Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA motherboard tattoo is a colloquial term once used to denote an ID code that is written in the basic input/output system (BIOS) of a computer to uniquely identify the computer. By Gavin Wright This ID code is used to ensure that system restore, or diagnostic CDs will only work with the computer they come with. It is set by
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesRole-based access control (RBAC) is a method of restricting network access based on the roles of individual users within an enterprise. By Linda Rosencrance RBAC lets employees have access rights only to the information they need to do their jobs and prevents them from accessing information that doesn’t pertain to them. An employee’s role in an organization determines the permissions
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesOrganizations have used disaster recovery tiers to define the DR process for years. These key tiers can serve as a backbone to a comprehensive disaster recovery plan. By Paul Kirvan Disaster recovery focuses on the protection and restoration of IT system functions and network services, and it dates back to the 1970s. Its roots are in mainframe computing systems, and
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesMany would argue Amazon is the greatest retail game-changer of all time. There’s certainly merit to those claims. Amazon built a massive marketplace of online buyers and sellers, offering a breadth of products. By Mike Leibovitz They catapulted e-commerce into the mainstream and built a robust logistics network that enables lightning-fast delivery, radically changing customer expectations. Can you imagine waiting
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThe pandemic caused consumers and businesses to form new online buying habits; now e-commerce is booming. That trend will hold for a year, or maybe forever, experts said. By Don Fluckinger Since the pandemic sent much of the world home to work remotely and practice social distancing three months ago, e-commerce is up 40% to 60% overall, depending on who’s
Reading Time-approximately: 11 minutesThe term ‘e-commerce’ has been around for decades. What does it mean for today’s businesses? Not what it did in the 1990s or even a mere 12 months ago. By Mary K. Pratt Amazon is approaching its 30th anniversary, set to mark the milestone in 2024. The World Wide Web hits 35 the same year. E-commerce, the buying and selling of
Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesOur ninth annual survey collected user feedback regarding the service and reliability of NAS storage systems. By Rich Castagna The bloom may be off the rose for NAS storage systems, which enjoyed a long stretch as the darlings of data storage shops. Over the nine years we’ve been fielding Quality Awards surveys to gauge user satisfaction with storage vendors’ NAS
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesUPSes are crucial components to any backup power system. Use power ratings, infrastructure voltage requirements and the UPS type to guide the selection process. By Julia Borgini Organizations must invest in effective data center power systems to avoid costly downtime. But admins shouldn’t just focus on primary power systems. Backup power hardware, such as uninterruptible power supplies, is also essential.
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesWhether you’re managing cloud storage or a local SAN, both have issues. Compare 13 areas where SAN and cloud storage challenges can arise and find out how to deal with them. By Stephen Engelhardt By moving data storage to the cloud, businesses can focus more on the core competencies of supporting their business model. For instance, cloud services simplify the data
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA Fibre Channel switch is a networking device that is compatible with the FC protocol and designed for use in a dedicated storage area network (SAN). Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Carol Sliwa; Brien Posey An FC switch inspects a data packet header, determines the computing devices of origin and destination and forwards the packet to the intended system. FC switches come in different
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