Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAn uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is a device that allows a computer to keep running for at least a short time when the primary power source is lost. UPS devices also provide protection from power surges. By Robert McFarlane A UPS contains a battery that “kicks in” when the device senses a loss of power from the primary source. If an end
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesSMART is a system that monitors the internal information of your drive. Its clever name is actually an acronym for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. SMART, also written as S.M.A.R.T., is a technology found inside HDDs and SSDs. It is independent of your operating system, BIOS, or other software. Original Tutorial (Edited) By Codrut Neagu A lot of us have experienced a hard
Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesA proxy server provides a gateway between users and the internet. It is a server, referred to as an “intermediary” because it goes between end-users and the web pages they visit online. By Tekmart Africa Enterprise Support When a computer connects to the internet, it uses an IP address. This is similar to your home’s street address, telling incoming data
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesSMBs face a number of challenges when planning and performing a SAN implementation. Get out in front of an often intricate process with these best practices. By Robert Sheldon SAN systems — even those designed for SMBs — can be expensive and complex to implement. This makes it critical to carefully plan a SAN deployment. For starters, identify goals and workload
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAside from improvements to the Data Domain hardware, Dell also upgraded the PowerProtect software with a new air-gapped vault feature and improved integration with VMware vSphere. By Johnny Yu Dell EMC is integrating its PowerProtect data protection and management software with the next generation of its Data Domain hardware and changing the name of the series. The vendor’s next generation
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesDell EMC has expanded its PowerProtect portfolio with the launch of Backup Service, a cloud-based data protection product for SaaS applications, endpoints and hybrid workloads. By Johnny Yu Dell EMC has added a cloud-based backup service to its PowerProtect portfolio of data protection products. The new Dell EMC PowerProtect Backup Service protects SaaS applications, endpoints and hybrid workloads. Customers can
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesMSPs and IT consultants have developed new services, emphasized cloud offerings and boosted cybersecurity capabilities to address COVID-19 and its effects on customers. By John Moore IT services industry executives agree the COVID-19 pandemic has altered their business models, but the adjustments they have made follow no single pattern. The pandemic, formally declared in March 2020, caused rapid economic contraction,
Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteThe IT aftermarket (also called the tech secondary market) is an industry segment of tech resellers and active consumers that are buying and selling IT equipment outside of the channel endorsed by manufacturers. Tekmart Africa Enterprise Sales Team Secondary-market resellers are perhaps best known for providing used, refurbished tech equipment at a fraction of retail cost. Like traditional vendors, secondary-market resellers also deal
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesOvercoming data protection challenges is no easy feat, but with a comprehensive understanding of the issues, you can develop a strategy for dealing with them. By Alan R. Earls The global COVID-19 pandemic brought no relief from the problems facing data protection efforts and data protection professionals. If anything, challenges multiplied, from a security and breach prevention perspective and a
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesMany installers make the mistake of treating 802.11 WLANs just like Ethernet, placing access points (APs) in locations that facilitate outsider access to corporate networks. By Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Support But, from a security perspective, WLANs should be treated like the Internet — a network composed of trusted and untrusted users. This tip offers network topology and physical positioning recommendations
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