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Why R2? Your Next SAN with SMB 3.02 Scale-out File Servers
IT Pros Rock!
OCTOBER 31, 2013
In this article, we’ll discuss building “Your Next SAN” – a configuration leveraging commodity hardware, Storage Spaces and SMB 3.02 S TORAGE!
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Leaked SMB exploits make malware powerful, warns Cylance
Computer Weekly
AUGUST 15, 2017
Four key exploits at the heart of hacking tools leaked by the Shadow Brokers have given malware authors a lot of power, say security researchers
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An SMB Cloud UC Migration Framework You Can Steal
IT Toolbox
JUNE 20, 2017
A Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) platform can serve as the backbone for a small to medium-sized business (SMB). As such, it’s important for your SMB to have a cloud UC migration strategy that taxes neither your IT department (if one exists) or just plain inconveniences your business. UCaaS in the world of your SMB is your single point of contact with the rest of
Big Data, People and the SMB
Eric D. Brown
MAY 19, 2014
Additionally, those large organizations are well ahead of their small and medium business (SMB) counterparts. There are a number of reasons for the lag between large organizations and SMB. In the world of the SMB, the ability to bring in new people just isn’t there.
Small Medium Business (SMB) IT continues to gain respect, what about SOHO?
Storage IO Blog
DECEMBER 26, 2013
Blog post: Small Medium Business (SMB) IT continues to gain respect, what about SOHO? Note that in Information Technology (IT) conversations there are multiple meanings for SMB including Server Message Block aka Microsoft Windows CIFS (Common Internet File System) along with its SAMBA implementation, however for this piece the context is Small Medium Business.
CTOvision Named To BizTech’s List Of Top 30 Must-Read Blogs For the Small to Mid-sized Business
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
Amid all of this, SMB owners and IT leaders are busy running their businesses, and don’t often have time to stay on top of the key technologies and IT trends affecting the SMB market. Big Data CTO Cyber Security News Business mid-sized Silicon Valley Small business SMB United States
SingleHop Raises $14.8M To Accelerate SMB Cloud Business
Data Center Knowledge
MAY 20, 2014
IaaS and hosting startup sees opportunity for growth with technologically sophisticated SMBs Read More. Cloud Computing Featured Hosting Investing
Two examples of data helping SMB’s
Eric D. Brown
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
IBM recently reported on two examples of SMB’s using big data to better manage their business in a piece titled “ Here’s What Salame and Sequined Dresses Have in Common ”. Big Data SMB
What Effect Cloud Computing Will Have on the Future of SMB's
IT Toolbox
MAY 2, 2017
Cloud computing has provided major benefits to businesses of all shapes and sizes, with SMBs proving to get the most out of this revolutionary technology
Microsoft will likely fix Windows SMB denial-of-service flaw on Patch Tuesday
Network World
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
Microsoft will likely wait until February 14 to fix a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the SMB network file sharing protocol that can be exploited to crash Windows computers. The vulnerability was disclosed Thursday when the security researcher who found it posted a proof-of-concept exploit for it on GitHub. There was concern initially that the flaw might also allow for arbitrary code execution and not just denial-of-service, which would have made it critical.
Big Files and Lots of Little File Processing and Benchmarking with Vdbench
Storage IO Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
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Google Apps for Work gets an SMB boost via Kronos integration
ComputerWorld Consumerization IT
JANUARY 12, 2016
Small businesses that use Kronos workforce-management software will soon be able to tap familiar Google tools in their HR efforts thanks to a new integration project now under way. Kronos and Google have teamed up to integrate Google Apps for Work with the Kronos Workforce Ready cloud suite for small and midsize businesses, Kronos announced Tuesday, giving SMBs new ability to engage office employees and remote workers via familiar Google Apps and mobile devices.
Vendor management and looking beyond SMB firewalls, anti-virus, and data backups
IT Toolbox
JULY 24, 2017
I just had lunch with a long-time business colleague who specializes in IT consulting and network systems integration for small and medium-sized businesses. From servers to PBXs and everything in between, his company sells, installs, and manages entire network environments for its customers. Companies like my colleague’s are the backbone of the enormously large group of businesses
Symantec looks to up the ante on SMB security with Endpoint Protection Cloud
Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
A new security product from Symantec hopes to better secure small businesses against ransomware and other targeted cyberattacks
Step-By-Step: Using AzCopy to Transfer Files to Azure
CanITPro
DECEMBER 28, 2015
A few weeks ago, I posted an article on configuring SMB file shares in Azure to leverage shared drives from within Azure or from on-premise. But what if you are unable to access these SMB file shares due to port restrictions?
Inaugural episode of the SSD Show podcast at Myce.com
Storage IO Blog
AUGUST 24, 2013
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Infographic and interview: The explosion of cybercrime and how to protect your business
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 18, 2016
Cybersecurity expert Ron Schlecht explains how even small breaches can cost enterprise and SMB companies millions A new chart details how cybercrime ballooned in the past decade.
Seagate Shuts Down its Cloud Storage Service Wuala
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 21, 2015
Seagate says it wants to focus on consumer and SMB cloud partnerships Read More. Shared
The People Challenge for the Midsize Organization
Eric D. Brown
MAY 27, 2014
The challenge of finding the right people and technologies isn’t just an SMB challenge. That’s the difficulty for many SMB’s – it is often hard to keep people interested for a long career due to limited opportunities. Management People HR Small Business SMB
HPE Debuts ProLiant Easy Connect Platform for SMBs
Data Center Knowledge
APRIL 13, 2016
HPE is looking to capture a larger share of the SMB market with the launch of the ProLiant Easy Connect Managed Hybrid solution, the first in a new series of plug and play devices for small and mid-sized businesses sold exclusively through the channel.
How Chatham Financial optimized its big data for better insights
Tech Republic Big Data
MAY 10, 2016
Here's how one company dealt with the obstacles of being an SMB, and put its data to work For SMBs, data can be a challenge.
8 Reasons Managed IT Services Grow Stronger SMB
ITGCT
JANUARY 12, 2017
The post 8 Reasons Managed IT Services Grow Stronger SMB appeared first on Information Technology Group.
More Windows PCs infected with NSA backdoor DoublePulsar
Network World
APRIL 24, 2017
For example, Dan Tentler, CEO of the Phobos Group , suggested that Monday would not be a good day for many people, as his newest scan showed about 25 percent of all vulnerable and publicly exposed SMB machines are infected. The number of Windows computers infected with NSA backdoor malware continues to rise since Shadow Brokers leaked the hacking tools on April 14. DoublePulsar infection rate climbing.
Study: More than 50% of SMBs were breached in the past year
Network World
JULY 6, 2016
A new study conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by password management provider Keeper Security analyzed the state of cybersecurity in small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and found that confidence in SMB security is shockingly low (just 14% of the companies surveyed rated their ability to mitigate cyber attacks as highly effective).
How UC Supports the Needs of Mobile Workers
IT Toolbox
MAY 25, 2016
Up to this point, my posts have focused on specific job functions and roles that are found to varying degrees within an SMB. To close out this series , I’m going to focus on the largest and perhaps most important group of end users when it comes to UC. Each has a distinct set of communications
Massive Ransomware Outbreak Highlights Need For A Digital Extortion Decision Tree
Forrester IT
MAY 12, 2017
Early analysis indicates the malware spreads via SMB protocol, possibly using a vulnerability published by Microsoft on March 14 th , per CCN CERT National Cryptologic Center. 5/12/2017 might be another day of cyber-infamy based on malware as hospitals and critical infrastructure providers are locked out of their machines due to what appears to be a new variant of ransomware dubbed WannaCry spreading through corporate networks.
HPE targets SMBs with new flash and software-defined storage options
Tech Republic Data Center
AUGUST 15, 2016
HPE recently announced the StoreVirtual 3200 and MSA 2042, which it is marketing toward SMB customers
How to Soothe Growing Pains with ERP
IT Toolbox
JUNE 16, 2016
Your company is moving up from an SMB to a global corporation, but you may be feeling the growing pains of success. According to a survey of over 1,100 SMB owners in the United States, the top five challenges to growth for 2016 are:
EternalRocks network worm uses 7 NSA hacking tools
Network World
MAY 21, 2017
EternalBlue and DoublePulsar Malwarebytes believes WannaCry did not spread by a malicious spam email campaign, but by an scanning operation that searched for vulnerable public facing SMB ports, then used EternalBlue to get on the network and DoublePulsar to install the ransomware.
Fast-growing Digerati attacks rich SMB VoIP market
IT Toolbox
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
According to estimates, some 75% of U.S. SMBs have yet to migrate to VoIP communications – an opportunity driving strategy for Digerati Technologies, the Texas-based cloud communications specialist identified by Deloitte as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. The company, which includes VoIP transport and SIP trunking among its services, says it is focusing on
Shadow Brokers teases more Windows exploits and cyberespionage data
Network World
MAY 16, 2017
The Shadow Brokers was responsible for leaking EternalBlue, the Windows SMB exploit that was used by attackers in recent days to infect hundreds of thousands of computers around the world with the WannaCry ransomware program. A group of hackers that previously leaked alleged U.S. National Security Agency exploits claims to have even more attack tools in its possession and plans to release them in a new subscription-based service.
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