The TNS Group and Compellent joined forces last Thursday for the much-anticipated Executive Technology Exchange. The event, held at Stamford's Capital Grille was enjoyed by all.
The TNS Group kicked things off with a preliminary company overview and presentation by TNS's Joe Carretta, explaining our business model and the competitive advantage a company receives by choosing The TNS Group. To demonstrate this point, Brian Boschert, the IT Director of Star Gas gave a client case study. Boshert explained how The TNS Group helped his company become a national leader in home energy.
Next, Compellent's Northeast Sales Representative Andrew Johnson informed the attendees about their latest Fluid Data Technology (For more information, read our previous blog entry here).
After an extensive question and answer period, the attendees enjoyed a delicious steak lunch and informative conversation. Thank you to all those who attended and helped make our event successful. If you were unable to join us, be on the look out for another Executive Technology Exchange hosted by The TNS Group in the future.
The TNS Group is a leading technology services company located in Stamford, CT committed to delivering IT innovation and excellence!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Google Buzz Settlement Reached
Yesterday, Google announced that a federal district court judge approved a settlement for a lawsuit filed against them by Gmail users.
Google launched Google Buzz, a tool used for social networking and messaging in association with Gmail. However, Gmail users were upset because they were automatically signed up for Buzz. Without any consent, Gmail users had their data and frequent contacts displayed. Subsequently, users took Google to court, citing privacy violations.
District courts have approved a settlement, which requires that Google pay $8.5 million to organizations that provide education on Internet privacy and policies. Additionally, Google has made changes to its Buzz service and is educating its users on its privacy settings.
Yesterday, all Gmail users in the United States received an e-mail that clarified the nature of the settlement. Gmail users will not receive any monetary compensation for the lawsuit. In the email, Google stated, "Just to be clear, this is not a settlement in which people who use Gmail can file to receive compensation".
In a statement released today, Google announced, "We are satisfied with the agreement and are glad to move forward, We have always been committed to offering users transparency and choice in Buzz and all our products, and will continue to work together with users to provide the best experience possible."
Although the payout for the settlement is a large figure deal, it is clear that Google will not have a problem paying the $8.5 million. As previously mentioned on The TNS Group tech blog, Google will make an estimated $15 billion this year in advertising, and is continuing to grow and improve annually.
Google launched Google Buzz, a tool used for social networking and messaging in association with Gmail. However, Gmail users were upset because they were automatically signed up for Buzz. Without any consent, Gmail users had their data and frequent contacts displayed. Subsequently, users took Google to court, citing privacy violations.
District courts have approved a settlement, which requires that Google pay $8.5 million to organizations that provide education on Internet privacy and policies. Additionally, Google has made changes to its Buzz service and is educating its users on its privacy settings.
Yesterday, all Gmail users in the United States received an e-mail that clarified the nature of the settlement. Gmail users will not receive any monetary compensation for the lawsuit. In the email, Google stated, "Just to be clear, this is not a settlement in which people who use Gmail can file to receive compensation".
In a statement released today, Google announced, "We are satisfied with the agreement and are glad to move forward, We have always been committed to offering users transparency and choice in Buzz and all our products, and will continue to work together with users to provide the best experience possible."
Although the payout for the settlement is a large figure deal, it is clear that Google will not have a problem paying the $8.5 million. As previously mentioned on The TNS Group tech blog, Google will make an estimated $15 billion this year in advertising, and is continuing to grow and improve annually.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Is Your Vote Safe?
Happy Election Day! If you were thinking of voting via the Internet, read on before you cast your vote.
With technology becoming so advanced and the Internet becoming increasingly widespread, more than thirty states will count votes from e-mail, fax, and voting websites this year. On one hand, the idea seems to have many advantages. In terms of "going green", online voting is extremely environmentally-friendly because it eliminates the use of paper. Additionally, in theory, online voting would increase voter turnout because people can vote from anywhere. Many people are unable to vote because they cannot leave work, they are elderly or disabled, or they are overseas. A great feature of online voting is that anyone can simply access a computer to cast their vote without having to leave work or the home.
However, virtual votes could threaten national security because it could expose network infrastructure and leave us vulnerable to cyber hacking. Unfortunately, this fear is very real. In tests by University of Michigan technology students, the voting systems for overseas and military voters was fairly easy to hack. Even worse, the University of Michigan students found that the system had already been hacked by individuals in Iran and China.
Your vote matters. Don't let it get manipulated or altered by foreign threats. Utilize traditional mechanical voting machines to cast your vote this election day.
Stay updated on all security and privacy news by keeping up with The TNS Group tech blog.
With technology becoming so advanced and the Internet becoming increasingly widespread, more than thirty states will count votes from e-mail, fax, and voting websites this year. On one hand, the idea seems to have many advantages. In terms of "going green", online voting is extremely environmentally-friendly because it eliminates the use of paper. Additionally, in theory, online voting would increase voter turnout because people can vote from anywhere. Many people are unable to vote because they cannot leave work, they are elderly or disabled, or they are overseas. A great feature of online voting is that anyone can simply access a computer to cast their vote without having to leave work or the home.
However, virtual votes could threaten national security because it could expose network infrastructure and leave us vulnerable to cyber hacking. Unfortunately, this fear is very real. In tests by University of Michigan technology students, the voting systems for overseas and military voters was fairly easy to hack. Even worse, the University of Michigan students found that the system had already been hacked by individuals in Iran and China.
Your vote matters. Don't let it get manipulated or altered by foreign threats. Utilize traditional mechanical voting machines to cast your vote this election day.
Stay updated on all security and privacy news by keeping up with The TNS Group tech blog.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Google Outdoes Itself
The Internet is technology's most formidable source, and it just keeps getting bigger. In fact, traffic increases at an amazing 40-45% each year! But what website is crushing all the competition?
None other than... Google. The search engine giant accumulated a third quarter revenue this year of $7.29 billion, a 23% increase from last year. Even more fascinating, according to recent data from Arbor Networks, Google accounts for a whopping 6.4% of all Internet traffic in the world!
The numbers don't stop there. Because Google is so widely used, its advertising sales are equally astronomical. This year, Google's total ad revenue will be an estimated $15.7 billion. To put that into perspective, last year Time Warner and Viacom, among the biggest media companies in the world, earned $8.8 billion and $4.7 billion in advertising revenue, respectively.
The Internet is expanding so rapidly, its hard to imagine what will come next. With impressive progress being made on Google's self-driving car, it seems that anything is possible. To stay up-to-date with the latest in technology news, keep checking back at The TNS Group's tech blog.
None other than... Google. The search engine giant accumulated a third quarter revenue this year of $7.29 billion, a 23% increase from last year. Even more fascinating, according to recent data from Arbor Networks, Google accounts for a whopping 6.4% of all Internet traffic in the world!
The numbers don't stop there. Because Google is so widely used, its advertising sales are equally astronomical. This year, Google's total ad revenue will be an estimated $15.7 billion. To put that into perspective, last year Time Warner and Viacom, among the biggest media companies in the world, earned $8.8 billion and $4.7 billion in advertising revenue, respectively.
The Internet is expanding so rapidly, its hard to imagine what will come next. With impressive progress being made on Google's self-driving car, it seems that anything is possible. To stay up-to-date with the latest in technology news, keep checking back at The TNS Group's tech blog.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The Key Components of Compellent
Compellent is a leader in providing effective solutions to business needs, such as data center virtulization, space reclamation, energy efficiency, enterprise automation, and unified storage. One outstanding feature of Compellent is Live Volume. As a recent tech article explains, "Live Volume can detect when VMware Vmotion moves a virtual machine from one server to another. Immediately after the detection of the virtual machine move, Live Volume will flag the replicated secondary volume as the new primary and will automatically reverse replication direction".
Another key feature of Compellent is the use of Enterprise Manager. Enterprise Manager utilizes a single console for administration of all Compellent systems, local and remote. According to Compellent's website, using Enterprise Manager is beneficial because it will:
•Maximize resource utilization and reduce disk costs using accurate capacity and performance data
•Streamline disaster recovery planning and replication configuration with a simple point-and-click interface
•Speed event resolution with centralized alert notification and event log management
•Identify trends and monitor storage use by business unit for accurate needs assessment and chargeback
•Automatically calculate energy savings and generate boardroom-ready hero reports
Compellent has many other features to offer, including their latest endeavor, Fluid Data Storage. To hear more about Compellents products and services, join The TNS Group at our annual Executive Technology Exchange on November 4th. For more information, contact Joe Carretta at 203-316-0112 ext. 105.
Another key feature of Compellent is the use of Enterprise Manager. Enterprise Manager utilizes a single console for administration of all Compellent systems, local and remote. According to Compellent's website, using Enterprise Manager is beneficial because it will:
•Maximize resource utilization and reduce disk costs using accurate capacity and performance data
•Streamline disaster recovery planning and replication configuration with a simple point-and-click interface
•Speed event resolution with centralized alert notification and event log management
•Identify trends and monitor storage use by business unit for accurate needs assessment and chargeback
•Automatically calculate energy savings and generate boardroom-ready hero reports
Compellent has many other features to offer, including their latest endeavor, Fluid Data Storage. To hear more about Compellents products and services, join The TNS Group at our annual Executive Technology Exchange on November 4th. For more information, contact Joe Carretta at 203-316-0112 ext. 105.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
VMware On The Rise
As consumer demand for virtualization increases, companies that specialize in this realm of the IT world are profiting. Specifically, VMware is enjoying success and having a great fiscal year. With third quarter revenue exceeding expectations, VMware is anticipating great numbers in the final quarter of the year. According to a recent tech article, VMware's maintenance and services revenue is up 49% from last year.
As the industry leader in developing virtualization technology, VMware revolutionizes IT infrastructure for businesses ranging from large scale data centers to single-server boutique firms.
The TNS Group only partners with companies that we trust. In fact, one of our employees, Joe Carretta, is currently attending a VMware sales conference to ensure that we know how to better serve our customers. The TNS Group is confident that by using VMware products such as Virtual Infrastructure, Converter, VMotion and VCente, your business will cut management costs and see easier and more reliable network manageability.
As the industry leader in developing virtualization technology, VMware revolutionizes IT infrastructure for businesses ranging from large scale data centers to single-server boutique firms.
The TNS Group only partners with companies that we trust. In fact, one of our employees, Joe Carretta, is currently attending a VMware sales conference to ensure that we know how to better serve our customers. The TNS Group is confident that by using VMware products such as Virtual Infrastructure, Converter, VMotion and VCente, your business will cut management costs and see easier and more reliable network manageability.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
With Compellent, The Future is Fluid
As one of our most truted partners, Compellent Network Storage Solutions is among the best in the business. According to their website, Compellent Fluid Data storage actually reduces the number of drives in a system by optimizing utilization through ultra-efficient technologies such as Thin Provisioning, Automated Tiered Storage, Replays (continuous snapshots) and Storage Virtualization.
You can increase your Storage Efficiency with Compellent:
•Optimize capacity utilization with Thin Provisioning, consuming disk space only as data is written
•Automatically classify and migrate inactive data to less costly, low-power disks with Automated Tiered Storage
•Minimize the cost of downtime by streamlining data backup and speeding data recovery with continuous snapshots
•Merge all disks into a single pool of storage with Storage Virtualization, delivering higher performance with fewer drives
Compellent now offers Fluid Data Storage, which can:
•Slash the time and cost of IT up to 80%
•Instantly respond to the increasing demand for IT services
•Enable network storage changes without application outages
•Reduce cycle time for every new technology and application
•Ensure data is recoverable and always secure
•Provide a fully virtualized foundation for your entire IT stack
For more information about Compellent, be sure to join The TNS Group at our Lunch n Learn on Thursday, November 4th at Capital Grille in Stamford.
You can increase your Storage Efficiency with Compellent:
•Optimize capacity utilization with Thin Provisioning, consuming disk space only as data is written
•Automatically classify and migrate inactive data to less costly, low-power disks with Automated Tiered Storage
•Minimize the cost of downtime by streamlining data backup and speeding data recovery with continuous snapshots
•Merge all disks into a single pool of storage with Storage Virtualization, delivering higher performance with fewer drives
Compellent now offers Fluid Data Storage, which can:
•Slash the time and cost of IT up to 80%
•Instantly respond to the increasing demand for IT services
•Enable network storage changes without application outages
•Reduce cycle time for every new technology and application
•Ensure data is recoverable and always secure
•Provide a fully virtualized foundation for your entire IT stack
For more information about Compellent, be sure to join The TNS Group at our Lunch n Learn on Thursday, November 4th at Capital Grille in Stamford.
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