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Stephen J. Richards
Member since 30th May 2007
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15th August 2008
With business being conducted more and more so online and the use of the Internet having primary relevance in today’s society comes the need for regulation and protection in a way never needed before. As new ways of doing business online grow so do the ...
29th July 2008
Technology, we all have to have it to run our businesses more efficiently. Although technology has allowed us significant increases in productivity and efficiency, they have not come without cost. The level of sophistication necessary to resolve technical...
27th June 2008
Databases provide a convenient means of storing vast amounts of information, allowing the information to be sorted, searched, viewed, and manipulated according to the business needs and
goals. A computer database relies upon software to organize the
sto...
20th May 2008
It is no secret that there are computer hackers out there and any information on our computer systems is susceptible to attack. Ensuring confidentiality of sensitive information is critical to any organization. Any compromise of information about your bus...
08th May 2008
Management of business data is becoming ever more complex and important with increasing pressures of security, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance. Technology is allowing businesses to create and store exponentially more data.
Understanding h...
07th February 2008
Administration of IMS full function and Fast Path databases can have
a significant impact on the overall performance and usability of critical business applications. Databases must be recognized to modify the database schema so that physical disk space c...
22nd January 2008
Whether a company relies heavily on database activity for critical everyday business operations or only for select requirements, the loss of data due to technological failure can have far reaching negative implications. The loss of valuable information an...
22nd January 2008
The concepts of backing up a computer and archiving documents often get confused.
To clarify the difference, let’s start with what a backup is. Generally, a backup is a short-term retention copy of a file or record that is made in case the original ...
06th November 2007
All computers have memory. Without it, we would just have a devicethat does fixed operations and it would be more like a calculator. Sowhat is computer memory and how does it work?Technically, computer memory is any form of electro...
01st November 2007
Computer data backup is an ever-changing and sophisticated field, especially as technologies become more complex. This complexity is due to two factors; first the cost/performance versus size of various memory-storage systems and second, the way users org...
20th October 2007
Computers, it seems as if they have been around forever. Yet it wasn’t until the 1981 that the first personal computer was introduced by IBM – only twenty six years ago.So who invented the first computer and how did it evolve to what it is...
20th September 2007
Businesses are increasingly reliant on internet availability for their critical business operations and revenue generation. What were once brick and mortar stores targeting customers in their local geographic area are now interactive websites offering pro...
13th September 2007
Record keeping is almost as old as human existence! From cavemen painting on cave walls and the ancients writing on papyrus or on their tombs, we have detailed records of their time and their lives. Today, we have more sophisticated methods of record keep...
24th July 2007
In today’s technology reliant business world, companies are becoming increasingly responsive to the need to protect and retain valuable business data. One often overlooked means of protecting against data loss and equipment damage is the utilization of ...
01st July 2007
RAID stands for “redundant array of independent disks,” or sometimes “redundant array of inexpensive disks.” RAID refers to a hardware arrangement that allows for the storage of data in multiple places on two or more disk drives used in combinatio...
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