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Microsoft delivers Home Server data-corruption fix in Power Pack 1

Microsoft delivers Home Server data-corruption fix in Power Pack 1Trouble getting to Windows Update.Are they down?

Tags: Power Pack 1, Power Pack, Microsoft Delivers, Microsoft Corp., server

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Microsoft delivers Home Server data-corruption fix in Power Pack 1

On July 21, Microsoft announced that the final version of the Power Pack 1 update for Windows Home Server is available for immediate download. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Data Corruption, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Corp., Power Pack 1, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Capital One customers experience data corruption

Capital One customers experience data corruptionThe first two items...are indicative of poor IT staff. This is one of the biggest problems in business today. I would like to hear more facts surrounding the corruption. What, when, where, how and why.RE: Capital One customers experience data corruption[B]"It allowed data to...

Tags: Backups, Regulations, Capital One Financial Corp., customers experience data corruption, experience data corruption, customers experience, data corruption

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

Capital One customers experience data corruption

My colleague Justin James has issued a warning to all Capital One customers about data corruption in his blog titled "Capitol One: What's in your database?".  If you're a Capital One customer, I would highly recommend reading this so that you can save yourself some headaches. But, at the...

Tags: Data Corruption, Credit History, Capital One Financial Corp., George Ou

Blog posts 2007-12-18

Apple's new kick-butt file system pushes on

Fixing data corruption before it starts Apple is moving quickly ahead with their plan to give Mac users the most reliable data storage on any desktop with the new file system ZFS. According to MacRumors the latest developers build of OS X Leopard includes V1.1 of ZFS. ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disk, Sun Microsystems Inc., File System, Data Corruption, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., ZFS, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2007-10-05

Data corruption is worse than you know

Many people reacted with disbelief to my recent series on data corruption (see How data gets lost, 50 ways to lose your data and How Microsoft puts your data at risk), claiming it had never happened to them. Really? Never had to reinstall an application, an OS, or had a...

Tags: Disk, CERN, Data Corruption, Data, News, Error, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2007-09-17

Realtek silent data corruption caused by firmware

A little more than a week ago, I took Realtek and Microsoft to task over some Realtek WHQL certified drivers causing silent data corruption.  As it turns out, the problem was actually caused by a Firmware flaw in Realtek's hardware.  This means the problem would have affected any operating system...

Tags: Data Corruption, Firmware, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-08-08

Realtek network driver silently corrupts data

[Update 8/8/2007 - Realtek silent data corruption caused by firmware]One of the three most dreaded phrases in the computer world is "SILENT DATA CORRUPTION".  Your data gets corrupted just enough that it isn't readily detectable by most applications and operating systems and you think your data's good until you actually need to...

Tags: Network, Adapter, Data Corruption, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, µTorrent, Computer, Transmission Error, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-07-28

Ensuring Oracle Data Integrity With NetApp SnapValidator

Organizations of any size that rely heavily on Oracle data integrity need a guaranteed safeguard against data corruption. Because database servers and storage devices reside at opposite ends of the I/O path, each data block transfer passes through a series of logical layers involving hardware and software from multiple vendors....

Tags: Data Integrity, Network Appliance Inc., Oracle Corp., Data Corruption, NetApp, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2006-12-01

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Microsoft buys DATAllegro

Microsoft on Thursday said that it will acquire DATAllegro, which makes data warehouse appliances. The purchase is expected to "extend the capabilities of Microsoft's mission critical platform," according to a statement. DATAllegro will ride shotgun with other software to manage data and give the software giant one...

Tags: Data Warehouse, Server, Microsoft Corp., DATAllegro, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Speculation over possible Skype backdoor

There's growing speculation coming out of Europe that there's a backdoor in Skype that allows remote eavesdropping of telephone conversations. A report in the reputable Heise Online says the issue was discussed at a meeting with ISPs last month where high-ranking officials at the Austrian interior...

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Telecom & Utilities, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-24

World's fastest Blu-ray recorder outruns Blu-ray media?

Buffalo just announced the world's fastest Blu-ray recorder capable of burning through your data at an 8x clip. The problem? BDA-approved media maxes out at 6x assuming you can find one. That's a funny bit of math, no? Available in Japan...

Tags: Recorder, Media, Blu-ray, BDA-approved Media, Advertising & Promotion, Serial ATA, Marketing, Storage, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Intel launches new chip for consumer electronics

In its latest bid to expand beyond PCs and servers into industrial and consumer electronics applications, Intel has announced a new family of embedded processors. These chips are not based on the Atom processor already used in netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices MIDs--those versions won't arrive until...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Intel Corp., Chip, Atom, SoCs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Students: the broadband troubleshooter

Student? Moved out of halls? Ready to move into your new student digs? Heads up. Following on from my series of harrowing entries regarding my broadband trouble, it's about time I sat you down and explained a few things about ISP's, phone lines, telecoms...

Tags: Tenant, Phone, Broadband, Phone Line, Internet Service Provider, Tag, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-24

2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."

July 24th, 2016. Josef Konsumer, a home-based employee and portfolio manager for ICBC/CiticorpChase, a Chinese-owned multinational investment bank, wakes up to hear his alarm clock go off at 8am, and gets out of bed, his 47-year old body aching from an aggressive personal trainer session from the...

Tags: PC, Linux, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-24

The HR World Payroll Services Checklist

Before talking to a payroll services provider, you will need to gather some important information about your current situation. This checklist will help you prepare. Some of the questions include: Does your company have the IT resources to support an in-house payroll solution? What kind...

Tags: Human Resources, Tippit Inc., Payroll, Payroll Solutions, Operational Accounting, Finance

White papers 2008-07-24

Accenture gets deeper into the green IT services game

Need some outside perspective on the green status of your IT infrastructure? Accenture, which is one of Forrester Research's darlings when it comes to green IT services, has created a set of services called the Accenture Green Technology Suite that handle anything from basic green "maturity" assessments and modeling tools...

Tags: Game, Data Center, Accenture Ltd., Green IT, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service

Using a link analysis algorithm similar to Google PageRank, researchers at the SANS Institute and SRI International have created a new Internet network defense service that completely revamps the way network blacklists are formulated and distributed. The service, called Highly Predictive Blacklisting (.pdf), will be unveiled next...

Tags: Google PageRank, Attacker, Network, DShield, Highly Predictive Blacklist, Internet, Networking, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-23

MindTouch Deki: Kilen Woods release

Today, MindTouch Deki announces Kilen Woods, its latest and biggest release. In conversation with co-founder Aaron Fulkerson I learned that Deki is rapidly transforming itself from being a smart wiki into what Fulkerson calls the 'connecting tissue' between applications. Others might call it mashup environment, still others a means of...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Mashup, Aaron Fulkerson, Management Option, Wiki, Collaboration, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Databases, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA

Yesterday I sat down and talked with Entellium, an on-demand CRM company that has recently gone away from a purley browser-based model and moved into a desktop smart client application. In doing so they saw a big increase in conversion numbers and the customers have responded well to having the...

Tags: Entellium, Sun Java Studio Creator, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Rich Internet Application, Video Game, Video, CRM, Desktop Application, Games, Desktops, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-07-23