15
Dec
On The Way Towards Greater Global Coordination And Integration With Statistical Information
The rapid development of advanced geospatial technologies, such as satellite imagery, aerial photography, Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Global Positioning System (GPS), laptop computers and geographic information system, has opened up unprecedented opportunities for the use of geo-graphic information. The impact of these events on the official statistics were most felt at all stages of the... Read More
14
Dec
Cloud Computing in 2011
We are in December and we have seen a lot of discussions on Cloud Computing, I believe that a short summary of what is in 2010 and what will be there in 2011 sounds to be the good topic for this post. For me it became very clear that 2010 was a year where I... Read More
13
Dec
Cloud Computing and Open Source
Does Cloud Computing and SaaS concept undermines the Open Source model? In my opinion, SaaS and open source are complementary and not competitors. Let us reason together. Looking at the value chain of business software can think of three basic questions: a) Who builds the software? b) Who distributes and adds value? c) Who uses... Read More
11
Dec
Mashup (Hybrid Web Application)
A MASHUP is web application that uses content from more than one source to create a new full service. Content used in mashups is typically code from a third party through a public interface or API . Other methods of encoding content for mashups include Web feeds (eg RSS or Atom ), Javascript and widgets... Read More
11
Dec
Hardware Firewall Vs Software Firewall
Connecting your network to the Internet without a firewall is like leaving the front door of your office wide open when you leave on vacation. Chances are high that someone will eventually walk in and steal your valuables. A firewall is a barrier that is placed in between your computer and other computers that may... Read More
10
Dec
cPanel or Plesk: Advantages And Disadvantages To Consider When Choosing The Control Panel
The web developer generally knows and is familiar with the variety of hosting control panels. Control Panels, accordingly, are web-based platform which aims to simplify the process of managing a server, usually showing setup options via a graphical user interface easy to use. There are many options available, in fact, but the cPanel and Plesk... Read More
10
Dec
Best FTP Software – File Transfer Protocol
FTP software facilitates fast and secure transfers of files, especially large or complex files like images, video or private (encrypted) files. Transferring large image files through email is cumbersome and moving medical files electronically requires HIPPA compliance, FTP software speeds up large transfers and employs HIPPA compliant security protocols. FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is... Read More
10
Dec
Port Security – Configuring and Monitoring Port Security
You can use the port security feature to restrict input to an interface by limiting and identifying MAC addresses of the workstations that are allowed to access the port. When you assign secure MAC addresses to a secure port, the port does not forward packets with source addresses outside the group of defined addresses. If... Read More
09
Dec
Compress The Database in SQL Server 2008
In SQL Server 2008, there is the possibility to compress the data stored in the database. Compression can give a good performance gain for those databases whose size is much larger than the server’s memory and as a consequence, the server is experiences a substantial load on the disk system. Efficient use of disk in... Read More
09
Dec
All About Ready Server
Let us assume that you downloaded the ready server. Satisfied unpacked the archive, and then came the question, what to do next? There are 2 ways to start a ready server. Simple, but it consumes more system resources, and complex, the server starts in console mode, which is correspondingly less, “eats” your system resources. We... Read More