Todd Lyle
Bio
Todd D. Lyle is a leader. Currently his focus is on educating organizations about the potential for harnessing the human element through use of the cloud via a cloud services brokerage. His fascination with the possibilities of information technologies began when he was issued his first “laptop” while serving as a young lieutenant in a U.S. Army aviation regiment in South Korea. In 1988, a bulky Zenith SuperSport 286 portable computer was his first brush with “mobile” computing. Years later, having served with IFOR in Bosnia as a Force Protection Officer, Lyle returned home and obtained a Master of Science in Risk Control from the University of Wisconsin – Stout in the winter of 1998. Shortly thereafter he was offered a leadership position with a major technology company. It was while working at Microsoft that Lyle became interested in utility computing commonly referred to as the cloud. Being well aware of the potential of cloud computing, in 2007 Lyle launched Duncan Cloud Services Brokerage to participate in the development, implementation and governance of this exciting new utility. At Duncan, Lyle assembled a business and technology savvy team that created “ingenious cloud computing services bundles that focus on affordable and customer-centric solutions.” Today Lyle draws on his military and private sector experiences to teach and talk about continuity, operations, security, and best practices when it comes to people using the internet. Lyle’s years of process development and his various wins and losses have allowed him to become a practical innovator in the realm of technology solutions. In 2013 Todd was encouraged to share “need to know technologies,” the result being the “Grounding The Cloud” series.
Articles by Todd Lyle
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Big Data: Logistically Speaking
Sometimes the noise of it all is deafening, and in technology it is also ceaseless. Big data is currently raging... -
Channeling the Human Element: Policy, Procedure and Process
Today people are implementing technology into every aspect of their lives and businesses, from smartphones to the soon-to-be-ubiquitous monitoring and... -
The Chip in the Card: EMV Chip Promises Increased Security for Payments
Have you recently received a new credit card with an EMV chip in it? If you are like most people,... -
Technology and Our Children: Too Much and Too Little
Every day I scour the Internet to see what is new and exciting in the world of technology, and every... -
Beware! Your Devices Are Spying On You
They’re here, they’re there and they’re everywhere — recording your every move. Listening to your every word and listing your... -
6 Free Ways to Take Control of Your Internet Privacy
As a trained risk manager I see lots of data regarding how careless individuals are when they venture into cyberspace.... -
Top 10 Reasons to Embrace the Public Cloud
There are many players in the IT community that would argue that a private cloud is the smarter, more secure... -
The Four Major Cloud Players: Pros and Cons
It is an exciting time to be watching the growth of the public cloud, also known as utility computing. The... -
A Look at the Growth of Cloud Services
Everyone is talking about the cloud — not just what it is, but also how it works. But what are... -
Grounding the Cloud: What You Need to Know About Cloud Service Brokers
In his book "Grounding the Cloud: Basics and Brokerages," author Todd D. Lyle describes aspects of cloud computing in an... -
Grounding the Cloud: What You Need to Know About Cloud Services
In his book "Grounding the Cloud: Basics and Brokerages," author Todd D. Lyle describes the cloud in down-to-earth terms that...
