Everyone and their eight-year-old has a cell phone these days. We have a full generation of adults who don’t remember dial-up modems, answering machines, or that it used to be common to be in public with no way of reaching friends or family unless a payphone was
Read more →First, let’s define “the cloud”. Cloud computing is the act of sharing resources, software, documents, and other information via a network that exists online. Rather than servers that are internalized and can only be accessed when working from a company computer, cloud documents are available anywhere. Understandably,
Read more →Online backup is also referred to as remote backup or managed backup. The name itself implies that this is a type of service giving end users the access to restore files using an online system. In computer parlance, online backup service providers are more popularly known as
Read more →You can stop flinching every time your computer freezes or your jump drive won’t pull up the document you need. Your fears about data loss and expensive data recovery can be replaced with the security of online data backup. Online backup is a preventative measure that has
Read more →When you are looking to sign up with an online backup provider you want to make sure that you are getting the best company for your money. One of the first things you need to do is figure out how much storage space you need. The best
Read more →As most of us are now aware, Target stores recently suffered one of the worst financial data thefts in history. The person who broke this story, Brian Krebs, operates an IT security blog; click the link below to hear some of the gory details in his own
Read more →According to the Economist, disk based data storage is not just keeping up with demand. The Large Hadron Collider in Geneva has an appetite for storage that is doubling every 2 years. The best hope for a solution? Tape drives. Yes, those tape drives. Fujifilm is investing
Read more →Social media provides a way for businesses to increase their “word of mouth” advertising. Word of mouth has always been a powerful method of promoting products and services. Think about it – when you need a new mechanic for your car, do you trust the advertisements in
Read more →According to Ken Hess at zdnet.com, it means a new market and delivery system for more stable and reliable servers and applications. Instead of installing your OS and applications separately, application vendors may choose to perfectly embed their app in a virtual environment that can be easily replicated
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