Author Archives: Russell Doty

The previous article looked at application and system integrity – let’s now look at the next level of integrity. Introducing Operational Integrity Let’s take the next step in integrity and look at the integrity of running systems over the life … Continue reading →

The previous article looked at user needs, which include the integrity of the applications and systems they are using. We have defined integrity as one of the three pillars of IT. Now let’s define what we mean by application and … Continue reading →

In the last post we postulated that business value is created by users running applications which provide value added transformations of data. Users need three things from applications: Availability Performance Integrity Of course, applications depend on the entire IT infrastructure. … Continue reading →

The previous article started a discussion of security. Let’s take a look at the bigger picture, starting with a somewhat philosophical perspective: Why do companies have computers? Why do they have IT? As a starting point, companies are looking for … Continue reading →

Security means keeping the Bad Guys out, right? Locking down the system so that it is difficult to use and turning on SELinux. And forcing users to comply with security policies they don’t understand and which interfere with their ability … Continue reading →