double-edged sword

07 Ιαν 2015 02:36
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The “double-edged sword” is a phrase from 15th century English that began as an idiom for someone using an argument that could both help and hurt their position. As with any idiom, there is debate about how the phrase came to be used in this way, but most likely it referred to a weapon that, while deadly to your enemy, was just as deadly to a swordsman using it incorrectly. The idiom has evolved to mean something that “cuts both ways,” or simply, something that has, or can have, both positive and negative consequences.

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Building on solid ground

07 Ιαν 2015 02:33
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With expanding world economies and soaring demographics, the need for sustainable infrastructure is one of the great global challenges of our time. The subject was addressed head on during two ISO conferences on infrastructure, held recently in London and Singapore.

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Outsourcing's booming business

07 Ιαν 2015 02:26
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Outsourcing is a good business strategy. It improves efficiency, cuts costs, speeds up product development, and allows companies to focus on their “ core competencies”. And with help from a new ISO standard, the future is looking bright.

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Trust and confidence in cloud privacy

07 Ιαν 2015 02:22
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The use of cloud computing is soaring, and by 2016 this growth will increase to become the bulk of new IT spend, according to Gartner, Inc. But as more and more information on individuals and companies is placed on the cloud, concerns are being raised about just how safe an environment it is.

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The age of cloud computing

07 Ιαν 2015 02:18
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Cloud computing is a new way of delivering, consuming and producing IT resources via the Internet. Forging new standards work will only boost the potential and make the technology even more promising.

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