DeckerWright Corporation Blog

In recent discussions with my suppliers I learned that the major manufacturers, Dell, HP and Lenovo are in the process of transitioning their PC product lines to Windows 8.  The target for completion of this transition is the end of April.  What does this mean?  It means that if the Microsoft and the manufacturers stick to this schedule, by the end of April you will not be able to purchase a PC with Windows 7 pre-installed.  If you are thinking of getting a new PC with Windows 7, better hurry!

A trend in technology has been for employers to allow employees to use their own devices to access corporate data.  The trend is referred to as “BYOD”, for Bring Your Own Device.  Employers have been quick to allow the access to employees without fully understanding the security and business implications.  If the company’s customer list winds up on the device of a person who just left the company, whose data is it and how can the company be sure it has been eliminated?  Employee handbooks and confidentiality agreements can establish data ownership, but how can you be sure the data has been cleaned off?  There are technologies available to both safeguard the data in the wild, and to erase the data if the device is lost, stolen or belongs to a former employee.