Posted Feb 1, 2018 by Jim Carnes It’s Friday afternoon (it always happens on Friday afternoon) and the phone rings — there’s a breach. Your internet provider has called and malware associated with the latest botnet has been detected coming from your corporate network. The incident response plans are triggered and everyone goes into high alert, looking for the […]
Category Archives: Data and analytics
Data and analytics
HOW TO BUILD A BUSINESS-FOCUSED “CLOUD-COMMERCE” MARKETPLACE FOR THE LESS SEXY ECONOMY
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Posted Jan 11, 2018 by Ben Johnston (@BHJbenjohnston), Elena Painter (@lainypainter) For consumers, huge new internet marketplaces have upended industries ranging from taxis (Uber) to hotels (Airbnb) and even some types of consumer loans (LendingClub). Now, new types of online marketplaces — we call them “cloud-commerce” companies — are popping up to serve businesses. We think they have the potential to […]
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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 […]