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What CIOs everywhere can learn from Canada’s nationwide internet outage

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On July 8, 2022, a botched maintenance update on the Rogers ISP network in Canada crashed internet access across the country for at least 12 hours, with some customers experiencing problems for days afterward. The nationwide outage affected phone and internet service for about 12.2 Check your suppliers’ backup plans.

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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO

The outage was traced to a damaged database file; a contractor was working to correct a problem with the synchronization between live and backup databases and ended up corrupting both. And arise it did on January 24, when a Chicago employee failed to turn the backup server off at the appropriate time.

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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO

This shows that many modern cyber security challenges are network-agnostic, which means the most popular cyber attack methods typically don’t focus on the network technology the company uses to access the internet. The need for improved rural internet service has been recognized by both governments and businesses alike.

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Avoiding Last-Mile Challenges for Remote Workers

CIO

But there’s one catch we often hear regarding productivity, and that is inconsistent Internet connections that downgrade the experience, particularly while conducting conference calls or sharing material from a home office. Best Practice 2: Internet service is an essential utility for key employees. cellular, air-gapped systems, etc.)

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Backups | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

How many of you have ever needed to recover something from backups? Then, imagine if the backups of that application had been failing for months. The importance of local and cloud backups. We must plan for the worst, which includes a full system compromise and restoration from backups. Identifying backup requirements.

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Empowering at-risk youth and adults with devices, connectivity and dignity

CIO

Hundreds of low-cost smartphones, subsidized cell plans, Verizon Jetpack Mobile Hotspot devices, and Verizon Internet Gateway Home Routers enable POIC participants to communicate, learn, apply for jobs and more. Reliable communication and fast internet access can be critical to the people that POIC serves. The result?

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Not every creator economy startup is built for creators

TechCrunch

Startups need to have a backup plan to make sure that if they don’t become the next Patreon, the creators who trusted them won’t be doomed. Startups need to have a backup plan to make sure that if they don’t become the next Patreon, the creators who trusted them won’t be doomed. “Before 9 a.m.,

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