterous, security, Shadow IT, SharePoint, sharing, Social Media, tablet, TCD, Trinity College Dublin, Tumblr, Typepad, Wordpress, Xaas, Yammer

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European Commission Announces 1.2 Billion Euros for ICT Research in Europe

20 July 2010, 11:47 pm

ICT research in Europe is set to get a major boost in 2011 with the announcement today by the European Commission of a call for proposals for research projects worth 1.2 billion euros.

Filed under European Union, Internet. Tagged ageing, climate change, digital agenda, electric car, energy efficiency, EU, European Commission, European Union, factory, ICT, Information Society, Internet, interoperability, PPP, public private partnership, R&D, Research, security, SME

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Inspiring Talk by Venky Narayanamurti at Science Gallery

25 March 2010, 12:58 am

I went along this evening to a pretty full lecture theatre in Trinity College’s Science Gallery to listen to Venky Narayanamurti of the Harvard Kennedy School speaking on the subject of science, technology and society. He is a man clearly passionate about his topic and spoke with conviction, vigour, animation and not a little humour. [...]

Filed under Technology, Trinity College Dublin. Tagged Albert Einstein, applied science, Barack Obama, collaboration, crowdsourcing, Haiti, Harvard, HArvard Kennedy School, India, innovate, innovation, Internet, invent, invention, inventor, iTunesU, James Watt, Kenya, Louis Pasteur, mobile phone, Obama, open source, phone, President, Research, Science, Science Gallery, SMS, society, TCD, Technology, Thomas Edison, Trinity College Dublin, UCD, University College Dublin, USA, Ushahidi, Venky Narayanamurti, Washington DC, web, White House, youtube

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ActiveWords Makes Life Simpler On The Desktop

13 July 2009, 9:37 pm

ActiveWords, is a computer desktop productivity tool that automates many common activities that users perform every day.

Filed under Software. Tagged Active Words, ActiveWords, automation, Buzz Bruggeman, computer, desktop, editor, folder, google, Internet, logs, MSN, Outlook, productivity, program, programme, Skype, text editor, Yahoo!

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Cloud Computing – Security Implications

Is “Generation Gmail” Really Putting Businesses at Risk?

European Commission Announces 1.2 Billion Euros for ICT Research in Europe

Inspiring Talk by Venky Narayanamurti at Science Gallery

ActiveWords Makes Life Simpler On The Desktop

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