Posted by Brian Wood on April 8, 2013 in Blog
Audit and compliance roles are not yet the most sexy, sought-after jobs in the market… but the post below indicates that such folks are becoming more strategic (or at least have the potential to become more strategic) in their organizations.
By Jim Kim in FierceComplianceIT.
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Posted by Brian Wood on February 8, 2013 in Blog
451 Research produced the article below, which is an excellent summary of recent changes to HIPAA — and a solid reminder of why it is so important to understand, and have faith in, the compliance measures in place with your data center services provider.
Fret not, for AIS customers are in good hands.
Posted by Brian Wood on January 23, 2013 in Blog
The article below by Jim Kim in FierceComplianceIT caught my eye — mainly because being a chief compliance officer has never really been on my bucket list.
But different strokes for different folks, and thankfully there are people out there (like our own Frank Gaff) who sweat the small stuff in order to keep us all on the good side of the line.
Posted by Brian Wood on January 17, 2013 in Blog
Excerpts from the 2013 prediction article titled “The Cloudy Horizon for 2013: 10 Predictions” by Jason Verge in Data Center Knowledge.
The full article is available on the Data Center Knowledge website.
Emphasis in red added by me.
Brian Wood, VP Marketing
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The Cloudy Horizon for 2013: 10 Predictions
What’s ahead in cloud computing for 2013?
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Posted by Brian Wood on January 14, 2013 in Blog
This is a GREAT article by Liam Eagle in WHIR (Web Host Industry Review) — very relevant and very timely for businesses evaluating their IT services strategy.
To be clear, AIS is unique in the Southwestern US in having ALL THREE SOC AUDITS completed: SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3.
Read more here.
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Posted by Brian Wood on January 8, 2013 in Blog
451 Research continues to provide excellent commentary and analysis for our collective entry into 2013.
The article below, developed by analysts Jeff Paschke, Kelly Morgan, Jim Grogan, Stefanie Beaubien, and Rick Kurtzbein, is a great overview of our own space, known as the MTDC (multi-tenant datacenter) market.
Posted by Brian Wood on December 21, 2012 in Blog
I read the article below by Ericka Chickowski in Dark Reading.
Risk management, security, governance, compliance — all are topics of great importance to the AIS customer base. Let us know if you want help.
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Posted by Brian Wood on November 14, 2012 in Blog
FUD Bogeyman: Hey buddy, did know know that AIS is getting audited? Not good, not good.
Datacenter Seeker: Huh? What’s that all about?
FUD Bogeyman: It’s bad news, let me tell ya. I’m told they’ve got financial troubles. Better stay away from them.
Datacenter Seeker: Wow, AIS never said anything to me about that. Are you sure?
FUD Bogeyman: Am I sure? Of course I’m sure.
Posted by Brian Wood on October 19, 2012 in Blog
Security, security, security. Compliance, compliance, compliance.
Posted by Brian Wood on October 19, 2012 in Blog
Here is another relevant article published on Oct 18 from 451 Research analysts Jim Grogan and Kelly Morgan — and it points to why AIS considers compliance and SOC 1, 2, 3 audits so crucial for ensuring our enterprise-class standards are met and maintained.
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