Author: stringy99

Paul is Technical Director at the long-established UK based IT consultancy Gardner Systems. A technology enthusiast who likes to understand how technology impacts organisations of all types. He shares his enthusiasm via his BLOG at techstringy.com as well as the Tech Interviews Podcast which can be found at podcast.techstringy.com Paul also writes for a range of well-known technology sites. He also carries out research work for analyst firm GigaOM, you can find his work on gigaom.com. He is also a member of the NetApp A-team and Veeam Vanguard programs.

When your demise is greatly exaggerated

As some of you may know one of my technology industry bug bears is when commentators start to write off a company who has had great success in the past but now they've decided are no longer "cool" or the "in thing". We've all seen it, the 90's Apple, early 2010's Microsoft, the constantly doomed HP and IBM … Continue reading When your demise is greatly exaggerated →

Voting for data loss

Here's a question for you, if you were sat in a room and someone asked; "hands up who votes to lose their critical data?" How many of you, be you a storage admin, IT Manager or CIO, would pop your hands up and vote yes? None of you I guess, so imagine my surprise when I found … Continue reading Voting for data loss →

Is data security a business continuity issue?

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to present at the Business Continuity Institutes regional forum in Liverpool, the aim of the presentation me and my colleague gave was to ask the question; Do you consider data security as part of your business continuity plan? Surely it is isn't it? But you may be … Continue reading Is data security a business continuity issue? →