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Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Market scrutinized in the new analysis – WhaTech Technology and Markets News
2020 Research Report on Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Market is a professional and comprehensive report on the Multi Cloud Storage Solutions industry.
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The Key manufacturers that are operating in the global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions market are:- IBM Corp.- SAP SE- Microsoft Corp.- Gosun Technology- Google- Vmware (DELL)- Amazon Web Services(AWS)- Alibaba
The research report has incorporated the analysis of different factors that augment the markets growth. It constitutes trends, restraints, and drivers that transform the market in either a positive or negative manner. This section also provides the scope of different segments and applications that can potentially influence the market in the future. The detailed information is based on current trends and historic milestones. This section also provides an analysis of the volume of production about the global market and also about each type from 2015 to 2026. This section mentions the volume of production by region from 2015 to 2026. Pricing analysis is included in the report according to each type from the year 2015 to 2026, manufacturer from 2015 to 2020, region from 2015 to 2020, and global price from 2015 to 2026.
A thorough evaluation of the restrains included in the report portrays the contrast to drivers and gives room for strategic planning. Factors that overshadow the market growth are pivotal as they can be understood to devise different bends for getting hold of the lucrative opportunities that are present in the ever-growing market. Additionally, insights into market experts opinions have been taken to understand the market better.
Development policies and plans are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and cost structures are also analyzed. This report also states import/export consmption, supply and demand Figures, cost, price, revenue and gross margins. The report focuses on global major leading Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Industry players providing information such as company profiles, product picture and specification, capacity, production, price, cost, revenue and contact information. Upstream raw materials and equipment and downstream demand analysis is also carried out. The Multi Cloud Storage Solutions industry development trends and marketing channels are analyzed. Finally the feasibility of new investment projects are assessed and overall research conclusions offered.
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Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Market: Regional AnalysisThe report offers in-depth assessment of the growth and other aspects of the Multi Cloud Storage Solutions market in important regions, including the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Russia, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Mexico, and Brazil,. Key regions covered in the report are North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
The report has been curated after observing and studying various factors that determine regional growth such as economic, environmental, social, technological, and political status of the particular region. Analysts have studied the data of revenue, production, and manufacturers of each region. This section analyses region-wise revenue and volume for the forecast period of 2015 to 2026. These analyses will help the reader to understand the potential worth of investment in a particular region.
Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Market: Competitive LandscapeThis section of the report identifies various key manufacturers of the market. It helps the reader understand the strategies and collaborations that players are focusing on combat competition in the market. The comprehensive report provides a significant microscopic look at the market. The reader can identify the footprints of the manufacturers by knowing about the global revenue of manufacturers, the global price of manufacturers, and production by manufacturers during the forecast period of 2015 to 2019.
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Table 1. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Production (K Units) Growth Rate Comparison by Type (2015-2026)Table 2. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Market Size by Type (K Units) (US$ Million) (2020 VS 2026)Table 3. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Consumption (K Units) Comparison by Application: 2020 VS 2026Table 4. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Production (K Units) by ManufacturersTable 5. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Production (K Units) by Manufacturers (2015-2020)Table 6. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Production Share by Manufacturers (2015-2020)Table 7. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Revenue (Million USD) by Manufacturers (2015-2020)Table 8. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Revenue Share by Manufacturers (2015-2020)Table 9. Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3) (based on the Revenue in Multi Cloud Storage Solutions as of 2019)Table 10. Global Market Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Average Price (USD/Unit) of Key Manufacturers (2015-2020)Table 11. Manufacturers Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Production Sites and Area ServedTable 12. Manufacturers Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Product TypesTable 13. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Manufacturers Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)Table 14. Mergers & Acquisitions, ExpansionTable 15. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Capacity (K Units) by Region (2015-2020)Table 16. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Production (K Units) by Region (2015-2020)Table 17. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Revenue (Million US$) by Region (2015-2020)Table 18. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Revenue Market Share by Region (2015-2020)Table 19. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Production Capacity (K Units), Revenue (Million US$), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2015-2020)Table 20. North America Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Production Capacity (K Units), Revenue (Million US$), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2015-2020Table 21. Europe Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Production Capacity (K Units), Revenue (Million US$), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2015-2020)Table 22. China Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Production Capacity (K Units), Revenue (Million US$), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2015-2020)Table 23. Japan Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Production Capacity (K Units), Revenue (Million US$), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2015-2020)Table 24. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Consumption (K Units) Market by Region (2015-2020)Table 25. Global Multi Cloud Storage Solutions Consumption Market Share by Region (2015-2020)
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Global Personal Cloud Storage Market 2020 by Product Types, Method, Application, End Users, Region, Industry Analysis, Recent Trend and Forecast to…
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MyFax review: Is this the best online fax service? – ITProPortal
Plans and pricing
MyFaxs plans differ primarily in the number of sent and received pages they include. The Home Office User plan costs $10 per month and lets you send 100 pages and receive 200 pages per month. The Small Business User tier costs $20 per month and doubles your sending limit to 200 pages per month. The Power User plan costs $40 per month and lets you send and receive up to 400 pages each per month.
If you go over your page limits, each additional page sent or received costs $0.10. You can try out the Home Office User plan for 14 days for free, although MyFax requires your credit card information for the trial.
MyFax is packed with features. To start with, you can send faxes in three waysdirectly from your email, from a mobile app for iOS and Android, or from a modern and seamless web-based client. We actually liked the web client the best, since you can designate up to 50 recipients for a single message and easily pull in those recipients from a built-in contact book. For each fax, you can attach up to 10 MB worth of files.
The web and mobile apps both give you access to an unlimited fax history, which is a huge advantage for MyFax over some of its competitors. In practical terms, this means you can use MyFax as a cloud storage space for your business communications rather than clogging up your email client with PDFs.
The other thing that we appreciated about MyFax is that it enables you to create five sender accounts for a single subscription. Many of MyFaxs competitors also have this option, but it makes a big difference when deciding whether the pricey subscriptions are worthwhile.
The only extra feature we would have liked to see from MyFax is integration between the web client and major cloud storage providers. Unfortunately, youll need to download files before you can send them as a fax.
The first step in setting up a new account with MyFax is to choose your fax number. You can choose a fax number in the US, Canada, or 59 other countries around the world. In the US, you can request a local number in any city or state or a toll-free number.
Once your account is up and running, you can manage users and contacts through your settings. Helpfully, MyFax enables you to upload contacts to your address book using a CSV or directly if you use Gmail. If youre using the mobile app, you can pull in contacts from your devices contact book.
The MyFax interface is modern, well-organized, and easy to use. Thats saying a lot, since this simply isnt the case for a lot of similarly priced online fax services.
When sending a fax, the recipient information, attachment dialog, and cover letter modifications are all found on a single page. For received faxes, the MyFax interface closely resembles the look and feel of Microsoft Outlook. You can use checkboxes to conduct bulk operations on faxes in your inbox, including organizing them into custom folders for long-term storage or adding tags.
If you need to look back through your fax history at any point, theres a simple search box that enables you to pull up old faxes. It wont search attachments, though, so this is where careful use of cover letters and tags can come in handy.
In terms of performance, MyFax performed as well as we expected. We sent a test fax, consisting of a cover letter and two-page document, to another online fax account. The fax showed up in around five minutes and the successful transmission was confirmed in our MyFax account.
The one area where MyFax falls well short of the mark is security. The platform is relatively lax with passwords, as it sends them to your email in text form without any additional authentication. Unfortunately, MyFaxs web client also doesnt support two-factor authentication when logging in. It was difficult to feel that our account was truly secured against intrusion when using this platform.
MyFax offers support via phone, email, and live chat 24/7. Helpfully, there are different phone numbers to call for general account questions, tech support, and billing issues.
The MyFax website also has a number of useful resources, including detailed user guides and how-to videos to get you started with the platform. The website even has more than 100 cover sheet templates that you can download and modify to use for your faxes.
MyFax is one of the best online fax services weve seen. While the plans can be pricey, you definitely get your moneys worth. The MyFax web client is seamless and makes it simple to pull in contacts from your email or another address book. We loved that you can have five sender accounts per subscription and up to 50 recipients per fax. To top it all off, MyFax offers 24/7 customer support.
If MyFax is a bit out of your price range, you may be able to save some money with Faxage. This online fax service offers 300 pages sent and 300 pages received for $7.95 per month and doesnt limit the number of sender accounts you can create for a single fax line. The downside to using Faxage is that the online interface is nowhere near as nice as what MyFax offers. While it includes many of the same features, including unlimited storage and folder-based organization, its somewhat clunky and confusing to use.
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Storage and database innovation evolve in tandem – TechTarget
Storage and database technologies are advancing at breakneck speeds, and the connection is far from coincidental.
Storage and memory technologies have an enormous impact on database operations. "Faster storage and memory directly translate to faster database operations," said Tom Coughlin, an IEEE fellow and president of Coughlin Associates, a data storage consulting firm. "Also, new technologies -- such as accelerators, working close to memory and storage -- can provide potentially more efficient operations, with greater performance and lower latency."
Storage and database systems have been on the same technology and deployment methodology curves, said Ken Claffey, vice president and general manager of enterprise data solutions at storage products provider Seagate Technology. Over time, SQL databases have evolved from vertically scalable systems to NoSQL databases, which are horizontally scalable distributed systems. Similarly, storage technologies have evolved from vertically scaled arrays to horizontally scaled-out distributed storage systems. "Both [technologies] have also undergone deployment methodology changes, from on-premises proprietary systems to software-defined open source cloud storage models," Claffey said.
The NoSQL revolution, which eliminated the need to create a complex, difficult-to-manage data model simply for the purpose of reducing data duplication, correlates closely with the arrival of PCIe-based SSDs in the 2007-2008 timeframe, said Glauber Costa, distinguished engineer at database developer ScyllaDB. The subsequent arrival of NVMe technology has helped to further accelerate database performance, he added.
Looking forward, persistent memory promises a new generation of fast and powerful databases, capable of handling video, IoT and other complex data. "With persistent memory, you're going to see everyone trying to push from single millisecond (ms) latencies toward dozens of microseconds (s)," Costa said. He also noted that storage has moved from a world where 10 ms access was acceptable on HDDs, to one where it's possible to obtain 400 s performance on SATA SSDs, to 10-100 s on NVMe devices. "Next, we're talking 100-200 nanoseconds -- RAM-level -- on persistent memory," he said.
Storage providers are also recognizing the need to enhance their offerings in ways beyond sheer speed to meet the demands of larger, more complicated and increasingly vulnerable databases. "We're not just talking about parallelism for throughput, latency or density," Costa said. "For example, with increasing requirements for privacy and security in databases, many NVMe providers now include data-at-rest encryption."
Next-generation databases require faster storage and highly scalable architectures. "Today's NVMe controllers can handle four times more parallel I/O commands than SAS [and] SATA SSD controllers, with one NVMe drive often capable of providing the performance of an entire all-flash array," said Kirill Shoikhet, chief architect at Excelero, a provider of software-defined block storage for cloud and enterprise applications.
Transactional processing is all about latency and parallelism, and NVMe technology can significantly lower latency, Shoikhet said. "The ability to access NVMe drives remotely in an efficient manner using NVMe-oF opens up many possibilities for running database instances in a data center for a performant database as a service," he noted. "However, the bottlenecks imposed by traditional controller-based architectures implicitly mean they cannot scale performance to allow many simultaneous accesses with low latency. In contrast, approaches based on direct access using NVMe-oF, or similar protocols over [remote direct access memory] networks, enable shared, low-latency access that allows databases to scale to cloud-like environments and retain strong ROI."
Storage prices continue to drop rapidly as data demand and use soar. However, despite recent advancements, the scalability and performance of an application can still be limited by the performance and feature set of storage, said Matt Yonkovit, chief experience officer at Percona, a database software and services provider. "As the demand for applications to store more data increases," he added, "so will the demand for faster, more reliable storage."
There are many exciting developments at the intersection of storage and databases, including computational storage, persistent memory and GPU-mapped SQL. Change and innovation in storage and database technology is happening at a rapid pace and is definitely worth monitoring.
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How to upload and manage files on Microsoft Teams – Windows Central
Microsoft Teams isn't just a platform to communicate with colleagues, whether you work from home or the office. It's also a platform to collaborate in real-time and share files without having to break the workflow.
Although, for the most part, uploading, sharing, and collaborating with files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, pictures, etc.) is a straightforward process, Microsoft Teams uses different storage technologies, including OneDrive for Chat and SharePoint for Teams, which can make tasks a little confusing at first, because of the options and restrictions depending on the experience.
In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the steps to get started uploading and managing files using Microsoft Teams.
On Microsoft Teams, there two types of storage, including SharePoint and OneDrive for Business.
If you share files on a team (channel), then those files will store in account's SharePoint folder, which can be found using these steps:
Click on Microsoft Teams.
Once you complete the steps, the files will appear on the right side. If you don't see a particular file, you can click the Refresh button from the top-right corner.
If you ever download a file to your computer, it'll be accessible from the specified location, but in the "Files" tab of Teams, you'll also find a Downloads section with the history of your downloaded files. If you click the file within this section, it'll open from File Explorer.
The files stored in the Microsoft Teams section will only be available for all the members of the channel.
If you share a file privately with one or more people, the file will store in the Teams account's OneDrive for Business folder, and they can be found using these steps:
Click on OneDrive.
The experience is similar to the OneDrive interface available on the web, including options to create a new folder, upload files, sync content, and copy a link for sharing. Also, unlike the Microsoft Teams section, you can use the menu option from the top-right corner to change the view of files to list, compact, or tiles.
Although the uploading and sharing files is a straightforward process, the steps and restrictions will be different depending on whether you're using the chat or team channels.
Despite the ability to manage files stored in the SharePoint folder (Microsoft Teams) from the "Files" tab, it's not possible to upload files using this interface. Instead, the only way to upload files to this storage is to share the file directly into the group channel.
To upload files to Teams, use these steps:
Click the Upload from my computer option.
Click the Send button.
Once you complete the steps, the files will be visible for anyone in the channel, and will appear in the "Microsoft Teams" section of "Files." After uploading the file, you can refer to the same item by selecting the Microsoft Teams option from the Attach menu.
On the other hand, you can upload files to the OneDrive folder directly using the "Files" tab, but these files will only be available to you. Also, files you share privately with other colleagues using "Chat" will appear in this folder, but again, they'll only be visible to you.
To upload files to the OneDrive folder using the "Chat" tab, use these steps:
Click the Upload from my computer option. (Or the OneDrive option, if the file has been already uploaded.)
Click the Send button.
After you complete the steps, the recipients will be able to access the file from the chat history, but only you will be able to access the file through the OneDrive folder in "Files." However, you can always use the Files tab inside of "Teams" or "Chat" to quickly access the files shared in those areas.
To upload files directly to the OneDrive folder using the "Files" tab, use these steps:
Click the Upload button.
Using the OneDrive folder, it's also possible to create new Office documents and even connect your work (not personal) OneDrive account to sync files.
Although files are always available within the experience, you can also download them from anywhere as long as it's visible to you.
To download a file on Microsoft Teams, use these steps:
Select the Download option.
Once you complete the steps, the document will download automatically in the Downloads folder.
If the button isn't available, you can always click the file to open it on Teams, and then click the Download button from the top-right side.
You can also create a shareable link of a file, which you can then share with other colleagues.
To share a file available on Teams, use these steps:
Click the Copy link option to copy the link to the clipboard.
After you complete the steps, you can send the link to anyone, but only members of the channel will be able to access the file.
On Microsoft Teams, you can also integrate other cloud storage services, such as Dropbox, Box, ShareFile, and Google Drive.
To add a Google Drive account (for example), use these steps:
Click the Add cloud storage button.
Select the storage service. For example, Google Drive.
Click the Allow button.
Once you complete the steps, you'll have access to view and share files from your Google Drive account.
When integrating a third-party storage service to Microsoft Teams, you can share files inside any of your teams, but for some odd (or security) reason, you can't share these files privately using the chat. However, if you must share a Google Drive file privately to one or multiple people, you can always download the file and then upload it manually to the chat session.
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Global cloud IT infrastructure spending to hit $70bn by year-end – Trade Arabia
Global computing has surged in recent years, changing the way people communicate, manage data and do business. Billions of private and business users take advantage of the on-demand technology.
However, with coronavirus lockdown rules in place and millions of people spending more time indoors and online, the global demand for cloud services has soared over the last few months, according to industry experts.
This growing need for cloud solutions has led to increased spending on hardware and software components needed to support the computing requirements.
The global cloud IT infrastructure spending has tripled since 2013 as billions use personal cloud storage to manage and store private data.
The examples of cloud computing use can be found practically everywhere, from social networking, messaging apps, and streaming services to business processes, office tools, chatbots, or lending platforms.
Owing to a surge in demand, the industry is expected to grow 3.6 per cent year-on-year to hit $69.2 billion by the end of 2020, according to data gathered by LearnBonds.
In 2013, the global spending on cloud IT infrastructure, including hardware, abstracted resources, storage, and network resources, amounted to $22.3 billion, revealed Statista data and the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker.
Over the next four years, this amount grew to $47.4 billion. The trend has continued to grow strongly so that global cloud IT infrastructure spending has tripled since 2013.
IDC`s report revealed that public cloud infrastructure spending is expected to drive the global market growth this year.
Research director of Infrastructure Systems, Platforms, and Technologies at IDC, Kuba Stolarski said: "As enterprise IT budgets tighten through the year, the public cloud will see an increase in demand for services."
According to a global CIO survey, public cloud adoption was the key draw for many companies in 2020, with 79% of polled groups planning to make heavy to moderate adoption of cloud technology. AI/machine learning ranked as the second-most wanted technology, with 72% of firms planning to use it in 2020.
Statistics show that 70% of businesses plan to adopt private cloud solutions this year, followed by 63% of companies who prefer multi-cloud solutions.
"This increase will come in part from the surge of work-from-home employees using online collaboration tools, but also from workload migration to the public cloud as enterprises seek ways to save money for the current year. Once the coast is clear of the coronavirus, we expect some of this new cloud service demand to remain sticky going forward," he added.
IDC's five-year forecast predicts cloud IT infrastructure spending will reach $100 billion by 2024, growing by a compound annual rate of growth of 8.4%.
The growing need for cloud solutions recently has led to a surge in the vendor revenue from cloud IT infrastructure. In 2019, they made a $63.97 billion profit from selling these IT products and solutions, 30% more compared to 2017 figures.
The 2019 data also showed that ODM Direct held 32% of the market. Dell Technologies and HPE follow with 16% and 11.7% market share, respectively, it added.-TradeArabia News Service
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The Fairphone ethical smartphone is now available with the Google-less Android /e/OS operating system – ZDNet
Almost all smartphones lock you into expensive, pretty prisons. They look great, but you can't repair them, and they watch your every move. But now there's the Fairphone 3, which lets you fix the hardware yourself, paired up with the privacy-first Android /e/OS operating system.
Besides being repairable by any handy person, the Fairphone uses ethically sourced materials and is built by well-paid workers, Many smartphones, such as the Apple iPhone, are built by poorly paid temporary workers.
The Android-based /e/ operating system and smartphones put privacy first. It's based on LineageOS. This is an Android-based operating system, which is descended from the failed CyanogenMod Android fork. This version also blends in features from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) 7, 8, and 9 source-code trees.
In the /e/OS, all Google services have been removed and replaced with MicroG services. MicroG replaces Google's libraries with purely open-source implementations without hooks to Google's services. This includes libraries and apps that provide Google Play, Maps, Geolocation, and Messaging services for Android applications when they need them.
Put them together, and you get the first privacy-conscious, sustainable smartphone. This pairing springs from the Fairview community. They were asked what their preferred alternative OS was for the Fairphone 3, and they voted for /e/OS.
Being ethical and putting privacy first means the end product isn't as glossy as its Apple and Samsung rivals.
A recent ZDNet review found the Fairphone 3 to be a chunky beast. It comes with only 4GB of RAM and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 chipset. It also has a single 12-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera. This is all powered by a 3,000mAh battery.
The Fairphone 3 also has a 5.65-inch LCD within a large bezel frame. It supports dual SIM and has a MicroSD card slot. You're likely to need that MicroSD slot for more storage since it only comes with 64GB of internal storage.
In short, if you're looking for top-of-the-line hardware, look elsewhere. On the other hand, you can take apart this phone -- it comes with its own screwdriver to fix it yourself. iFixitfinds the FairPhone 3 to be the most easily repaired smartphone of all.
The open-source operating system may be Android, but without all the Google functionality, it has a different feel. The /e/ platform also comes with its own services. For example, its search program uses, not Google, but Qwant, a popular, privacy-first European-based search engine. Instead of Google Drive for cloud storage, you get /e/'s cloud, which is based on the open-source NextCloud.
That said, many, but not all, standard Android apps run on /e/. It has its own app store with compatible apps. With its privacy-first emphasis, when you look at an app in the store, you can see each program's privacy settings and exactly what information it's sharing. It's up to you to decide if an app's utility is worth its privacy compromises.
Many mainstream Android apps work with this Google-free operating system. For example, Facebook installs and runs on /e/ perfectly. Of course, Facebook comes with its own privacy problems.
Eva Gouwens, Fairphone's CEO, likes this deal: "Our partnership with /e/OS is exciting because we both strive to change the way the tech industry operates in our own way. We're happy to provide Fairphone users with phones that are not only sustainable but also take special care to protect their personal data."
In a statement, Gal Duval, /e/OS founder added:
"Since the inception of /e/OS, we realized that many of our users were not only concerned about their data privacy and willing to reconquer their digital sovereignty, they also wanted hardware that would last longer and be repairable. Many adhere to the open-source principles of transparency in their software and they look for a similar approach for their mobile phone. They look for a more ethical approach to technology. It was therefore obvious to us that Fairphone would be a great platform for these customers, providing them with a phone that ticks the boxes of repairability, durability, and ethical sourcing."
The Fairphone 3 with pre-loaded /e/OS is available starting on May 7 from /e/'s website, for 480 ($525). The Fairphone 3 /e/ OS build is freely available, if you already have a Fairphone 3.
AWS launches the $995 Elemental Link for streaming video to its cloud – TechCrunch
AWS today announced the launch of the Elemental Link, a small hardware device that makes it easy to connect a live video source to the AWS Elemental Media Live service for broadcast-grade live video processing in the cloud. The $995 Link, which weighs in at less than a pound, is meant to allow Media Live users to connect a camera or video production setup to the AWS cloud.
The fanless Link has an Ethernet port and inputs for either an HD-SDI or HDMI cable. In the AWS Management Console, itll show up as a media source for MediaLive and itll automatically adapt the streaming video based on available bandwidth.
In sophisticated environments, dedicated hardware and an associated A/V team can capture, encode, and stream or store video that meets these expectations, explains AWSs Jeff Barr in todays announcement. However, cost and operational complexity have prevented others from delivering a similar experience. Classrooms, local sporting events, enterprise events, and small performance spaces do not have the budget or the specialized expertise needed to install, configure, and run the hardware and software needed to reliably deliver video to the cloud for processing, storage, and on-demand delivery or live streaming.
Amazon obviously has quite a bit of experience with streaming video, not only because of the broadcast networks it partners with but also thanks to Twitch.
The Link devices arent meant for Twitch streamers, though. AWS is clearly targeting these devices at more sophisticated organizations that are already using the AWS cloud for their broadcast infrastructure. And while the Link takes away some of the complexities of managing the streaming hardware, the MediaLive cloud piece isnt exactly as trivial to manage as the more consumer-grade live-streaming platforms available today. For those platforms, OBS Studio and a maybe a prosumer switcher like the Blackmagic ATEM Mini is all you need to get started with a multi-camera setup.
Barr says AWS is working on a CloudFormation-powered solution that can take care of setting up the output from MediaLive and make a bit easier actually doing something with the video thats coming from the Link devices.
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How to Protect Your Google Drive on iPhone and iPad With Face ID or Touch ID – How-To Geek
Justin Duino
Storing important and or sensitive documents in Google Drive isnt the most secure way to protect your data, but if you are, your iPhone and iPad can help keep everything safe. Heres how to add a Face ID or Touch ID lock to the cloud storages mobile app.
Unfortunately, at the time of writing, Google doesnt offer enhanced security options on its Drive app for Android or on the web. Enabling two-factor authentication on your Google account is your best bet for keeping people out of your cloud files.
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Start by opening the Drive app on your iPhone or iPad. Use Apples built-in Spotlight Search if you cant find it on your home screen.
Next, tap on the three-line hamburger menu icon.
From the slide-over menu that appears, select the Settings option.
Tap on the Privacy Screen button found in the middle of the screen.
You can now read more about the Privacy Screen feature. If its something that youd like to enable, toggle on the Privacy Screen option.
Your iPhone or iPad will display a pop-up asking for you to give the Google Drive app permission to access Face ID or Touch ID on your device. Tap on the OK button to permit it.
The next time you exit and reopen the Google Drive app, you will see a screen similar to the one below. Authenticate using your face or your fingerprint to access the cloud storage application.
Now that the Privacy Screen setting is enabled, you will see several new options to customize the feature further.
By default, the Privacy Screen feature locks the Drive app the moment you lock your iPhones or iPads display or leave the app. If you want to add a time delay, tap on the option that corresponds to the Delay listing.
Here, you can choose from Immediately, After 10 Seconds, After 1 Minute, and After 10 Minutes. Choose one of the options and then tap on the Back arrow.
If you dont trust Face ID or Touch ID to protect your files stored in Drive, you can require your phone or tablets lock screen passcode to enter the app.
Back in the Privacy Screen settings menu, tap on the blue Open System Settings link.
You will be taken to Drives section of your iPhones or iPads Settings menu. Here, you can toggle off permission to use Face ID or Touch ID.
With the security setting disabled, the next time you open the Google Drive app, it will require you to enter your devices lock screen passcode.
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Is Home Working As Good For The Planet As We Think? – Forbes
Is Home Working As Good For The Planet As We Think?
The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on the environmental emissions produced by society, with numerous maps illustrating the stark drop in air pollution since countries started to enact lockdown procedures in a bid to halt the spread of the virus.
The airline industry has been one of the hardest hit, with roughly 100,000 fewer flights made per day.Data from plane tracking service Flight Radar reveals a 55% fall in flights in the last week of March, compared to the same period last year.
A similarly seismic shift has come from the requirement that those who can work from home, should do so.Data from the UK's Department for Transport reveals that travel is down significantly, with car travel down roughly 60%, bus travel down around 90%, and train and underground travel down nearly 100% compared to normal levels. This is because our travel habits have changed enormously, with recreational travel practically grounding to a halt, and travel to work down by 50% from normal levels.
So the home working that so many of us are engaging in must be better for the planet, right?New research from the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions at the University of Sussex suggests things might not be so straightforward.
The study does indeed find that for many of us, home working can be significantly greener than our usual commute into the office, with home working reducing our personal emissions by up to 80% in some cases.
This is not the case for all of us however, and indeed, for some of us, working from home may actually increase our energy usage.This is largely because some of us can use our new found flexibility to increase our travel for recreation and other purposes, while also using more energy at home.
"While most studies conclude that teleworking can contribute energy savings, the more rigorous studies and those with a broader scope present more ambiguous findings," the researchers explain. "Where studies include additional impacts, such as non-work travel or office and home energy use, the potential energy savings appear more limited - with some studies suggesting that, in the context of growing distances between the workplace and home, part-week teleworking could lead to a net increase in energy consumption."
The biggest danger, in terms of the energy costs of flexible working, come when we split between home and office throughout the week.By working partly from home, we can be encouraged to live further away from work, which then increases our commute when we do go into the office.Indeed, one study suggested that remote workers would often live up to 10 miles further from their office than those who commuted to work every day.
As such, the researchers believe the best environmental outcome comes when we spend our entire working week from home, and believe this could also help employers reduce their energy footprint as they can downsize their office space to reflect the change in work patterns.
It is, perhaps, important to note that the environmental savings gained from home working may nonetheless be rather modest, however.The authors note that one of the studies they analyzed found that working remotely four days per week resulted in a much lower fall in energy consumption than an improvement in car fuel efficiency of around 20% (which in itself is a not insignificant amount considering fuel efficiency has improved by around 57% in the last 100 years).
Another factor to consider is the costs involved in the computers and other equipment used in the course of our work.The production of computers is normally very energy intensive, and involves various rare earth elements in their production, and energy-intensive processes, such as cloud storage, for their operation.These increasing energy costs can outweigh the savings we make from working from home.
That's not to say that there aren't environmental savings from home working, just that our work patterns are becoming increasingly complex, so it's harder to track the direct savings from this change in work patterns.
"While the lockdown has clearly reduced energy consumption, only some of those savings will be achieved in more normal patterns of teleworking," the researchers say. "To assess whether teleworking is really sustainable, we need to look beyond the direct impact on commuting and investigate how it changes a whole range of daily activities."
The changes in pollution levels since the coronavirus lockdown have been stark, and I'm sure we've all noticed the reduction in traffic on our roads.It's understandable, therefore, that we assume that our newfound remote working lifestyle is better for the environment, and the chances are that it very much is.It's by no means certain, however, and the research provides a timely reminder of just how complex are energy needs are.
"A scenario after the threat of Coronavirus has cleared where workers will want the best of both worlds; retaining the freedom and flexibility they found from working from home but the social aspects of working at an office that they've missed out on during lockdown, will not deliver the energy savings the world needs," the researchers conclude.
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Is Home Working As Good For The Planet As We Think? - Forbes