The Center for Internet Security (CIS) Use Cases and Cost Justification

Vince Lombardi, the famous football coach, used to start his training camp each season with a talk about doing the basics. He’d tell the players that they start with the basics, then he’d take a football and hold it up and tell them, &#8220… Continue reading The Center for Internet Security (CIS) Use Cases and Cost Justification

Have LED Bulbs Reached Their Final (and Cheapest) Form?

[electronupdate] has done a lot of LED light bulb teardowns over the years, witnessing a drive towards ever-cheaper and ever-simpler implementations, and suspects that LED light bulb design has finally reached its ultimate goal. This teardown of a recent dollar store example shows that cost-cutting has managed to shave even …read more

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IBM Study Shows Data Breach Costs on the Rise

For the 14th consecutive year, IBM Security released its annual Data Breach Report that examines the financial impact of data breaches on organizations. According to the report, the cost of a data breach has risen 12% over the past 5 years to $3.92 mil… Continue reading IBM Study Shows Data Breach Costs on the Rise

Become a Budget Hero, Use Third Party Maintenance for IT Assets

The first question you may be asking is, “Why should I be considering third party maintenance over OEM maintenance contracts?” The short answer: MONEY Most buyers who utilize third party maintenance services save up to 50 percent or more ov… Continue reading Become a Budget Hero, Use Third Party Maintenance for IT Assets

Modular Blocks Help Fight Disease

When engineering a solution to a problem, an often-successful approach is to keep the design as simple as possible. Simple things are easier to produce, maintain, and use. Whether you’re building a robot, operating system, or automobile, this type of design can help in many different ways. Now, researchers at MIT’s Little Devices Lab have taken this philosophy to testing for various medical conditions, using a set of modular blocks.

Each block is designed for a specific purpose, and can be linked together with other blocks. For example, one block may be able to identify Zika virus, and another block …read more

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Free Active Directory®

Microsoft® Active Directory® (AD) has been the go to identity and access management (IAM) platform for almost two decades now. Active Directory is included within Windows Server®, but is licensed in a complex way. Many IT admins wonder i… Continue reading Free Active Directory®

Microsoft Azure adds ability to calculate cost of Azure Government Services

The Azure Pricing Calculator is a great tool for estimating what cloud services from Microsoft might cost your company. These costs are broken down into regions based on where Azure services are provided and vary depending on the service you are look… Continue reading Microsoft Azure adds ability to calculate cost of Azure Government Services