ITBE Staff

With the holiday season upon us, consumers are already making their holiday shopping lists. Not surprisingly, tech gifts are the most popular for the 2014 holiday season. What might surprise you, however, is that many of these must-have gifts also put consumers at the highest risk. IDT911, a provider of identity theft management services, has ranked the […]

The exponential growth of cloud computing has raised concerns about how rapidly enterprises are adopting cloud technologies while ignoring or struggling to monitor and control the associated expenses. As organizations evolve and grow, employees turn to hundreds of cloud computing services without expressed permission from the enterprise. The combination of various business units deploying cloud […]

Recently, ARMA International held its 59th Annual Conference & Expo in San Diego, California, bringing together professionals in the records and information management industry with organizations interested in bolstering their information governance policies. In today’s business environment, it’s crucial that corporate documents are governed to ensure that organizations remain competitive and compliant. As the mountain […]

In 1989, the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake hit northern California; it was responsible for dozens of deaths and thousands of injuries, in addition to hurting the local economy with high infrastructural damages and lengthy downtimes for businesses. This past October marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake, and the Bay Area’s recent 6.0 magnitude […]

The cloud is here to stay. We’re at a point where organizations are moving from dabbling in cloud provisioning to making it the backbone of the IT infrastructure. According to “The New IT Normal: Cloudy and Getting Cloudier,” by Arthur Cole: Already, the cloud accounts for more than half of all data center traffic, according […]

Black Friday and Cyber Monday may sound like titles from science fiction novels, but they actually refer to the two busiest shopping days of the year for retailers. Last year saw record figures for e-tailers against the previous year. While vendors are busy planning ways to push sales even higher in 2014, you can be certain […]

In today’s global marketplace, credit card breaches are widespread, affecting everyone from small and medium-sized businesses to Fortune 100 corporations. As we’ve seen with recent retail breaches at Home Depot, Kmart, Target, Michaels and others, cardholder data (CHD) has become a more prevalent target, and there’s an increasing need to implement stronger security measures to […]

Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Cheat Sheet This SharePoint 2013 Cheat Sheet covers program fundamentals, as well as tips on managing documents, accessing wikis and blogs, and task management. SharePoint is a collaboration program written and distributed by Microsoft as part of their online business productivity offerings. SharePoint allows you to connect with people across the enterprise […]

Recently, HAXLR8R held its Demo Day in San Francisco, where it revealed its fifth class of new hardware startups, which span the markets from wearables to security to biology. Each startup firm participated in a 111-day accelerator program in Shenzhen, China. While there, they had access to expert support in design and manufacturing, more than […]

Screening for Factors Affecting Application Performance in Profiling Measurements This report provides an example application of screening techniques in experimental computer science, including validation and selection of metrics and measures, the screening experiment itself, and supporting statistical methods. This report provides an example application of screening techniques in experimental computer science, including validation and selection […]

We all know that for those who observe the late November and December holidays, life can be hectic. Most of us no longer have someone at home who is polishing the silver, decorating the house and baking the cookies or whatever treat goes with your holiday celebration. Today’s workers are doing it all. They are […]

No matter what department or functional area within a business, ask any manager and they will agree that any form of downtime ultimately has a negative impact on a company’s bottom line. This, in fact, becomes an even more important issue when processing sales that are dependent on a connected point-of-sale system. In today’s competitive […]