Phew! Google Rolls Out A Fix To Restore Missing Drive Files

A recent glitch in the desktop Google Drive app caused some files to disappear from users' cloud storage containers. It's been a few weeks of Google asking for patience, but it has now released a fix. Assuming affected individuals followed Google's recommendations, it should be possible to restore the missing files now. This issue first cropped up around the middle of November. We don't know how commonly files went missing, but Google says only a "small subset" of users were affected by the bug in version 84 of the app. The new update, version 85.0.13.0, has addressed the problem so no more files...

Google Drive Sync Bug Loses Months Of User Files As Google Investigates

by Ryan Whitwam - Wed, Nov 29, 2023

Saving your files in the cloud affords a number of benefits, not least among them reliability. Why worry about hard drive failures when Google can keep copies of your files on multiple servers? That's all well and good in theory, but Google Drive has encountered a problem. In recent days, Drive users have reported that months or even years of data is simply missing from their cloud storage. Google has acknowledged the issue and is working on a solution. There is no error message or signal that you've been affected—Drive just loads without your recent files—and no, this is not related...

WhatsApp Chats Backed Up To Google Drive Will Soon Count Towards Your Storage Cap

by Ryan Whitwam - Wed, Nov 15, 2023

WhatsApp is one of the most popular communication platforms in the world, and it reached that lofty position before it even had a backup solution. Beginning in 2015, the Facebook-owned app added support for Google Drive backup and restore. Google and WhatsApp inked a deal that ensured those backups would not count against the Drive storage quota, but the free ride is over. Starting in December, your WhatsApp backups no longer get special treatment on Google's servers. WhatsApp lets you back up the entirety of your chats, along with the media you've sent and received. That makes restoring your data...

Solidigm D5-P5336 SSD Review: Monster 61TB Data Center Storage

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Aug 02, 2023

Solidigm SSD D5-P5336: $<0.08 - $0.10 per GB (Estimated) The new Solidigm SSD D5-P5336 targets read-heavy workloads and features the company's latest QLC NAND flash memory to achieve massive storage capacities up to 61.44TB. Massive Capacities Targeting Lower Price Points (per GB) Mulitple Form Factors Competitive Performance Not Ideal For Write-Heavy Environments Solidigm is expanding its data center SSD line-up again, with a new series of drives designed to further maximize storage density and reduce TCO. The new Solidigm D5-P5336 series is a lower-cost option that slots in behind the...

AMD Bergamo And Genoa-X Performance Review: EPYC Chips For Big Iron Workloads

by Chris Goetting - Wed, Jul 19, 2023

AMD EPYC 9754 (Bergamo) and EPYC 9684X (Genoa-X) Processors AMD's latest Zen 4 EPYC server processors scale cache and optimized cores to amplify specialized HPC and hyperscale cloud workloads.   Bergamo's 128 lean Zen 4c cores crunch hyperscale compute Genoa-X's 3D V-Cache boosts heavy-duty HPC workloads Unified SP5 socket compatibility Complete EPYC DDR5, PCIe Gen 5, and CXL 1.1 support General-purpose compute less consistent than Genoa AMD's server processor business has been booming in the data center. Its EPYC family of CPUs have been something of a phoenix rising from the ashes, taking...

AMD Unleashes EPYC Bergamo And Genoa-X Data Center CPUs, AI-Ready Instinct MI300X GPUs

by Chris Goetting - Tue, Jun 13, 2023

AMD hosted its Data Center and AI Technology Premiere in San Francisco, CA today, where it outlined its vision and strategy for the “future of computing.” The company introduced its first batch of fourth generation EPYC 9004 series server processors, aka Genoa, last November which largely delivered on the promise of unbeatable general-purpose server performance per socket. However, today, the company has announced the next iterations of 4th Gen EPYC, known as Genoa-X and Bergamo. Genoa-X is effectively Genoa with 3D V-Cache to boost technical computing workloads, while Bergamo...

Here's How Microsoft 365 Basic At $2 A Month Compares To Other Cloud Storage Plans

by Ryan Whitwam - Thu, Jan 12, 2023

OneDrive is Microsoft's answer to the Dropboxes and Google Drives of the world, and it's about to get cheaper. Microsoft has announced a new "Basic" tier of the service, which will cost $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year. It replaces a 100GB plan that offered just storage, but this one will have a few useful add-ons. Microsoft 365 Basic won't come with all the features of the more expensive OneDrive subscriptions, but it might be just right for those running low on the free storage that comes with all Microsoft accounts. The new Microsoft 365 Basic plan will be available starting January 30th when...

Dell Hybrid Client: Seamless Cloud-Optimized Computing With Ubuntu

by Ben Funk - Mon, Sep 28, 2020

While COVID-19 can claim some credit for more workers than ever performing their job duties remotely over the course of this year, the fact is the corporate world has been moving in that direction for a long time. At the same time, more businesses are trusting their data with private datacenters or public cloud hosting solutions. The two-fold struggle for IT departments has been how to securely give employees access to cloud apps, in-house data servers, and applications, while also managing a fleet of PCs when that fleet is outside of the corporate firewall. VPNs can help but there's a lot...

NVIDIA's 7nm Ampere A100 Beast Machine Learning GPU Launched With DGX A100 AI Supercomputer

by Brandon Hill - Thu, May 14, 2020

We've been hearing about NVIDIA's next-generation Ampere for the past two years, but the company is finally ready to talk about its next-generation GPU architecture. Though you won't hear any info today about GeForce RTX 30 Series of consumer gaming graphics cards, NVIDIA is discussing details about Ampere for machine learning data center and HPC markets. In short, this version of Ampere is the biggest most powerful GPU NVIDIA has ever made, and the company offers that it's also the world's biggest 7nm chip. There's no doubt, it's massive.   According to NVIDIA, its Ampere-based...

NVIDIA GeForce NOW Allows Gamers To Play PC Games They Own, So What's The Issue With Publishers?

by Paul Lilly - Fri, Feb 21, 2020

By most accounts, NVIDIA nailed the concept of game streaming with GeForce NOW, which recently exited beta and launched to the public at large. Some feel it is the service Google Stadia could and should have been. They're somewhat different animals, but interestingly enough, it appears publishers are having a tough time figuring out where they stand in the cloud gaming movement. That's putting it nicely. While we don't know for sure, it seems like publishers are trying to figure out how best to grab their piece of the cloud gaming pie. GeForce NOW is a interesting concept because it's not anything...

Kioxia Unveils Blisteringly Fast 6.9GB/sec PCIe 4 U.3 SSDs Up To 30TB For Data Centers And The Enterprise

by Dave Altavilla, Brandon Hill - Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Kioxia America, formerly known as Toshiba Memory America, has unveiled two new lines of solid-state drive (SSDs) that are designed for the enterprise and data center markets. While we've seen some consumer-level SSDs that have been able to achieve breakneck speeds courtesy of the PCIe 4.0 interface, these new Kioxia SSDs are on an elevated plane with respect to performance. First up is the CM6 Series SSD family, which is available in capacities ranging from 800GB up to a mind-boggling 30.72TB. Equally as impressive as the storage capacity of these SSDs are their performance, which is...

Which Major AI Companies Care Most About Your Privacy: Amazon, Google, Apple, Facebook?

by Brittany Goetting - Mon, Sep 30, 2019

Many companies are working hard to improve their artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. AI could impact everything from medicine to silly Instagram overlays and everything in between. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are all toiling to gain an edge in the AI field by leveraging their massive treasure troves of data, but what are their existing privacy policies and user data security track records? Which of these companies cares the most about protecting your privacy? Should you even trust Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google with your data? We examined the kind of data that is collected by...

Updated: Microsoft Confirms Acquisition Of GitHub Code Development Platform

by Shane McGlaun - Mon, Jun 04, 2018

Updated: 6/4/2018 @ 9:22am Microsoft has confirmed its acquisition of GitHub in a company blog post, and the deal is valued at $7.5 billion. “Microsoft is a developer-first company, and by joining forces with GitHub we strengthen our commitment to developer freedom, openness and innovation,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “We recognize the community responsibility we take on with this agreement and will do our best work to empower every developer to build, innovate and solve the world’s most pressing challenges.” Original Story Over the weekend, rumors...

Cloudflare Launches 1.1.1.1 Free Consumer DNS Service For Those Who Value Privacy And Speed

by Shane McGlaun - Mon, Apr 02, 2018

Each year on April 1 we are a bit skeptical about some of the stuff we read because some of it isn’t real. Cloudflare, the same company that uses a wall of lava lamps to generate encryption keys, swears that its new 1.1.1.1 consumer DNS service is the real deal. The promise is that the new DNS service is the fastest on the web and is designed with privacy-first in mind. If you aren’t sure what DNS is, Cloudflare describes it this way, "DNS is the directory of the Internet. Whenever you click on a link, send an email, open a mobile app, often one of the first things that has to happen...

ProtectWise Builds Security As A Service Platform With DVR Playback And Jacks You Into The Matrix

by Dave Altavilla - Thu, Feb 25, 2016

Security and related IT topics can be a little dry and tasteless at times, not to mention overly complex. There’s no question that, especially with the alarming rise of data breaches, advancing security innovation is vital to the future of technology, the enterprise and the Internet. But let’s face it, the rocket science behind security just isn’t that sexy—at least it wasn’t until we spoke to the team at ProtectWise. The company’s CEO, Scott Chasin, and CTO, Gene Stevens, both have roots going back to McAfee (sans bath salts), pre-Intel acquisition, with Chasin serving as CTO of McAfee up until...

NVIDIA Launches GeForce NOW Game Streaming Service

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Sep 30, 2015

NVIDIA has been a champion of game streaming for a number of years now. Whether it be from a GeForce GTX-equipped PC to one of its SHIELD devices or from its cloud-based GRID beta service to a SHIELD, NVIDIA has been at the forefront of game streaming for a quite a while. Today though, NVIDIA is kicking its game streaming business up a few notches by launching a new service dubbed GeForce NOW. The NVIDIA GeForce NOW service streams PC games from the cloud to SHIELD devices at up to Full HD 1080p resolutions at 60 fps. It may be tempting to call GeForce NOW an official re-branding of its GRID game...

Amazon Echo Review: Introducing Alexa, Your Digital Assistant

by Jennifer Johnson - Tue, Aug 04, 2015

In November, Amazon announced the latest addition to its hardware line-up, the Amazon Echo. The Echo smart speaker doubles as a digital assistant and home entertainment device. It’s an always-connected, always-available Siri or Cortana-like device designed for your home that can provide answers to common questions, play music, provide traffic updates, control your lights, read audiobooks, and much more. Because it’s tied to your Amazon account, the Echo can also be used to reorder products you’ve previously purchased from Amazon. Although the Echo was announced in November, it was available for...

Microsoft Partners Prepare Low Cost Windows 10 'Cloudbook' Competitors To Chromebooks, Acer Leads Charge

by Jason Evangelho - Thu, Jul 16, 2015

Microsoft is done being undercut by Google and its low-priced, cloud-driven Chromebooks. During its Worldwide Partner Conference, Redmond revealed its own inexpensive alternative, the Acer Aspire One Cloudbook. The $169 Windows 10 notebook will hit stores in August.  Acer's Aspire One Cloudbook will sport an 11.6-inch screen and ship with Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10, and another model will be available with a 14-inch display. We know little else about the Cloudbook, but at $169 the price alone is an aggressive statement. Chromebooks are far from capturing a majority slice of the market,...

Synology DiskStation BeyondCloud Mirror 3TB NAS Review

by Josh Norem - Fri, Jun 26, 2015

Anyone who follows the NAS game will likely recognize the name Synology, but we’d wager most home users aren't quite as familiar with them. That’s simply because Synology storage devices have typically targeted a more advanced crowd, such as readers of this website. If you had ever met someone who was running a Synology NAS at home, you knew right away they were an enthusiast, advanced user, neckbeard, etc. Newbies use more mainstream products, but hardcore guys and gals use Synology--or something like that. Well, times are changing, and Synology is trying to get in on the “cloud storage” game...

WD My Cloud EX2100 Dual Bay 8TB NAS Review

by Josh Norem - Fri, May 08, 2015

The WD My Cloud EX2100 is a new prosumer-oriented NAS drive from WD that continues the company's adventures in the realm of "personal cloud" storage. These drives are aimed directly at people who use Cloud storage such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Box.com, and others. The marketing speak from WD is that those services require a monthly payment for a small amount of storage, and you have to store your data on someone else's cloud. For example Dropbox charges $10 a month for 1TB of storage, and Google charges the same. WD's pitch is you can get multiple terabytes of storage with one of its drives, and...

How Private Is Your Cloud? Google Could Be Indexing Your Backup Drive

by Paul Lilly - Fri, Apr 10, 2015

If there's one thing that's beaten into the head of every computer user, it's to implement a data backup scheme. Like, right now. It's sound advice, but depending on how and where you backup your data, you could be exposing more about yourself than you care to share. Just think for a moment about the contents of your hard drive (or solid state drive) and how comfortable you would be with strangers sorting through your digital bits. A typical storage drive might contain everything from family photos and work documents, to annual tax returns containing personal information and perhaps even naughty...

Microsoft 'Arcadia' Developer Team Working On Game Streaming Service

by Joel Hruska - Wed, Dec 17, 2014

Ever since Microsoft announced that its Xbox One would have some sort of unspecified cloud streaming capability that would allow it to offload game processing into the cloud, speculation has run rampant over precisely what that capability would look like, or what form it would take. The announcement of yet another cloud streaming project at the company has partially answered the question: Microsoft still isn't sure.  According to a new job posting, Microsoft is looking for a "self-motivated, driven, collaborative, and flexible" candidate to seek "the simplest and most elegant" solutions to...

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