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Pages Per Second Counters
By Zoë Dunning Continuing with last week’s article on Current and Average Disk Queue Length, this week we’ll discuss Pages Per Second and its related counters. Overview Just as you should monitor the number of requests that Current and Avg. Disk Queue Length represent in the queue to pinpoint possible bottleneck, you should also […]
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Operation Data – The 18 Key Principles of DataOps
by Des Nnochiri The term DataOps was coined back in 2015 but only really became a significant force in professional circles during the latter part of 2017. But what is this latest tour de force in software development methodology? Over the last decade, cloud technology has been well and truly embraced by organizations as […]
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Current & Average Disk Queue Length Counters
By Zoë Dunning This article describes two Windows Performance Monitor disk queue length counters—Current Disk Queue Length and Average Disk Queue Length—identifies potential problems, and provides basic solutions. Overview “\Local Disk\Current Disk Queue Length” is a direct measurement of the number of requests present at the time that the performance data is collected. It […]
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Marketing Personas and AI
by Des Nnochiri One of the bedrock elements of digital marketing is the creation of the customer or buyer persona – essentially, a fictionalized character representing the identity, personality traits, and purchasing habits of a typical consumer in a specific market sector or target demographic. Traditionally, these personas have been created and managed […]
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The Power of the Dark Side – Challenge and Opportunity Presented by Dark Data
By Des Nnochiri The concept of dark data is only just starting to gain prominence in IT circles. However, there is still a lot of confusion as to just what the term refers to, and the nature of the challenges and opportunities presented by the phenomenon. Dark Data? Dark Data refers to any digital […]
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Does Edge Computing Have the Edge?
by Des Nnochiri The use of mobile devices as endpoints for corporate and public networks continues as a prevailing trend, putting an emphasis on the need for readily available internet connections and data-processing capabilities. Together with the growth and evolution of the so-called Internet of Things (IoT), with its consumer and industry/infrastructure-level ecosystem […]
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DNS in the Cloud– Solid or Not?
by Des Nnochiri The Domain Name System (DNS) catalog maps text-based URLs to their specifically-numbered host systems. As the phone book or Yellow Pages of the internet, DNS governs the speed with which websites and online resources may be located, so the speed and robustness of your DNS service can have a profound impact […]
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DBaaS Pros & Cons
by Des Nnochiri DBaaS or Database as a service is yet another of the cloud-hosted offerings gaining traction in the enterprise IT market. It’s especially popular with businesses that lack the financial clout, IT expertise, spatial resources, or infrastructure to host and manage their own data center. But as with all cloud-packaged service […]
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Russian Hackers and the DNC – Email Security Matters
Robert S. Mueller, Special Counsel for the US Department of Justice, has just released his findings about the Russian Hacking of the Democratic National Convention in 2016. It’s a very interesting read containing information on how the hacks took place (spearfishing, spoofed emails, spoofed websites, bitcoin mining to obscure payments, etc). If any corporate […]
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ADSL vs. Fiber Optic – Is it Worth the Switch?
by Des Nnochiri A quick way of guessing which generation a person belongs to is to mention the words “dial-up internet” and gauge their reaction. If the response is an elevated quizzical eyebrow, then they are probably at the younger end of Gen Y (millennials) or a Gen Z child. If, however, the term […]
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