Monthly Archives: December 2013

ElephantDrive and WD Partner on Cloud Backup for NAS

Storage provider Western Digital has partnered with ElephantDrive to incorporate a customized version of ElephantDrive’s cloud backup into its new network-attached storage devices. Continue reading

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Review Group Releases Recommendations for Government Access to Private Data

Months after the National Security Agency’s foreign intelligence collection practices were brought to public attention by Edward Snowden, a review group established by the US government has come up with a number of recommendations to engender trust in communications systems (including cloud computing) while still keeping national security a top priority. Continue reading

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2013 Web Hosting Year in Review – Mergers and Acquisitions

2013 marked a number of huge acquisitions in the web hosting space, with companies including GoDaddy and IBM closing major deals to help them gain more market share, expand their product offering, and acquire talent. Continue reading

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New Study Details Cybersecurity Salary Trends for 2013

50 percent of Chief Information Security Officers earn an average annual base salary equivalent to that of other C-level executives, according to a recent study by SecureWorld Insight. The survey results showed higher salaries for cybersecurity professionals than was expected. Continue reading

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Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – December 20, 2013

With five days to go before Christmas, web hosting providers are offering all sorts of deals on hosting and a contest for free swag. Continue reading

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