📅 - Microsoft announced they have acquired Metanautix, a big data analytics company. The company allows data to be aggregated across different silos and into the petabyte scale SQL databases.
Large customers, such as Shutterfly and HP use Metanautix for seamless data supply chains. The technology will be brought to the Microsoft data platform including the Cortana Analytics Suite and SQL Server.
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A flaw in the hashing approached was how the breach happened. The hack followed the VTech hack from November and both attacks revealed data, which was related to children. Sanrio has urged parents to ensure the passwords of their children are updated.
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📅 - GoDaddy Announced They Won’t Advertise During the Super Bowl in 2016 - GoDaddy, a domain name provider and web hosting company, had recently announced they will break their streak of advertising in 11 straight Super Bowls this February. They will not run an advertisement this year due to the risqué nature of past commercials and the controversy they have caused.
A large reason for the move is to save money because the company reported a loss of $71.3 million in August. Last year, GoDaddy reduced the amount they spent for the Super Bowl ad and this year they will be using more data-driven marketing instead of Super Bowl advertising. .
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In this case that you realize your freebie offers aren't working, it might be time for a new strategy. Many are turning to content upgrades in order to compete with top bloggers whose subscriber rate is huge. If you're ready to give your blog the boost it needs to stay relevant, interesting, and gain followers, here is a look at why you should offer content upgrades.
📅 - Joomla Warning Issued by Managed Hosting Provider WiredTree - WiredTree issued a Joomla CMS warning recently stating a possible vulnerability within the system. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and offers a variety of hosting services, such as virtual, dedicated and hybrid.
WiredTree announced the vulnerability and stated it could impact Joomla versions prior to 3.4.6. They recommended that users upgrade immediately and stated that any users of 1.5.X or 2.5.X could use “hot-fixes” to patch the issue.
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📅 - Security and Backup Tips for the Business Traveler - When you are a business traveler, security is of extra importance. Not only do you need to be aware of your company's data security, but backing up your work is crucial as well. Backups are often overlooked on personal computers which leads people into a panic when files are lost and they are trying to recover them.
For a business owner, it's a different story when your computer's files suddenly vanish and you don't have a backup in place. You have a responsibility to the company to make sure your files are backed up, your data is safe, and you are handling your work tasks while traveling. Here is a look at how to make sure your security and backup strategies are in place as you travel for
📅 - What Should you Consider for your IT Budget? - Have you looked over your IT budget to see how you did this year? With the end of the year here, it's a good time to look things over and see where we did well and where we could have better maximized our funds. Where can we more carefully plan for next year?
It's a good time to sit down and start planning on doing better next year and look at areas you may have overlooked this year. IT managers and CIOs should do this at the end of each year to see how their budgeting went for the year and how next year can be improved. Here is a look at what you should consider when it's time to look over your IT budget.
Where to begin
A good place to start is to meet with your company's IT pros to lo