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I am Colin Cecil, an IT professional with 30+ years of experience. Grew up in England but have been living in the New Jersey for over 25 years. I’ve worked for Merck & Co. in the IT division since moving to New Jersey and have supported many different business functions over the years.
The blog focuses on the work that I have been doing for the last 8 years which relates to the retirement of IT applications and the archiving of their data.
Why The IT Garbageman?
Who I am, and why I wanted to blog about IT garbage (hint … it’s all about data governance really!)
Virtualization as an Archiving Technique
The pros and cons of virtualizing applications … and of disturbing the tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs!
Keeping Archived Data Compliant
The challenges of meeting data destruction and localization regulations for archived application data.
Protecting Your Data in a SaaS Contract
How to protect your data when negotiating a SaaS contract
Cost Containment Plans for Retiring Applications
How to identify and achieve savings earlier in the application retirement proces
