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Zeeshan Kazmi

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CSO / CTO / Visionary ... Paradigm Shifter

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When you remove every label assigned to you, including your name, self assigned filters, assumed predispositions: you have been here a long time on planet earth. Therefore, You = Us = Human Consciousness. So, when in every generation there will be those ...

When you remove every label assigned to you, including your name, self assigned filters, assumed predispositions: you have been here a long time on planet earth. Therefore, You = Us = Human Consciousness. So, when in every generation there will be those who will attempt to program you, to tread on you, to control you, to keep you down to ensure their survival - there will also be those you will help you break free, stand-up, and strike a balance.

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May 12, 2011

Zeeshan Kazmi and 2 other people answered this question

Is Google ChromeBook a secure computer?

I recognize what I am about to state is not a direct response, but here are my thoughts:
1) This starts the trend now to eliminate datacenter, network, PC support, overhead for some companies as things move more and more into the clouds.
2) As companies get ... more

Information Technology

May 11, 2011

Zeeshan Kazmi and 2 other people answered this question

Are next gen firewalls really important to you?

I believe that the features are important if they are coupled with the right amount of assessment and education to the customer. Many customers are either not taking adequate measures (enough layers), or they are managing them in disparate fashion - or weary not to ... more

Information Technology

May 11, 2011

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May 9, 2011

Zeeshan Kazmi recommends this answer by Andrew Baker

What are some tips for developing a disaster recovery strategy?

First off: Does anyone do basic disaster recovery anymore? Haven't we all moved on to Business Continuity?
Based on the tags associated with this question, I will target my answer to the technology team:
Even if your mandate is only for the DR portion of an overall ... more

Information Technology

Disaster Recovery

May 9, 2011

Zeeshan Kazmi and 6 other people answered this question

Should Microsoft purchase Skype for $7 billion? How would you like to see them integrate Skype?

The Invisible Hand by Adam Smith: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/38668.html
So unless someone else can pay more, I think they should go ahead purchase it and replace all their unified communication technology with Skype p2p, introduce hardware, apply it to space and high tech applications of long-reach signal transmissions, ... more

Information Technology

May 9, 2011

Zeeshan Kazmi and 1 other person answered this question

What are your biggest concerns regarding the transition from IPv4 to IPv6?

Biggest concerns are in order:
1. In depth study time to ramp-up from Sr Mgmt perspective and get architects to do the same
2. No clear business case on cost/risk avoidance, increased profitability, ROI is negative. Perceived as a boogieman fad for now
3. Since the inception of ... more

Information Technology

May 9, 2011

Zeeshan Kazmi and 18 other people answered this question

What's your next business PDA: Blackberry, iPhone 5, Android 3?

All, thanks for the candid thoughts, so here is an interesting tally as of 5/9. I have to say that I agree with all comments, also a bit surprised on how quickly the market trends have changed from the ubiquitous blackberry to more open PDAs ... more

Information Technology

Consumerization

May 9, 2011

Zeeshan Kazmi and 12 other people answered this question

What separates mediocre organizations from excellent organizations?

1. Hire the best
2. Ability to creatively contribute
3. Empowerment to make decisions and satisfy customers
4. Vision, mission, and clear goals with ability to communicate up/down the chain to buy into it
5. Socially rewarding and generally a happy environment that one can take pride in more

Customer Service

General Management

May 9, 2011

Zeeshan Kazmi recommends this answer by Richard Stiennon

What are your entrepreneurship tips?

I have given some thought over the years on how to choose the right venture to invest your life in. As the second year of this recession drags to an end there seems to be rising interest in starting new businesses. Here are the litmus ... more

General Management

Entrepreneurship

May 8, 2011

Zeeshan Kazmi and 10 other people answered this question

Will security issues kill Facebook? At what point would you stop using Facebook?

I don't think Facebook will get killed vis-a-vis security issues, but it will serve a general purpose for people looking to easily keep up with friends, families, and acquaintances. The issues that will continue to turn professionals away will be privacy, waste of focused time ... more

May 8, 2011

Zeeshan Kazmi and 2 other people answered this question

Do you use Facebook email; how has been your experience?

I closed my account a few months ago due to privacy concerns specially when the Stalker tool came out and news media started releasing news that various intel agencies were being trained to use facebook. There are constant hacking attempts and programs being created to ... more

Information Technology

Facebook for Business

May 8, 2011

Zeeshan Kazmi and 17 other people answered this question

Will the massive Amazon outage inhibit SaaS and cloud software sales?

No, but for the ones aware of this, it will certainly prompt to establish qualification protocol for SaaS services/vendor engagement to ensure business process Confidentiality/Integrity/Availability are assessed as part of SaaSification branch-sourcing. more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

May 8, 2011

Zeeshan Kazmi and 105 other people answered this question

POLL: Do you access LinkedIn from your mobile device? (Y/N) If yes, please specify the device.

Yes, BB Torch 9800.
Interestingly, I have had LinkedIn loaded and removed a few times though device transitions due to low value add and at one point experiencing high CPU conditions. I loaded it again and so far it's good. Now that my Linked In email ... more

Information Technology

Linkedin for Business

May 8, 2011

Zeeshan Kazmi recommends this answer by Joanna Stasuk

In what ways are you integrating the iPad into your trade show exhibit?

Our company, Bartizan created iLeads, the first full featured Smartphone and iPad Based Lead Retrieval for tradeshows. In spring 2009, we solicited opinions from tradeshow attendees, exhibitors and show organizers. Based on our findings, we set out to offer the next generation of lead retrieval ... more

Events and Trade Shows

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