1612, 2020

social engineering attack surface-a tech definition

T-Blog Editor/ December 16, 2020/ About data center as a service (DCaaS), Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Email and messaging threats, Tech Definitions

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

1612, 2020

Cloud repatriation explained. Is this a myth or anemerging trend?

T-Blog Editor/ December 16, 2020/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Cloud repatriation, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions

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

1612, 2020

workload-tech definition

T-Blog Editor/ December 16, 2020/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions

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

2511, 2020

Types of Enterprise Hard Drives Explained

T-Blog Editor/ November 25, 2020/ SAS SSD (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drive), Solid-state storage, Tech Definitions, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesBy Tekmart Support Team When it comes to computing, priorities are placed on storage and performance. The hard drive is often viewed as a major storage device. However, there is alternative hardware that can do a perfect job. People now use Solid State Drives as the main storage device for a wide range of technological needs. An SSD is a

2311, 2020

Differences between IP telephony and VoIP

T-Blog Editor/ November 23, 2020/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network application performance, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWhile many IT professionals use VoIP and IP telephony synonymously, some argue for keeping a couple of subtle distinctions between the two terms in mind. By Alissa Irei and Amy Kucharik There isn’t much substantive difference between VoIP vs. IP telephony, and in fact, many — if not most — IT professionals use the two terms interchangeably. Some experts argue,

1211, 2020

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

T-Blog Editor/ November 12, 2020/ Engage the experts, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is legislation that will update and unify data privacy laws across the European Union. GDPR was approved by the EU Parliament on April 14, 2016 and goes into effect on May 25, 2018. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Trea Lavery GDPR replaces the EU Data Protection Directive of 1995. The new directive focuses on keeping businesses more transparent

0311, 2020

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)-definition

T-Blog Editor/ November 3, 2020/ Cloud computing, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), IT infrastructure management and planning, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesInfrastructure as a service (IaaS) is a form of cloud computing that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet. IaaS is one of the three main categories of cloud computing services, alongside software as a service (SaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS). Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Michelle Boisvert and Stephen J. Bigelow IaaS architecture and how it works In an IaaS model, a cloud provider hosts

3010, 2020

The differences between Hardware replication and software replication.

T-Blog Editor/ October 30, 2020/ Data reduction, Data reduction and deduplication, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesHardware replication and software replication have different use cases and pros and cons, so it’s important to do your research before choosing one over the other. By Brien Posey Replication is an essential part of the data protection strategy for many organizations. However, before an organization can benefit from data replication, it must determine whether it’s better to perform hardware

2910, 2020

The main differences between HCI vs. cloud

T-Blog Editor/ October 29, 2020/ Converged Infrastructure, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Management, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesA hyper-converged infrastructure can support cloud deployments, but they are not one in the same; the variances in infrastructure should be noted before potential adoption. By Robert Sheldon Cloud computing has become a mainstay of enterprise operations. Not only do organizations turn to public cloud services for their application and data requirements, but many are now deploying private clouds in

2610, 2020

Cloud-to-Cloud Backup (C2C Backup)

T-Blog Editor/ October 26, 2020/ Cloud backup, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesC2C backup (cloud-to-cloud backup) is the practice of copying data stored on one cloud service to another cloud service. The backup stored on the second cloud service serves the same purpose as an off-site backup. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Paul Crocetti and Matthew Haughn Cloud-to-cloud backup is important for organizations that rely on software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications like Microsoft Office 365, Box and Zendesk.