DATABASES
MongoDB: Over 680TB of Data Exposed in MongoDB Databases. There are at least 35,000 publicly accessible and insecure MongoDB databases on the Internet, and their number appears to be growing. Combined they expose 684.8 terabytes of data to potential theft. This is the result of a scan performed over the past few days by John Matherly, the creator of the Shodan search engine for Internet-connected devices. Read more
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EXCEL 2016: Meet Excel 2016: 9 of Its Best New Features, from Databases to Handwriting Tools. The database enhancements alone – which include merging some of the previous Add-On programs such as Power Pivot and Power Query—more than justify the upgrade. You’ll find options for Power Queries; Data Models; Reports; Pivot Tables; One-Click Forecasting; and some new, one-button workbook sharing through Power BI for creating and using interactive reports and dashboards. Read more
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SHAREPOINT: Avoiding Ginormous Transaction Logs with SharePoint Databases. Find out how organizations avoid extremely large transaction log (.ldf) files. Read more
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GRAPH DATABASES: Graph Databases Enable New Data-Driven Applications. Popular consumer web properties such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google all use proprietary versions of graph technology. They pioneered its use to help continuously deliver relevant information through easy-to-use interfaces, while continuing to astound and amaze with new features and functionality at a rate unmatched by traditional enterprise-class applications. So it comes as no surprise to see the increased use of graphs in a new generation of enterprise data-driven applications. Read more
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FROM THE BLUE MOUNTAIN DATA SYSTEMS BLOG
CYBERSECURITY: Efficient Continuous Monitoring – Third Party Products & Resources. At Blue Mountain Data Systems, we define continuous monitoring as real-time security monitoring rather than the periodic reviews conducted weekly or monthly for compliance purposes. When providing security support for our clients, we have activities that we look at and test periodically. Read more
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IT MANAGEMENT: 16 Ways to Retain Technical Staff. A recent study indicates that companies in the IT industry (amongst the Fortune 500) experience the highest turnover rate (SOURCE: PayScale). Good employees quit because they feel undervalued, underwhelmed, underpaid, or overworked. As a result, employee turnover is costing your organization more time and money than you think. Believing that technical employees are “replaceable” may appear to be satisfactory to some firms. In the long term, however, you may sacrifice more than money; customer satisfaction, business knowledge, and team morale. Read more
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MICROSOFT: 12 Ways to Empower Government Users With the Microsoft Business Intelligence (MBI) Stack. Are your organization’s Federal IT resources under constant pressure, with no end in sight? Your agency is not alone. With limited access to dedicated information technology resources, non-technical end users often play the waiting game, relying on IT staff to do simple tasks like generating custom queries and embedding them within applications. Your department’s need to generate on demand, ad hoc reports gets pushed to the back burner while IT resources respond to more pressing matters. Implementing a self-service approach alleviates your IT staff from such tasks, affording them more time to focus on solving high impact problems. Read more
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DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT: 18 Ways to Secure Your Electronic Documents. Are your organization’s document management security inefficiencies leaving you open to legal and economic repercussions? Compliance with mandates such as the Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, HIPAA and the Sedona Principals for e-discovery and disclosure are causing ongoing concern within government agencies and corporations…and increased need for solid document security. Read more
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