By Andrew Douthwaite, Contributor, CSO | JAN 16, 2018 6:20 AM PT. Clearly, cybersecurity is everybody’s problem. It’s high time this truth was recognized, starting with the executive suite on down. The news today is flush with salacious stories of cyber-security breaches, data held hostage in brazen ransomware attacks, and compromised records and consumer information. So too has the fallout […]
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posted in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY by IVAN WIDJAYA Although many companies have already begun to use the cloud for their everyday business needs, this tool’s capabilities expand far beyond the day-to-day operational processes. By integrating cloud-based VoIP into your firm, IT professionals can spend more time tending to core business technologies instead of having to troubleshoot and maintain phone systems. […]
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EXECUTIVES AT ASCENDANT tech titans like Amazon and Google tend to look down on their predecessor IBM. The fading giant of Armonk, New York, once sustained itself inventing and selling cutting-edge technology, but now leans heavily on consulting. Renting out people to help other companies with tech projects is a messier and less scalable business than […]
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What You Should Avoid When Using AWS RDS Replication If you’re using Amazon’s relational database service, AWS RDS, you can leverage its powerful replication capabilities for a variety of cloud applications, particularly when implementing disaster recovery (DR) or migration. Although AWS did a great job of providing a robust feature-set, even IT veterans find it […]
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Cloud computing is one aspect of a business that is critically important for those working in IT, whether as a manager or in any other capacity. This is because of the capabilities it gives those people working in such fields, but also because of the necessity of matching what competitors are doing. Here’s some information for […]
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Information technology can undeniably be a frustrating industry. This means that you should do everything you can to make it easier on yourself and those around you. This includes all hacks and tricks, no matter how strange since any of them could be useful. It’s important to try out the tricks yourself to see if they’re going […]
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IN THE NEAR future, everyday objects will think on their own, characters will leap from the page, and machines will create buildings to perfectly match their landscapes — all with the simple swipe of a touchscreen. “Technology will change the way we create,” says Thomas Meyerhoffer, a Swedish-American designer, innovator and entrepreneur. “As the screen becomes […]
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There are so many vendors selling services to IT organizations out there, all competing for the same share of the pie Prices – are usually similar. Quality – there are some differences but put aside boutique shops, for most vendors, average quality is similar Offering – in many cases can be “copy-pasted” with slight differences between one another. So how […]