2FA – yet another IT industry acronym – is short for ‘two-factor authentication’. Increasingly common, this technology is an extremely important safeguard which can be deployed with minimal effort to better protect your systems and data. But what is 2FA? Historically all you needed was a username and a password to access protected resources – […]
Ready for the final instalment of our NetApp cloud terminology explainer? Here are three more important phrases you need to know today. What is Persistent Memory? Real-time computing demands real-time access to data – and traditional storage formats like spinning disks or even SSDs are unable to deliver the speeds required. One solution to this
The Oracle database is regarded as one of the best in the world, helping it to achieve #1 in terms of global market share. Mature and stable, Oracle is a mainstay of many enterprise-class applications and services. But why should the benefits be restricted to the largest companies that can afford to operate large IT
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VMware and virtual computing have had a profound impact on corporate computing. Businesses have not only maximised the use of computing resources, but they have also been able to develop new, more robust ways of using data and reducing the risk of service outages and loss. Choosing a VMware-based cloud service offers even greater flexibility.
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Cryptocurrency tends to be overlooked by most organisations – unless they receive a ransomware demand to be paid in Bitcoin. However, there is a growing interest in virtual currencies and the promise of getting rich quick has helped to create a new branch of cybercrime – illicit cryptomining. What is cryptomining? Unlike traditional fiat currencies
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