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You can run Quip on premises, and it's functional without an Internet connection. So if the security picture matters that much there is an option (priced rather
by jsmthrowaway 10y ago
You can run Quip on premises, and it's functional without an Internet connection. So if the security picture matters that much there is an option (priced rather well, too).
There are a number of "shadow IT" single-admin Quip instances popping up both in systems I'm aware of and those I hear about from other folks, so I'm guessing it's easy to administer. I know it works without Internet connectivity because I saw someone install it in an environment that intentionally has no access.
I've always wanted Google Docs on prem so if Quip is it, that's interesting in itself especially for the security reasons. But, Google has incredibly stringent controls around user data after a particular press-involved incident involving an SRE, so while the paranoia of possibilities is well-founded, in practice they'd need a damned good reason (like a critical failure in the product) to even look. They can, and do, walk employees for getting this stuff wrong.
So theoretically, yes (good security mind), practically, not likely.
- X86BSD 10y agoThanks for pointing out it can be run locally. That's a win IMO.
- voltagex_ 10y agoWhat was the Google incident?
- jsmthrowaway 10y agoDavid Barksdale. To be clear, though, if one squints he did leave a positive legacy in many more forms and technical barriers on the way to a log entry. Not all him, but a lot. Good lesson to learn for all of us with administrator access, too, about not even trusting inside folks. The DBIR is compelling here.