SaaS and the Need for Enterprise Architecture
Coby Royer, Technical Product Manager for Symplified
Acquisition and deployment of real solutions is now within grasp of business owners (seemingly) without the need for conventional IT delivery and support. But many questions may go unanswered without engagement of EA, and latent risks (such as compliance and security) may turn into real issues.
Everyday Life and the Expectation of Privacy
Coby Royer, Technical Product Manager for Symplified
Regardless of what you feel should or should not be private, we all have a right to set expectations that we trust will be met. And as technologists, we have the capability to improve the state of privacy in the face of technological advances that might otherwise undermine it. Privacy is not an Illusion, it is a challenge.
Managing Your Internal Security Threats
Coby Royer, Technical Product Manager for Symplified
For a long time I have been recapitulating concerns to enterprises about managing the internal threat. And with the recent economic downturn, layoffs and other sources of employee dissatisfaction are increasing the risks from internal threats. The fact is, corporate management must pay attention to the insider threat and implement policies and controls to manage it.
Seven Ways to Avoid Silos in the Cloud
Coby Royer, Technical Product Manager for Symplified
As you consider the PaaS and IaaS for hosting and deploying new apps, remember that you are not alone. Your app will be one of many for your customers; and collaboration and integration require identity management and access control solutions.
Virtualization Fuels Cloud Computing Trends
Coby Royer, Technical Product Manager for Symplified
Virtualization is here to stay, but is it the end game? The economies that are driving Cloud Computing will extend across all crucial infrastructure that add value to it, and in time standards will be adopted to broaden the reach of standard infrastructure.


