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The 5G core network

Published October 14, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

The 5G core network: 3GPP standards progress

Some folks are saying that the core network will disappear in 5G Core network. From a certain perspective, I don’t disagree with them. However, from a broader perspective, it still remains a rich and essential area of wireless innovation.

The core network has always been one of the front lines in the evolution of cellular wireless technologies. Every generation has brought us a dizzying array of new acronyms in this space. In 2G there were Mobile Switching Centers (MSC), Home Location Registers (HLR) and Visitor Location Registers (VLR). 3G introduced the IP Multimedia System (IMS) and 4G brought the Mobility Management Entity (MME) and Packet Data Gateways (PGW). This parade of apparently physically independent functionality hides a trend of increasing softwarization that has been accelerating since 2G.

In 5G core network, this softwarization trend will very likely reach a nexus blurring any remaining lines between hardware and software. Some folks are saying that the core network will disappear into the cloud in 5G. From a certain perspective, I don’t disagree with them. However, from a broader perspective, it still remains a rich and essential area of innovation that will define a continuing key element of the future of wireless. Continue reading →

Posted in 5G Network, Mobility, Network Services, Networks, Technology, Wireless Technologies | Tagged 5G core network, Mobile Networks

What Executives Need to Know About Cybersecurity

Published October 11, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

What do Executives need to Know About Cybersecurity?

As a leader in your IT organization, you understand that cybersecurity is an issue that increasingly makes its way up to the C-suite. But how do you answer their most pressing questions? How do you present solutions that strike the balance between security and operations?
How do you make the most compelling case for more resources to protect your enterprise? With the costs of just one data breach running in the tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, the stakes are high. And as more and more data moves outside of your organization through mobile working and the sharing of information, helping your Board of Directors to understand the risks involved is imperative.
Looking at topics from the need to educate employees on how to manage technology sprawl, our research breaks
through some common myths of building an IT security plan. This data can help you to address some commonly held misconceptions and to focus on the high-value points that will make the best case to your Board of Directors for greater allocation of resources and budget. Continue reading →

Posted in cyber-security, cyberattack, Information Technologies, IT Security, IT Services | Tagged Cybersecurity, IT issues, security software

Big data systems

Published October 6, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

Big data systems put companies on new business paths

Big data systems, for some companies, aren’t just platforms for new types of data processing and analytics applications — they’re the driving force behind entirely new business strategies.

Organizations hungry for more revenue are using Hadoop and other big data technologies to break their existing business molds and pursue new strategies and product offerings.

That’s the case at iPass Inc., which is using a big data environment to fuel a strategic shift from pay-for-use Wi-Fi access to tools for managing and optimizing mobile connectivity for corporate users. Introduced in late 2015, the company’s iPass SmartConnect software includes algorithms that identify Wi-Fi access points and rank them on performance so mobile users can connect to the fastest and most reliable hotspots available. That marks a big change from when iPass gave users a static list of hotspots.

And it wouldn’t be possible without the underlying data management platform built around the Spark processing engine, said Tomasz Magdanski, director of big data and analytics at iPass. “We do need the big data architecture, 100%,” he explained. “There’s no way we could crunch all this data in real time and do all the ranking and measurements without it.” Continue reading →

Posted in Big data, Big Data Systems, IT, Servers, Services, Technology | Tagged Big data, Big data system, Data

Intel’s 18-core processor

Published October 2, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

Intel’s 18-core processor peaks above 6.1GHz with liquid nitrogen cooling

Intel’s new monster Core i9 processors boasting 18-cores and 16-cores have just gone on sale, and Asus has set some blistering new records overclocking these CPUs with its ROG Rampage VI Apex motherboard.

Using the Core i9-7980XE 18-core processor (with a base clock of 2.6GHz, Turbo to 4.2GHz) cooled with liquid nitrogen to around -100°C, expert ROG overclocker ‘der8auer’ managed to push the chip to 6.104GHz across all 18 cores (at 1.55V).

All without the CPU being reduced to a melted pile of goop, although the system wasn’t stable enough to run benchmarks at this speed. Continue reading →

Posted in Intel, Microchip, Processor, Processors | Tagged Core i9, Intel’s 18-core processor, Processor

Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for Linux

Published September 29, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for Linux hits GA, IT pros encouraged

Microsoft SQL Server 2017 becomes available in October. In addition to a version that runs on Linux, new features include support for Python-based analytics.

After months of teasing… Continue reading →

Posted in Database, Database Management, Information Technologies, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft SQL Server, Musato Technologies, Technology, Web Hosting Services

Financial Technology Evolution

Published September 28, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

What is FinTech (and how has it evolved)?

Financial Technology has been around virtually as long as the financial services industry itself. But since the economic meltdown of 2008, a new breed of disruptors has displaced traditional e-commerce providers with more efficient services.

When you use PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Wallet or simply your credit card to make an online purchase, you the consumer, the e-commerce retailer and the banks behind the money exchange are using FinTech.

When Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade or Fidelity Investments purchase stocks and the banks settle the securities transactions, that’s FinTech.

And when you go online to find the best mortgage rates for that dream home or to refinance the one you’re in, that’s FinTech. Continue reading →

Posted in Banking, Credit Card Security, Digital Transformation, Emerging Technologies, IT Services | Tagged Finance, Financial Technology, FinTech, Musato Technologies, Technologies

Best ERP software for your organization

Published September 20, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

Choose the best ERP software for your organization

Whether you’re a business looking to consolidate processes or looking to reduce overhead, getting the right ERP system is crucial. Find the best ERP software for you.

ERP systems come in many different forms, so it is important to find the best ERP software to help you achieve your business goals and optimize your systems and processes. Since ERP is one of the most difficult systems to implement because of its end-to-end impact on corporate systems and operations, the success of your ERP implementation is as important as the ERP system itself.

Not every company is the same. Choosing the best ERP software isn’t just a matter of looking at the features and offerings of different vendors. It’s a matter of looking at those features and seeing how they best fit your company.

While every ERP software vendor has essentially the same functions, each one caters to a certain industry and company types. Here are several common ERP use case scenarios in which you might find yourself, as well as the products that might help you resolve issues and achieve goals. Continue reading →

Posted in Application Development, Enterprise Computing, Enterprise resource planning, Enterprise Software, ERP packages, Information Technologies, Investing in technology, IT Services | Tagged ERP, ERP Software, Musato Technologies, Software

Google Cloud Spanner

Published September 15, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

Google Cloud Spanner – Cloud computing

Google Cloud Spanner is a distributed relational database service that runs on Google Cloud. It is designed to support global online transaction processing deployments, SQL semantics, highly available horizontal scaling and transactional consistency.

Interest in Google Cloud Spanner centres on the cloud database’s ability to provide both availability and consistency. These traits are usually considered at odds with each other, with data designers typically making tradeoffs to emphasize either availability or consistency. The trade-off has been described most vividly in the CAP Theorem, which underpinned a general move to NoSQL databases for availability and scalability in web and cloud systems. In pursuing both system availability and data consistency, Google Cloud Spanner combines SQL and NoSQL traits. Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing, IT, IT Services, Musato Technologies, Software Development Tools, Technology | Tagged cloud computing, Cloud Databases, Google cloud, Musato Technologies

Online domain maturity

Published September 11, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

Online domain maturity: Your kingdom is your domain

When a new business is created, much thought goes into what it should be called. Even before the internet became
a shop window and trade floor for the majority of businesses, choosing a company name could be problematic; was
it already registered somewhere? was it copyrighted? Today, there is also the need to obtain the rights to online domain names that exactly or closely match the company name.

For organizations with global aspirations, despite all the new domain extensions (.city, .bio, .market etc.), only .com
will do. Others may want their domain to appear more local, .fr, .de, .co.uk and so on. Once settled on, the
reputation of an organization’s online domain will form an essential part of its overall reputation. If web sites or
online applications perform poorly, or their security is compromised, the domain reputation and, therefore, overall
brand, suffers.

For the majority, the internet is now essential to transacting with consumers and other businesses. For some, it is everything, the full extent of their kingdom that needs protecting at all costs. Too many are still not doing this adequately. Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile application, Mobile Apps, Musato Technologies, Web Hosting Services, Website, Website Design in Durban, Website protection, Website Security, Windows Servers | Tagged online domain, online domain names, Online Presence, websites

Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB

Published September 8, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB

Azure Cosmos DB is a Microsoft cloud database that supports multiple ways of storing and processing data. As such, it is classified as a multi model database.- Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB

In multi model databases, various database engines are natively supported and accessible via common APIs. They are not restricted to a single data model as is the case with, for example, dedicated graph, key-value or document stores.

Azure Cosmos DB vs. DocumentDB

Azure Cosmos DB arose in part from work undertaken by Microsoft Research to improve data development methods for large-scale applications. That work began as “Project Florence” in 2010 and Microsoft commercialized it in 2015 with the release of Azure DocumentDB. Continue reading →

Posted in Microsoft Azure, Musato Technologies, Software Development | Tagged Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB