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A recent survey from the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) found two-thirds of outsourcing customers currently do utilize or have plans to implement cloud computing solutions. Eighty percent of those surveyed indicated their organization intended to deploy more outsourcing services in the next year.
In a recent Forrester report titled "Sizing the Cloud," it estimates a move from $40.7 billion spent on the global market for cloud computing in 2011 to more than $241 billion in 2020. The public cloud, which is under considerable scrutiny for security risks, will account for more than 66 percent of the total in 2020.
For many enterprises, moving data and applications is really a question of "when" instead of "if." The cloud is a sea change in business, and is moving well beyond a fad stage. Security breaches and large-scale outages might prove to be hiccups in cloud adoption rates, but the cost savings and increased flexibility will win out long term. Addressing the concerns about the cloud will allow you to see the benefits more clearly, and promote an informed decision in selecting a provider.
Time and Money
When IT managers are asked by senior executives why they should move their mission-critical data or applications to the cloud, the answer shouldn't be "because everyone is doing it." If IT comes back with a compelling list of reasons that increase efficiency and revenue while also costing less, then they have a compelling case.
As with most things in business and life, it all comes down to time and money. Spending less money and also freeing up time to earn more money efficiently. The simplest benefit for the cloud is the lower total cost of ownership. Moving to the cloud means less physical hardware purchases or upgrades. An enterprise with an on-premise server setup simply cannot compete with a multi-tenant cloud provider. You can't defeat economies of scale. Electricity bills are lowered as there are no longer server rooms that require optimal temperatures to function, and you don't need to operate all of the related equipment. Servers don't need to be frequently upgraded or repaired. In the cloud, the provider fixes the problems and ensures the platform is built with modern components and is working properly.
"Scalability" is another benefit tossed around so much that it almost loses its true meaning. It really means adaptability, where the cloud solution adjusts to user demand, which translates directly into cost efficiency and avoids overcapacity. If your company's product goes viral and daily demand increases ten-fold, cloud-based solutions can be quickly ramped up to handle the demand without the risk of not fulfilling orders.
For some enterprises that move large amounts of their data and application requirements to the cloud, some reductions in IT staffing may naturally follow. If staff reductions are not forthcoming, it's important to frame a move to the cloud not as simply the removal of an obstacle that will allow the staff to work more efficiently. For enterprises where the IT staff are already overworked and only a fraction of requests are handled, moving to the cloud can free up time for more mission-critical tasks. Perhaps now that new back office functionality can be completed or a sales team can be better trained on using the latest business intelligence suite.
For many enterprises, using the cloud initially for replication and disaster recovery efforts is a way to dip their technology toes into the water. Companies that want to hold on to the control of on-premises data centers can still benefit from the cloud's safeguards by trusting it with data backups. As competition rises and costs continue to fall for cloud-related services, disaster recovery efforts will become more and more cost effective.
Lingering Concerns
With the recent Amazon Web Services and PlayStation Network security breaches, many enterprises are understandably worried about the security measures of various cloud providers. Change will consistently be met with hesitation, and when it comes to moving critical data to the cloud, some concern is warranted.
IT management has considerable concerns about giving up governance of corporate data. However, the management and security of this data is still the responsibility of the enterprise, creating a scenario where doing nothing can be perceived as the proper course. In order to move forward with progress, IT will need the right cloud provider that can allay the governance concerns and provide assurances to data safety.
Data breaches of private information or sensitive intellectual property can have a ruinous effect. Regulatory compliance adds another wrinkle, especially for global firms, where strict rules about the "location" of data conflict with many cloud providers lack of transparency. If your company is based in the U.S., but the data is technically residing in the United Kingdom, which privacy laws do you need to follow?
The lack of transparency in regards to outage or breach notification is another often voiced concern. IT managers want to learn about breaches immediately from the provider, not hours later from the blogosphere. IT wants the service provider to go on auto-pilot in the face of disaster, and to follow documented call-out and escalation procedures. Concern about breaches and outages is certainly justified, and in-house IT should have a direct hand in reviewing the cloud provider's processes and track record in handling problems.
Diving into the Cloud
For larger enterprises with multiple applications and massive data sets, it pays to start small in the cloud. There is no rule saying it's an all or nothing choice. Instead of moving applications that need to be fast down to the millisecond, consider setting up some back-office applications to test out the cloud provider's performance and security. While a piecemeal approach might result in higher initial costs, it does provide you with a testing environment where you can perhaps introduce failures to check the provider's systems. If the solution provider can't handle routine non-critical tasks, they can't be trusted with personally identifiable customer data.
Look ahead to your growth rate as well and consider your likely data and application needs. If you have confidence in a growing business, your related systems will need to handle that movement without interruption. Few things derail a growing firm's chances faster than outages due to unexpected data or application demand. With a cloud solution in place, spikes in demand can be transformed from an issue to be feared to a welcome sight that heralds new milestones for the business.
Finding That Trusted Partner
The barriers to entry for the cloud are quite low, with new companies entering the space or established companies launching cloud divisions by the minute. Many vendors dive into this arena without sufficiently trained staff or the right technology expertise. They might not understand the regulations surrounding PII or have the right controls in place to protect from breaches.
To properly screen your solution providers, you need to ask them to be upfront with their protocols for data security and also pricing. Demand visibility. As the industry matures, customers who only accept transparency and don't tolerate confusing service agreements or evasive answers will help weed out the poorly run cloud outfits.
While moving to the cloud often takes some responsibility away from internal IT staff, you still need them involved in the process from the beginning. Ask your IT security staff to carefully review the cloud providers security and network procedures and to raise any red flags. Use their knowledge to poke holes in the provider's system and call out any outlandish claims about security or uptime.
Another key consideration is to look at any other SaaS providers that are interrelated with your chosen vendor. Every organization that has access to your data needs to follow set standards to be sure you don't have security holes for your data management. This chain of outsourcers can reach three or four levels removed from your company, so you need assurances from the cloud provider that these company's data standards are sufficient.
Outsourcers should be able to provide you with clear password creation and management standards that will help prevent password hijacking. Especially for multi-tenant cloud environments, the vendor needs to have controls in place to keep your data separate from other tenants.
For localized outages where there are hardware failures, how does the vendor handle such problems? Will they fix it within the hour, or within 24 hours? The best vendors will have extra hardware equipment on hand to proactively handle failures.
Finding the right vendor will allow the enterprise to experience lowered costs and operational flexibility so they can reach greater heights that would not be attainable with on-premise solutions.
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Caving's dangerous enough. Underwater caving? No thanks. RIP, Mr Thompson. Here is the video showing the remains of the B-26 he found off CA.
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J. William "Bill" Pope, Jr., 76, of Dayton, TN., passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Bill was born February 2, 1938 in Nashville and graduated from Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, TN., the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham. While in college, he was active in campus politics and was an officer in the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
In 1962 he went to work as an attorney for the Tennessee Valley Authority. In 1965, Bill entered private practice and was elected mayor of his ancestral hometown of Pikeville where he served four years. In 1966, Bill was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives. Also that year, he was named to the board of directors of First National Bank of Pikeville and served in that capacity until elected chairman of the board in 1981.
He ran for the United States House of Representatives in 1968 and was appointed district attorney general of the 18th (now 12th) Judicial Circuit by then governor Buford Ellington in 1970. He served honorably as district attorney general until his retirement in 1992.
He returned to private practice in Chattanooga and represented many clients as a lobbyist before the Tennessee General Assembly.
He was preceded in death by parents Hewell Givan Pope, James William Pope, Sr., and Cecile Downey Pope. Survivors include wife Jacqueline Stewart Pope; children Libby Pope Ellis, Pikeville; Karen Pope (James) Sellin, Chattanooga; James W. Pope III, Pikeville; and Benjamin (Stephanie) Stewart, Nashville; two sisters Virginia Ross Pope (John) Hardaway, Leavenworth, Kansas and Eleanor Frances Pope (Howard) Kats, Mission Viejo, California; grandchildren Brian Nicholas Allen, Rachael Ariel Allen, Cory Tanner Allen, Ashley Ellis, Shelby Ellis, Phil Ellis, James William Pope Stewart, and Layla Gail Sills.
Service will be Thursday at 1 p.m. CDT in the funeral home chapel with Bro. Dennis Smith and District Attorney Mike Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Pikeville Cemetery.
Online condolences can be made at www.reedfamilyfh.com.
Arrangements are by Putnam-Reed Funeral Home, Hwy 127 South, Pikeville, TN.
Visitation is Wednesday 3-8 p.m. CDT. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Vanderbilt Gift Processing Office, Vanderbilt University, PMB 407727, 2301 Vanderbilt University Place, Nashville, TN. 37240-7727, Attn: Thorasic Cancer Research.
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We are a county that depends heavily on agriculture as an industry, and in talking to our farming neighbors with the issues they face, it would seem that they should be represented at the state level by someone who understands these challenges. Al Hein has farmed in this county for 30 years, and is well aware of Fillmore County's unique geographic challenges to the farmer. He is a small businessmen, so he is aware that the farm is a family business. He has served his country in the Army Reserves, and is a member of the American Legion, and is aware of the challenges facing our veterans. His memberships in various organizations make him aware of the needs in our county. That is why I am supporting Al Hein as our next State Representative, I urge the voters of Fillmore County to vote for him also, as he will work hard for us in St. Paul.
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I was lucky to be a teenager when the Inferno and later the Twisted Wheel were fantastic venues to hang out.The Inferno was owned by Paul Mayer (who also opened the Twisted Wheel) and my first time at the club was in the autumn of '63. But its Mod hay-day was in '64 when the music, played by DJ Dave Perkins, was all ...Read full memory
Girls cried when they saw the charred remains of the Inferno Club in Station Approach. It had mysteriously caught fire around 3am on Sunday, September 18th, 1964. Many teenagers refused to believe the club had gone and some even returned from their holiday to see for themselves. Whatever adults thought of the club - ...Read full memory
I was born in 1947 and moved to Welling in 1951. I feel very lucky to have been a teenager in the 60s when music for us really started to take off. I was a massive Beatles fan but loved the other stuff as well. Went to the Twisted Wheel (do you remember they didn't have a dance licence so when the light flashed you had ...Read full memory
I moved to Welling at the age of 8 in 1955. We lived in Roseacre Road, near the Guy Earl of Warwick, where the 89 buses terminated. The house was a 30's semi, but it seemed quite grand after the prefab we used to live in. The house backed onto Danson Park, so my 5 year old brother and I used to spend many happy hours ...Read full memory
You mention the Embassy Ballroom in Welling. I first started going there in 1953 (when I was 14 but looked older as you needed to be 16 to get in!) and carried on going until I went into the Army (National Service) in 1958. My abiding memory of the Emabssy was seeing both the Johnny (not John in those ...Read full memory
I lived in upper belvedere, but worked in the menswear department of welling co-op from 1959-60. Cannot remember any names except a girl called Barbra who was on the counter near the door. I had a girl friend Barbra Day who was on the record counter.We went to the Granada every saturday night. Met her off the bus at Welling ...Read full memory
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I recently shared memories of the many clubs, bars and dance halls that sprung up in and around Welling during the mid 1960's Mod era. Since then several other venues have come to mind. I remember the Sunday evening disco at The Welcome Inn, a big pub on Well Hall Road, Eltham. It was held in a large hall ...Read full memory
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You could certainly head through the mountains westward, up to the Tetons, Jackson, and Yellowstone. That might fill the days. YOu could come back via heading east to Cheyenne and down.
Our niece's family did a great trip out west and rented their RV in Denver. I can get the name if you want.
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Denver to Laramie the SR 130 through the Snowy Range to I-80 and then into Rollins for US 287 north to Lander and Dubois for Grand Teton Nat. Park. A couple of days there then in Yellowstone for a 2-3 more,
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Eight months after city landscapers rejected some Douglas homeowners' requests to clear cut alder trees to improve their view, city crews cut most of them down.
The city's near reversal sparked a minor neighborhood drama that's renewed an effort to revise the borough's tree cutting policy.
This isn't a story about a scandal, but about how a few vocal and connected residents became the proverbial squeaky wheel.
In September, longtime Douglas residents Susanne and Sandy Williams asked Juneau's Parks & Recreation Department to cut down some alder trees on a hillside between Treadwell Arena and Saint Ann's Avenue. Over the years, the trees had grown tall enough to block the Williams' Fifth Street view of Savikko Park and Gastineau Channel.
Parks & Landscape Superintendent George Schaaf inspected the site and rejected the request, citing a city policy that specifically bars cutting trees for enhancing the view of private property owners.
Months later, Schaaf's landscapers cut down most of the trees, leaving the biggest alders.
"Which seems very bizarre," said Mark Calvert, a Saint Ann's Avenue resident unhappy about the tree cutting.
"Their reason is for letting trees go higher, when that identical vegetation and the identical trees exist for hundreds of feet along Sandy Beach. And then all of a sudden, just in this tiny swath, you know, trees are significantly thinned out."
Coincidentally, that improves the view for a few houses, Calvert said.
From a distance, the hillside looks much as it did in Google Street View going back to 2007.
After Schaaf's initial rejection, the Williams wrote directly to Mayor Merrill Sanford and the Juneau Assembly complaining about the trees. Sanford got involved.
Sandy Williams happens to be a donor to Sanford's successful 2012 mayoral campaign. He gave $100, a tiny portion of the $33,000 Sanford collected for the race, according to campaign finance records.
Sanford acknowledged he's been longtime friends with the Williams and many of the residents who complained, and of course, he said his involvement was unrelated to campaign donations.
"Had nothing to do with $100 donation, or a $10 donation," Sanford said.
He said he was sympathetic because views affect property values and falling trees can be hazardous.
"And I've been asked by them why our policy is the way it is, and so I looked into it and have been trying to get that changed for a couple of years now, in fact," Sanford said.
In May, a landscape expert, Sanford, and Parks & Recreation Director Brent Fischer – who is Schaaf's boss – met with the Williams and several like-minded neighbors.
The city's experts said they couldn't clear cut the hillside, but decided they could thin the tree stand, which would accelerate a natural progression; the biggest alders keep growing, the smaller ones die and the understory fills in with other native species, like salmonberry bushes and goatsbeard.
Parks and Rec manages a few tree stands this way, for example, near the Juneau Montessori School and on the Treadwell Mine Historic Trail. But director Fischer said it's not something the department can afford to do everywhere.
"We don't have the resources to actively do this in all areas. Nor do I want to. We just can't. We don't have enough resources," Fischer said.
"We laid off a landscape person this year….We laid off a building maintenance person this year, laid off a rec coordinator position this year because of the budget."
So why go to the extra effort here? Fischer said that's just the way it works sometimes in the city. Things get brought to attention, and you get refocused.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 20 Million Minds Foundation (20MM), a non-profit dedicated to bringing down the cost of higher education, andOpenStudy, an online community of practice, have partnered to bring learners everywhere an exciting opportunity to showcase soft skills to employers and earn college credit with their completely free Introductory Statistics Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) unveiled today.
Using open textbook Collaborative Statistics, by Susan Dean and Barbara Illowsky, the headless or mechanical MOOC will provide learners with a vibrant online social learning environment with free tutorial support that allows students to demonstrate strong teamwork, problem solving, and engagement competencies.
Both motivated self learners and struggling students will benefit from the completely free MOOC. Students interested in documenting their progress will be able to register for a $30 Certificate that tracks participation, progress through the course, and three important soft skills to employers: teamwork, engagement and problem solving skills.
More importantly, 20MM has partnered with Excelsior College, an accredited online learning institution, to offer a $95 credit by examination option where students can earn transferable college credits for the 20MM Introductory Statistics MOOC by passing a proctored exam. Upon passage, students will be able to transfer credits to colleges with whom articulation agreements have been established, which for example currently include 3 community colleges in California: San Diego City College, San Diego Miramar College, and Santa Rosa Junior College.
"The credit by examination option offers students multiple benefits," said Dean Florez, former CA State Senator and President of 20MM. "For one the $95 exam is a more affordable alternative to the current $136 for the course across CA community colleges, not including the additional $100+ students have to pay for a textbook. Second, for high demand introductory courses, the credit examination option gives students unable to enroll in impacted courses a viable alternative. Motivated students wait listed or denied enrollment in Introductory Statistics courses will now have the option to move through the system faster with the proctored credit bearing exam."
How does it work? Just as in a face to face course, students will have to participate to successfully earn a certificate or prepare themselves for a proctored exam . Documented participation will require that students stay active and engaged by asking questions, working on assignments for each section, and helping others as they progress through the material for a minimum of four weeks in the OpenStudy group or the recommended 90 study hours for the entire 3 unit MOOC course versus a 15 week long semester.
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20 Million Minds is a non-profit organization dedicated to greatly reducing textbook costs. The foundation is currently leveraging leading-edge technologies to create more affordable, engaging and effective educational materials for college students throughout the nation. Visit 20mm.org.
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IoT offers a value of almost $4 trillion to the manufacturing industry through platforms that can improve margins, optimize operations & drive high performance work teams. By using IoT technologies as a foundation, manufacturing customers are integrating worker safety with manufacturing systems, driving deep collaboration and utilizing analytics to exponentially increased per-unit margins. However, as Benoit Lheureux, the VP for Research at Gartner points out, "IoT project implementers often ...
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Connected devices and the industrial internet are growing exponentially every year with Cisco expecting 50 billion devices to be in operation by 2020. In this period of growth, location-based insights are becoming invaluable to many businesses as they adopt new connected technologies. Knowing when and where these devices connect from is critical for a number of scenarios in supply chain management, disaster management, emergency response, M2M, location marketing and more. In his session at @Th...
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Poignant reunion: Liam Neeson attends tribute event to Redgrave acting dynasty... and family of late wife Natasha Richardson
Liam Neeson, 60, attended the American Theater Wing's Annual Gala in New York with the mother and sister of his late wife Natasha Richardson.
Vanessa Redgrave, 75, and 47-year-old daughter Joely Richardson stepped out for the event at the Plaza Hotel on Monday night, which paid tribute to the six generation acting dynasty and their contribution to theatre.
Honoured: Liam Neeson attended the American Theater Wing's Annual Gala in New York with family members of his late wife Natasha Richardson
The Taken actor, Natasha, Vanessa and Joely were among the family members honoured, with the long list also including Corin, Michael, Lynn Redgrave and Rachel Kempson.
Joey Richardson looked stunning in a silver dress for the event, while Vanessa opted for an all-in-black outfit.
Executive director of the organisation Heather Hitchens said before the event: 'I don't know of another family with six generations of actors in it.'
Dynasty: Vanessa Redgrave and her actress daughter Joely Richardson were among the six generation Redgrave clan honoured for their stage work
The Irish actor tragically lost his wife Natasha Richardson in a freak skiing accident in Canada three years ago.
They married in 1994, and he has two sons from his late wife.
Silver screen beauty: Joely Richardson looked elegant in a silver dress at the glitzy event in the Plaza Hotel
He opened up about his loss in an interview last year, telling Esquire magazine: 'That's the weird thing about grief. You can't prepare for it. You think you're gonna cry and get it over with. You make those plans, but they never work.
'It hits you in the middle of the night – well, it hits me in the middle of the night. I'm out walking. I'm feeling quite content. And it's like suddenly, boom. It's like you've just done that in your chest.'
Pretty: Jessica Chastain also attended the event, wearing an Oscar de la Renta dress
The glitzy event also honoured Rodgers and Hammerstein executive director Theodore S. Chapin.
Acclaimed actress Jessica also attended the bash, looking stunning in an Oscar de la Renta dress and Jimmy Choo shoes.
The Tree Of Life beauty is getting ready to star on the stage in Broadway play The Heiress, which opens in October.
All proceeds from the night went to American Theatre Wings' education and outreach programs.
Tragic: Liam Neeson's late wife Natasha Richardson died in 2009 after a freak skiing accident in Canada
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