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Should You Use Linux or Windows Cloud Hosting? (Part 2 of 2)

July 22, 2016 by Adnan Raja under Cloud Hosting 0 Comments

4 – Datacenter Cost of Ownership
5 – Enterprise-Grade Data Protection
6 – Datacenter Equipment Requirements
7 – Support from the Developers
8 – Enterprise Authentication
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4 – Datacenter Cost of Ownership

Van Vugt says that Linux is free; the operating system itself is free. Nonetheless, you have to pay for the resources to run any program, of course. Plus, you typically will have to buy a high-end copy of Linux for the datacenter since free versions won’t necessarily meet your needs. That’s because free versions don’t have guarantees, essentially. In that sense, it should be understood that both Linux and Windows both come at a cost to business.

Typically, a business wants high reliability in their IT, high reliability that is also affordable. While the Linux OS won’t itself cost you anything, you’ll probably want a support package (or to go through a cloud hosting company). If you are deploying a server within your own datacenter, it often makes sense to get one from a firm that offers enterprise packages with support.

Linux is more affordable than Windows. That’s just a straight fact, because the Linux OS is free. Windows, on the other hand, charges a license for each user. It’s simply a different model.

Should You Use Linux or Windows Cloud Hosting? (Part 1 of 2)

July 21, 2016 by Adnan Raja under Cloud Hosting 0 Comments

When you spin up a cloud server, a basic and immediate question must be answered first: should you use Windows or Linux? Let’s compare the operating systems, both based on popularity and with a thorough discussion from experts on both sides of the aisle.

Which Server OS is Winning?
Is Linux or Windows Server Better, Though?
1 – Functionality
2 – Stability
3 – Specific Application to Cloud
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Which Server OS is Winning?

Typically, when people think about the two top operating systems, they think of the client-side rivalry between Microsoft’s Windows and Apple’s OSX. However, on the server side, things are a little different: instead of a battle between huge tech corporations, it’s a battle between two tech approaches. Windows Server represents the proprietary side, and Linux represents the open source side.

The Internet of Things: A Cloud Frontier That’s Being Settled Today (Part 2 of 2)

July 19, 2016 by Sam Guiliano under Cloud Hosting, Technology 0 Comments

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Let’s Make Some Magic with the IoT (continued)
Internet of Things Too Powerful for Cloud?
The Ability to Process Data in All its Diversity
Different Types of Standards
Security in the IoT
The Automation of Things
Cloud VPS to Fuel Your IoT Transition

Let’s Make Some Magic with the IoT (continued)

Cloud technology was designed for an Internet of Things world, argues Jamie Carter of TechRadar. The structural approach to computing makes it much easier to achieve interoperability between many different devices and systems, a feature that becomes increasingly complex but nonetheless fundamental as the IoT expands.

Cloud has been growing incredibly as businesses have shifted from entirely Windows environments to Mac and mobile, according to CSID chief innovation officer Adam Tyler. He adds that the technology will become even more prevalent as the Internet of Things continues to build.

The Internet of Things: A Cloud Frontier That’s Being Settled Today (Part 1 of 2)

June 22, 2016 by Sam Guiliano under Cloud Hosting, Technology 0 Comments

The cloud and Internet of Things are often referenced in conjunction. The IoT is considered an application of cloud computing by many. While the Internet of Things does require the cloud to operate, its scope and power will have a major impact on how cloud computing develops.

Deep Connection between Cloud and IoT
Big Data of Things will Empower the Cloud
Let’s Make Some Magic with the IoT
Harnessing the Internet of Things with Cloud Servers

Deep Connection between Cloud and IoT

Every January, one of the biggest tech events in the country is held in Las Vegas: the Consumer Electronics Show. As expected for the 2016 event, there was an increasing amount of cloud discussion among companies and attendees. The majority of new electronic products, ranging from vehicles to kitchen appliances, are integrated with the cloud. Gradually the technology is becoming more ingrained throughout industry and, in turn, throughout our lives.

How Do We Prevent Hacking on the Cloud Through Authentication?

June 21, 2016 by Sam Guiliano under Security 0 Comments

Failure to adopt two-factor authentication (2FA) or multifactor authentication (MFA) can be a major and costly mistake for those using cloud services. Adding security can make it less likely that you get hacked. Here are some tips to incorporate 2FA or MFA into your business.

Could Hacking End Your Business?
Factors to the Rescue
How Does 2FA Work Exactly?
2FA in Action – 3 Steps of Access
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Could Hacking End Your Business?

Getting hacked and potentially bankrupted is one of those things that, like a car crash or an illness, can seem to be an unlikely threat until it happens to you. The figures for small business, though, are incredible: one in five small businesses get hacked each year, and 60% of those that do are bankrupt within six months. In other words, a scary percentage of small businesses get hacked each year, and for the majority of those that do, it’s “game over.”

Like Marty McFly, You Can Future-Proof Your Business Using Cloud and Other Tools (Part 1 of 2)

June 9, 2016 by Adnan Raja under Cloud Hosting, Technology 0 Comments

Marty McFly showed us how to future-proof our own lives when we use time machines. Now it’s up to us to future-proof our businesses through cloud and other new technologies.

What is “Future-Proofing” a Business?
Beyond Tech: Future-Proofing as a Business Ultimatum
Looking at the Future More Broadly
Updating Your IT
Tip #1: Simplify
Tip #2: Purchase Assuming that You Will Grow
Adopting a Cloud VPS to Embrace the Future

What is “Future-Proofing” a Business?

Suffice it to say that Marty McFly ran into some problems in 1955. The character, played by Michael J. Fox, accidentally drew the attention of his mother and distracted her from his father. Before he went Back to the Future, McFly was in danger of overwriting his own existence! The only answer for him was to rapidly future-proof the world of 1955 so that when he returned to 1985, he would still be alive and well.

Could Cloud Computing Cure Cancer?

June 4, 2016 by Sam Guiliano under Healthcare IT, Technology 0 Comments

Angelina Jolie used genomic sequencing to learn that she was highly likely to eventually develop breast cancer, allowing her to make an informed decision and get a double mastectomy. However, celebrities aren’t the only ones who can benefit from advanced genetic analysis – which is now much more affordable and accessible thanks to projects such as the Collaborative Cancer Cloud.

Angelina Jolie: Survival through Personalized Cancer Data
Expediting Healing with the Collaborative Cancer Cloud
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Angelina Jolie: Survival through Personalized Cancer Data

Angelina Jolie was told by her doctors in 2013 that she had a problematic variant of the BRCA1 gene that put her in an extremely high-risk category for breast cancer. In fact, it meant that her likelihood of developing the disease was a whopping 87%. Understanding how very real the threat of cancer was for her simply because of hereditary factors, Jolie opted to get a preventive double mastectomy – which effectively nullified her chances of getting the illness, dropping her to just 5% susceptibility.

5 Ways Cloud Big Data Solves Business Challenges

May 25, 2016 by Sam Guiliano under Cloud Hosting 0 Comments

Over the first half of this decade, big data grew massively in business. During the second half of the decade, we’re seeing a global migration of big data to the cloud. Here is why that transition is happening.

The Early Days of Big Data
Why are cloud data analytics now pivotal?
#1 Argument – More open-source-friendly
#2 Argument – Strong focus on ease-of-use
#3 Argument – Collaborative approach to analytic challenges
#4 Argument – Cloud a good place to assess cloud
#5 Argument – Most reasonable location for data pipeline
Onward & Upward

The Early Days of Big Data

Every company likes the basic idea of using big data to their advantage. That’s why there has been such a surge to adopt tools to do so. Look back a half-decade ago, and we see enterprises from retail to insurance to telecom all taking forward steps with these initiatives. Those were essentially the early days on the big data frontier. The experiences of those firms, and the developing services of their providers, bolstered the understanding of big data and how companies can work through obstacles.

HIPPA Compliant Hosting Hangout with Gabriel Murphy

May 23, 2016 by Adnan Raja under Healthcare IT, Managed Services 0 Comments

The hack of Anthem, the second largest health insurer in the United States, cast a huge spotlight on the protection of electronic medical records. Announced in February 2015, the breach compromised 78.8 million user accounts, all of which were stored unencrypted.

To put that number into perspective, the largest breach of 2014 (which, like Anthem, is widely believed to be the work of security researchers sponsored by the Chinese government) was that of Community Health Systems in Tennessee, an incident in which “only” 4.5 million patients were affected.

Although experts and consumers are concerned that health data should always be encrypted, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) does not explicitly require encryption. That is the topic of an article by Elizabeth Snell for HealthIT Security: “Should HIPAA Regulations Require Data Encryption?”

Snell argues that while insurers and other healthcare entities do not legally have to encrypt, “this does not mean that facilities can simply ignore this particular security measure because they find it time consuming or costly.” She details how legislators around the United States are working to pass measures so that encryption is no longer optional.

We explored the topic of HIPAA compliance in the first episode of our Google Hangout on Air (HOA) series (see the video above). The HOA featured Internet entrepreneur and development technologist Gabriel C. Murphy, who has cofounded four Internet companies and been a thought leader in the hosting industry since 1997.

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4 – Datacenter Cost of Ownership

Which Server OS is Winning?

Let’s Make Some Magic with the IoT (continued)

Deep Connection between Cloud and IoT

Could Hacking End Your Business?

Improve Your Mobile Stance

What is “Future-Proofing” a Business?

Angelina Jolie: Survival through Personalized Cancer Data

The Early Days of Big Data