--- title: | Michael Welsh description: "Mr. Welsh is the Executive Vice President of Value Delivery at NET(net). Mr. Welsh has been with NET(net) since 2007 and currently leads NET(net)’s global services team with innovation and solutions for Clients. Mr. Welsh has led the NET(net) services team in delivering incremental value of over $150 billion. Mr. Welsh has a Bachelor of Science in Finance with an International Business concentration. Mr. Welsh’s accumulated his expertise by serving Clients for more than 23 years, including providing innovative IT and business solutions while at firms like Accenture and Diamond Technology Partners." --- # Our Thoughts on IT Matters ### Keep Posted on Industry News and Events ## [IT SECURITY SOFTWARE SPEND: NOT SECURE](https://www.netnetweb.com/6m/sample-post-4) ##### [Michael Welsh](https://www.netnetweb.com/6m/author/michael-welsh) Oct. 21,2017 *|* [Insider](https://www.netnetweb.com/6m/tag/insider) [Security](https://www.netnetweb.com/6m/tag/security) The saying that ‘there is a time and a place for that’ can apply to almost anything in our daily lives, but nowhere is it truer than in technology. The pace of change in some tech areas go at breakneck speed, while others move slower. But the constant for either is that there is always change. For example, there was a ‘time and a place’ for 2-way pagers years ago, but that time is gone now replaced by all manner of smartphones, tablets, and even the IoT’s. Just as there was a ‘time and a place’ for MPLS, it will be - in the not too distant future, added to the historical shelf of technology there was a ‘time and a place for’, just like Frame ... 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