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Karl Scott

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Principal Consultant, Akili Systems

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Accomplished IT leader with a proven track record of establishing technical direction and driving effective technology risk management. Extensive experience in IT architecture development and operations management in mission critical, distributed computing environments. Excels at driving clarity and innovative solutions ...

Accomplished IT leader with a proven track record of establishing technical direction and driving effective technology risk management. Extensive experience in IT architecture development and operations management in mission critical, distributed computing environments. Excels at driving clarity and innovative solutions to address ambiguous business challenges.

• Proven ability to effectively communicate with and influence the CXO community.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing innovative IT strategies and roadmaps that drive significant business value.
• Proven ability to effectively manage IT security in a highly regulated environment.
• Successful track record developing and motivating high-performing IT Architecture teams.

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April 29, 2011

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What are the primary issues enterprise architects should consider when evaluating cloud solutions?

What are some of the primary issues enterprise architects should consider when evaluating cloud-based solutions?

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Enterprise Architect

Feb. 12, 2011

Karl Scott and 16 other people answered this question

What's your definition of Cloud?

I typically use two definitions for cloud computing. Why two? The NIST definition doesn't address the business stakeholders' view of cloud computing. Their eyes glaze over when you talk about pooled resources, IaaS etc. For the business stakeholders I keep it simple: cloud computing is ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Feb. 1, 2011

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The war for IT talent is on … Are corporates ready?

This is a complex topic. There are a ton of highly skilled employees available in IT. I think the challenge in the recruiting process is training managers and recruiting teams on determining the precise skills and experience that actually create a qualified candidate. I coach ... more

Human Resources

Information Technology

Dec. 15, 2010

Karl Scott and 3 other people answered this question

Cloud Computing Best Practices: What are 3 tips for implementing and managing a private cloud?

I apologize but I have a few more than three tips to share. I agree with Steve that design and implementation of a private cloud is not a simple task. It's not rocket science either but proper planning is needed to avoid disaster.
1. Identify what ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Servers and Storage

Dec. 13, 2010

Karl Scott and 3 other people answered this question

How can a business protect itself against groups like Anonymous and Operation Payback?

Scott, Fatal System Error is the name of the book I referenced in the previous post.

Information Technology

Dec. 9, 2010

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How much of IT security revolves around making people feel secure?

Kristi, interesting question. I was directly responsible for security the last eight years and asked myself this many times. The reality is that, while many of the controls aren't as effective as we would hope them to be, we have to implement them. Why? From ... more

Information Technology

Dec. 9, 2010

Karl Scott recommends this answer by Mark Williams

Are there differences between carrier provided SIP trunking and third party SIP providers?

Yes, there are differences. One of the big differences is that third party SIP providers like EtherSpeak, have the ability to support applications for various voice infrastructures that require certain accommodations associated with the PSTN. Unlike a larger main carrier, third party providers are more ... more

Information Technology

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Dec. 6, 2010

Karl Scott and 2 other people answered this question

What happens if we lose ISP connectivity to our cloud based storage?

I'm assuming the question references Internet connectivity on the customer side. Most businesses that rely heavily on the Internet implement network diversity to reduce the impact of network and/or ISP outages. Network diversity includes implementing two paths to the Internet that are physically and logically ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing Solutions

Dec. 6, 2010

Karl Scott answered this question

What are the different tier classifications for data centers?

Tier classifications range from tier I - IV. A very brief overview of each tier is provided below. The Uptime Institute maintains the standards for tier classification. They have changed recently so you should visit their web site for more information ( http://www.uptimeinstitute.org ). The ... more

Information Technology

Data Center Design

Data Center Infrastructure

Dec. 5, 2010

Karl Scott and 16 other people answered this question

Cloud Computing Trends: What are the top cloud computing trends to track in 2011?

I think 2011 will be an interesting year for cloud computing. In general, businesses will continue to find significant benefit in all forms of cloud computing: private, public, hybrid, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. Of course mileage will vary for each company based on their computing ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing Solutions

Dec. 5, 2010

Karl Scott and 1 other person answered this question

What are the components in costing out custom-built cloud computing platform?

Chad, Just a few clarification questions. What is your definition of a cloud platform? Is it the software responsible for automating the delivery of infrastructure services and enabling self-service (e.g., OpenStack or Eucalyptus). Is it the entire solution needed to deliver cloud services (e.g., servers, ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing Applications

Cloud Computing Implementation

Dec. 2, 2010

Karl Scott and 6 other people answered this question

Emerging Technologies: Next big thing for Enterprises in 2011 !!!

@Ashmit - I totally agree with your point regarding the need to reduce time and improve efficiency. Just to take it another step - outside the context of emerging technology discussion - I've always thought of technology as a tool to make our lives better. ... more

General Management

Information Technology

2011 Recommendations

Nov. 22, 2010

Karl Scott and 1 other person answered this question

Is it worth the effort to segment data to reap the benefits of cloud computing?

Crystal,
The challenge is maintaining compliance (the right security controls) in the cloud. (I should say that this is no different than outsourcing or subscribing to ASP services in years past.) Just to be clear, this issue is more apparent in SaaS than IaaS or PaaS. ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Financial Services Industry

Nov. 22, 2010

Karl Scott and 2 other people answered this question

Parallelization vs. Virtualization: What's the difference?

Parallelization and virtualization are two different animals. Parallellization breaks down a one very complex task (e.g., data mining, weather modeling) into multiple tasks to reduce the time for processing. Parallelization requires multiple CPU cores and specially written software to split the processing tasks and combine ... more

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Parallelization

Servers and Storage

Software Development

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