Differences and similarities between business and personal cloud servers

 

Introduction

Both businesses and individuals use “the cloud” for various purposes, above all to save space on their hard drives. Some cloud servers serve exclusively one or the other and there will necessary be numerous differences between the two types, some of which are described below.

 

Backup strategies

When it comes to needing a backup strategy - and this is especially true when you are working with the cloud - the demands are greater for business than for personal data. Backup is of tremendous importance because after all, a file is only as good as its most recent backup. Anyone who prizes the data on his or her computer naturally wants to have it backed up so that it will not be lost, but for businesses this requirement is especially great.

Businesses have traditionally used on-site solutions to conduct backup operations, using a server to back up their software and tapes or disks for their audio and video files. They have created two sets of backups, one on-site and one off-site for safekeeping. More recently, businesses have been turning to other ways of backing up their data and cloud computing has become the greatest trend.
 

Large amounts of business data

The demands are greater for business for several reasons. One is that businesses - even the smallest of them - tend to accumulate larger stores of data than do private individuals, sometimes even entering the terabyte (trillion-byte) range. With such huge data storage, it may not be enough simply to back it up on the cloud, and so many companies provide local as well as cloud backup; DriveHQ is an example of such a hybrid service provider. Much bandwidth can be saved by this method.
 

Compliance regulations

Another reason is the large number of compliance regulations regarding business cloud storage, which apply even to the small offices of doctors or lawyers. Business users have to worry about whether the data centers in which the cloud backup services that they use store their data are compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) or the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), a federal law that sets forth the standards by which all public accounting firms and public company boards must abide. Personal users, on the other hand, do not have to concern themselves with these regulations. The backup solution provider Zetta is one that is very useful to businesses as it satisfies compliance requirements.
 

Security

Security is the third reason. Company computer systems are breached and compromised practically every day now. Events involving a department of the federal government of Canada in December 2012 showed just how unsafe it is to back up data on a portable device alone can be; a secure cloud server is usually just what businesses need. Then, too, there are other considerations, such as archiving business data (again, there are regulations in place that dictate how long companies of a certain type must keep their files) and the need to test the integrity of backups proactively rather than wait until one or more files are too badly corrupted to be restored. Of course home users need to worry about these things too, but not quite to the same extent.

 

Different types of data

It is not just the differing backup needs that distinguishes business and personal cloud servers from each other; they also store different types of data in the cloud. The private individual may use the cloud to store such personal items as photographs, videos of himself or herself and his family, friends, pets and other cherished people and things, and audio recordings, whereas the businessperson stores accounting records of all kinds - balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flows, journals, general and special ledgers and so on. They are also interested in the capacity to share data among staff members and employees who may be in different locations, particularly if the business is a nationwide or international venture. One of the best cloud computing companies and services like DropBox are thus of special interest to the business-oriented individual.


For the individual, the loss of data may be little more than an inconvenience. For the business, such a loss can result in a serious decrease in revenue.

 

How to Turn Your iPhone into a Trading Floor

We all might have seen various kinds of images and videos regarding the stock exchanges that are happening in this world and you would have seen various things such as Wall Street or any kinds of areas which is full of screens and full of information, where many people will shout and waving their ticket papers with more excitements. This is the place where the world trading will occur and this is the place where everyone wanted to stay around. This will let you to increase you standard of living and you can easily earn millions of dollars with this stock exchange.

But in turn, several development have been discussed and the developers have released many applications regarding this stock exchange functions. These applications will let you to bring the trade in your palm of hand. This allows anyone can easily enter into a stock exchange and also allows them to learn various tactics of the Trading market via their smart phones. The main fact is that, the Trading floor doesn’t make the screen to look like any sort of videos or movies. Thousands of brokers have entered into the online market and this makes them to earn money from the stock market by simply exchanging the deals. Since everyone around this globe has started to use the laptops or their personal computers for the business works, the trading has been changed into an easier way. Internet has played an immense role in these kinds of the deals and also this helps the stock exchangers to sell their stocks to anyone around this globe.

By using these applications, you can easily turn your iPhone into a Trading floor and completely brings you a entire course of new stuffs in your personal computer itself. This will not take much more investment and you can perform various levels of exchange in the market very easily. By using these applications, you can easily turns in to a professional, and you can do the trading very casually. Most probably, these application brings you to work more accurate with the forex trading, and also gives you a thrilling option while working in it. These kinds of works mainly involves in the trading once currency for another currency. This will provide more profit, and also you can easily decide which currency you can choose and also you can increase the profit by choosing a high value stocks in your exchange.

There are infinite numbers of ways from which you can get income from the stock exchange and also you can easily turn your work into money. These kinds of applications will allow you to watch various levels of changes in the prices that are varying in the forex market. These days, these apps are highly tied with the various brokers and this removes your various levels of worries with your account.
MetaTrader is an application, which lets you to focus on the internet marketing and also you can download this application from the internet and also check this link for more information, http://www.alpari.co.uk/en/trading-platforms/metatrader4.html.

DxO Optics Pro 6 Elite is free !

Christmas is not over yet. DxO editor, specializing in photography software offers until tomorrow December 31 DxO Optics Pro 6 Elite.

Just enter their email address on this page to receive a free activation key and download the application on Mac or Windows. DxO Optics Pro 6 Elite is a good competitor to Aperture and Lightroom used to process RAW files. It is not the latest version (dating to 2009) as DxO Optics Pro is now in its ninth version, but the software has not aged too badly and it works on Mavericks.

The complete list of cameras supported profiles is available there. Note that the license offered does not move to a higher version at a special price. DxO Optics Pro 9 is sold € 99 in the Standard Edition and 199 € in elite edition (promotional rates until tomorrow) .

Another promotional campaign ending soon (January 1) on the Millumin; an application for the video mapping for the Performing Arts. It is sold with a discount of 20% which puts the price at € 479 instead € 599. Several videos show the tool running, alone or through its plug-in After Effects.

4 Pieces of Technology Your Business Needs

If you are an entrepreneur who has just opened up a new company, you might have already determined that it isn’t easy to run a business without technology. We all know that technology serves a variety of benefits for businesses, from providing research tools to simply printing out our critical work documents. When we think of technology at work, we typically think about the usual, common items such as computers with internet service, keyboards, and projectors. However, what if there were other technological advancements which could provide you with a plethora of advantages? For instance, did you ever consider how beneficial an envelope printer could be? Here is a list of incredible forms of technology which can be useful for either the office or outside of work, which you might have not previously considered.
1. A Tablet
A tablet works almost like a mini computer, with all of the touchscreen features of a smartphone. With a tablet, you can access important apps, such as Dropbox, Kingsoft Office, TouchDown, and much more. These devices are light enough to carry with you to your meetings or even out to lunch. A tablet allows you to access your email as well, helping you to stay updated with important work information. This is a great way to stay in touch with your work outside of the office, since it can be transported nearly anywhere.
2. Envelope Printers
If you are searching for a way to mass-produce your mail, why not consider an envelope printer? Envelope printing is the ultimate way to meet the demands of high volume mailers. Envelope printing increases the efficiency of all of your direct mail campaigns by allowing you to place unique and even personalized messages on your envelopes that will encourage customers to take action. This is an excellent marketing strategy which will simultaneously boost your company’s productivity.
3. Scanners
A scanner is a very important part of your business. In the event that you need to digitalize a certain document, a scanner can make the process significantly easier. Once an image is scanned on the computer, it can be copied and edited accordingly. Additionally, it will remain stored on your work computer instantly, allowing you to always have that particular document. Scanning frees you from having file cabinets full of paper and allows you to have digital access to the documents needed. This preserves space and provides a greener alternative to filing.
4. Ergonomic Keyboards
Although these aren’t necessarily considered as technological as a tablet, ergonomic keyboards serve extremely helpful purposes for your business. For starters, an ergonomic keyboard can ensure the comfort of your employees through the ergonomic properties of the keyboard tray. It is a good way to avoid carpal tunnel or RSI (repetitive strain injury). Sometimes technology can serve our physical needs as well.
Whether you have just started out or you have been in business for years, these four ideas are perfect in case you are looking to spoil yourself or your employees. These pieces of technology serve a bountiful amount of purposes and will be sure to assist your company in the long run.
John Bowie is a CEO working in Philadelphia, PA. In his spare time, he enjoys writing about technology and business.

All new Apple Mac Pro

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Yup the long awaited time has come folks!!! The All new Apple Mac pro has hit the market with a big bang. Dec 19, quite a day for the Apple Company. Apple Company had made a revolution by creating a footprint. With just $3000 dollars to spare you could even own this baby yours.

Well what is it? 

Now there arouse a question in all your minds what is it? Seems so shiny and attractive. All could see is that it’s pretty. Some may even think what’s there in this cylinder and why should i buy the shiny, pretty cylinder for $3000?

Apple’s MacPro is a computer’s CPU can you believe it? Quite the shape it has isn’t it. It is the most powerful computer released till now, with extraordinary features and outstanding performances. Don’t be stunned till you hear out its features.

Details: 

Now let us go into the details. Now basically what does a CPU have? Probably a great processors, storage, Graphics and expansion etc. So what did the company do? Did they make new components to make the CPU? No. Your guess is wrong. They just thought of a way to make these components to arrange and work in a different fashion rather than an old boring way. Well what did they do you ask. Here let me show you.
Outstanding Features:

OS- Mac OS (Mavericks[10.9] 

Architecture: 

First things first, the architecture is stunning with a sleek black (also available in metallic silver) cylinder and a hole at the top to drive out the heat from the inner parts. 9.9 inches tall and has a diameter of about 6.6 inches. Withe help of Thunderbolt 2 ports the size is also considerably reduced and the connections for USB 3.0 are present at the back.

To connect the peripherals with your MacPro rotating it would be just fine rather than pulling it and getting hit at the table while making a connection.

• Unified thermal core:

All our computers consist of several heat sinks to cool off different processors. Apple Company thought why all the components can’t be cooled with a single heat sink leading to the production of a single unified thermal core. In that case if 1 processor doesn’t work, the heat transfer is shared among all other process.

• Single Breakthrough Fan:

We all have processors fans in the same size of the processors inside our PC’s and we all come across a problem of this fan not working in most of the cases. This consists of a single large fan with back curved impeller blades with few rpm/minute.

Possible I/O connections: 

The I/O connections that can be made through the computer is Thunderbolt 2, 2 Gigabit ethernet (allows you to connect with multiple users), USB 3, HDMI 1.4 (provides with the latest TV, projectors, displays[supports upto 4K displays])

Processor: 

Processor is New generation Intel Xeon E5(processing speed of 3.7 GHz) with a processing speed of max. 12 core (Quad core) process on a single die. Beyond our imagination right? And 30MBL3 cache memory, 256 bit wide floating point instructions might also add a feather on its cap.

Memory: 

RAM-12GB and SSD hard disk-256GB. 

With a 4 DDR3 memory controller and the type of memory used is ECC (Error Correcting Code- tests the accuracy of data when it while it runs in the memory system) memory and also SATA storage interface. The storage also consists of the next generation flash storage where it is 2.4 times faster than the last released SATA cable

Networking: 

Both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections are available. Wi-Fi specifications (802.11a,ac,b,g,n). Also Wi-Fi encryption is made by WEP, WPA, and WPA2. 2 Ethernet ports available (10/100/1000GB)

Graphics: 

The current generation computers have graphic cards in MB size alone. Whereas here we’ve upto 2-6GB VRAM with 2408 stream processors. So imagine the quality of video by yourself and this is suitable for the heavy gaming champions out there.

Disadvantages: 

The technology might be well equipped with a different perspective to enter into the market, but it takes some time to settle down. Coz we’re not sure about this technology anyway. We’ve always worked out our problems in the same usual and boring way and this venture of Apple firm is appreciable but it takes some time to adapt to the technology.

Moreover new technology needs new members to guide them. So whenever there’s a problem in it (after all it’s a machine right? How much can it handle?) we need highly educated technicians who thoroughly knows each nook and corner of it.

Conclusion: 

You know what the best part is too. Energy is saved pretty much. MacPro goes green. Just a corner at your table would be just fine. It’s the dream of every person to own such a computer.
Well then off you go. Place your orders as soon as possible. The firm has started to take orders.