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Yearly Archives: 2015

Storage: Vendor Revenues Up Despite Declining Prices as Capacity Shipped Explodes

By Dick Weisinger

Disk storage capable of holding up to 28 billion gigabytes or 28.3 exabytes were sold in the first quarter of 2015, according to a report by IDC.  That’s a 41 percent jump from sales in the same quarter in 2014.…

Federal Records Management: Guidance on Metadata and Cloud Computing Still Lacking

By Formtek

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) periodically audits the effectiveness of records management policies being implemented by both NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) and federal agencies.  In May 2015, the GAO issued an updated report on the progress of Records…

Data Analytics: Businesses Say Analysis Takes Too Long

By Dick Weisinger

The biggest gripe that businesses have with Data Analytics is that it takes too long, according to a survey by Researchscape International and sponsored by Data Intensity.  Nearly two-thirds of businesses using data analytics cited that issue in the survey. Other…

Security: CyberAttacks Costly to Businesses

By Dick Weisinger

The average cost of a data breach today is $3.8 million, according to a study conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM.  That’s a 23 percent increase over the costs involved as computed in 2013. When looked at on…

Hi-Res 3D Printing: Printing Curved, Flexible Electronic Circuits

By Dick Weisinger

Miniature 3D Printers.  That’s what researchers from South Korea have recently created.  The new technique operates at room temperature enables the printing of tiny intricate structures like arched bridges, pillars, and zig-zag shapes.  The process works with a variety of…