Category: Vesti

Electro-boffin may have SAVED the storage WORLD Flash is at a crossroads. It cannot keep shrinking dies because, beyond a certain point, NAND cells produce too many errors, are slower to respond and have a shortened working life. Yet a University of Michigan professor’s research may hold the key to the future of flash storage technology. Flash foundry suppliers are working on vertical layer stacking to cram more cells at current geometries onto the same die footprint. This is exemplified by Samsung’s V-NAND. But the suppliers know that vertical layer…

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On February 4, 2014, Microsoft named the third chief executive officer (CEO) in its history. As such, forgive me in advance if this article is a bit optimistic. After years of watching the decisions made by its second CEO and wondering when the crazy would stop, I’m a little giddy right now. My guess is that others feel the same. When the company announced Steve Ballmer’s retirement, the stock surged 9 percent. Under Ballmer’s leadership, Microsoft saw a festering stock price, with a 44 percent decline and a market valuation sliding from $604 billion to $269 billion.…

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IBM, HP, Seagate, and other companies have admitted that some of their products include gold from North Korea. IBM, HP, Seagate, and other companies have admitted that some of their products include gold from North Korea. The companies disclosed in recent financial filings – first spotted by Foreign Policy – that some of their suppliers sourced gold from the “Central Bank of the DPR of Korea”, according to filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The companies made these filings in response to a new reporting rule aimed at uncovering the links…

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Imagine driving down the highway at 70 miles per hour, when suddenly the wheel turns hard right. You crash. And it was because someone hacked your car. It’s not far-fetched science fiction. It’s the near-term future today’s hackers are warning about. Most people aren’t aware their cars are already high-tech computers. And now we’re networking them by giving them wireless connectivity. Yet there’s a danger to turning your car into a smartphone on wheels: It makes them a powerful target for hackers. Interviews with automakers, suppliers and security advisers reveal…

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Your business may already be tapping into social networks to analyze data and make real-time adjustments. But it’s time to turn the tables and bring the same people-powered network to your office. While the issue raises productivity concerns—will employees spend more time socializing than doing work—social tools are actually shown to increase output. Businesses applying this trend to their work environments are finding that working like a network spurs more creative thinking, idea-sharing, and ultimately, business innovation. Transparency across departments You may not need, or want, to know everything that’s…

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Microsoft have available a handful of free-to-download ebooks which provide an introduction and information on some of their enterprise and development products, such as Windows Server, Azure, .NET, etc.  Some of these ebooks don’t contain the same level of technical detail that you’d usually find in your average IT manual (although some of these ebooks, such as the development related topics do) they do provide a enough detail for someone wanting an understanding of the features and functionality found within that particular software product and the associated technology set. Click here to visit the…

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