--- title: BLOG | Cathie Briggette (24) description: Industry news and insights on Information Technology in the Boston Cambridge area, specifically for small and medium business enterprises. Supported by Focus Technology Solutions IT Consulting Firm Boston, MA. (24) --- ![blog-and-news-banner](https://info.focustsi.com/hubfs/blog-and-news-banner.jpg "blog-and-news-banner") ## Cathie Briggette ### Recent Posts ## [Massachusetts Claims Its First Victim to 201 CMR 17](https://info.focustsi.com/topic/data-security/IT-Services-Boston/Massachusetts-Claims-Its-First-Victim-to-201-CMR-17) Posted by [Cathie Briggette](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/author/cathie-briggette) on Mon, May 02, 2011 Massachusetts new regulation 201CMR17.00 has claimed its first victim - [The Briar Group](http://www.briar-group.com/company/index.htm).   [Read More](https://info.focustsi.com/topic/data-security/IT-Services-Boston/Massachusetts-Claims-Its-First-Victim-to-201-CMR-17) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.focustsi.com/topic/data-security/IT-Services-Boston/Massachusetts-Claims-Its-First-Victim-to-201-CMR-17#comments-listing) Topics: [Disaster Recovery](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/disaster-recovery), [201CMR17.00](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/201cmr1700) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Cost Efficient, Secure, and Scalable Data With The Cloud](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resources/cost-efficent-secure-and-scalable-data-with-the-cloud) Posted by [Cathie Briggette](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/author/cathie-briggette) on Sun, Mar 20, 2011 Earlier this year, NSK Inc participated in a webinar on scalable data with the Cloud. Sponsored by [Amazon Web Services](http://aws.amazon.com/), the presentation also featured NSK affiliate [TwinStrata](http://www.twinstrata.com/). [Read More](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resources/cost-efficent-secure-and-scalable-data-with-the-cloud) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resources/cost-efficent-secure-and-scalable-data-with-the-cloud#comments-listing) Topics: [Cloud Computing](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/cloud-computing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Cloud Computing 101: Public Vs Private Clouds](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resources/blog/cloud-computing-101-public-vs-private-clouds) Posted by [Cathie Briggette](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/author/cathie-briggette) on Wed, Mar 09, 2011 ### The Benefits of Public Cloud Computing Simplicity and efficiency are the overarching benefits of having a public cloud. Public clouds are offered as a service, usually over an Internet connection. An off-site third party provider hosts and manages the system. Users connect to the system via web applications or services. Public clouds usually charge a monthly usage fee per gigabyte and bandwidth transfer charges. [Read More](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resources/blog/cloud-computing-101-public-vs-private-clouds) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resources/blog/cloud-computing-101-public-vs-private-clouds#comments-listing) Topics: [Cloud Computing](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/cloud-computing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Local Boy Does Good](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/news/local-boy-does-good) Posted by [Cathie Briggette](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/author/cathie-briggette) on Fri, Mar 04, 2011 It was a slow day in the [TA](http://www.ta.com) IT Department and Deputy Michael McGowan sat watching the tumbleweeds roll past with a bemused look that belied his lighting draw and steel resolve. Suddenly a call came in from the Sheriff – he had just been ambushed in Downtown Crossing Gully and three bandits had made off with a valuable heirloom – his iPad. [Read More](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/news/local-boy-does-good) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/news/local-boy-does-good#comments-listing) Topics: [NSK Team](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/nsk-team), [Managed Services](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/managed-services), [Apple](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/apple) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Top 7 IT Challenges and Trends for 2011](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resources/top-7-it-challenges-and-trends-for-2011) Posted by [Cathie Briggette](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/author/cathie-briggette) on Tue, Feb 15, 2011 ### Top 7 Trends in '11 We’ve rounded out the Top 7 Trends in Information Technology for 2011. From Cloud Computing to HTML5, the New Year will bring many new challenges as well as numerous opportunities, especially for small and mediums sized businesses. [Read More](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resources/top-7-it-challenges-and-trends-for-2011) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resources/top-7-it-challenges-and-trends-for-2011#comments-listing) Topics: [Cloud Computing](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/cloud-computing), [New Technology](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/new-technology) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) | [Previous](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/author/cathie-briggette/page/23) | [Next](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/author/cathie-briggette/page/25) | | --- | --- |