Dropbox, Google Docs, and other web services

[Jerry Feldman]

On 09/15/2010 04:52 PM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote:
> Do your users use services such as dropbox and google docs etc?  Which =
ones?
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No. At least AFAIK.
>
> If they don't use it, are they prohibited from using it, either forcefu=
lly
> (security software, firewalls, etc) or passively (e.g. "honor system"
> company policy)?
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I use Evernotes for my personal stuff. I have not seen any company
policy prohibiting the use of such services.
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>
> If they do use it, do you, or IT/IS, or any other force wish they could=
 take
> it away?
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N/A
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>
> What are the reasons?  (Pros & Cons)
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N/A
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>
> If there is an obstacle that prevents users from using such services ..=
=2E Do
> you think users wish they could have it?  Which service(s) do you think=
 they
> wish they could have?
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N/A
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>
> What size organization are you?
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My office is only 7 people, but we are part of our New York Office, but
most IT is in Toronto, Company HQ. Company is about 150 people.
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>
> In your organization, who has the role of making these decisions?
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My boss. He is a VP. While I am not in the IT organization, I manage the
systems in Boston although I am a software engineer.


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