system failure
UK ID cards rollout hit by delay as launch date revealed
News The government's failure to issue any cards whatsoever despite their October target is symptomatic of the scheme as a whole. I would like to see the system as a whole scrapped. The controversial ID... [16 Nov 2009]
Advantages and Disadvantages of EFS and Effective Recovery of Encrypted Data
White Paper This paper assess the advantages and disadvantages of EFS technology and also review the different options for restoring encrypted data using EFS, in the event of password loss or system failure. The... [13 Nov 2009]
A Survey of BGP Security Issues and Solutions
White Paper A major limitation of BGP is its failure to adequately address security. This paper considers the current vulnerabilities of the interdomain routing system and surveys both research and standardization... [11 Nov 2009]
Power Solutions Article:Â Highly Available Virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V and SCVMM 2008
White Paper In virtualized environments, high availability can be critical to avoiding lost revenue, maintaining productivity, and protecting data from system failure. Combining Microsoft® Hyper-V technology with... [05 Nov 2009]
'Incompetent': Watchdog's verdict on prisoner database
News Parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee has branded the implementation of the National Offender Management Information System (C-Nomis) a failure. Chair of the PAC, Edward Leigh,... [03 Nov 2009]
Technical Description: IBMXIV Storage System
White Paper The XIVsystem provides consistency under all conditions, immunity to hotspots, and consistent performance in the face of hardware failure. The IBMXIV® Storage System offers a new level of high-end disk... [13 Oct 2009]
MagicNET: The Human Immune System and Network Security System
White Paper The main reason for their failure is the use of point solutions to protect hosts and reactive approach against intrusions. The paper studied human immune system, which survives under dynamic changing... [06 Oct 2009]
Making the University Unstoppable
White Paper Keep crucial university financial data and applications - including payroll, inventory, and accounting - protected and available in the face of user error, system failure, and complete disaster. The... [02 Oct 2009]
Reliability Analysis of the APC Symmetra MW Power System
White Paper The mathematical method accounts for uncertainty in failure rates and component performance, and provides detailed guidance as to the contribution of each system component to the overall risk of... [01 Oct 2009]
Ten Errors to Avoid When Commissioning a Data Center
White Paper Data center commissioning can deliver an unbiased evaluation of whether a newly constructed data center will be an operational success or a failure. Proper execution of the commissioning process is a critical step in... [01 Oct 2009]
Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: VRLA Reliability and Safety
White Paper It will examine the expected performance, life cycle factors, and failure mechanisms of VRLA batteries. This white paper explores how the technology affects overall battery life and system reliability. [01 Oct 2009]
Are dinosaur managers and poor teaching holding back Digital Britain?
News But it warned the UK's potential around technology - and thus the potential of IT to drive economic recovery - is being held back by the current crop of business leaders who are failing to 'get IT', and also by the... [23 Sep 2009]
Impact of Unlicensed Software on Mid-Market Companies
White Paper This paper explores this trade-off and concludes that companies with unlicensed software do not have lower IT spend, but may incur far greater risk of system failure, data loss and employee discontent. [16 Sep 2009]
After the Storm: A New Era for Risk Management in Financial Services
White Paper Despite unprecedented efforts by governments, central banks and regulators, the cost to the global economy of the failure of the financial system will be huge, and felt over an extremely long period.... [16 Sep 2009]
Photos: Game over for boring business training
Photo Good performance is rewarded with exploding fireworks, while failure will see the avatar on the street, holding a sign saying "Will BPM for food". Linda Macaulay, professor of information system design... [08 Sep 2009]