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RSS processing powerThe Power-1 Performance Architecture: Delivering Application-Layer Security at Data Center Performance Levels
White Paper These attacks - disguised as legitimate traffic - require a deeper level of inspection that needs more processing power. Companies have always faced a tradeoff with network security. Do they lock down... [13 Nov 2009]
The Gold Standard for Operating System Security: SKPP
White Paper Because the operating system controls the resources (e.g.memory, processing time, devices) of the computer, it has the power to prevent unauthorized access to these resources and information flowing... [13 Nov 2009]
Adding the Easy Button to the Cloud With SnowFlock and MPI
White Paper Those APIs usually take several minutes to perform their VM-management tasks, forcing users to keep VMs idling and pay for unused processing time, rather than shut VMs down and power them on as needed. [12 Nov 2009]
Virtualizing the Datacenter Without Compromising Server Performance
White Paper Physical servers' processing and computing powers have been increasing for the past years, giving rise to a new breed of multi-core and multi-bit processors, with unprecedented amounts of memory and disk space. [12 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine? Part II
Comment When working from home in the mornings I usually have five or six Firefox browser tabs open, one or two Internet Explorer windows for access to our VPN and content management system (CMS), and a word processing application. [09 Nov 2009]
Why CIOs are saying yes to open source software
News Hachette Filipacchi's Bellenberg said while there is no reason why Open Office couldn't be used for "lower-impact" word processing or spreadsheets, there's still a way to go to obtain wide acceptance of such applications. [28 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News Improvements to the way Windows 7 uses memory and processing power compared to Vista means that, unlike Vista, businesses will not have to invest in new PCs to run it. The outlook from analysts, however,... [21 Oct 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: What is intelligence?
Comment You can have intelligence without memory and processing power (in the discrete sense). So provided the complex product is far greater than unity, if we increase processing... [08 Oct 2009]
A Quick Primer on Data Center Tier Classifications
White Paper A four-tier system rates a facility's ability to support uninterrupted operation of its data processing activities. The tier classification system measures the performance of a site's operating infrastructure, which... [06 Oct 2009]
Stay One Step Ahead With Comodo 2048-Bit Certificates
White Paper An exponential trend in computer processing power has resulted in the ability for criminals to compromise 1024- bit key strength certificates. If one is still using a 1024-bit certificate, one may soon... [06 Oct 2009]
DDoS: A Threat You Can't Afford to Ignore
White Paper Distributed denial of service, otherwise known as DDoS, refers to a form of attack whereby a number of source IPs simultaneously send an abnormally large number of packets to a particular destination, thereby overwhelming the bandwidth... [06 Oct 2009]
Workload Characterization of a Lightweight SSL Implementation Resistant to Side-Channel Attacks
White Paper Ever-growing mobility and ubiquitous wireless Internet access raise the need for secure communication with devices that may be severely constrained in terms of processing power, memory capacity and... [05 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying no to Macs
News The power of Apple's 64-bit processing is very attractive," Spire Healthcare IM&T director Marc O'Brien said. Apple's desktop market share has been inching up for some time and, if analyst stats are... [02 Oct 2009]
Physical Security in Mission Critical Facilities
White Paper Security of the data center accounts for it's surroundings as well as data processing equipment inside and the systems supporting them. Physical security is critical to achieving availability goals of mission critical... [01 Oct 2009]
Beyond CRM: How to improve customer interactions
Comment Meanwhile, for customer service representatives, determining what letter should be sent can be a manually intensive, time-consuming process, and such communications often require review and approval before they are delivered to the... [25 Sep 2009]
