Joshua Osborn, Author at Compare the Cloud
DDoS attacks - Seven effects it has on cloud environments
A question that I’ve encountered many times in the field of late is what are the impacts of DDoS attacks (Distributed Denial of Service) on cloud compute environments? The primary benefit of cloud is...
Leaseweb Hosts “TWINO Fintech Talks” Event at Latitude59 in Estonia
The Latitude59 tech conference was held in late May for the 11th straight year, featuring almost 100 speakers from 20 different countries around the globe. Topics ranged from “The Future of Cybersecur...
NVMe and DCP1000: one of the fastest NVMe data centre SSD solutions
In a matter of just a few years, SSDs have rapidly dominated the consumer market. Now it is the turn of a new generation of SSD for enterprise, which makes the mechanical hard drive seem a distant mem...
Tech of the Week #5: 3D printed houses that are fresh off the press
You can buy a lot of things with $10,000; a family trip to Florida, a 1970s Volkswagen Beetle, and the wedding every girl dreams of. Usually, a house is not an option to buy for so little, especially...
Tech of the Week #4: “Alexa, is AI-Powered Voice Transcription Worth My Time?”
Real-time, AI-powered technology is fast becoming available that takes what we say and transcribes it with an accuracy of up to 95%. It’s being used by everyone, from paediatricians to the media emplo...
Tech of the Week #3: Harley Davidson LiveWire – The Electric Dream
Tesla is widely known for their electric vehicles and pioneering the electric lorry as well; we have electric bicycles, SUVs, trains and everything in-between, but I’ve always felt one vehicle, in par...
Tech of the Week #1: Nanobot - The killer robots we want
I’d like to welcome you to our new Tech of the Week column, where I will look at upcoming technologies each week. To kick things off I have chosen to write a Medtech piece, focusing on nanotechnology....
Sun, Sea and IoT
Malta, in recent years, has become increasingly popular as a destination for everyone, from holiday goers to party lovers and history buffs. It’s increasingly becoming well known for its technological...
A Fifty Year Low
The frugal among you may have a scowl on your face. Interest rates on traditional UK savings accounts are the lowest they’ve been for over 50 years. But there may be reasons to turn that frown upside...
The battle for pole position: Hamilton, Vettel, Big Data, Analytics
Whilst Lewis Hamilton wrapped up the Formula One Driver's Championship at the end of October at the Mexican Grand Prix, there were still another two races to complete. We were denied a final day of th...
A Tale of Two Cities: Who stalks more?
We all know to do our research before going to that job interview or important client meeting. Did your research involve stalking your target though? No, because we are taught that stalking leads to r...
Re:scam Doesn’t Want Us to Russian to Things
We’ve all seen the emails promising us millions of pounds in exchange for a couple hundred quid, or from that gorgeous eastern European girl looking to marry us if she could just afford her visa. I’ve...