Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesSet up a remote work infrastructure with the cloud. This article highlights cloud adoption strategies for beginners, tips to reduce latency and the benefits of cloud backup. By Ryan Dowd Elasticity and ease of access have long been hallmarks of cloud computing and have made it an attractive option during uncertain times. The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a huge rise
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesIf you jumped to the cloud at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, without much long-term planning, take some time now to evaluate your current cloud strategy. By Chris Tozzi The coronavirus pandemic accelerated the pace of cloud adoption, and it’s easy to see why. Cloud platforms add flexibility and reliability, which are valuable assets in unpredictable times. They also
Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteThe social engineering attack surface is the totality of an individual or a staff’s vulnerability to trickery. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Matthew Haughn Social engineering attacks usually take advantage of human psychology: the desire for something free, the susceptibility to distraction, or the desire to be liked or to be helpful. Social engineering is often used by hackers and other
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesCloud customers may look to move workloads off the public cloud because of cost, security, availability and staff skill sets. But how common is the move itself? By Stephen J. Bigelow Cloud repatriation is a tricky topic — some say it never happens, while others claim it’s a rising trend. Both are somewhat true. Many organizations consider repatriating cloud workloads
Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesIn computing, a workload, typically, is any program or application that runs on any computer. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Stephen J. Bigelow A workload can be a simple alarm clock or contact app running on a smartphone, or a complex enterprise application hosted on one or more servers with thousands of client (user) systems connected and interacting with the application
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesPartners may see increased business in Teams cloud calling as Microsoft expands the platform’s business focus. Education and governance offer other channel opportunities. By John Moore Newly expanded Microsoft Teams calling features are among the top opportunities next year for partners focusing on the collaboration platform, through which users made 650 million calls in October 2020. Microsoft this week said
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesIT strategy (information technology strategy) is a comprehensive plan that outlines how technology should be used to meet IT and business goals. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Rachel Lebeaux , Mary K. Pratt An IT strategy is a written document that details the multiple factors that affect the organization’s investment in and use of technology. Ideally, this strategy should support and shape an
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesA Basic Guide to Identifying the Major Components of any Laptop or Notebook (using Dell notebooks as an example). By Tekmart Africa Support Team Identifying the Storage Device (i.e HDD or SSD) What it Looks like and What it does? (Fig.1.1 HDD and SSD notebook drives) The HDD (Hard Disk Drive)/SSD (Solid State Drive) is the part of your Computer which holds
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesElectronic waste is a massive and growing problem, but many companies are not recycling or reusing IT equipment, instead opting for physical destruction of the assets By Sebastian Klovig Skelton Enterprises are physically destroying IT equipment and unnecessarily sending it to landfill due to outdated security policies and a lack of education, with many believing it is actually “better for
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThe shift to remote working has forced firms to purchase new IT equipment, but many are still lacking sustainable end-of-life processes for their devices. By Sebastian Klovig Skelton The uptick in remote working-related IT kit purchases caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked concerns over how enterprises are planning to deal with the increase in electronic waste (e-waste) these deployments
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