Year after year, the various media outlets release their report on the cloud: who does this or that, security breaches here and there (and who is/is not to blame), and the quasi-regular report of cloud services market share. And every year, there is some controversy as to who has the…

Stop. Just. Stop. Stop emoting and let your right brain take a breather for a moment. Better? Now read on… Yes, the election is a shocker. You were misled by ALL of the polls. No one (apart from the Simpsons 16 years ago) could have predicted this to happen. Yet it did. No, the world is not going to come to an end, though it may feel that way for…

I was hoping this day would come. I know it is still early, but — like I said — I’m hopeful!

Recently, I was presented with a question: Why Do I Write? As a writer, I thought I would share my response. This was originally posted on my information security blog, The Security Beard. You can find it here. Words offer the means to meaning,and for those who will listen,the enunciation of truth. - V, V For Vendetta Everyone writes for the same reason — to communicate a thought, feeling…

Apart from being slightly self serving, I wanted to share this first “official” blog that I wrote for my new company Cryptzone. You can see the original post here, and you can learn more about Cryptzone here. Enjoy! Over the weekend, I shared how excited I was to join the…

The two constants of the universe — change and taxes. And while I could go on for days about taxes, especially in this contentious political season, I thought I would share some thoughts on the changes that are going on with me. Friday was my last day at Hewlett Packard…

What can I possibly say about Star Trek that hasn’t already been said numerous times? Yes — it is ground breaking. Yes — it literally unlocked an entire genre for generations to explore and wonder. …

Over the weekend, I came across the following advertisement on Facebook: “I’m an evangelist. People come to us with a problem, my team provides a solution, and I evangelize that solution.” I tried to find it again, but I am not even really certain where it is from. …

There is a lot of technology related news out there everyday, and it is nearly impossible to keep up with it all. But last week saw a court decision that will have huge effects on cloud computing and data privacy. In summary: on Thursday, the 2nd US Circuit Court of…