What Is a VPN? Definition, How It Works, and More
Tech Republic Security
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
A VPN (virtual private network) encrypts your internet traffic and protects your online privacy. Find out how it works and why you should use it.
What CIOs everywhere can learn from Canada’s nationwide internet outage
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 30, 2022
On July 8, 2022, a botched maintenance update on the Rogers ISP network in Canada crashed internet access across the country for at least 12 hours, with some customers experiencing problems for days afterward. The nationwide outage affected phone and internet service for about 12.2 The impact was profound. Not just a domestic issue.
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The Self-Sovereign Internet
Phil Windley
JUNE 14, 2021
Summary: I'm attend the Hyperledger Global Forum this last week–all virtual. I spoke on DIDComm and the Self-Sovereign Internet. The foundation of the self-sovereign internet is built on autonomic identifiers. An overlay network comprises virtual links that correspond to a path in the underlying network.
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I was a virtual NBA fan: What it’s like to cheer from the digital sidelines in Microsoft Teams
GeekWire
AUGUST 21, 2020
This is the spectator view for fans watching NBA games “courtside” in Microsoft Teams: the live stream on one side, and your virtual cheering section on the other. My big takeaway: Microsoft and the NBA are on to something with their new tech-fueled virtual fan experience. Look out for me in the virtual stands!!!
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Will a “Google PhD” become as good as a university-granted PhD?
Trends in the Living Networks
JUNE 29, 2022
It is fair to acknowledge that there are definitely trade-offs for the autodidactic path compared with the academic route, over and above the socially-recognized qualification, but these may not matter much to many people. I’ve totally met lots of people who have the equivalent of that degree.”
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Would you pay $30 a month for a faster web browser that eats less battery?
The Verge
APRIL 28, 2021
Instead of your own physical computer interacting with each website, you stream a remote web browser instead, one that lives on a powerful computer many miles away with its own 1,000Mbps connection to the internet. Then again, it’s not like everyone has a real choice of internet service provider , no matter how much money they make.
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Amazon adds Tile to Sidewalk wireless network; says Echo devices can serve as bridges; explains bandwidth sharing
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Amazon also said many of its own Echo smart speakers will be able to double as Sidewalk bridges, providing access to the network when customers opt in to sharing “a small portion” of their internet bandwidth as part of the shared pool of bandwidth that enables the Sidewalk technology.
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Fed Tech Roundup July 30
CTOvision
JULY 30, 2015
FireEye: Purpose-built, Virtual Machine-based Security Platform. House Talks 'Internet of Things,' Data Privacy - Nextgov. Data Act implementation hung up on definitions - FCW.com. AlienVault: Providing An Open Threat Exchange. ThreatStream: A Threat Intelligence Platform. Darktrace: Enterprise Immune System technology.
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5 Essential Tools for Offline Content Synchronization: Streamline Your Workflows
Kitaboo
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
This is because large portions of consumers remain underserved due to low internet penetration and connectivity. billion , is connected via the Internet. Offline content synchronization is a feature that allows any app or interface to automatically sync all content during phases of poor or no Internet connectivity.
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test
ForAllSecure
MAY 17, 2023
Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. These virtual SOCs are providing greater visibility into these low noise attacks on smaller and medium sized organizations.
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Broadcom: 2023 Tech Trends That Transform IT
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
For many organizations, these changes demand “resilience-by-design” and “adaptive-by-definition.” Consumers have high expectations for digital experiences in online banking, email, cloud storage, video on demand (VoD), smart digital assistants, and virtual reality.
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KITABOO -The Best Online Bookshelf for Digital Publishing
Kitaboo
DECEMBER 30, 2020
This is what a virtual online bookshelf lets you experience. Apart from the unlimited access to a range of eBooks, virtual bookshelves also offer other advantages that enhance the reading experience of the user. Unlike a physical library or a bookstore, the virtual library does not have timings to follow. Download Now!
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The $1,500 ticket to Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse
Vox
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, released its long-awaited new virtual reality headset on Tuesday during Meta Connect, its annual developer conference. These are definite improvements to Meta’s existing VR/AR products. The personal computer, internet, and cellphone all revolutionized society. Courtesy of Meta.
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Is Homeworkify not working? Here is your fix
Dataconomy
JANUARY 30, 2024
You are definitely not alone, as many people on the internet are looking to find a fix for this issue. Network Problems : Your internet connection could be unstable. Test Other Websites : Try accessing different websites to see if the issue is with your internet. Is Homeworkify not working?
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Microsegmentation – Secure Your Internal Network
CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
Microsegmentation brings three important things to the table: 1) support for network virtualization; 2) support for software defined networking; and 3) automation. It enables Internet at Scale. Persistence means that virtual machines can move dynamically, while the policies follow the workloads. It’s a beautiful thing.
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Commentary: We must prepare our systems of learning for future disruptions with equitable access to opportunity
GeekWire
MARCH 20, 2021
The vast majority of our kids don’t have full and equitable access to the educational opportunities that trigger critical thinking, curiosity, collaboration, creativity, and a broader definition of literacy — information literacy, media literacy, financial literacy and technology literacy. The first step is understanding the current problems.
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The Three Tenets of Zero Trust Security
SecureWorld News
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Attempted access to the company network can come from remote workers using unsecured devices, other mobile devices in the field, Internet of Things (IoT) environments, and other uncertain sources. This is the essence of the Zero Trust security architecture, which is gaining popularity in virtually all sectors.
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Why You Need to Get on the Zero Trust Network Access Express Lane
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 23, 2022
Today’s work from anywhere culture, escalating ransomware, and an explosion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are among the trends that are driving enterprises to rethink their approach to secure network access. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have long been the go-to method for providing remote users secure access to the corporate network.
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How Big is the Hosted Desktop (DaaS) Market - Part 1
Fountainhead
OCTOBER 5, 2017
Enter Virtual Desktops. However, the cloud-hosted virtual desktop goes one step further. Its data and user experience is delivered over the public internet. MSPmentor, in their 2012 Global Report (part of TalkinCloud), notes that Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) represents is offered by 48.9% of the top 100 MSPs.
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ReBoot – Where Is My TV Guide?
A CIO's Voice
DECEMBER 13, 2013
With the internet you can find virtually any fact you need. When was the last time you looked up a definition for a word? MSOffice has made them obsolete as well or you can use the internet. Filed under: Life and Technology , Random Thoughts , ReBoot Tagged: books , Internet , magazines , technology.
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What wearing Apple’s Vision Pro headset does to our brains
Vox
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
You could theoretically go about your daily routine, giving voice commands to the internet-connected headset and making bright distracting screens a thing of the past. Or will a small group of us end up playing video games in a completely — and probably lonely — virtual world? It’s a dream the tech industry is still chasing.
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Hybrid working: network managers need to take care of unfinished business
CIO Business Intelligence
DECEMBER 13, 2022
But even though hybrid working is here to stay, organizations may still lack the cybersecurity controls and business-grade internet connections, like SD-WAN, that are required to support remote and hybrid workers. It was built for in-person collaboration within the office, not virtual collaboration.
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Why Are eBooks Better for Kindergarten?
Kitaboo
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Dictionary : Children only need to click on the word they find difficult to understand, and this tool will provide them with a child-appropriate definition of that word. Some eBooks also come with offline accessibility, enabling children to access them without an internet connection.
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We’re all famous now
Vox
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
For Hayes, this means a lot of us are chasing validation in a place that can never really give it to us, because we don’t really know or care about the people on the other side of the virtual wall. I basically think there’s two kinds of internet. There’s good internet and bad internet. Then there’s the bad internet.
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Junior Geek of the Month: Heven Ambachew uses tech to pursue her passion around social justice
GeekWire
JULY 29, 2020
” Ambachew and other instructors created a game on Roblox and they’re holding classes virtually during the ongoing pandemic. An image from the virtual class that Heven Ambachew is teaching with Geeking Out Kids of Color using Roblox, a game platform and creation system. from Ethiopia when she was 10. GOKiC screen grab).
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Expedia Group CEO on Google antitrust case: ‘Very pleased to see the government finally taking action’
GeekWire
OCTOBER 20, 2020
Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern speaks from his home during a session at the virtual GeekWire Summit on Tuesday. “I think there’s definitely truth in all of those statements,” Kern said when asked about that section of the House antitrust report during his GeekWire Summit appearance. We just want a fair fight.”
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Technology Short Take 154
Scott Lowe
APRIL 29, 2022
My link of links and articles from around the Internet is a bit light on networking and virtualization this time around, but heftier in the security, cloud, and OS/application sections. I don’t know about it killing puppies, but it’s definitely not a good idea. Virtualization. Enjoy the content! Networking.
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This startup could be a dog owner’s best friend as it uses machine learning to help guide key decisions
GeekWire
JUNE 19, 2020
Scout works by scouring the internet for relevant information and learning along the way what the human user accepts and rejects. “It definitely is an idea that will be across all life transitions,” Opie said. “My team all loves dogs.
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10 Funny Tweets to Promote #CybersecurityAwareness
SecureWorld News
OCTOBER 6, 2021
We can all agree on one thing: Cybersecurity is definitely witnessing a moment in the news. RESOURCES] Register to attend SecureWorld's Texas Virtual Conference , which already has a packed agenda. From ransomware to the social media power outage, our news feeds are already full to the brim and this is just the beginning of October.
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Ready or not, IoT is transforming your world
Dataconomy
AUGUST 29, 2023
The Internet of Things (IoT), a revolutionary network of interconnected devices and systems, is propelling us into a new era of possibilities. The rapid advancement of technology has paved the way for a world where virtually everything is interconnected.
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Some AMD Ryzen 5000 Processors Are Back in Stock
Gizmodo
MARCH 9, 2021
You are definitely not hallucinating that Micro Center display case full of AMD CPUs. Consumers can purchase AMD 5000-series CPUs again, and there seems to be plenty of stock to go around. Read more.
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Big Data: The Hadoop Business Case
CTOvision
JULY 9, 2014
The Internet is overloaded with definitions, characteristics, and benefits; however, few discussions synthesize all three of these topics in one place. This definition was published in an article entitled “What is Big Data?” Certainly this size conforms to any logical definition of Big Data.
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How Can K-12 Schools Improve Learning Outcomes with Technology?
Kitaboo
JUNE 27, 2019
Also, with smartphones and Internet connections, they have any time access to online resources. AR makes it possible to add a layer of enhanced reality to a virtual world, which in turn, provides teachers an opportunity to enhance the learning experience, making it more alive, more relevant and more contextual to the learner.
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6 Innovative Methods for Onboarding New Employees
Kitaboo
JUNE 23, 2020
You have spent a lot of time and money finding and recruiting the best candidates for your company and definitely don’t want to stand the risk of losing them. The rise of the Internet, a globally dispersed workforce, mass hiring and increased cost of recruitment are redefining the organizational approach to employee onboarding.
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Sharing Responsibility for Data Security in the Cloud
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 25, 2022
The security-shared-responsibility model provides a clear definition of the roles and responsibilities for security.”. With containers and virtual machines , the responsibility shifts and HPE GreenLake handles security for the lower layers that includes the hypervisors, software-defined networking, and container orchestration.
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Understanding the security shared responsibility model in an as-a-service world
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 8, 2023
The security-shared-responsibility model provides a clear definition of the roles and responsibilities for security.” With containers and virtual machines , the responsibility shifts and HPE GreenLake handles security for the lower layers that includes the hypervisors, software-defined networking, and container orchestration.
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Expedia Group’s CEO on the future of travel, and why big cities will someday ‘come roaring back’
GeekWire
OCTOBER 24, 2020
On this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we’re featuring highlights from our conversation with Kern about the future of travel and big cities, and his thoughts on virtual travel. Peter Kern: I think there’s definitely truth in all of those statements. Definitely, we’ve seen, strength in the alternative market for vrbo.
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Why F5 and Tempered Networks founder Jeff Hussey left retirement and ‘bought’ himself a job
GeekWire
AUGUST 15, 2020
Back in 1996, Hussey gambled on the belief that the internet would keep taking off and launched F5 Networks, which as a startup set out to manage and improve internet traffic. At home, I just installed a 65” hi-definition screen so I can see my entire team on a Zoom call.
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Reels is Facebook’s TikTok clone — and its future
Vox
MARCH 30, 2022
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made the company’s long-term plan clear: It’s all-in on the metaverse , a virtual world where people can use augmented and virtual reality tech to interact with each other. It was lightning in a bottle,” Benjamin Black, co-head of US internet equity research at Deutsche Bank, told Recode.
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Are you ready for networking in 2025 and beyond?
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
For example, while your organisation may already have tapped the power of the Internet of Things and edge computing (perhaps even enhanced by the speed and stability of private 5G in the quest for digital transformation, this does not automatically make you future-proof. What comes next?
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SAMOS – How To Evaluate Disruptive Innovation
CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
Like many solutions, Nutanix converges “storage,” “compute” & virtualization. In addition to storage, compute, and virtualization, they converged, DNS, DHCP and their own hypervisor. Lego bricks embody the SAMOS principle of modularity because they allow you to create virtually anything. Nothing about Nutanix is simplistic.
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What are decision support systems? Sifting data for better business decisions
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Decision support systems definition A decision support system (DSS) is an interactive information system that analyzes large volumes of data for informing business decisions. Farmers use DSS to help them determine the best time to plant, fertilize, and reap their crops. Clinical DSS. These systems help clinicians diagnose their patients.
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Technology Predictions: What Will the World be Like in 2020?
Galido
OCTOBER 7, 2019
The entertainment sector has also benefited from these technological advances through the incorporation of virtual reality into immersion experiences. Internet of Things (IoT). With all this, it will no longer be just the internet of things. It will be the “internet of everything” and “everywhere.”
The Guardian: Why nations need intelligent, differentiated strategies for investing in broadband
Trends in the Living Networks
AUGUST 9, 2012
Last week The Guardian asked me to write an article from a futurist’s perspective commenting on the debate on Britain’s internet priorities. They published it under the title For better internet connectivity, we must invest in bandwidth. For better internet connectivity, we must invest in bandwidth.
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