How to secure your computer and online accounts in 10 simple steps
Data breaches, hacks, and vulnerable software makes it easier than ever for a hacker to get access to your data. These simple steps can help mitigate it happening in the first place.
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An inside tour of AMD's Atlanta super-datacenter (pictures)
Imagine squeezing 18 buildings worth of servers, data racks, and networking gear into just two. That's exactly what AMD is doing. ZDNet was one of the first to tour the company's soon-to-be only U.S. datacenter.
Solid-state drives lose data if left without power for just a few days
Solid-state drives are great for performance, but data security must come first.
Iceberg: cuts code, evolves your enterprise
This is a dual post written and posted simultaneously. For the perspective of how Iceberg this benefits student, check the post over at iGeneration.
Windows Azure: a very difficult concept explained
Since the announcement of Windows Azure, codenamed "Red Dog" as discovered by my colleague Mary-Jo Foley, at PDC 2008, I have felt an element of doubt hanging over the service, simply because I didn't know enough about it. This post will explain everything you need to know about Azure - what it is, why it's there, what can be done on it and why students should utilise it.
Dropbox slashes storage prices with 'Pro' plan to take on its rivals
The storage giant's new Pro plan promises a terabyte of storage for a single-digit dollar pricetag, raising the bar for Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Box.
Global server revenues up 2 percent as demand increases
Server market share growth increased with every manufacturer in the top five.
Student backup solutions: which is most effective?
We see many computing disasters and IT failures over here at ZDNet, clearly those which fellow blogger Michael Krigsman writes about, as well as my own; throwing my laptop out of the window, blowing my desktop up and generally causing havoc.Along my travels, I have learned the importance of backing up my data, sometimes multiple times over.
Western Digital Q1: Scrapes past Wall Street expectations
Chief executive Steve Milligan said the storage supplier "continued to perform well," but barely scraped through Wall Street expectations on earnings per share and revenue.
Dropbox 'deceived' users over security: Files are open to government searches
Dropbox 'deceived' users about the security and encryption of its cloud storage services, according to a complaint made to the FTC.