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Article | 4/02/2011
How DRM could ensure cloud security
Yet another survey is indicating that security is a big issue for those intending to take up cloud computing.
Article | 7/01/2011
The evolution of hard disk drives
A punched card was once the basis for digital information used for computer programs and data storage. They were widely used throughout the first half...
Article | 14/12/2010
Closer look at Microsoft 'Aurora' Small Business Server
Microsoft has been paying more attention lately to the small business audience, as well as the cloud. With the "Aurora" Small Business Server (SBS)--o...
Article | 8/12/2010
What's in the Tech Crystal Ball For 2011?
Market research firm IDC makes a number of tech-related predictions near the end of every calendar year, but its prognostications for 2011 may well be...
Article | 25/09/2010
Share USB storage everywhere
If you thought USB drives were only for attaching to desktop or laptop computers, think again. Various manufacturers provide ways to connect such driv...
Article | 27/09/2010
NASs for the masses
Either because server disks are full or because virtualization is a natural growth path, organizations large and small are moving toward shared storag...
Article | 5/08/2010
A daughter follows her father into a mainframe career
Kristine Harper and her father, Tom, both work on mainframe computers. BOSTON - Kristine Harper was about 12-years-old when her father took her to hi...
Article | 14/07/2010
Build a private Azure cloud with new Microsoft appliance
Companies interested in taking advantage of what cloud computing has to offer, but reluctant to trust sensitive information off-site now have a new al...
Article | 23/06/2010
Online bargains for Father's Day: external hard drives
External hard drives are now cheaper than ever, with prices catching up to the internal HDD market. If your dad is a hoarder of digital content, why n...
Article | 3/03/2010
Protect data with on-the-go drive encryption
This past January, the health organisation Kaiser Permanente reported a theft of an external hard drive from an employee's car. The hard drive conta...
Article | 20/02/2010
Free utility works to overcome SSD slowness
To understand why I love the tiny, free FlashFire utility/driver, you'll need a little background. I bought an original Acer Aspire One netbook with a...
Article | 18/02/2010
Saving money, space and energy with blade virtualisation
In 1986, Attorney Nicholas Barrett founded <a href="http://www.nbalaw.com/">Nicholas Barrett & Associates</a> with just himself and an assistant r...
Article | 2/02/2010
Data warehousing vendors squabble over flash memory
Scalability has been the buzzword for data warehousing vendors over the past several years, with the standout questions being, how many petabytes of d...
Article | 22/01/2010
How a virtualized server saved one small business
Even tech companies need an IT overhaul from time to time. Case in point: Last year, a Canadian software developer (who preferred to remain nameless f...
Article | 22/01/2010
Storage wrinkle: 4,500 flash drives left at the cleaners
Lost a thumb drive with important data on it? Check with your dry cleaner. A survey by a U.K.-based company shows that in the last year, 4,500 USB fla...
Article | 21/01/2010
In pictures: 30 years of Seagate storage
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Seagate put together a museum of hard drives that reach back to the company's inception.
Article | 14/01/2010
Google's free file storage not such a good deal
Google's introduction of free online storage for any type of file serves as a reminder that storing a gigabyte of data in the Internet cloud can vary ...
Article | 14/01/2010
Google Docs: Not the only free cloud storage in the sky
In the coming weeks, Google Docs users will be able to store more of their important files online, where they can access them easily and share them wi...
Article | 12/01/2010
USB 3.0 finally arrives
When you're in front of your PC, waiting for something to transfer to removable media, that's when seconds feel like minutes, and minutes feel like ho...
