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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

The outage was traced to a damaged database file; a contractor was working to correct a problem with the synchronization between live and backup databases and ended up corrupting both. And arise it did on January 24, when a Chicago employee failed to turn the backup server off at the appropriate time.

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Hot Backup Software

Galido

A hot backup, also called a dynamic backup, is a backup performed on data even though it is actively accessible to users and may currently be in a state of being updated. Hot backups can provide a convenient solution in multi-user systems, because they do not require downtime, as does a conventional cold backup.

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Ten Reasons to Use Picos for Your Next Decentralized Programming Project

Phil Windley

Summary: Picos are a programming model for building decentralized applications that provide significant benefits in the form of abstractions that reduce programmer effort. I didn't start out to write a programming language that naturally supports decentralized programming using the actor-model, is cloud-native, serverless, and databaseless.

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Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Cost-Effective Defense Strategies

SecureWorld News

Leveraging vendor donation programs Many tech companies offer discounted or donated products to nonprofits to help them stay safe and secure. For instance, Microsoft provides up to 10 free licenses of Microsoft 365 Business Premium to qualifying nonprofits, which include advanced cybersecurity features.

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DearMob iPhone Manager Review [iPad Mini Sweepstakes]

Galido

It is a program designed for those who do not want to use iTunes to transfer photos, videos, contacts and other types of data. iTunes is used to backup your device and save them locally on your PC, keeping them safe from prying eyes or malicious users who want to stock up on your data.

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WinX MediaTrans Giveaway: Transfer iPhone Files without using iTunes

Galido

iTunes is a very useful tool when synchronizing our apps, transfer music and other multimedia content or make backup copies with our iOS device. Start making backups that we do not ask, we cannot control all our files and even music becomes a headache. Get WinX MediaTrans full license for free.

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Expanding the Cloud for Windows Developers - All Things Distributed

All Things Distributed

s announcement of Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server and.NET support for AWS Elastic Beanstalk marks another important step in our commitment to increase the flexibility for AWS customers to use the choice of operating system, programming language, development tools and database software that meet their application requirements.