IBMConnectED 2015: Day 1

My first day at the IBMConnectED 2015 event is about two thirds over but I’m feeling beat. Besides the early start, everything about the conference is more compact. The ballroom for the keynotes was crowded and a lot of people were standing. The Tech Oasis...

Taking One for the Cloud Team

The quarterly earnings announcement season is in full swing for large tech companies. This past week IBM announced its quarterly financial results and SAP issued guidance. Oracle did the same a month ago. Each of these companies is still showing reduced overall...

Flagship Solutions Group: Thriving in advent of the IT Cloud

Flagship Solutions Group, a mid-size Florida based IBM partner, is a shining example of the innovation and creativity that provides real customer value in the cloud era.

The Real Danger of Cloud Applications

This week I ran into an interesting problem. My email stopped working. That is, my Microsfot Outlook and Lync could no longer communicate with our cloud-based Office 365 Exchange server. Microsoft support was flummoxed. I eventually found the solution and it lay in...

Being the Center of the Secure Workplace

In the social collaboration software market, 2015 will be the year when the old divisions become irrelevant. By the end of 2015, organizations will no longer talk about social networks, messaging apps, or file sync and share. Enterprises have already begun to stop...