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Social issues are a bigger problem than technology when it comes to the adoption of the "grid" philosophy of pooling computing resources, according to a study.
Organisations with strapped IT budgets sometimes cut corners when it comes to security. If that's the case for you, you may find some of the same vulnerabilities that one consultant identified in two clients' networks.
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