Old-fashioned flywheel power systems are providing hospital data centers with clean, green backup power using a centuries-old technology. – NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Not too many power-supply companies are offering old-fashioned kinetic-energy, flywheel-based UPS [uninterruptible power supply] options in their product lines
Google’s addition of biking directions and bike trail data to Google Maps March 9 is one more example of the search engine giant’s increased emphasis on connecting users to information.
The 2009 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report offers insider knowledge based on forensic investigations of 90 confirmed breaches in 2008.
The No. 1 most talked-about product genre at Data Center World 2010 is data center management software. Avocent, Aperture, AccessIT, BMC, EMC, Dell, Methode, nLyte, Aptare, Modius, Rackwise — those are just some of the companies coming to the fore with interesting products and services.
The RSA conference seeks to use lessons from single-tenant data centers to build security into cloud computing infrastructures. – The RSA conference, held in San Francisco during the week of March 1, sought to catch the cloud computing wave, while the expo show floor was packed to the gills with vendors wheeling and dealing primarily in products that relate to the well-known problems of today.
IT professionals all know that a solid business continuity plan is needed to prevent extended period of outages that will cost the company money. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Brace Rennels explains how to implement a successful disaster recovery plan
Apple subsidiary FileMaker offers up Pro 11, the latest version of the database application, which includes new features such as as “on the fly” reporting and charting. The solution works on Macs and Microsoft Windows-based systems. – FileMaker, the popular cross-platform relational database application (and Apple subsidiary), announced FileMaker Pro version 11, which sees productivity features such as “on the fly” reporting and charting added to the application, which is compatible with Windows and Mac compute…
SOS expands functionality of its Universal Backup solution, including unlimited versioning and archiving and global roaming access. – Cloud storage provider SOS Online Backup announced enhancements to SOS Universal Backup with LiveProtect, which helps enable small to medium-size businesses to back up data across multiple destinations at multiple times.
On the surface, Cisco Secure Borderless Network appears to address many shortcomings in Microsoft’s competing DirectAccess. – At the RSA Conference held March 1 to 5 in San Francisco, Cisco Systems finally unveiled its own take on the secured borderless enterprise, which aims to provide mobile workers with seamless, always-on secured connections to protected enterprise data and applications whether those applications a…
Companies that store credit card data expose themselves to a great deal of risk, whether they want to or not.
Hi there and welcome to my little space on the web. I am Ben and actually I live in Rome, as many says The Eternal City. I like to write on a variety of topics, especially local events where I am able to jump in and participate. I prefer to write as a participant, not as a bystander so I will frequently attend local events and will write about. If not me directly, then someone from our team or whoever else is in attendance.
