Who Has The Greenest Cloud? – The Impacts Of Cloud Computing On The Environment
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud are the three biggest cloud providers as of Q4 2019 based on market share, Synergy Research Group reports. Together, these three providers account for around 60% of the market share of the global cloud infrastructure. Apart from being practically essential for a huge chunk of …
iPhone SE: A Powerful New Smartphone In A Popular Design
The Most Affordable iPhone Features A13 Bionic, the Fastest Chip in a Smartphone, and the Best Single-Camera System in an iPhone Apple today announced the second-generation iPhone SE, a powerful new iPhone featuring a 4.7-inch Retina HD display, paired with Touch ID for industry-leading security. iPhone SE comes in a compact design, reinvented from the …
Video Chat Apps Rise To Prominence Amid Pandemic
With a huge chunk of the world in quarantine or lockdown in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, people have resorted to online platforms in order to continue working and to stay connected with their family and friends. That being the case, it should come as no surprise that massive increases in the global downloads …
Apple Releases New COVID-19 App And Website Based On CDC Guidance
Apple today released a new screening tool and set of resources to help people stay informed and take the proper steps to protect their health during the spread of COVID-19, based on the latest CDC guidance. The new COVID-19 website, and COVID-19 app available on the App Store, were created in partnership with the CDC, the Coronavirus Task …
VPN Usage Surges During COVID-19 Crisis
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people are being required to stay in their homes in order to slow down the spread of the disease and to fully contain the virus. A lot of businesses are compelled to halt their operations. Some of them, however, have continued their operations, with employees …
Tool Finds Software Update Update Bugs In Hours, Not Days
It’s a common frustration—software updates intended to make our applications run faster inadvertently end up doing just the opposite. These bugs, called performance regressions in the field of computer science, are time-consuming to fix because locating software errors normally requires substantial human intervention. To overcome this obstacle, researchers at Texas A&M University, in collaboration with …
5 Ops Hacks For Sysadmins
As a sysadmin, every day I am faced with problems I need to solve quickly because there are users and managers who expect things to run smoothly. In a large environment like the one I manage, it’s nearly impossible to know all of the systems and products from end to end, so I have to use …
Demand For iPhone 11 Fueled Record-Breaking Q1 2020 Revenue — Apple
Apple recorded its highest ever quarterly revenue, with the demand for iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pros driving the surge, according to the company’s Q1 2020 report. A consistent source of strength Apple’s quarterly revenue for the fiscal 2020 first quarter soared at US$ 91.8 billion, the highest ever quarterly revenue recorded. This also translates …
The 5 Most Cyber-Insecure Countries In Europe
With so much information stored in the cloud, the consequences of cyber-breaches are only increasing in severity. Some countries are better prepared than others when it comes to these threats. It is important to know the vulnerability of your own country in order to gauge if you’re doing enough when it comes to ensuring the …
Top 4 Things To Do On A Fresh Ubuntu Server
A fresh and newly provisioned server is a clean slate for a lot of ideas and projects. Here are the various things you can do on a new Ubuntu server to ensure smooth project setup. Update and upgrade Install the latest security patches and upgrades to the existing applications. $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo …