Articles by Wayne Rash

Protecting Your Company from Cell Phone Hackers

Security | Blog Post | Wayne Rash
Thursday, July 14, 2011

The latest attention on cell phone hacking has been focused on the huge scandal in the UK in which employees at publications belonging to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp hacked into the voice mail accounts of everyone from a kidnapped teen, to soldiers killed in Afghanistan, to the prime minister. Continue Reading »

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An Office in the Cloud

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | Wayne Rash
Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Back in March, Microsoft asked the analysis arm of my company, Wayne Rash & Associates, to provide an in-depth, unbiased analysis of how its then beta product Office 365 compared with Google Apps for Business. I came away with some interesting conclusions, but I also learned what to watch out for. Continue Reading »

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Why You Should Care About the AT&T Merger with T-Mobile

Networking | Blog Post | Wayne Rash
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The war of words surrounding the proposed merger of AT&T with T-Mobile is heating up as the various filing deadlines draw nearer. Approximately 30,000 people and organizations have filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing the merger. Continue Reading »

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How to Move Past the IPv6 Hurdle

Networking | Blog Post | Wayne Rash
Friday, June 10, 2011

When the IETF announced IPv6 Day for June 8, the idea was for as many providers as possible to show that they can handle IPv6. Continue Reading »

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Lessons Learned From Lockheed

Security | Blog Post | Wayne Rash
Thursday, June 2, 2011

The recent cyber attack on Lockheed Martin turned out to be good news. The largest defense contractor in the U.S. turned out to have a level of security that even the best hackers sponsored by the country behind all of this couldn’t break. At this point nobody knows for sure where the attack really came from. Continue Reading »

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Google NFC Smartphones Come with IT Headaches

Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Wayne Rash
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Google’s announcement of a new mobile-payment system based on near-field communications (NFC) technology promises to make buying stuff easier for consumers. Continue Reading »

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Dealing with Cloud-based Storage

Data Center | Blog Post | Wayne Rash
Monday, May 23, 2011

A few days ago when I wrote in Forbes about using the cloud as a means to ensure your data is safe for disaster recovery, I got an interesting question. What, the questioner asked, do you do with the data once it’s there? How, he wondered, do you recover the data so that you can use it after the disaster? Continue Reading »

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Say Goodbye to Technology Leadership

IT Management | Blog Post | Wayne Rash
Thursday, May 19, 2011

I realize that writing about space in a blog aimed at IT may appear strange, but remember, many of the technological advances we depend on in information technology got their start in the space program. Continue Reading »

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At Least Google's Chromebook Is a Cool Idea

IT Management | Blog Post | Wayne Rash
Friday, May 13, 2011

Google’s announcement that it will be selling a storage-free netbook that depends entirely on cloud-based applications has been greeted by its would-be audience as everything from a Windows killer to something that’s totally useless. As is always the case in such hype-ridden discussions, the truth is somewhere in between. Continue Reading »

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Microsoft's Acquisition of Skype May Not Matter

Networking | Blog Post | Wayne Rash
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Microsoft’s announcement that it was about to spend nearly $8 billion to purchase Skype, the global VoIP and video calling company, was met by a lot of surprise. Some are surprised that Microsoft paid so much. Others are surprised that Microsoft wants Skype at all. Continue Reading »

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