Basic cooling requirements for a server room
When setting up a new data center, cooling is one of the most important elements after power and network capacity. Here are the most important considerations for cooling: Thermal load – Determine the amount of cooling required for the server room. This is based on the thermal load of the equipment. There are labels with…
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Google RAISR Makes Low-Res Images High Quality
One of the biggest issues for smartphone users is bandwidth usage. There are very few true unlimited data plans anymore. This has become a problem due to the rising sizes of web pages. Most web pages now average 16MB and are growing rapidly every year. Ad blockers help on the desktop but there is no…
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Amazon Web Services unveils ‘Shield’
Amazon announced a new tool called Shield. It is a product that is meant to protect online properties from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks like the ones that took down online giants like Reddit, Netflix, and Twitter in 2016. This launch puts Amazon in direct competition with other internet companies like Cloudflare which provide…
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AWS announces Lightsail virtual private servers
Amazon Web Services just announced the launch of Lightsail. It is a VPS (virtual private server) service and starts at a low $5 per month. One of the biggest barriers to adoption of AWS has been the level of technical knowledge required by users. For startups and large businesses that are the most common customers…
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Protecting your computer from hackers, malware and phishing attacks
Connecting an unprotected computer to the internet these days is dangerous. Even visiting the wrong website once can mean a compromised computer. Here is a step by step guide to protecting a computer from the dangers of the internet: Antivirus The first step is to make sure to install a virus scanner, or in the…
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