week 14: CLear

Enterprise storage is for large storage of high technology and is in common use in businesses. Enterprise storage is far more reliable than what is currently used by consumers. There are four main uses for enterprise storage and its for archiving, backup, disaster recovery, and online storage. It is used by many industries that need to be protected or use the possibilities that enterprise storage offer.

Enterprise storage obviously has a great effect on business. It has yet to be used by individual consumers and is only used by businesses. It is key for large businesses with large amounts of information to use enterprise storage. The key is getting enterprise storage to be able to be practical for use by consumers. The site gave valuable information about enterprise storage.

Week 14: Secure Email

The securing of email and is a pertinent issue to many companies and individuals but so is the possibility of cloud storage. Currently client-server is used but cloud storage would be on-demand like a public utility. Cloud storage has begun to gain steam as paradigm shift that should occur. Email is believed to be the first application that cloud storage needs to secure. The CEO of Proofpoint believes that soon cloud storage will be the way of the Internet and securing email is integral to that. The article I have summarized can be found here.

The screen capture can be found here

week 13: CLear

Phishing is a crime that is committed everyday to unsuspecting individuals. Phishing is the crime of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as passwords, credit card details through electronic communication. The way individuals fall victim is the communication appears to have been sent by a trustworthy source. As Internet use expands and changes the techniques used for phishing evolve and change creating a problem that is very hard to solve. One key deterrent is awareness by individuals of the tactics used in phishing, with that individuals can avoid being tricked by phishing.

Phishing is a very serious crime and people need to learn how to defend themselves. As a country we are on the internet more and the problem of phishing can not be ignored. Those involved in business need to be very cautious due to not only having sensitive information about themselves that can be stolen but their company as well. This website made by Microsoft offers invaluable tips on how to be a victim of phishing.

An example of items to look for in phishing e-mails.

Week 12: Database

During this project I learned to use a program I had never used before. I learned how to use a database and how to manipulate it. There are many functions to be used with databases such as creating queries and forms. The queries were very fun to use and would be very valuable in data organization. The forms were also neat and allowed good summarization of data.

The major issue I encountered while doing this project was the importing of data. It is difficult to combine tables and reorganize the data. Several times I attempted to download a table and a row would be missing. This was difficult to deal with in combination with the lack to go back to fix errors. This issue however most likely compounded by human error.

week 11: CLear

A database is a collection of data used by users to access information. There are many types of databases such as operational, analytical, and external each used by different users. Operational database is used in organizations to support operations and increase efficiency. The security of databases is critical due to the vast amount of valuable information. There is software that manages the storage of the data.

Databases are a crucial component to businesses success. Once a organization has large amounts of data they must begin storing them in databases. To not do this would be detrimental to the success of the organization. Not just a database is needed but an easy to use and navigate one. Here is a link to the world's most popular open source database.

Excel Project

Our excel project consisted of manipulating data in regards to heart rate during exercise. The fisrt thing we did was manipulate the raw data and get new figures. The second part consisted of data analysis and using pivot tables. The actions we did gave us more information and elaborated on the data.

The project let me use the skills I learned in excel doing our last project. This project was very easy due to that and made it more enjoyable. I feel that I am now pretty well versed in excel and have never been this confident using it. Excel is a very useful program and I'm happy to be better at it now.

Here is a screenshot of one of the pivot tables:

week 9: Clear

Excel which is apart of the the Microsoft Office applications allows users to create spreadsheets easily and quickly. It is offered for both Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X and has been in use since 1987. Once an individual learns the basics it allows them to create spreadsheets and charts for various uses. There have been over 10 versions but not till version 5 did the application begin to be used widely.

Excel is an invaluble tool for all involved in business. It is by far easier to use than paper speadsheets and has almost wiped them out in their use. When being interviewed a common question is how good are you at using excel and to say effiecient is an upperhand. The lack of knowledge of excel could easily cause one to lose a potential job. Knowing the ins and outs of excel wll only be beneficial. This website posts tips for use such as shortcuts and graphics.

Excel on Mac OS X