Many businesses are migrating their computing needs over to the cloud. In a worldwide survey, Gartner found that 60% of businesses have increased their budgets for cloud services through 2014. Yet, cloud computing may not be right for every business. For companies...
Redundancy is great. It has a special meaning in computing. In everyday speech it means ‘no longer useful’ or ‘surplus to requirements’. In IT, it means having extra memory for backup copies of your data, so it can all be restored if your hard drive crashes or other...
Just as there are two sides to every issue, there are two sides to every IT department. Today’s IT departments are expected to maintain IT infrastructures and implement new money-making solutions. IT can be compared to a road with two lanes – a fast lane and a...
Looking for a way to protect sensitive files on your PC? For Windows users, one easy safeguard is encryption. You Hold the Key Encryption is pretty ironclad. If a hacker accesses an encrypted file, all they’ll see is a bunch of random numbers, letters, and...
Cloud computing is a great innovation that’s changing how businesses operate. As with many innovations, some people will be wary or reluctant to embrace it. For cloud computing to work optimally in your business you’ll need your staff on board. Here are...
Your PC’s CPU (Central Processing Unit) is one of the many delecate components inside your computer. The CPU essentially does all of the thinking that your PC needs to do, processing instructions from your operating system and all of your programs. That might...
