March 9, 2012
Saving SMBs from spam and malware: up to the task? On MSPmentor, Dan Berthiaume reports on one survey’s results and the opportunity for MSPs. “Despite the prevalence of spam as a problem, only 20 per cent of SMBs use an antispam software solution and 14 per cent use a cloud-based solution, while 11 per cent use an antispam gateway device and almost half (48 per cent) simply use the antispam component of their email program,” he writes. What’s your opinion?
Starbucks names new digital chief, CIO On ZDNet, Larry Dignan reports on the executive changes. “The company said that Adam Brotman was appointed chief digital officer. Curt Garner was named chief information officer. Brotman will report to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Garner will report to Troy Alstead, Starbucks’ CFO. CIOs and technology execs are often viewed as more strategic if they report to the CEO,” he writes. What’s your opinion?
Tech titans say sayonara to Japan in quake wake On The Register, Phil Muncaster reports. “While most of the manufacturing plants took just a few months at most to recover physically from the effects of the triple disasters, it seems to have accelerated plans some tech firms had to relocate some of their facilities off the archipelago…” he writes. What’s your opinion?
