kulinetto / Pixabay In September, the credit reporting company, Equifax, admitted to a huge security breach that exposed the sensitive information, including name, social security numbers, birth dates, credit card information, and addresses of as many as 143 million Americans, along with an unspecified number in the UK and Canada. And the worst part of […]
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Alibaba is nipping at the heels of top cloud companies Amazon and Microsoft. While the two still reign supreme in terms of revenue, the Chinese company leads the pack in terms of growth as Alibaba’s cloud revenue more than doubled in 2016. According to market research firm Gartner, Amazon Web Service (AWS) profits rose 45.9%
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There’s no question that small businesses have greatly benefited from today’s technology. Ten years ago, many companies would not have considered placing their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems on a public cloud platform. But now it’s a route that more businesses are taking. Understanding Cloud ERP Cloud-based computing utilizes the Internet to administer shared computing
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Amazon is determined to maintain its lead over rivals in the cloud computing arena. Lately, the company’s cloud computing division Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that it will be introducing a new pricing scheme by October and plans to charge clients by the second, a move seen to be financially favorable for its cloud customers.
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By Eric Shumsky and Mel Bostwick Chances are you’ve spent a lot of time in the cloud recently. If you’ve checked your Gmail account, saved a document to Dropbox, messaged your colleagues on Slack, streamed a Spotify playlist, or watched the latest Netflix show, you’re there. The data for those services—your emails, your playlists, your
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Among the top players in the tech industry, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the undisputed king of cloud computing, leading the pack by a wide margin in the relatively new but lucrative segment. However, rivals do not plan to let AWS reign unchallenged. In fact, analysts believe that the Amazon will have to brace for a
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Every business, from every sector, is being pushed towards the cloud. Flashy headlines are constantly declaring the panoramic cloud takeover, and they’re backed by some compelling statistics. But is the cloud hype clouding business decisions? There’s a dark side to the cloud, and it’s not commonly talked about. It’s understandable why: IT professionals risk sounding
