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Put Your Printing In The Cloud

Cloud printing is the perfect choice for use by Smartphone and tablet owners. Generally, such devices do not have a printing system of their own or their systems are limited such that they cannot support printers. Printing from a device that cannot print calls for cloud printing. There are a few global printing companies that offer quality business printing solutions, particularly cloud printing.

Tablets and Smartphone’s have constantly evolved and their functionality keeps on improving. The devices are growingly replacing notebooks and they are turning out to be peoples’ companions in daily business life. Nonetheless, these devices are lacking a very essential feature: the ability to print. Even though we are in the digital age, we require a printout at times. Printouts are needed to present vouchers, sign contracts, read long documents without difficulty (in paper format) or archive records. You can put your printing in the clouds during such instances.

Choosing a Cloud Printing Company

The best cloud printing companies offer a flexible way that is not dependent on the type of device, printer and document. An ideal cloud printing company should not limit printouts to printers that support a specific technology that they provide. In addition, the companies do not require you to connect to a powered-on computer. The user can use a printer of his or her choice that is connected to the mobile device via Bluetooth or WiFi.

The best business printing solutions should provide password-protected, personal storage in the cloud. Each user should be able to automatically set up the cloud system for free. The users should get the installation app on their devices for free. They ought to get ample central storage space for their files. It should be possible for the user to upload files to the cloud directory from a device of their choice: a Mac, PC or mobile device.

General Steps in Cloud Printing

•    Choosing Document

The user chooses the document and selects the ‘print’ option. The system opens document editing options. If the user does not require the document at that time, it is stored in the cloud directory.

•    Choosing Printer

The user may choose to print via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The cloud printing system should be able to find a printer automatically. The IP address may be entered manually if the system does not support automatic printer search or an administrator blocks the process.

•    Setting Printer Driver

Each printer works with a specific driver. When the work is sent to the printer, the cloud system should make selection of an appropriate driver easy. The printing job is then sent to the mobile device and finally to the printer, where it can be collected in its original form.

An ideal business printing solutions company should host as many printer drivers as possible for use with different printers from various manufacturers. Additionally, users should find it easy to report on any missing drivers to the printing company so that they can be added.

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Five advantages of rechargeable batteries

Millions of disposable batteries are bought and discarded in the UK each year. Unfortunately, many of these are thrown into the waste, and will ultimately end up in landfill. Discarded batteries are toxic and release chemicals such as lead and mercury into the environment.

One solution to reduce this waste is to use rechargeable batteries. Common sizes such as AA, AAA and PP9 batteries come in rechargeable varieties for electronic devices such as torches, toys and television remote controls. Rechargeable batteries have certain advantages over disposable batteries. Here we discuss five advantages of rechargeable batteries.

Better for the environment

When they are disposed of, rechargeable batteries can release toxic metals in the same way as disposable batteries. However rechargeable batteries can be reused, meaning far fewer of them will end up in landfill sites and there will be less chemical pollution. Recharging batteries is also far more energy efficient than the process of making new ones. Rechargeable batteries are also easy to recycle once they have expired.

Better Performance

Rechargeable batteries maintain a steady supply of energy while they are being used, which means you obtain an optimum performance at all times, even when they are running low on energy. Disposable batteries get progressively weaker until they are dead.

Convenience

Recharging batteries is easy with the help of a simple battery charger. These can be sourced online and there are a wide range of models in all price ranges. Some battery charges will charge different kinds of batteries. You can plug battery chargers into a wall socket or a USB port. Click here for more information on battery chargers.

Less expense

While rechargeable batteries may be more expensive that a standard pack of disposable batteries, they will work out cheaper over time. Rechargeable batteries can last up to 1000 charges and you might get even more life out of them if you store them in the refrigerator. This can be a huge saving when you add up the cost of a year’s supply of disposable batteries.

A ready supply of batteries

There’s nothing worse than that sinking feeling when the children open their toys on Christmas Day to discover the words ‘batteries not included’ emblazoned on the packaging. Having a supply of rechargeable batteries and a charger in the home, may see an end to last minute panic dashes to the store. This could be useful when the shops are closed over the festive season.

Rechargeable batteries are likely to become increasing popular in the future. According to Sciencedaily, the ever-increasing market for portable electronic devices such as MP3 players has resulted in an increased demand for rechargeable batteries.

Although rechargeable batteries and the initial battery charger will require more investment to begin with, there are budget options to be found that will cost less than £10. Rechargeable batteries are environmentally friendly, and convenient to use and could save you money over the course of their lifetime.

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Elements To Consider If You Want To Start An Online Store

If you have been thinking of leaving your job and starting up a business on your own, there is a chance that you have considered an e-commerce opportunity. There are many businesses online – both large and small – that attracts customers. Whether you would want to appeal to a niche or wide section of the market, there would surely be something you could sell online.

This blog post will help you to think of the basic elements when it comes to an online store, and what you will need to consider in the weeks and months ahead. Here are some things to get you thinking:

What to sell

The first point for your consideration is what you are actually going to sell (or what you want to) on your online shop. There are many places where you could source products from, but you might also be thinking about selling your own wares. This is often the case for people who have sold jewellery or clothes through an online auction site, but would rather do it on their own terms. However if you are selling items that come from another supplier or manufacturer, you need to make sure that they fit in with your ethos and general themes. It is important to keep in mind that you will need to set yourself apart if people can buy the same items from many other online retailers.

Potential income

Once you have decided what you are going to sell, you need to figure out the maths behind it. How much will you be spending on product acquisition? How much will you be selling them for? How many do you expect to shift each week? Think of all of the questions that a member of the Dragons’ Den might ask you, and make sure you have an answer to everything. It can be helpful to speak to a freelance consultant that can help you to make a business plan so all of your finances stay as close on track as possible.

The website

Your website will be your shop front, so it will need to be pretty good in order to help you sell your items. Here are a few points to pay special attention to…

Look and feel - work closely with your website designers to achieve an e-commerce store that will look and work brilliantly. This will take into account accessibility, colours, layout and organisation.

Payment handling - how will you take payments through your website? Look at what is available on the market and see what fees you may incur by using them. There are a number of options including PayPal and WorldPay, so it is up to you to make the right choice.

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Video Cables For Different Output Ports

One of the most important aspects of choosing a computer is to examine the type of output ports it may support. The computer, laptop or any other device, usually has to be hooked up to another gadget – a printer, loudspeaker, camera, projector – whether the user it as home, work or in school.

No real standards

Video devices have a real problem with output and input ports because no real standard video connector exists. There are three classes of connector – video graphics array (VGA), Digital Video interface (DVI) and high definition multimedia interface (HDMI). All of these look familiar so it’s important to understand the differences between them.

Video graphics array

VGA cables are the best known connectors. They consist of 15 pins spread over three horizontal rows and are shaped like a trapezoid. Dating from 1986 and probably a little outdated, it is still the nearest thing to a computer video standard on the market. VGA cables carry an analogue, not digital signal. This also includes RGBHV, an acronym where R signifies red, G signifies green, B signifies blue, H signifies horizontal sync and V signifies vertical sync; splitting a video signal into different channels. RGBHV does use a high bandwidth but there is no compression.

In addition, VGA cables also support Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) computer graphics and Display Data Channel (DCC) digital communication protocols for computer displays. The DCC enables a computer hoist to adjust things like brightness and contrast.

Choose your VGA brand carefully

One of the advantages of VGA as an analogue connector is that it can reach a reasonably high range of video frequencies. But the downside is that the quality of the resulting image using a VGA cable is variable and depends on the individual make of the cable. So it’s important to review customer comments on the different makes when shopping for a vga cable and other accessories.

Digital video interface

The DVI connector is the closest successor to VGA. It has a flat blade on one side and no pins above or below it. This type is becoming more common on high-end graphics cards and high-resolution computer displays. Although it is not as famous as the VGA, it works with uncompressed digital video. As a result, the picture quality is not affected by the quality of the cable; it either displays or doesn’t.

High definition multimedia interface

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Major Causes of Poor VoIP Call Quality

VoIP technology has seen explosive growth and noticeable improvements in the past few years. Having matured as a technology that leads us to converged communication options, VoIP offers powerful connectivity solutions along with robust features.

VoIP services have proved to be a great way for affordable and flexible voice communications; VoIP providers offer SIP Trunking, business VoIP, Virtual PBX solutions among many others that makes communication more comfortable and affordable. however, depending on various factors, VoIP calls may not always be perfect. Over the time factors may come along the way that may somehow reduce VoIP call stability and quality. When moving to VoIP system it is recommended to consider the following factors, which may affect VoIP call quality.

Network and bandwidth

Internet connection is the most essential component that makes VoIP communication run effectively, that’s the reason why it needs special attention. VoIP calls are enabled only if the Internet connection and bandwidth are sufficient and correspond to the minimum standards to initiate VoIP communication. Powerful network and bandwidth may be considered to be the cornerstone for reliable connections with minimum disruptions.

Hardware

Setting up VoIP equipment is not as easy and simple as it may seem. Indeed the correct setup and installation of the required hardware and software may also play a significant role for voice call quality. One of the most important things here is to make sure that all pieces of the equipment match each other to ensure the smooth performance of VoIP services within the converged network. When purchasing VoIP hardware it is also necessary to choose the one that is best tailored to your needs and requirements.

Compression

The transmission of voice data is implemented in a compressed form. In other words, codec is used which may have a direct impact on the quality of VoIP calls. It is preferable that codec is available for both parties so as to keep the balance in terms of voice communication quality.

Weather conditions

Humans are powerless over phenomena such as thunderstorms, wind, rain or any other that may also become a reason for the disruption of VoIP communication. This may hinder effective and smooth connection with frequent call drops. In this case the most optimal method to avoid further complications with service performance is to unplug devices.

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How A CMS Could Be Helpful For Your Next Website

Sometimes you just know that it is the right time to update your website, both in terms of design and build. Websites that were created years ago can now be out of date, with many more effective techniques and technologies that could be used instead. It can take a lot of planning and time to get the perfect website when you decide to go ahead with a change, but it could be a very profitable choice for your business.

There are companies such as Overthrow Digital (www.overthrowdigital.com) who will work on all aspects of website design and build, including those that are based on a CMS. If you don’t already know about content management systems, they are basically a way for you to publish, edit and modify content on your website. By working with a company such as this for your CMS requirements, you could overhaul your web presence and make your life much easier.

So – let’s talk about why a CMS could be the right choice for your next website…

Speed

The first point to raise is that a content management system can be very helpful when you need to make some quick changes on your website. If you spot a typo on a page, you just log-in, edit the page in question, and then press the publish button. In the blink of an eye, your website will be corrected to show the right spelling or punctuation.

Accessibility

Another major consideration is how and where you can make changes to your website. With a CMS, you can do this from any location – you don’t even need to be in the office. This means you can set a page live at midnight, or hide a page for an outdated competition if you forget to do it during work hours. Of course this also means that your boss might ask you to do a couple of bits during the weekend, but it will be up to you whether you give up your time!

Ease

For marketing executives and managers who don’t have too much web experience, a CMS can be something refreshingly simple to use. The designers of content management systems generally make things as easy as possible to navigate by putting clear labels and descriptions on separate areas. Many will also have a guide available online, just in case anyone gets stuck. It shouldn’t take more than a couple of hours to get everyone up to speed on how the CMS operates, meaning you can all get to work really quickly.

Cost

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Deciding Between Dedicated Servers and the Cloud

Any company with more than five or six employees will likely benefit from a server. However, it’s important to figure out if a dedicated server is the right choice or if the cloud is the way to go. This is a complex decision with many points to consider. At the core of this decision is the expectation of expanding resource needs. From there, the cloud and dedicated servers each offer their own list of pros and cons. The right decision for any business will depend on their unique needs and projected technology needs.

Expanding resources

Thinking about current business needs, many companies run out and buy a dedicated server without considering cloud options. For some, this choice makes perfect sense and they never regret it. Others, however, quickly find their business needs expanding beyond the capabilities of their new server and wind up in a continual cycle of upgrades. When a business has relatively fixed technology needs, a dedicated server — managed or unmanaged — might be the best option. However, one of the biggest benefits of cloud services is the elasticity they offer. This allows businesses to pay for additional resources during peak times while scaling back to cut. One example of this would be a seasonal business, like tax preparation, which needs more resources during a small portion of the year.

The cloud

When considering cloud services, all businesses need to be aware of the potential problems that come with this choice. This is not to say that dedicated servers don’t have their own problems. Rather, we’re going to focus on the cloud in this section and dive into the problems that come with dedicated servers in the next section.

Cloud services, in many ways, can be seen as more complex, having special security concerns, unique privacy issues, with differing compliance and regulatory regimes. Some questions that come up include:

Which government and legal authority presides over data that is stored across national borders?

How is information secured in a multi-tenant server environment?

Who is responsible for unintended data disclosure?

These are just a few of the complex issues that come up when cloud services are considered for business use. On the plus side, cloud services can be quickly deployed, easily expanded, and efficiently managed when compared with dedicated servers.

Dedicated servers

Businesses can host their own dedicated servers or they can have them housed in a data center. Either way, the business has complete control over the server and all the resources at its disposal. However, this also means they cannot expand beyond the resources of that server without committing the time and expense of purchasing and installing additional hardware. Therefore, dedicated servers are best for businesses with relatively static technology needs. While a cloud server can be set up and configured in only a few hours, dedicated servers require days or weeks of planning and preparation. This often pushes businesses to over-spend on their dedicated servers in preparation for future business needs rather than purchasing just what they need at the moment.

Some businesses are perfectly content with the fixed resources available from a dedicated server. Others require some flexibility and prefer to move their business to the cloud so they can take advantage of the scalability found there. However, many more find that some blended configuration works best for their business needs. A dedicated server can handle the core requirements for these blended configurations, and these systems are connected to cloud services that allow for rapid expansion as business demands increase.

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Growing Storage Challenges: Structured & Unstructured Data

The amount of data the world is generating is cause for new strategies in data storage. Businesses are collecting more information than ever before, including what’s known as structured and unstructured data. Traditional storage for large quantities of both of these types of data is becoming more and more difficult in terms of accurate and relevant data queries and analysis, time-consuming processes, costly equipment and resources and ongoing maintenance. Proper data storage begins with an understanding of the types of structured and unstructured data we generate.

Structured data

Structured data generally refers to computer information that’s organized in relatively fixed fields, making the data searchable. Databases and spreadsheets are examples of structured data that rely on traditional, hierarchical storage that makes it easier to search, extract and analyze specific information.

Structured data is usually based on a data model and uses a programming language that’s designed for querying and managing data within a relational database. Businesses rely on this environment for critical data extraction that affects their bottom line. This concept is usually accurate and reliable, but as technology increases to include other types of data, and users begin crossing platforms to establish and manage their business infrastructures, structured data is getting harder to come by. Businesses also face new challenges due to masses of unstructured data.

Unstructured data

Unstructured data is just about everything that doesn’t fit into the structured data classification. Consider email, documents, images, multimedia, presentations and Web pages. Although email and some document formats include semi-structured data with fields for authors, dates and time stamps, extracting valuable data is still a challenge. As more of these types of unstructured data are collected, system administrators are challenged to access, index, manage and secure data.

Storage solutions

Although some companies rely on storage area networks (SAN) to manage volumes of data, such traditional storage models may not be able to handle today’s big data. New non-hierarchical object storage is a solution that some companies are considering. This method uses the same hardware as traditional storage, but it stores a file as an object, or self-contained data stored in logical groups. Object storage is nonhierarchical but includes object identifiers and metadata to provide descriptions of the data. Object storage has its obstacles since data preparation is needed in advance and company application interfaces may need to be rewritten. Proper security requires encryption, and object storage comes with data integrity concerns.

For many companies, migrating to a hosted cloud storage solution is the answer. Structured and unstructured data will continue to grow, but third-party technologists will devise a business model that’s custom designed specifically for companies and their business goals. The challenges in extracting relevant data will be served by the experts who do nothing else. As technology evolves, businesses must begin to rely on those who are absorbed in proven cloud strategies that are rising in popularity. Hosted cloud solution providers are cropping up everywhere, so diligent research for a reputable company is essential for businesses ready to migrate.

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Top 5 Music Cutter and Merger Applications for Your Mobiles

Generally, everyone loves music. It is often believed music is the best way to stress out our anger, sorrows, or gloomy situations. With the evolution of mobiles, the love for music is multiplied to a great extent. The technology is rocketing today; as a result every now and then comfort level of users is increasing massively. The technology advancement has even made music lovers much happier than ever with the latest tools and techniques to relish music by different means. This eventually could help you music lovers enjoy the music in a different level for sure.

Mentioned below are some of the top-quality music cutter and merger apps for Android which can double the experience of music lovers from any part of the world.

Trim and Tone:

If you’re looking for a simple Mp3 cutter and merger application, then you can opt for this one. It is absolutely simple to cut MP3 files set them as ringtones, alarm tones, music, notification tones, etc. using this cutter and joiner application for Android. It also enables you to join two unique songs with 5 zoom levels. Even this mobile app carries the option of recording the audio files.

Mp3 Cutter and Merger:

This is one of the best downloaded MP3 Cutters for Android phones. It is now easy to cut the music that you love where you want and easy to keep it as your ringtone or notification alarm on your smartphone easily. An exciting facility this cutter offers its users is the option to cut two mp3 files and fuse them to a song.

Song Cutter and Mixer:

Song Cutter and Mixer is widely favored by most music lovers as it allows users to cut their favorite music whenever they want. It is packed with some outstanding features like volume adjustment, previewing ringtone files, 5 level zooming, time stamping on audio file, easy tapping on screen to cut music.

Easy Ringtone Cutter:

Now cut any part of the favorite music on any audio file and set it as ringtone, alarm, notification tone, etc. In addition, using this app you can even merge the songs on the devices to make use of them. Some entertaining features of this app are facility to delete ringtone, touch interface to start and end audio clip, copy, edit, cut and paste. Also, you can rename the new clip which is ripped from the original as well.

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Data Management: What to Keep, What to Toss

A study shows that on average, worldwide business data doubles every 1.2 years. The study also looked at online auction platform eBay, which has found ways to save money, enrich the online buying and selling experience and lower the cost of eBay transactions. In order to leverage your business data as eBay did, you must sort out important data from less-important data. In the process, delete data you don’t need to keep so that you’re not paying to store irrelevant information.

Data you must protect

While you can make the case that those expense reports from 40 years ago may one day be useful, formatting and storing them costs time and money. Balance out the desire to save everything “just in case” with a bottom-line approach that helps keep the storage cost affordable. If you’re exceeding your budget to store your “just in case” items, your data management strategy isn’t working for you. Data that you must save, regardless of costs, includes:

Final drafts of reports, white papers and studies

Financial documents including expense reports and tax returns

Customer intelligence information

Business management and maintenance information, such as records of rent paid, maintenance performed, equipment purchased or sold, etc.

Strategic planning documents, business growth initiatives and so on

Video camera security footage

Data you can safely discard includes:

Early drafts of reports, white papers, etc.

Emails that are not directly relevant to enterprise growth

Work done for potential clients who did not select your services

Social media updates

Images and product specifications for products you no longer sell

Data related to internal event planning, such as holiday parties or retirement parties

Developing a smart data-ditching strategy

As you move toward a hands-on data management approach, take stock of your existing data and your secure storage space. Are you renting scalable file storage space on a cloud server, storing data on an in-house server or doing a little of both? How many redundant backups of enterprise data do you have at present? Knowing the sheer number of terabytes or petabytes will help you determine your budget for data management.

Next, familiarize yourself with legal requirements for keeping industry data. You may be required to keep all client data for seven years, for example. Throwing anything away before that date could get you in trouble in the event of a lawsuit. Do organize this data in a meaningful manner, so you can easily search for and delete client data when the recordkeeping timeframe concludes.

Finally, organize your data by type and year produced. If you’ve decided to keep client and financial data going back 50 years, you can easily identify and delete older data. As you organize your data, you may find some doesn’t fit into your prescribed categories. Deal with this data piece by piece, determining what to keep and what to throw away.

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Why You Should Seek OpenStack-Compatible Services

OpenStack has bona fide credentials: Founded by NASA and Rackspace, among others, it offers an open-source cloud operating system that provides IaaS, or infrastructure as a service. OpenStack has existed for over two and a half years, yet many cloud users do not know what OpenStack is or what it can offer.

History and uses of OpenStack

The “stack” part of OpenStack refers to its interrelated projects or pools that control processing, storage and networking resources throughout a datacenter. All of these projects can be managed through a dashboard that allows administrative and user control and lets users provision resources via a Web interface using APIs. OpenStack sits as a control layer that allows users to manage all of the virtualized resources within your data center from one centralized place.

The components of OpenStack include:

Compute (Nova): Use this to manage and automate pools of computer resources and interface with virtualization technologies.

Object Storage (Swift): A scalable redundant storage solution.

Block Storage (Cinder): Block-level, Web interface-accessible storage for performance-sensitive data running on an OpenStack computing instance.

Networking (Neutron): A networking and IP address management solution.

Dashboard (Horizon): A graphical interface for provisioning, administration and access of OpenStack cloud-based resources.

Image Service (Glance): Management, delivery and storage of disk and server images.

Identity Service (Keystone): A user directory and authentication service.

A range of different organizations use OpenStack, including researchers, academic institutions, government, media organizations, biomedical companies, financial companies and more. OpenStack has a wide range of case studies available on its website, so you can learn more about how businesses like yours utilize these resources. For example, an IT department might use OpenStack to provide cloud-based services to teams or to scale resources up or down as needed or individuals might use OpenStack to analyze big data.

Benefits of working with OpenStack compatible services

As with any open source software, a major benefit to selecting OpenStack is that you avoid the trap of vendor lock-in that can arise when using proprietary resources. Not only is it significantly cheaper to get started with an open source solution — you don’t have to pay for the software itself — but you aren’t stuck with it later because you will not have to pay to migrate your data out of the system or to break a service agreement, as you might with a proprietary solution.

Beyond the free price tag, there are a number of benefits to working with OpenStack. The range of components offered makes it a very flexible system. When employees can perform a range of tasks from the Dashboard, they can work smarter and more efficiently than if they had to use one specific tool for each task. The system also does not place limitations on software or hardware, so you can get started running OpenStack without needing to overhaul your infrastructure.

If you’ve resisted learning more about OpenStack, a new training program can help you get started with this important resource. The OpenStack Foundation Training Marketplace provides novice and advanced education that can help employees learn new cloud skills and work with OpenStack compatible resources.

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Multiple Data Centers

Some companies prefer to set up multiple data centers instead of relying only on one or two. These companies cite a number of reasons for their decisions to establish numerous data centers. One of the most commonly mentioned reason is that they need to set disaster recovery plans that are more comprehensive than what is already in the market. The other reasons include the fact that companies need to improve their up-times at each respective regional office, and the fact that there is less need for centralized backup data center, as has been the norm in the industry to date.

Multiple Data Centers Are Good for Companies with Many Branches

Due to the way businesses operate, it is normal to find a company with several branches located in many different places. Consequently, it is necessary that these branches are equipped with everything that makes it easier for them to be productive and fulfill their obligations. Some companies prefer multiple data centers since it is a good way of diversifying risk, instead of putting everything in one place. Running the entire data system from a single location has its own risks that many companies are not ready to entertain.

If your company has several branches staffed with personnel that are well equipped to handle things relating to the IT field, and these branches are spread across different continents, it makes a lot of sense to put up multiple data centers. Many companies find such an approach to be quite cost-effective, and could mean the difference between profits and losses. Some companies or organizations that are great supporters of these data centers include supermarkets, banks, insurance firm, and chain stores. Workers must be close to their IT infrastructure and data.

Multiple Data Centers is the same as Satellite Data Centers

Multiple data centers are also called satellite data centers. They are popular across many industries because of their ability to leverage existing office space. Companies with these data centers do not have to increase their data handling capacity, which would be more costly and time-consuming. It is harder for people without permission to track where the major data center of any company operates, as long as it operates multiple data centers. Therefore, in terms of security, this approach offers more compared to establishing a single data center for a company.

Other Benefits of Multiple Data Systems

Multiple data centers are easier to manage compared to one, especially in an age where regular maintenance is an important aspect to most businesses. If your company feels the need to shut down one data center for maintenance or any other purpose, it can do so with minimal repercussions. A different multiple or satellite data center will pick up the responsibilities of the other one, thus ensuring continuity at all times. With these types of data centers, a company never has to worry about downtime, which is quite common with companies operating a single data center.

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An Overview Of How To Optimize Database Performance

After designing a database, you should ensure that you optimize its performance to ensure that it functions quickly and correctly. Some of the issues with performance can be easily resolved after a database is in the production process. However, there are other issues of performance which could be a result of poor design of the database, and thus can only be resolved by re-designing the design and structure of the database. Generally, a larger database will have more hardware requirements but some other factors may also influence performance such as transaction throughput, concurrent sessions and users as well as the nature of operations within that particular database.

The goal of optimizing database performance is to reduce response time for each particular query, and maximize the entire database server’s throughput by reducing disk I/O, CPU and network traffic time. To attain this goal, you must understand the requirements of the application, the physical and logical data structure, and the various tradeoffs between conflicting database uses such as decision support versus OLTP (Online Transaction Processing).

Issues of database performance need to be considered through the entire cycle of development but not at the tail end after implementation of the system. Most of the performance issues which result in notable improvements are mostly achieved by well thought-out and crafted designs right from the outset. To effectively optimize performance of your server you should ensure that you identify the areas that can yield the most significant database performance increases over various situations, and then focus your analysis on those particular areas.

Although the other issues of system-level performance such as hardware and memory are candidates that are worth the study, experience tends to show that database performance from these particular areas are in most cases incremental. In general, the SQL server automatically undertakes the management of the available resources of hardware thus reducing the need, and the benefit for extensive manual tuning at the system level.

After designing and implementing a database you should ensure that you identify the database’s large tables as well as the more complicated processes which will be performed by the database. Also ensure that you give very special consideration to database performance when you’re designing these tables. You can also consider how the increase of users who have access to the database will affect the performance.

Examples of changes to design that will help improve database performance include the following:

- If a table which contains many rows need to be summarized for a daily report you may add one column or several columns to the table which contain drafts which will be previously aggregated and used only and particularly for the report.

- It’s possible to over-normalize databases: the meaning of this is that the database will be defined with interrelated, several small tables. When data in the tables is being processed by the database, it must perform a lot more work so as to combine data which is related to each other. This additional performance may negatively affect the database performance. In situations such as these, slightly de-normalizing the database may help simplify the complex processes and thus improve performance.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Flash Storage

You can’t treat flash storage the same way you do hard disk storage. It’s easy to see why many people would assume otherwise, though. Hard disks have been around for decades and, for most of that time, have been the standard for data storage worldwide. Most people in the workforce, IT included, can’t recall having used anything but hard disks at work. Because hard disks and data storage have been synonymous for a very long time, it’s going to take a while for people to get used to solid state storage and its particular quirks.

Learn its strengths and weaknesses

Flash can help a lot, but only if you use it correctly. The first step down that road is learning exactly what its strengths and weaknesses are, so you can determine whether it will help or hinder your organization. Once you know what flash can—and can’t—do, you can focus on what you need and how you’ll judge success for your data storage system. If you only need archival storage, as much space as possible with little concern for how quick it is, then flash storage will disappoint you. If, however, you need high IOPS for fast server response times or a virtual desktop infrastructure, then flash is your best bet. The key here is to know what the technology can do and match it up with what you need. You can’t do a good job if you don’t know what that job is, after all.

Develop a data strategy

It’s easy to run out of space when your users have free reign over your storage array. Make flash implementation easier by getting users conditioned to only storing what they need. Before you implement flash, deploy some strict data management policies. Users may balk at first, but eventually they’ll realize they don’t need every version of every file they’ve ever created, sent or received. People tend to be data hoarders at work. Help them break the habit by enforcing quotas. Then implement automated file type blocking to prevent users from saving files they shouldn’t, and automatic deletion or archival of old files. You’ll be surprised at how much data storage you actually need compared to what you thought you needed.

Implement data reduction

If you’re concerned about the cost of flash storage, you need to look beyond the raw cost per gigabyte. Although it’s true that comparable physical storage capabilities in flash cost much more than those in hard disk drives, that’s not the end of the deliberation. Deduplication and compression can help shift the price disparity, making the cost of logical storage between the two mediums equitable. This is especially helpful if you’re running a VDI, because all those linked and/or full clone images contain a lot of duplicate data. If your storage controllers automatically implement dedupe, compression and thin provisioning, you could see data reduction rates of 20 times or more, making the cost per logical gigabyte comparable between flash and hard disk. Although you could implement these changes on hard disk storage, it would slow everything down so much it would be nearly unusable.

If you want to take the plunge into all-flash storage but still have reservations, you can rest easy; there’s a middle road. Add flash alongside your hard disk storage, turning it into a hybrid storage solution. This is an easy way to test the waters while still getting the benefits of flash. You can gradually increase the ratio of flash to disk, reducing your upfront costs. Unless your storage needs amount to “dump it and forget it,” flash can help make your infrastructure faster and more responsive, without significantly increasing the cost of storage. But only if you do it right.

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Mobile App Development Companies in UAE – An Overview

“The entire world is going mobile, are you?” This sentence has become phenomenally popular in the recent years as various reports claim that the mobile user percentage across the country is increasing steeply. With increase in the volume of requirement, increases the necessity to deliver these nifty devices to customers. So, companies inevitably have to develop and deliver the devices to the customers to beat the stiff competition in the mobile market space today.

The necessity of mobile devices and the comfort offered by them has forced a lot of companies to look out for app developers to meet the requirements of the customers. As a result, a lot of companies are into the development of mobile applications.

  The points stated below will let you know how an mobile app development companies in UAE, India and worldwide approach designing apps for clients or individuals.

Analyzing type of handheld devices used

Business functionality

Security backslides

Modes of communication

Trendiness

Different types of app development services offered in UAE and India

Very similar to other countries, the app development companies out here too focus on multiple types of applications designing like iOS, Android, Windows, Blackberry, Symbian, etc. However, the skilled developers of these parts can bring up apps with innovative features and benefits. Also, the cost associated with the different types of app building is quite less compared to other parts of the world.

Enterprise mobility edge

Today, the competition among the companies is gripping and without the help of mobile applications it becomes tough to finish as a winner as 90% of customers are opting to mobile devices. For this reason, most companies in UAE, India, etc. are working on building enterprise mobility apps to assist the companies in the process of improving the customers’ user experiences and benefits. Also, enterprise mobility apps are the great way to tap the customer base of mobile-savvy audiences worldwide and so number of companies focusing on building enterprise-based apps is on the raise and it may double in the future as well.

Some of the common apps developed in the regions India, UAE, etc. are stated below.

Business applications

Media-based applications

POS applications

Hybrid applications

Safety and security applications

Health-based applications

Game applications

The developers in these regions have exceptional skills in developing:

Cross-platform apps

Social apps

Music and video apps

Marketing apps

Global language compatible apps

News apps

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Useful Information About Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Microsoft dynamics CRM is customer relationship management software designed with the aim of helping organizations attract, maintain, and develop beneficial relationships with its customers and prospects.

  The software mainly focuses on sales, marketing, and service sectors and helps organizations transform their business by inspiring and equipping staff to do their best. The software provides many benefits to organizations including:

· Allows certain decision making- The software provides a reliable, smart, tactical, and strategic decision-making in any level of the organization. Using Microsoft dynamics CRM a company can thoroughly review important information and choose the best direction that best serves their business and customers

· Makes employees more productive- The freely available CRM mobile apps and cross browser compatibility makes it easy for users to stay connected from numerous devices. In addition it stimulates the organization’s productivity by automating many routines and repetitive functions, and allowing customers, vendors, employees and other stakeholders to engage for a shared goal

· Adaptability to manage processes and relationships- The software is designed to easily manage all your processes and relationships without having to develop custom applications. This can include project management, event management, asset management etc

· Ability to integrate with a wide variety of applications and data sources- Microsoft dynamics CRM integrates with other services such as accounting database, web analytics, email marketing and many others to connect various processes and centralize data in a single user interface for easy access

· Mobile support- Microsoft Dynamics CRM can be easily used to get instant access to data from anywhere using portable mobile devices such as mobile phones, laptops among others

· It’s easy to set up and use, maintain, customize based on your needs, and makes it easy to migrate existing contact data

Microsoft Dynamics CRM is flexible software for managing various important business relationships through sales activity, service delivery and marketing drives

As a company in which there is no production processes for projects or work together with other Finish companies, our analysis of the solution of Microsoft Dynamics ERP (from now will name under the symbol MD) as try on financial management, HR management, CRM, SCM and BI . ERP is specializing in the areas of Manufacturing, Engineering, Inventory Control, Warehousing, Procurement, Planning, Programming and Production Control.

Financial Management:

MD has a familiar interface and easy to use that you can customize to present the functions and essential information that every person needs

Automation and performance improvements that are achieved through financial solutions MD help simplify and accelerate financial management at all levels

Easy integration of financial solutions MD with other business software tools that you use to increase the return on technology investments

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How Betting Companies Protect Your Personal Details?

Betting is more like a passion for a majority and that is why, most of us tend to neglect the security and privacy breach risks involved in it. However, betting companies make sure to tackle this on your behalf.

What Kind of Security Risk is Involved?

The main security risk in online betting is the third party interference between you and the betting party. Betting portals ask for personal details in order to process your bets. Any betting site holds two times more personal data in its database as compared to other gaming sites, and if this data gets hacked, it can pose potential risks to you.

The player data usually asked for includes:

User ID

Surname and First name

Date of Birth

Residential Address

Email ID

Name of Credit Card Company

Name of Credit Card Holder

Credit Card Number

Bank Account Holder’s Name

Name of Bank

IBAN

SWIFT Code

Contact Number

This information is required by betting companies in order to process your winnings and transactions. Also, through personal information, betting companies are able to prevent any sort of match or price rigging. Nevertheless, the information is only sharable between you and your betting company, unless there is a legal and lawful external factor requiring access of your personal details.

How Betting Companies Prevent Personal Data Disclosure?

Preventing personal data disclosure is of utmost importance for the betting companies since it involves their repute and credibility in the market. If a player’s data has been disclosed to a third party, the company loses its client base and credibility. Therefore, they invest large sums of money in their security systems to protect your data.

Bwin outlines a general and precise method for data protection. First and foremost, a world-accredited and technologically-advanced security system is installed for the software programs of betting companies. This allows your data to be stored in a password-protected database, which is further protected by state-of-the-art firewall tools and SSL Version 3 supported software having 128-bit encryption. The encryption ensures safe search and interaction between you and your browser.

Even the subsidiaries and sister agencies of betting companies are monitored to ensure security, so that not a single bit of your personal information could get hacked from the database.