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Potential new data laws

The Sun and heatwave seem to have left the North. I think I was on a video call and missed it. My mood has not improved by reading the Governments initial response on new Data Laws. New data laws to boost British business, protect consumers and seize the benefits of
Gary Shewan 17 Jun 2022

The longest Atlassian Outage

Quite a sobering read and something to bear in mind when you consider ‘Plan B’ for SaaS applications. 10 days later and only 49% of those impacted have ‘functionality’ restored. A bit of a Black Swan event but I’ll certainly think about it when considering resilience. The Scoop: Inside
Gary Shewan 14 Apr 2022

Brainstorming BCP and DR

Earlier this week I was brainstorming BCP/DR tabletop scenarios that needed to be based on reality. With decentralised SaaS, AWS, Azure or Google, backups and a remote capable workforce - it’s not so easy to come up with something sensible and credible that has a large impact (which
Gary Shewan 03 Nov 2021

GDPR is a good thing

GDPR is a good thing (honest) but I’ve read about the problems and delays in enforcement across EU countries (France and Germany particularly frustrated with Ireland). Therefore this move by Google, if true, would not surprise me - although I’ll keep a close eye on ToS updates for
Gary Shewan 19 Feb 2020

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