We are frequently asked to explain outsourcing. Even though the concept seems clear, the implementation may be confusing to people whom are unfamiliar with the process. Outsourcing entails taking a task, project or even an entire business process, and have an external provider manage and execute everything related to those tasks at hand. Outsourcing companies, (like CodeCoda) are normally very well staffed, so there are...
In the 1950s the word “cloud” still referred to a visible mass of condensate water vapour, floating in the atmosphere! What we know as Cloud computing, has historically evolved through a number of phases. Grid and utility computing, application service provision (ASP), and Software as a Service (SaaS) are just a few of the steps it took to get to today’s form of cloud computing....
Storage – as I’ve pointed out in previous posts – has evolved. If you are a bit older you might remember times when information was stored on floppy disks, a bit later on CDs and even later on DVDs. We used these media to store files for backup and if you needed to take files with us – on the go. It might sound like...
When thinking about the security of passwords, use a simple rule: create secure passwords that make sense to you, but not to others. Most people not familiar with security concerns on the WWW don’t realize, there are a number of common techniques used to hack users’ passwords and plenty more ways we make our accounts vulnerable ourselves, due to the simple fact of re-using our...
The first technology revolution was the Information Age. Computers started in getting invented in the 1940s and hit the broader public in the late 80s. It took 50 years to drive IT to it’s high. But where could Information Technology move next? With so many terms hitting us lately related to the internet and its branches (web2.0, web3.0, IoT, Big Data, Cloud), there must be...
