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Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Quick Reference This Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Quick Reference covers the basics screen layout, fundamentals of using the program and working with slides, keyboard shortcuts, formatting, transitions and working with images and multimedia files. Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 is a slide-based software program that delivers high-quality customizable presentations to help you maximize your message. […]

Buzzwords like “Innovate!” “Disrupt!” and “Transform!” sound great. They’re super powerful but can also feel daunting – and from an IT perspective, these terms can often sound like a huge undertaking, very expensive, and lack a definitive set of actions. But regardless of how abstract they may seem, companies of all sizes are feeling the […]

Today’s networks are increasingly complex, as unending waves of new technology, including the cloud, BYOD, virtualization, Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile all compete for bandwidth. Because of this, ensuring the 24/7 availability, reliability and performance of their mission-critical networks, servers and business applications is of the upmost importance – and makes an IT manager’s […]

For mobile operators, the evolution and adoption of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a positive look into the future of network operations. NFV is an initiative to virtualize network services that are currently carried out by hardware. The goal of NFV adoption is to decrease the amount of proprietary hardware needed to launch and operate […]

DevOps is not a market nor a methodology, but rather a philosophy. A portmanteau of developers and operations, DevOps can be thought of as a cultural movement or practice emphasizing collaboration and communication between software developers and other IT professionals. The goal? To increase the speed, frequency and reliability of building, testing and releasing software. […]

The use of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies enables retailers and manufacturers to better track their products from the beginning of the manufacturing process at their source vendors all the way through delivery to the end customers. It can alert the retailer and manufacturer of discrepancies as they happen, saving them from discovery by the […]

Software Quality Assurance: Integrating Testing, Security, and Audit This excerpt focuses on the conceptual aspects of defect management, including the basic concepts of a defect, how to manage defects, and an analysis of the root causes of defects. Defect Management Software Quality Assurance: Integrating Testing, Security, and Audit focuses on the importance of software quality […]

Today, tablets and mobile phones are enabling every industry, every line of business and every employee to work in astounding new ways. This capacity is fueling a new generation of apps, delivering more power, more insight and more capability to businesses than ever before. This is true for businesses of all sizes – both large […]

Adoption of cloud services has undeniably soared, with Microsoft calling Office 365 its fastest growing commercial product ever, and more than 70 percent of Fortune 500 companies now using at least two different Microsoft cloud services. However, while organizations are actively deploying more cloud applications, they are also keeping on-premises solutions, creating a hybrid environment […]

Whether you sell goods online, via mobile or by phone, you’ll likely have noticed an uptick in fraud attempts recently. In fact, the Global Fraud Attack Index™ found that in 2015, online fraud attacks rose by 215 percent — an astonishing amount. Fraudsters are also getting cleverer about how they attack, using technology to speed […]

There is little doubt that Hadoop adoption is growing, and not just among enterprise-sized organizations, but by small- and medium-sized businesses as well. In an effort to understand this maturing market more deeply, Pepperdata conducted a survey about how and why Hadoop is used for business operations. The 134 survey respondents came from a range […]

Data is everywhere. Close inspection of a runner’s shoes, a dog’s collar, a prescription bottle, or even a keg of beer could reveal a flow of hidden data. And if your local pub isn’t analyzing beer consumption through connected kegs today, it likely will be tomorrow. Analysts predict that the Internet of Things (IoT) will […]