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25 December 2018  — 23 min read
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25 December 2018  — 23 min read
Blockchain, cryptocurrencies and ICO – learn the basics
The use of gold as money began thousands of years ago – as gold was the most resistant to aging and elements. During the early and high Middle Ages, Byzantine gold Solidus was the de-facto standard through the Europe and Mediterranean. As the Byzantine empire declined, its importance diminished together with the supply of gold, and European territories adopted silver to expand the money supply and extend their economies.
25 December 2018  — 6 min read
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25 December 2018  — 6 min read
How to get rid of junk mail
Who has never received spam in their email? It is inevitable, we cannot avoid being bombarded with emails that we do not want, but perhaps, we can find a way to automatically detect and eliminate them without the risk of losing communications that are really important. Shall we get to work?
25 December 2018  — 5 min read
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25 December 2018  — 5 min read
Choose a backup provider
Eventually, everyone needs to make a backup, but how to do it? What software to use? Choosing the backup provider that best suits our needs is important, so we do not waste time or money, and especially, so we are sure that, if necessary, our data is actually there and there is no problem when we recover our information, restore the system or servers. What should we consider?
21 December 2018  — 6 min read
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21 December 2018  — 6 min read
Avoid a phishing attack
Cyberattacks occur daily and you need to have information on them to be able to defend yourself, both by preventing the attack from happening and by knowing how to solve the damage they may have caused, because they cannot always be avoided. With this method, cybercriminals obtain very valuable data and personal information with which they can steal the identity of the victim. But they can be avoided, do you want to know how?
20 December 2018  — 10 min read
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20 December 2018  — 10 min read
Showdown: Encrypted Cloud Storage vs. External Hard Drives
Gone are the days when people used personal computers just to write letters or work on spreadsheets. No, these days, computers (and even our smartphones) help us do everything from booking reservations and conversing with friends and family to filing our taxes and everything in between. Also, let us not forget how many of us use our systems as entertainment sources with social media and video streaming. Consequently, we store and keep more data on our devices than ever before. And, if you’re like most people, a lot of that data is stuff you don’t want to lose. Therefore, in this article, we will discuss backing up your data to external hard drives and encrypted cloud storage, as well as the pros and cons of each.
04 December 2018  — 3 min read
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04 December 2018  — 3 min read
GUEST BLOG: Backup Customers’ Choice – Important Recognition in 2018, But Must Evolve for the Future
When Gartner announced the 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice awards for Data Center Backup and Recovery products last week, the foresight and vision displayed by Acronis generated a surprise appearance. That’s because unlike the other six vendors recognized as a Customers’ Choice, Acronis was not covered in Gartner’s previous Magic Quadrants for Backup and Recovery. Instead, Acronis earned the recognition as Peer Insights Customers’ Choice because actual product users submitted enough high-quality testimonials and scores to get the company added to the awards list.
20 November 2018  — 5 min read
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20 November 2018  — 5 min read
The Five Tenets of the Most Secure Backup
When you consider that 93 percent of companies file for bankruptcy within 12 months of a disaster that blocked access to their data for 10 days or more, planning for the worst is just smart business. But keeping systems running without interruption is ongoing and often resource draining.
20 November 2018  — 6 min read
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20 November 2018  — 6 min read
Blockchain: Five leading-edge applications of the ledger
The recent explosion of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is finally bringing the idea of blockchain and the distributed ledger to the general public’s attention.
20 November 2018  — 3 min read
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20 November 2018  — 3 min read
How To Block Cryptomining Scripts In Your Web Browser
As the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Monero skyrocketed last year, a more sinister trend came with it. Cybercriminals saw the opportunity to hijack unprotected computers to use their processing power to mine cryptocurrency – an activity that involves calculating extremely complex mathematical problems.
20 November 2018  — 15 min read
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20 November 2018  — 15 min read
Tackling Hard Disk Corruption
A How To on using Windows chkdsk utility to address storage disk corruption. The Windows DISKPART utility is also discussed here in part.
05 November 2018  — 4 min read
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05 November 2018  — 4 min read
GUEST BLOG: Gain Multi-Cloud Interoperability Overcoming Challenges
Multi-cloud is defined as an approach that combines more than one cloud (public or private), from more than a single cloud vendor. However, this is not an aggregation of various services from different vendors, it requires a mandatory glue - cloud-agnostic approach with interoperability across all providers. In this guest blog from Jelastic, we look at what challenges can be faced while multi-cloud implementation, and how to achieve the required interoperability.
02 November 2018  — 4 min read
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02 November 2018  — 4 min read
How Machine Learning Can be Used to Prevent Ransomware
Some say problems are just opportunities for creative solutions. For technically inclined individuals, this can mean writing a new computer program – or for super complex problems, recruiting a little in-human help known as machine learning (ML) technology.