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September 15, 2014

Did You Know Data Centers Can Protect Your Data From EMPs?

That’s right, folks. The time to put the question that keeps to up at night to rest: your pictures from your junior prom will be safe from a nuclear attack. Rejoice! Oh, and if you’re one of those people constantly worrying […]
September 11, 2014

Will Apple Pay challenge Google Wallet?

  On Tuesday September 9th, 2014, Apple held it’s Keynote press conference in Cupertino, CA. The conference was labeled as the biggest in years as many consumers and media awaited the release of the speculated new smart watch from the […]
September 10, 2014

‘Internet Slowdown Day’ Invokes Spinning Wheel of Frustration

The ubiquitous spinning wheel: the symbol of your computer slowing down, websites taking forever to load, and just general slowness. It’s the bane of existence of everyone that’s ever used a computer. Today is Internet Slowdown day and the symbol […]
September 9, 2014

Greenpeace Pushes for Green Movement in Data Centers

Greenpeace is pushing for a cleaner Internet with their new #clickclean campaign. The new promotion is pushing for the major Internet players—the Facebooks, Googles, and Amazons—to use renewable energy in their data center infrastructures. It takes very little energy of […]
September 3, 2014

Are The United States’ Data Centers Wasting Energy?

This is somewhat concerning but should be all that surprising, really: Data Centers in the United States are wasting an estimated $3 billion worth of energy power annually according to the US-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). That’s a lot of […]
September 2, 2014

Your Cloud Got Hacked? Hate to Say We Told You So.

  If you haven’t heard by now, your everythings on Apple’s Cloud Storage system, iCloud, is not safe. Do you hear me!? Not safe! Abort! Jump ship! Delete everything that you hold near and dear because the hackers are coming! […]
August 28, 2014

How to Prepare Yourself for the Hidden Costs of VoIP

Maybe you have heard of VoIP, maybe you haven’t—but trust me: one day you will. VoIP, if you don’t know, stands for “Voice Over IP” or internet-based phone service to simplify more. And more and more businesses are making the […]