Kristina Farrah

A ninja, a tech enthusiast and a lover of sparkly things. Writing in the tech space has become an important part of my role as an observer and historian. As passionate as I am in what I do, I look forward to telling stories of how technological advancement broke out to unprecedented levels, and that I was right there in the middle of it –watching the world change before my very eyes.

Latest from Kristina Farrah

Compellent’s Fluid Data Storage Offers Cost-Effective Disaster Recovery

To safeguard data in case of disaster and downtime, Appleby Global and Cross Country Home Services availed of Compellent's intelligent, virtualized storage application to build efficient, cost-effective disaster recovery infrastructures. The interoperability of virtualization technologies such as thin replications and automated tiered storage promotes storage efficiency, infrastructure optimization and automates data movement. This newest solution ...

An $18.6 Billion Industry for Telecommunications and Financial Services Firms

A recent study conducted by Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) uncovers a seemingly hidden opportunity for finance services firms and telecommunication companies.

PacketExchange Reveals Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service for Private Clouds

At the annual Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) Conference in Honolulu, PacketExchange, a leading provider of private network services, unveils its own cloud computing networking solutions dubbed as Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service (NIaaS). This newest solution stresses PacketExchange's ability to dynamically route data traffic across its converged global private and public IP network infrastructure to provide an optimized ...

Symantec FileStore Addresss Challenges in Enterprise Cloud Storage, Data Growth

Aiming to address the needs of enterprises in structuring cloud storage and managing exploding data growth while controlling storage costs, Symantec, a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions, today announced Symantec FileStore N8300, a scale-out, clustered network attached storage (NAS) appliance.

Seesmic Desktop 2 Updates Emphasise Marketplace, Windows

Next generation desktop application developer, Seesmic, announced relevant updates on Seesmic Desktop 2 which further stressed their being pro Windows. Perhaps the most notable of these updates is the prominent placement of a marketplace located on the sidebar.

Toshiba Releases Security Tools in Response to Wikileaks Debacle

Toshiba America Business SOlutions (TABS), which focuses on document level security, in partnership with Fasoo.com, Korea's leading Enterprise DRM (E-DRM), responds to this alarming level of data breaches with DRM ONE for MFPs.

Central Connecticut State University Builds IT on NetApp

There has been a growing demand for storage servers and space resources in universities across United States- a problem which has imposed both financial and administrative restrictions. In an effort to avoid any major expense, the Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) decided to build its IT on NetApp's efficient IT and virtualization solutions. This move ...

Cisco Retail Survey Shows Demand for ‘Mashop’ Experiences

A research conducted by Cisco Internet Business Solutions (IBSG) and Cisco's retail marketing team released today speaks of a demand from US and UK consumers for a new way to shop. The surveying team said this must repond to tech savvy consumers, and thus came up with "mashops". It means "mash up" of the virtual ...

Broadcom Now a Member of the Linux Foundation

The announcement of open sourcing its drivers for selected Wi-Fi chipsets last September has gained Broadcom the respect of the entire Linux Community. Today, Broadcom was finally named a member of the Linux Foundation.

Hotwire Performance Seeks Improvements from Oracle Exadata Machine

With its migration to Oracle, leading travel site Hotwire.com had its enterprise data warehouse performance, availability and scalability greatly improved even alongside the expansion of the scope of its analysis.