Understanding where technology has been, where it is headed, and how it will effect you are imperative in these times, as always. Scott Klososky takes you on a journey into the future of the 'Net.

1. Using Technology
To Gain a
Competitive Advantage
Scott Klososky

2. Using Technology
To Gain a
Competitive Advantage
Scott Klososky

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Velocity Leadership
Three Leverage Points leaders must apply in
order to grow organizations with velocity...

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Velocity Leadership
Three Leverage Points leaders must apply in
order to grow organizations with velocity...
Learn to better “see” future trends

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Velocity Leadership
Three Leverage Points leaders must apply in
order to grow organizations with velocity...
Learn to better “see” future trends
Build sophisticated digital plumbing

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Velocity Leadership
Three Leverage Points leaders must apply in
order to grow organizations with velocity...
Learn to better “see” future trends
Build sophisticated digital plumbing
Insure uptime, security and
speed

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SCOTT KLOSOSKY
Your Personal
eCommunity
It is NOT
NetFu
n
NetVis
it
NetPla
y
It is
eCommunity NetWor
k

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So, what heck is Social
Media?

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So, what heck is Social
Media?

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SCOTT KLOSOSKY
Cloud Computing

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Cloud Computing
Mainframes with tethered terminals. 1950
IT department control

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Cloud Computing
Mainframes with tethered terminals. 1950
IT department control
Personal computers completely untethered. 1980
Partial IT department control

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SCOTT KLOSOSKY
Cloud Computing
Mainframes with tethered terminals. 1950
IT department control
Personal computers completely untethered. 1980
Partial IT department control
Cloud computing applications 2008
untethered.
IT department has even less control

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Digital Plumbing Layers

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usiness Intelligence Layer

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usiness Intelligence Layer
Custom reports and individualized Valuable
dashboards

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usiness Intelligence Layer
Rules platform with automated actions Game
that trigger on prescribed events Changing
Custom reports and individualized Valuable
dashboards

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usiness Intelligence Layer
Artificial intelligence (non sentient) Imperative
Rules platform with automated actions Game
that trigger on prescribed events Changing
Custom reports and individualized Valuable
dashboards

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Red
Core
u
Data ndant s
stem
Sy
Cen
ter
Auto s/
ient ers
mat Cl
ed W m
usto
orkfl c
ow
SaaS
rs
endo Appl
icati
V ons
•Real time
Acct
•Event
tracking
•Rules engine
Mas
h Up
Data
Feed
s

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SCOTT KLOSOSKY
Your Personal
Red
Core
eCommunity
u
Data ndant s
stem
Sy
Cen
ter
Auto s/
ient ers
mat Cl
ed W m
usto
orkfl c
ow
SaaS
rs
endo Appl
icati
V ons
•Real time
Acct
•Event
tracking
•Rules engine
Mas
h Up
Data
Feed
s

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SCOTT KLOSOSKY
Your Personal
Red
Core
eCommunity
u
Data ndant s
stem
Sy
Cen
ter
Auto s/
ient ers
mat Cl
ed W m
usto
orkfl c
ow
SaaS
rs
endo Appl
icati
V ons
•Real time
Acct
•Event
tracking
•Rules engine
Mas
h Up
Data
Feed
s

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Once you understand
digital plumbing, you
can then construct
Mash ups...

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Once you understand
digital plumbing, you
can then construct
Mash ups...

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Once you understand
digital plumbing, you
can then construct
Mash ups...

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Once you understand
digital plumbing, you
can then construct
Mash ups...

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Once you understand
digital plumbing, you
can then construct
Mash ups...

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The Current State of
Security

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The Current State of
Security

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The Current State of
Security
We Strike Data
Galore... by Avi Baumstein
Are peer to peer networks
really filled with sensitive
corporate data just waiting
to be lucked and abused?
Information Week, March 17,
2008

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The Current State of
Security
We Strike Data
Galore... by Avi Baumstein
Are peer to peer networks
really filled with sensitive
corporate data just waiting
to be lucked and abused?
Information Week, March 17,
2008

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The Current State of
Security
We Strike Data
Galore... by Avi Baumstein
Are peer to peer networks
really filled with sensitive
corporate data just waiting
to be lucked and abused?
Information Week, March 17,
2008

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The Current State of
Security
We Strike Data
Galore... by Avi Baumstein
Are peer to peer networks
really filled with sensitive
corporate data just waiting
to be lucked and abused?
Information Week, March 17,
2008

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The Cost of Poor
Security
1. Damage to customer
relationships
2. Damage to overall credibility
3. Legal ramifications can be
Note - According to analyst firm IDC, about 70% of all
successful attacks on computer networks were
costly
carried out by employees and insiders.

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The Cost of Poor
Security
1. Damage to customer
relationships
2. Damage to overall credibility
3. Legal ramifications can be
Note - According to analyst firm IDC, about 70% of all
successful attacks on computer networks were
costly
carried out by employees and insiders.

54. SCOTT KLOSOSKY
The Cost of Poor
Security
1. Damage to customer
relationships
2. Damage to overall credibility
3. Legal ramifications can be
Note - According to analyst firm IDC, about 70% of all
successful attacks on computer networks were
costly
carried out by employees and insiders.

55. SCOTT KLOSOSKY
The Cost of Poor
Security
1. Damage to customer
relationships
2. Damage to overall credibility
3. Legal ramifications can be
Note - According to analyst firm IDC, about 70% of all
successful attacks on computer networks were
costly
carried out by employees and insiders.

56. ✓ Only 6 percent of companies suering from a catastrophic
data loss survive, while 43 percent never reopen and 51
percent close within two years. Research by the University of Texas
✓ The survival rate for companies without a disaster
recovery plan is less than 10%! According to a recent Touche Ross
study
✓ Only 35 percent of Small/Medium Businesses have a
comprehensive disaster recovery plan in place. Research by
Gartner
✓ Companies lose an average of $84,000 for every hour of
downtime. Research by International Data Corp
✓ Man-made disasters aect 10% of small businesses,
whereas natural disasters have impacted more than 30% of
all small businesses in the USA. According to a recent NFIB National
Small Business Poll
✓ 40% of senior IT executives reported having a business
continuity plan, but hadn’t tested it within the past 12
months. According to Telephony Online

57. Business
Continuity
✓ Only 6 percent of companies suering from a catastrophic
data loss survive, while 43 percent never reopen and 51
percent close within two years. Research by the University of Texas
✓ The survival rate for companies without a disaster
recovery plan is less than 10%! According to a recent Touche Ross
study
✓ Only 35 percent of Small/Medium Businesses have a
comprehensive disaster recovery plan in place. Research by
Gartner
✓ Companies lose an average of $84,000 for every hour of
downtime. Research by International Data Corp
✓ Man-made disasters aect 10% of small businesses,
whereas natural disasters have impacted more than 30% of
all small businesses in the USA. According to a recent NFIB National
Small Business Poll
✓ 40% of senior IT executives reported having a business
continuity plan, but hadn’t tested it within the past 12
months. According to Telephony Online

58. Business
Continuity
✓ Only 6 percent of companies suering from a catastrophic
data loss survive, while 43 percent never reopen and 51
percent close within two years. Research by the University of Texas
✓ The survival rate for companies without a disaster
recovery plan is less than 10%! According to a recent Touche Ross
study
✓ Only 35 percent of Small/Medium Businesses have a
comprehensive disaster recovery plan in place. Research by
Gartner
✓ Companies lose an average of $84,000 for every hour of
downtime. Research by International Data Corp
✓ Man-made disasters aect 10% of small businesses,
whereas natural disasters have impacted more than 30% of
all small businesses in the USA. According to a recent NFIB National
Small Business Poll
✓ 40% of senior IT executives reported having a business
continuity plan, but hadn’t tested it within the past 12
months. According to Telephony Online

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Business Continuity Realities

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Business Continuity Realities
It is not a matter of “if” - it is a
matter of “when” you will be
impacted by an event

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Business Continuity Realities
It is not a matter of “if” - it is a
matter of “when” you will be
impacted by an event
It is no longer feasible to allow data or
software applications to be at any kind
of risk because your customers have
many choices

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Business Continuity Realities
It is not a matter of “if” - it is a
matter of “when” you will be
impacted by an event
It is no longer feasible to allow data or
software applications to be at any kind
of risk because your customers have
many choices
At the moment you find out you were
not properly prepared, it is too late -
and no excuse will be good enough

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Five Steps to BC

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Five Steps to BC
1 - Understand what data and systems
are critical to business continuity

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Five Steps to BC
1 - Understand what data and systems
are critical to business continuity
2 - Identify and fix single points of failure
in your network, business processes, and

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Five Steps to BC
1 - Understand what data and systems
are critical to business continuity
2 - Identify and fix single points of failure
in your network, business processes, and
3 - Create a workforce continuity
plan

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Five Steps to BC
1 - Understand what data and systems
are critical to business continuity
2 - Identify and fix single points of failure
in your network, business processes, and
3 - Create a workforce continuity
plan
4 - Create a disaster recovery plan

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Five Steps to BC
1 - Understand what data and systems
are critical to business continuity
2 - Identify and fix single points of failure
in your network, business processes, and
3 - Create a workforce continuity
plan
4 - Create a disaster recovery plan
5 - Regularly train your sta on disaster
response

72. “A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile
the moment a single person
contemplates it, bearing within them
the image of a cathedral.”

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