Data centers employ some of the most sophisticated and pricey technology so that daily enterprise operations remain up to speed. What happens if there is an outage? Emerson Network Power and the Ponemon Institute released their annual report of Data Center Outages last Tuesday. This report indicates that one minute of a data center outage …
Today is National Data Privacy Day, a day devoted to educating technology users and companies everywhere about proper data disposal and electronics recycling techniques. There are many options for both data erasure and electronics recycling, but some are more secure than others. There are many well-known avenues for recycling and reselling electronics. Major retailers such …
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The move to mobile is no longer a second thought. Almost two billion cell phones were sold last year, and 82 percent of the sold devices were smartphones. For this reason, more enterprises are utilizing a BYOD policy. When switching to BYOD, it’s encouraged for enterprises to run a risk assessment to prepare for any …
Samsung’s high-end smart watch is available in China, and will be released worldwide “early this year.” The new device was initially revealed at this year’s CES show. The Gear S2 Classic New Edition is a high-tech, trendy smartwatch that has the option of either a rose gold or platinum finish, with an ivory or black …
Apple’s line of designer smart watches is officially available for purchase online through both the Apple and Hermès online stores. This line has been available in-stores since October, but this is the first opportunity for users to purchase the luxury watches online. The devices come in three options with various colors, the “Single Tour” for …
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Fortune reports IBM is looking to increase cloud offerings by acquiring UStream, a live video streaming service. UStream is anticipated to receive $130 million. UStream was one of the first live streaming services on the market, but has not received as much attention as Periscope. Since its creation, UStream has worked with major companies such …
Gartner reports overall hardware device sales will continue to slow throughout 2016. The devices included in these numbers are PCs, tablets, “ultramobiles” and smartphones. Overall end-user sales are projected to reach 2.4 billion in 2016, but this is only a 1.9 percent increase since 2015. Gartner also reports a general decline in overall spending on …
SplashData has finally released their fifth annual list of worst/most vulnerable passwords. Many of the listed passwords may not come as a surprise, such as “password” and “12345.” The top 10 worst passwords of 2015 include: 123456 password 12345678 qwerty 12345 123456789 football 1234 1234567 baseball SplashData compiles the yearly list from more than 2 …
If all of the data centers in the world were lined up directly beside each other, they would fill 6,000 football fields. Aside from square footage, data centers use an astounding amount of power. The National Resources Defense council estimates by 2020, U.S. data centers will maintain 140 billion kilowatt-hours. IT directors everywhere are constantly …
Sanrio, owner of Hello Kitty, reported a database containing 3.3 million users’ information was compromised. The sites that were affected by the breach include hellokitty.com, mymelody.com and sanriotown.com. It is unclear how the breach was conducted at this time. Sanrio’s sites are popular among children and teenagers. This is the second high-profile data breach affecting …
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