1211, 2021

What is a charge-coupled device:-an expert’s explanation and their applications.

Staff Writer/ November 12, 2021/ Essential Technical Terminology you need to know, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Simple definitions to know, Tech Definitions, Tech Partner's Curated Content, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA charge-coupled device (CCD) is a light-sensitive integrated circuit that captures images by converting photons to electrons. A CCD sensor breaks the image elements into pixels. Each pixel is converted into an electrical charge whose intensity is related to the intensity of light captured by that pixel. By Robert Sheldon For many years, CCDs were the sensors of choice in a wide range of devices, but they’re steadily

1111, 2021

A recipe for developing customer experience in post-pandemic times.

Staff Writer/ November 11, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Covid-19 Global Responses, COVID-19: Organization Mitigation Responses, Customer relationship management (CRM), Datacenter Infrastructure News, E-Commerce, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT Management, Partner Content, Partner Resources, Timeless Aricles

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesCovid-19 has led to many people reassessing their priorities so customer experience needs to adapt to meet new expectations. By Cliff Saran The Covid-19 pandemic forced people to reassess their priorities and what they value most in their lives. While there is a slow recovery to the pre-pandemic norm, there is also a growing sense that there are a number

0211, 2021

Understanding the 5 main benefits of hybrid cloud for businesses

Staff Writer/ November 2, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Cloud applications, Cloud architecture design, Cloud architecture design and planning, Cloud computing, Cloud computing for business, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, IT infrastructure management and planning, Timeless Articles

Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesWhy choose between public cloud and private systems when you can have both? With hybrid cloud, enterprises can address workload requirements, business demands and budgetary needs. By Stephen J. Bigelow Organizations are migrating workloads to the public cloud, as well as implementing private clouds in-house. As these forms of cloud computing take hold, large and small businesses are focused on

2910, 2021

hybrid IT-definition, benefits, security and its typical solutions.

Staff Writer/ October 29, 2021/ Cloud computing, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Deployment models, Expert Advise and Opinion, Frameworks and Models, hybrid IT, Industry News and Expert Advice, Public cloud and other cloud deployment models, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesHybrid IT is an approach to enterprise computing in which an organization provides and manages some information technology (IT) resources in-house but uses cloud-based services for others. By Katie Terrell Hanna A hybrid approach allows an enterprise to maintain a centralized approach to IT governance while exploiting the benefits of cloud computing. Hybrid IT vs. hybrid cloud The term hybrid IT

2510, 2021

Covid-19 pandemic has underlined importance of peripherals

Staff Writer/ October 25, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, CEO Quick Reads, CIO Resources, Covid-19 Global Responses, COVID-19: Organization Mitigation Responses, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT Management, Timeless Articles

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesThe experience of Tech Data in the education market over the past 20 months has shown the value of getting the right tools into the hands of users. By Simon Quicke The Covid-19 pandemic had an impact on almost every aspect of life and every customer, including those that operate in the education market. Classrooms were closed last year during

2510, 2021

Why some businesses have been struggling to get to grips with working from home

Staff Writer/ October 25, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Covid-19 Global Responses, COVID-19: Organization Mitigation Responses, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Articles, Working Remotely

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWe look at the reasons why some businesses have struggled to maintain productivity levels, staff engagement or creativity in remote working setups By Sridhar Iyengar Remote working, whether full time, hybrid part time, or via a ‘choose your own’ work-from-home (WFH) model, has clearly become the operational structure of choice for many former fully office-based workplaces. This has resulted in

2410, 2021

The pros and cons of shadow IT.

Staff Writer/ October 24, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, CEO Quick Reads, CIO Resources, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Digital business transformation, Digital business transformation and innovation, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesAs employees continue working remotely, the prevalence of shadow IT grows. This inevitability is forcing IT leaders to weigh the pros and cons of unsanctioned technology use. By Mary K. Pratt Workers want a way to do their jobs efficiently. Many turn to their own applications to do so. Employees commonly turn to unsanctioned email accounts, messenger platforms, video conferencing

1610, 2021

What’s the difference in app development parlance between Camel case and snake case?-a short expert explanation.

Staff Writer/ October 16, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Enterprise Software Development, Essential Technical Terminology you need to know, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Simple definitions to know

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesThe use of white space is what separates camel case and snake case. Camel case has none, while snake case uses underscores. Let’s review some examples to make this clear. By Cameron McKenzie Camel case and snake case stand at opposite ends of the variable naming convention spectrum. When multiple words are used to form a variable, camel case joins

0810, 2021

What are key fobs?-how they work and their benefits.

Staff Writer/ October 8, 2021/ Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Enterprise identity and access management, Expert Advise and Opinion, Identity and access management, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations, Two-factor and multifactor authentication strategies, WHY??: Explanations on data center hardware

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesA key fob is a small, programmable device that provides access to a physical object. Also known as a hardware token, a key fob provides on-device, one-factor authentication to facilitate access to a system or device, such as a car, computer system, restricted area or room, mobile device, network service or other kind of keyless entry system. By Rahul Awati and Diana Hwang

0710, 2021

AMD Warns CPUs May Run Slower On Windows 11 and Promises a Patch

Staff Writer/ October 7, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Datacenter Hardware Trends, Datacenter Hardware Vendors' Release News, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content, Partner Resources, Timeless Articles, Timeless Tips, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesThe chipmaker says one issue for Windows 11 users is causing the L3 cache latency of its CPUs to roughly triple, slowing down latency-sensitive applications by 3-5 percent. For PC games that are commonly played for esports activities, the performance impact can be much worse: a 10-15 percent reduction. By Dylan Martin AMD is warning that its CPUs may take a