From a cybersecurity point of view, I believe the value of data refers first to the “nature” of the data itself. Positive data, i.e. malicious network traffic data from malware and cyberattacks, have much more value than some other data science problems. To better understand this, let’s start to discuss …
LEAF Commercial Capital used to wrestle with tape backups for disaster recovery. Now the equipment leasing and finance company is using a software-based service from Evolve IP for disaster recovery. Rusty Lorenzon, director of IT Infrastructure at Philadelphia-based LEAF, says Evolve IP’s disaster-recovery-as-a-service (DRaaS) has allowed the company to reduce …
Google is betting that real-time processing is the future of big data analysis, and has updated two of its cloud services to help enterprises understand what is happening in the moment with their customers and operations. “We really believe that streaming is the way the world is going. Instead looking …
Смартфон OnePlus One оказался одной из главных мобильных сенсаций прошлого года. Появившись из ниоткуда, стартап OnePlus выпустил девайс, который разошелся по свету миллионным тиражом. При этом продажи One ведутся через пригласительные, и купить этот смартфон может не каждый. Однако, как сообщает Bloomberg, китайцы не собираются останавливаться на набранной высоте и …
Secure file sharing is imperative for Lawyers Without Borders, a group that works with volunteer lawyers to advance human rights law in conflict-ridden regions. The nonprofit organization, headquartered in Hartford, Conn., uses Intralinks VIA to protect confidential legal documents and court papers from unsanctioned access. The SaaS solution for content …
Content is core to the work of Densho, an organization whose mission is to preserve the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were held in internment camps during World War II. In the past, Densho needed a complex storage environment to house its 30TB of production data, says Geoff Froh, deputy …
Google is betting that real-time processing is the future of big data analysis, and has updated two of its cloud services to help enterprises understand what is happening in the moment with their customers and operations. “We really believe that streaming is the way the world is going. Instead looking …
Need to find a vanilla frosting recipe? Google it. Need to find out how many Yankees are in the hall of fame? Google it. Need to find your Android phone? Google it? Yep. Google recently brought parts of the Android Device Manager to Google search. When you’re signed in to …
Retail chain Forever 21 has denied making illegal copies of Adobe’s software, as the Photoshop maker alleged in a lawsuit, and shot back that Adobe tries to bully customers who are accused of piracy into paying exorbitant license fees. Adobe sued Forever 21 in January, in a copyright lawsuit filed …
Если вы думали, что первые часы от Apple появятся в продаже только на следующей неделе, то это не совсем так. На аукционе eBay появился лот с 20-летними кварцевыми часами с разноцветным «яблочком» и веселеньким дизайном. За редкую вещицу просят $2500 — цена выше, чем у большинства моделей грядущих Apple Watch. …
Legislation that would require businesses across the U.S. to notify affected customers after a data breach is headed toward a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives even though some digital rights groups say the bill will actually weaken protections for consumers. The Data Security and Breach Notification …
Благодаря компании AMD в сети появилась информация о новом проекте Codemasters — продолжении знаменитой гоночной серии DiRT, притом сама студия не объявляла о начале работ над игрой. …
Material Design is the heart and soul of Google’s Android platform (and increasingly the rest of Google’s universe, too, from Chrome OS to the Web at large). Even if you don’t actively think about it, the design standards introduced with Android 5.0 are probably becoming a core part of your …
Исследователи из Колумбийского университета разработали первую в мире камеру с автономным источником питания, инженеры соединили технологии цифровой записи и солнечной энергетики. «Наша новая камера — это лишь верхушка айсберга. Сегодня мы находимся на пороге цифровой революции в разработке технологий съемки, и каждый день видим новые и новые перспективы. В современном мире …
Компанию Vivo нельзя назвать одним из тех производителей, которые всегда на слуху, но она известна, как минимум, тем, что выпустила один из самых тонких смартфонов Vivo X5 Max с корпусом, толщина которого всего 3,98 мм. А недавно появились данные о том, что компания работает над новыми смартфонами и в ближайшее …
If you’re looking to buy an Apple Watch, don’t expect to find one in an Apple store in the coming weeks. The device won’t be available for in-store purchases through May, Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts said in a memo. Ahrendts, in the memo, looked to answer questions from retail …
Sophos generally steers clear of pointing to a single patch from Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday, but is breaking its own rule this month by highlighting one it says can prevent a world of hurt. The patch – MS15-034 – addresses a bug that could allow remote-code execution on a victim machine, …
В продаже появилась эксклюзивная версия яблочных часов, которая выполнена с применением алмазов и драгоценных металлов. Купить уникальную новинку можно в официальных салонах компании всего за 177,000 американских доллара. Надо заметить, что данная цена устанавливалась компанией Apple совместно с британской компанией по выполнению индивидуальных заказов Goldgenie Global. Результатом соглашения двух корпораций стало объявление о том, …
Apple запатентовала технологию, позволяющую смартфонам автоматически определять, доступен ли абонент для звонка или нет, и при его согласии отображать эту информацию для друзей и коллег. С этой целью будет анализироваться информация о часовом поясе, типе рингтона, уровне заряда, местоположении и силе сотового сигнала. …
Fave Raves 2015 We asked, and IT pros answered. Their favorite tech products keep people productive and enterprise assets running safely and efficiently. Check out the must-haves. SEE ALSO: Security pros name their must-have tools | Go-to storage and disaster recovery products | IT pros in retail are sold on these 6 products …
India’s outsourcing industry needs to hire and retain staff in big numbers to keep business humming, so for the 10th anniversary of its initial public offering, Tata Consultancy Services announced a one-time “special reward” for its employees. As a result, Tata took a dip in profits in the first quarter …
Giant spikes in traffic and transactions created problems for DailyLook, an online fashion brand that distinguishes itself by styling complete outfits for shoppers. “When our company’s traffic increased 100-fold, seemingly overnight, we were faced with huge infrastructure costs, and our websites response times were unacceptably slow, which resulted in a …
Тайваньский производитель электроники Asustek Computer намерен укрепить свои позиции на рынке игровых ноутбуков. …
When four regional Dunkin Donuts suppliers merged in 2012, they integrated their workers and processes, but they did not initially merge their IT systems and data. The combined company, called National DCP LLC, is a $2 billion supply chain management cooperative that serves Dunkin Donut franchises. But the merged company left …
Neil McGovern is the new leader of the Debian open source/free software project after defeating two rival contenders in a vote held among developers that closed on Wednesday. He takes over from Lucas Nussbaum, who did not seek re-election after two years at the helm. Neil McGovern Neil McGovern, Collabora …
Microsoft’s mobile apps will be integrated into a future version of Cyanogen’s Android-based operating system, as CEO Satya Nadella steps up efforts to make the company’s software more popular on Google’s platform. Cyanogen and Microsoft announced a partnership on Thursday that will result in Bing search, Skype, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, …