Articles

Managing the Data Explosion

29 Feb 2012

Exponential Data Growth Needs Storage Solution by Bill Roth, VP of Marketing, Nexenta

This article discusses how IT professionals can design, develop and execute a big data strategy that will complement existing systems and processes. 

IT Services firm reduces client’s IT costs by 30 per cent with Cloud services - Case Study

27 Feb 2012

IT services provider Softwerx wanted to offer Cloud services to clients. The company worked with Rise, a firm that specializes in infrastructure-as-a-service, to develop its Cloud services. With the help of Rise, Softwerx reduces client’s IT costs and tailors services to their specific needs.

Will they ever learn on USB flash drives?

21 Feb 2012

Recently various news stories came out relating to the loss of an un-encrypted USB flash drive. The USB flash drive was owned by an employee of the nuclear safety watchdog, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). ONR is a subdivision of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) a national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness.

Martini Media - Case Study

20 Feb 2012

Martini Media is the leading digital media platform for reaching American consumers with household incomes over $100,000 – 25% of the internet population, 70% of the spending power. Martini operates a publisher network of 1,000 of the most affluent, engaging sites on the web in lifestyle and business, providing revenue support across web, video, mobile, email, social, and data.

The Scary New Hacking Trend

20 Feb 2012

Starting with Operation Aurora – the brazen 2009 cyber attacks on Google and other large enterprises – through to the recent high-profile data breach that shut down certificate authority (CA) DigiNotar and the recent breach of VeriSign hackers have learned to exploit a frightening and frequently ignored lapse in network security to gain control of victim networks. Philip Lieberman, President and CEO of Lieberman Software, explains what you can do to mitigate the risks of falling prey to this scary new hacking trend.

HarborOne - Case Study

20 Feb 2012

With $1.8 billion in assets, HarborOne Credit Union is the largest state chartered community credit union in New England and one of the top 100 in the country. The credit union serves the financial needs of consumer and business banking customers through a network of 14 full-service branches, and a mortgage office. Established in 1917 as Brockton Credit Union, HarborOne has grown to its present size with 16 offices across New England. Chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and regulated by the Massachusetts Division of Banks, HarborOne continues to be a local leader in a competitive banking environment.

Why are the Hackers Targeting Certificate Authorities and what can you do about it?

14 Feb 2012

As we venture into the brave new world that is 2012, many are looking for where the biggest opportunities for hackers will lie. We all know history has a habit of repeating itself so, with the sweet smell of success still in their nostrils, it is a fair assumption that the black hats will stick to what they’ve proven works. What we need to do is change what we’re doing to stop them. Calum MacLeod, EMEA Director, Venafi, examines 2011’s most disturbing IT security development, how certificate authority (CA) third-party trust providers have become the hacker target of choice. He details how it’s happened and what we have to do to ensure we keep the bad guys out.

FCS Financial - Case Study

13 Feb 2012

Integrated customer relationship management solution supports 20% annual business growth with limited staff additions

The Company

FCS Financial is part of the nationwide Farm Credit System located in Jefferson City, MO. that provides lending opportunities and financial services to more than 14,000 farmers and farm-related businesses through 29 branch offices.

International sport marketing company protect its company-wide communication

10 Feb 2012

Infront Sports & Media AG: Clear decision in favor of Barracuda NG Firewall

Infront has relied on the NG Firewall Appliances by Barracuda Networks now since early 2011 in order to protect corporate-wide communications between its distributed locations. With centralized management and a straightforward rollout of the infrastructure Barracuda left its competitors lagging way behind and scored a hat trick on top of this with excellent support quality.

The Distance - Case Study

06 Feb 2012

UK creative and digital agency The Distance believes in just that – going the distance for its clients. Be it developing innovative new mobile applications for its customers, or designing and hosting ecommerce sites, The Distance is in it for the long haul, helping its clients not only create an online presence capable of meeting todayʼs demand, but also ensuring they can cope with whatever tomorrow throws at them.

Datacentres set for growth in Central and Eastern Europe

06 Feb 2012

Datacentres have experienced tremendous growth rates over the past five years, and now represent the most critical component of the Internet economy. Without datacentres, the emerging Cloud opportunities for agility and IT efficiency and increased competitiveness would not be possible to realise.

LOVEFiLM - Case Study

06 Feb 2012

LOVEFiLM is Europe’s leading film subscription service, providing an innovative movie rental model that blends online and offline delivery channels, allowing subscribers to stream and watch movies via the LOVEFiLM player or receive DVDs by post. Its 1.6 million members can choose from a selection of more than 70,000 titles including Blu-ray content, DVDs, video games and digital streaming. In November 2010, LOVEFiLM launched its service on the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3).

Prestwich Arts College Case Study

02 Feb 2012

Prestwich Arts College in Bury is a mixed comprehensive school providing secondary education for students between the ages of 11 and 16. In 2004, the school was designated as one of the government’s specialist ‘Arts Colleges’ reflecting the school’s excellence and aptitude for Arts and Media.