1704, 2021

What is SMART and how to use it to predict HDD or SSD failure.

Staff Writer/ April 17, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Computer Storage Hardware, Data backup security, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Disaster recovery planning - management, Disaster recovery storage, Disaster recovery, failover and high availability for virtual servers, Partner Content, Small business disaster recovery, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, Tekmart Partner Content, Travelling Techie Quick Reads-Timeless!

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

1304, 2021

5 steps to conduct network penetration testing

Staff Writer/ April 13, 2021/ CEO Quick Reads, CIO Resources, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Network Security, Travelling Techie Quick Reads-Timeless!, Wireless Network Security

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesEnterprises that want to ensure competent network security strategies should look at how they can implement penetration testing, considering red teams and physical pen tests. By John Cavanaugh The SolarWinds hack has generated a lot of interest in the networking and cybersecurity spaces, particularly concerning penetration testing, or pen testing. Business and technology managers perform pen testing to ensure their

1304, 2021

Perform a network health check with network testing

Staff Writer/ April 13, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network management and monitoring, Network Security, Travelling Techie Quick Reads-Timeless!

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesNetwork engineers can use myriad network testing approaches to ensure their networks are efficient and reliable. The key is incorporating them into a regular maintenance cycle. By By Teren Bryson Enterprise-grade network testing is one of the most frequently overlooked aspects of network engineering. Network engineers often spend so much time designing and architecting the network that we seldom think

1104, 2021

How to avoid being chained to an enterprise software licence

Staff Writer/ April 11, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, CEO Quick Reads, CIO Resources, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Second User Software, Software Licensing, Travelling Techie Quick Reads-Timeless!, Windows Server versions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesCIOs will need to ringfence spending with their existing enterprise IT suppliers to liberate capital for other business initiatives By Cliff Saran Gartner’s so-called bimodal IT outlines how CIOs should divide IT into the work needed to keep the systems of records running – Mode 1 IT – and new projects, known as Mode 2 IT, that focus on areas

1104, 2021

Microsoft accused of stifling secondhand software market

Staff Writer/ April 11, 2021/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Resources, Second User Software, Software Licensing, Timeless Articles, Travelling Techie Quick Reads-Timeless!

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesIn 2012, UsedSoft won a case for second user software, which has enabled the market to grow across Europe. But it is now under threat. By Cliff Saran Second user software licence reseller ValueLicensing has picked up where the 2012 European Economic Area ruling in favour of UsedSoft left off. The company has filed a claim in the High Court in

0904, 2021

SD and Micro SD Memory Cards: What are the differences?

Staff Writer/ April 9, 2021/ Tech Definitions, Tech Snippets, Technical Explanations, Travelling Techie Quick Reads-Timeless!

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesMemory cards are used to expand the storage capacity of mobile phones, SLRs, Dash cam, Drone and the other electronic products. Tekmart Africa Courtesy Post By Shikha Choudhary Normally we refer to the memory card as SD card. But in fact, what we call them is inaccurate, there are many types of memory cards, SD card is only one of