New Azure Backup and Recovery Services launched by Microsoft
Microsoft has released new features for its Azure Backup Services. The company is also launching new functionality for its Azure Site Recovery Services. It will be more relevant to companies that employ the hybrid cloud model. Using the Azure Backup service, organizations can ensure that their SharePoint, SQL Server, Exchange, Windows clients and Hyper-V virtual machines applications are always backed up.
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Five points to save Big Data projects from failure
It has been observed that almost 50% of the Big Data projects fail due to various reasons. The resulting financial impact is also pretty significant. There are a few key reasons to these failures. Most of the companies lack a clear business objective. They do not seem to understand why their business needs Big Data. They go for the projects because their competitors are also doing it.
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Robotics with smartphones
Recently, Japanese company EXIII came up with a unique product called bionic arm. The product can connect to a smartphone and perform different functionalities. This robotic arm is 3D printed and can be customized to some extent. This integration of robotics and smartphones will drive these technologies to newer heights.
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Intranet or Enterprise Social Network (ESN)?
Earlier, intranet was used to store and share documents. With the evolution of enterprises however, Enterprise Social Network (ESN) is replacing traditional intranet by giving employees more access to information and increasing collaboration. This also improves employee engagement. It would be difficult to predict whether ESN will completely replace Intranet. But ESN will evolve and provide more functionalities along with document storage soon.
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