Month: June 2016

A new bill has been proposed by the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling (CAER) as an effort to introduce extended guidelines for e-scrap exports and bring attention to the dangers of counterfeit material. This bill, tentatively named the Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act (SEERA), is the second recent attempt at establishing legislation to control …

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In an article from Entrepreneur, Brett Relander lists 10 data security mistakes startups cannot afford to make. These mistakes include: Identifying personal and professionals borders Ignoring two-step authentication Not making security a top priority Insufficient exit protocols Forgoing SSL from the beginning Failing to prioritize security Having no policies for cloud storage Disregarding security best-practice …

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This week, following the Brexit referendum,  the United Kingdom reached a majority vote to leave the EU. This decision brings questions about changes in legislation as well as export and import difficulties for e-waste recyclers and processors. With the current issues at hand, nationwide environmental agendas are anticipated to take the back seat. This creates …

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A report issued by The Telegraph indicates Google plans to completely manufacture their own device. In the past, Google’s Nexus devices have been created  in conjunction with other mobile manufacturers. The Nexus 6P was manufactured by Huawei and the 5X was manufactured by LG. It has not been revealed if the newest device will be …

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Here is a recap of the HOBI blog for the week of June 20-24, 2016 Three common mistakes made by enterprise IT professionals Enterprise IT is a fast-evolving landscape. With rapid technology releases, shortening device lifecycles and quick changes in budgets, IT leadership is more challenging than ever. Survey indicates decreasing data center budgets A …

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Enterprise IT is a fast-evolving landscape. With rapid technology releases, shortening device lifecycles and quick changes in budgets, IT leadership is more challenging than ever. When making decisions about changing technology or operating schemes, it’s easy to get tunnel vision or overlook the entire process. These are three common IT leadership mistakes, and how to …

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A survey conducted by the Uptime Institute indicates enterprise IT budgets are shifting away from focusing on corporate data centers and towards more outsourced services. The Uptime Institute interviewed around 1,000 data center and IT professionals. From these interviews, Uptime found 71 percent of reported assets were contained in enterprise data centers, 20 percent were …

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Google began their Android Security Rewards exactly one year ago in June of 2015. Since then, Google reports they have paid more than $550,000 to 82 individuals. The goal of this program was for Google to work with different researchers and other data security enthusiasts to identify any and all vulnerabilities. Google averaged a payout …

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Dell, Elliott Management and Francisco Partners issued a press release this morning confirming Dell’s decision to sell their software department. Francisco Partners and Elliott Management are rumored to have acquired the division for more than $2 billion. This announcement is thought of to be as part of Dell’s plans to finance their acquisition of EMC. …

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Here is a recap of the HOBI blog for the week of June 13-17, 2016. Global green data center market reported to exceed $60 billion during 2016 Custom Market Insights reports the global green data center market is anticipated to reach $69.7 billion during 2016. Microsoft acquiring LinkedIn for $26.2 billion Earlier this week, Microsoft …

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