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Zipcar Co-Founder: Unlock Excess Capacity To Boost Growth

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The internet has enabled companies to leverage excess capacity and their customers to unlock massive scale and exponential growth, according to the co-founder of Zipcar.

Shared networked assets always deliver more value than proprietary assets closed off through patents or trademark laws, with the benefits of sharing always outweighing the risks, Robin Chase told more than 500 people Wednesday at the Business Innovation Factory (BIF) 2015 Summit in Providence, R.I.

It’s Time to Start Building an Advanced IT Security Practice

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The reasoning behind why solution providers lock down their customers’ networks and critical data have not changed much over the past decade, though the repercussions from inaction continue to escalate rapidly. Intrusions and information loss can be quite costly to your customers, typically damaging their bank accounts as well as their reputations.

Former White House Cybersecurity Advisor On The Importance Of Sharing

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This year, federal cyber security challenges have taken center stage with the unprecedented Office of Personnel Management breach that exposed the deeply personal records of more than 21.5 million federal workers and continued conversations around information sharing between the public and private sectors.

How The OPM Breach Galvanized Cybersecurity, And How You Can Help

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Often overlooked when people parody the famous “One word: Plastics” line from the movie “The Graduate” is the simple fact that plastics really did have a great future. Today you could, and many people do, substitute the word “cybersecurity.” It has a seemingly limitless future.

Here’s how to prevent a lost laptop from hurting your reputation and your bottom line

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Laptops are ubiquitous in today’s IT environments. How many of your employees are using laptops in the office, on the road, working from home, or all of the above? While massively convenient, and a boon to worker productivity, laptops also represent a major liability. They are easy for employees to lose – and easy for a thief to steal.

Remove the Pain of IT Security While Adding Profits for Your Services Business

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For many solution providers, the information protection discussions they have with clients can be quite revealing. The system issues and vulnerabilities uncovered on those conversations can easily lead to solutions some may consider overkill. Of course, the customer’s budget concerns may limit the options.

Is Offering Cloud Backup All About the Lowest Price? Think Again.

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At some point in the evolution of IT managed services, backup became synonymous with storage in many people’s minds—just a place to stash away a digital copy of data should something go wrong. Backup was regarded as little more than a virtual storage locker where companies could unload files.

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