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RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology has been around for many years, and has proven to be a reliable and convenient storage option. More and more companies have turned to these systems to manage their vast amounts of data since they not only boast significantly better reading/writing speeds over single drive servers and better […]

Open source seems to present a number of obstacles to those making technical purchasing decisions in those businesses that are classified non-profit. These could be educational institutions, government departments or religious organizations. The interesting facet of this discussion, however, is that the same business needs exist in not-for-profit institutions as it does in for-profit ones. […]

Although we often hear about program bugs and techniques to get rid of them, we seldom see a similar focus in the field of system administration. LinuxPlanet asked Diomidis Spinellis, the author of the book Code Quality: The Open Source Perspective, for tips on what system administrators can learn from programmers. LinuxPlanet: How would you […]

Mobile marketing is generating significant coverage this year in the media. In fact, it seems as though everyone is jumping on the bandwagon – with players such as Adidas, Bacardi and Ford leveraging the medium. Yet in a recent survey of 253 marketers, Forrester Research found that only 11 percent of respondents are using mobile […]

The Macintosh computer has long been viewed/touted/sold as an alternative, not so much to PC hardware, but to all things Microsoft. You won’t have to deal with Windows crashes, Windows bugs, Windows security problems, Windows phoning home… er, scratch that last part. A blogger and Macintosh developer has found that a component in the latest […]

There has been a marked shift in the use of smartphones and wireless technology over the last few years: from personal information storage devices to true networked devices capable of connecting to the web, personal and corporate email, and corporate networks. With the increased ability to have a PC experience while working remotely without the […]

A career in network security… Where to start? Some schooling and a healthy dose of experience is always a good jumping-off point. But today, making a living at keeping networks secure means more than having an intimate knowledge of protocols, suspicious log events and anti-malware. Security is no longer an add-on, it’s as fundamental as […]

Registration has started for dotMobi, an Internet address created just for mobile phones and smartphones. The aim of .mobi is to lead users to Web sites optimized for these devices, just like .com leads traditional Web pages to browsers on PCs. Today through May 29, trademark holders can register their names as a .mobi mobile […]

As I mentioned in my last column, there is a lot of hype surrounding mobile marketing these days – with brand names such as Stephen King and Coca Cola taking advantage of SMS campaigns, while companies like Tampax are creating their own ringtones. The response rates for these types of mobile marketing campaigns are high, […]

By Sean Barry What is Data Recovery? Data Recovery is a phrase that gets bandied about freely in glossy computer magazines and in airport advertising. Type ‘data recovery’ into any search engine and you’ll discover that the Internet is saturated with links of rescuing data. This begs the question; what is data recovery? Merriam-Webster defines […]