Hot Button 2016: How DevOps and Automation Bolster Security and Compliance As 2016 has arrived, we reflect upon one of the most debated issues around DevOps in 2015 - Information Security (InfoSec) and compliance. Needless to say, both are critical to an enterprise (especially given past examples of data breaches and looming cybersecurity threats). As a result, the combination of InfoSec and DevOps practices can be viewed as counter-intuitive, since the ability to "go faster" can be seen as a potential risk to security mechanisms in place, and thus harder to ensure compliance and enable auditability. However, we repeatedly heard a different story in 2015 - InfoSec teams are embracing DevOps as the practice that enables - and enforces - security and compliance requirements. But how? To answer this question, I had the pleasure of working with TechBeacon on a new stor... (more)

Better Security in the Cloud wity DataClear | @CloudExpo #Microservices

"Security starts very simply at home when you're on your PC. At DataClear we thought 'How do we make a secure desktop for people and for corporations,'" explained Tony Teora, CEO of DataClear, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 17th Cloud Expo, held November 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. @ThingsExpo - The World's Largest 'Internet of Things' Event, June 7-9 2016 at New York City's Javits Center! How to Win as a Sponsor and Exhibitor ▸ Here All major researchers estimate there will be tens of billions devices - computers, smartphones, tablets... (more)

Critical IoT Communications | @ThingsExpo #IoT #M2M #InternetOfThings

Critical Communications for IoT Contrary to mainstream media attention, the multiple possibilities of how consumer IoT will transform our everyday lives aren't the only angle of this headline-gaining trend. There's a huge opportunity for "industrial IoT" and "Smart Cities" to impact the world in the same capacity - especially during critical situations. For example, a community water dam that needs to release water can leverage embedded critical communications logic to alert the appropriate individuals, on the right device, as soon as they are needed to take action. In his ses... (more)

IoT and Social Networks | @ThingsExpo #IoT #M2M #InternetOfThings

Social Machines: Integration of IoT and Social Networks Download Slide Deck: ▸ Here Learn how IoT, cloud, social networks and last but not least, humans, can be integrated into a seamless integration of cooperative organisms both cybernetic and biological. This has been enabled by recent advances in IoT device capabilities, messaging frameworks, presence and collaboration services, where devices can share information and make independent and human assisted decisions based upon social status from other entities. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Michael Heydt, founder of Seamless Th... (more)

Humans vs. Technology - Digital Intrusions By @KRBenedict | @ThingsExpo #IoT

In a world filled with millions of instances of hyper-stimulating digital content - thinking, learning and the development of intellectual assets suffer.  In a recent article I authored titled It's Time to Make Technology Disappear(http://www.futureofwork.com/article/details/its-time-for-technology-to-disappear), I shared that technology has become a hindrance to my thinking, a distraction to thoughtful, productive work. I love technology, but it has reached the point where it has overwhelmed my senses, and I doubt I am the only one. Thoughtful thinking, and by that I mean thinkin... (more)

DevOps Resolutions for 2016 | @DevOpsSummit #DevOps #Microservices

At year-end, we often consider where we've fallen short over the last twelve months - and how we can do better over the next twelve. For IT leaders, DevOps is likely to be a primary concern for 2016. As application awesomeness becomes more important to the business, IT must get great code into production faster. DevOps success is thus imperative - especially if you're competing against digital-first market disrupters. DevOps, though, isn't just about engineering better processes. It's also about cultural transformation. This reality makes some IT leaders uneasy, because excellen... (more)