The goal of any kind of application, computer system or a processor is meeting customer expectations by rendering high-grade performance. But a computer system or web application faces millions of requests per second and it's practically impossible for a single system to respond to such a huge number of requests. A cluster architecture helps a system do that. To explain it … [Read more...]
Data Protection Framework – why it’s necessary for citizens’ privacy in Whatsapp, Facebook and Skype era?
In a ground breaking measure, the Government of India informed the Apex Court that work is in progress to put forth a data protection framework in October, 2017. The initiative is headed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The government’s work on the framework is in response to a petition filed by Mr. Karmanya Singh Sareen for the violation of right to … [Read more...]
Microsoft Office 365 for Education – Transforming learning for a digital future
We all have gone to school or college and attended classes in person and on campus and had an unforgettable experience – memories that we cherish throughout our lives. I get nostalgic thinking about that time and I know I am not alone. :) But times have changed, and in today’s fast-paced world, travelling long distances to attend classes for hours, managing multiple notebooks … [Read more...]
Transformation and Digital Transformation- what is it?
The term “transformation” in general, refers to a change in something’s or someone’s character or appearance, leading to an improvement of a trait or the complete individual. However, in business and organizational context, the term transformation refers to an intense and remarkable change that aligns and re-strategies the business’s vision and look out, leading it to an … [Read more...]
What impact does sleep query have in your web application?
Data is the soul of any computer system. Without its availability, all the applications we use, websites we run will become dysfunctional. Web hosting providers use database management systems like MySQL to help them in better data management. MySQL is a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that can store data, run commands, and answer data related queries of the … [Read more...]
Which monitoring systems should be used for checking the health of servers?
Amazon recently saw a massive server crash that took down thousands of applications and popular online services like Netflix, Tinder, Airbnb, Reddit and a few of Amazon’s own services. A simple TYPO - an incorrectly typed command caused this huge outage. Amazon is among the biggest names in the cloud industry, but could not prevent this server outage. So, no matter how well … [Read more...]
A Quick Guide to Determine the Edition, Version and Update level of SQL Server and its components
A popular RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) by Microsoft, SQL is a full-featured data management system that supports ANSI SQL, the standard language of SQL and has many features including support for XML datatype, DMVs (dynamic management view), text-search capability and database mirroring. It is used for creating and maintaining databases, analyzing data via … [Read more...]
What is Sleep Query in MySQL Database?
MySQL, the open source RDBMS (Relational Database Management System), is the leading database choice for high profile, high traffic websites and web based applications. It is the de-facto database for large-scale websites like Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc. due to its ease of use, reliability and high performance Query engine that provides speedy data insert and fast … [Read more...]
How to make your team work smarter with new Microsoft Teams of Office 365?
Microsoft Office 365 – the cloud-based business productivity suite, a leading name among business communication solutions, needs no introduction. It is the most smart, comprehensive and secure cloud service for business communication. It provides organizations with productivity services including Skype for Business for video conferencing, hosted email for business with … [Read more...]
Cloud or CDN Hosting. Which One is Better?
What most of the organizations today strive for is - better operational efficiency, through improved speed and connectivity between the services and the end users. The question is how we fill this gap between the service and the user, or how we can deliver most of the services within lesser time frame. For instance, when we talk about the ecommerce companies, the only medium … [Read more...]