Tony is principal analyst with the Bradley Strategy Group, providing analysis and insight on tech trends. He is a prolific writer on a range of technology topics, has authored a number of books, and is a frequent speaker at industry events. More by Tony Bradley
The world of Microsoft messaging recently took over Orlando, Florida, for the Microsoft Exchange Conference 2012. MEC 2012 was the first conference Microsoft has hosted that’s completely dedicated to Exchange in 10 years, and it brought a lot of big news—especially around protecting and managing the sensitive data that passes through Exchange.
As a central hub of messaging, Exchange Server is the primary conduit of information for most companies. Data flows in and out in the form of email messages and file attachments. The challenge for businesses is to establish and enforce policies about what types of information can be sent via email, to have the tools in place to monitor data flowing out, and to ensure sensitive information isn’t intentionally compromised or inadvertently exposed.
Tony is principal analyst with the Bradley Strategy Group, providing analysis and insight on tech trends. He is a prolific writer on a range of technology topics, has authored a number of books, and is a frequent speaker at industry events. More by Tony Bradley
Evolution is a harsh reality of technology. There is constantly a “next best thing” on the horizon, and brand new gadgets often seem obsolete by the time you get them out of the box. There are some concepts and technologies, though, which have outlived their usefulness years ago, and should probably be extinct but refuse to die.
A couple years ago PCWorld took a look at some ancient tools and technologies that should have been extinct, but were still clinging to life. Many of the technologies cited in that piece are more of less dead at this point. But, some—namely fax machines—are stubbornly still in use.
Tony is principal analyst with the Bradley Strategy Group, providing analysis and insight on tech trends. He is a prolific writer on a range of technology topics, has authored a number of books, and is a frequent speaker at industry events. More by Tony Bradley
ioSafe—an established vendor of disaster-proof storage—is turning to crowdfunding to raise capital for its next project. Earlier this week, ioSafe kicked off a fundraising effort on Indiegogo to finance a new disaster-proof private cloud.
You’re probably familiar with ioSafe. The vendor of disaster-proof storage has become a fixture of the annual CES conference with over the top demonstrations of the survivability of its drives. It has submerged drives in pools, baked them to a crisp in fires, driven over them with massive trucks, and blown them away with shotguns. This year it zapped them with lightning. In every instance, the data remained safe and sound within the disaster-proof enclosure.
Tony is principal analyst with the Bradley Strategy Group, providing analysis and insight on tech trends. He is a prolific writer on a range of technology topics, has authored a number of books, and is a frequent speaker at industry events. More by Tony Bradley
One of the biggest problems faced by cloud storage users is upload speed. It’s an issue, however, that just became much less of a concern for Box customers thanks to Box Accelerator.
Box—a leading provider of cloud storage services—recognized the limitations encountered by users when it comes to getting data into the cloud efficiently, and it set out to do something about it. The result is a global data transfer network that Box claims delivers a performance boost of up to ten times faster upload speeds for Box business and enterprise customers.
Tony is principal analyst with the Bradley Strategy Group, providing analysis and insight on tech trends. He is a prolific writer on a range of technology topics, has authored a number of books, and is a frequent speaker at industry events. More by Tony Bradley
Microsoft issued a statement today announcing a new licensing deal with Research In Motion (RIM). RIM will be licensing Microsoft’s exFAT file system for use in BlackBerry mobile devices.
With the deal between Microsoft and RIM, RIM will be able to incorporate exFAT into its BlackBerry devices to allow them to share data across a broad range of platforms.
Microsoft has established exFAT as a virtual de facto standard file system across platforms and devices. A statement from David Kaefer, general manager of Intellectual Property (IP) Licensing for Microsoft, proclaims, “This agreement with RIM highlights how a modern file system, such as exFAT can help directly address the specific needs of customers in the mobile industry.”
