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In this blog post, we will discuss the experiments we did to find the best hashing method for Metrictank data distribution.

Remote working or freelancing is an emerging trend. It has been analyzed through research and surveys that remote workers are more productive than in-house workers. Freelancers all across the world agree that working remotely saves them from workplace stress, office politics and following a boring routine. It ultimately helps them to increase their focus and productivity. However, the main issue that they face in this work structure is of constant communication and collaboration.

If money makes the world go round, then technology is becoming its engine. Financial services, in particular, have widely adopted big data technologies and analytics to inform better investment decisions. The past decade has seen the rise of digital investment platforms. Financial institutions — facing increasing competition, regulatory constraints and customer needs — are seeking ways to leverage technology to gain efficiency and competitive advantage.

Given the myriad of choices people have for a product in the market, deciding upon an option has become a daunting task. Online review sites and expert reviews on the internet have become the go-to for credible information about products. So, when RouterFreak, a subject matter expert in network tech decided to review OpManager, we just had to show the world what the experts think about us.

If you do not have much idea about how to share technology, you may go crazy when shopping or going through online gift websites. You know that the person you have to give something to for secret santa is a technology nerd, but you don’t know much more, and you are afraid of disappointing your friend or, directly, looking stupid with some gift that you thought was perfect, but your friend finds it the most old-fashioned and obsolete thing that exists in the technology market.

Just when we thought we had got rid of Y2K, we came across an unexpected effect. The 2020 effect. Buried deep in the system, a basic Perl library has made any date comparison operation with the year 1970 become 2070, starting from January 1, 2020. It may seem not important at all, but for many systems, the “beginning” of the Unix calendar begins precisely in 1970, that is, a base reference date, used in much code precisely since the origin of Unix times, 1970.

If your website isn’t mobile-friendly, then it won’t show up in search engine results. What does mobile-friendly mean? A mobile-friendly website is one that shrinks down to accommodate the various mobile devices on the market. It’s like a mini version of your website. Having a non-responsive website can lead to poor user experience. That means your users will end up pinching, scrolling, and zooming. With a mobile-friendly website, your site is viewable across all devices.

Mark Twain once said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” As another decade draws to a close, we at ManageEngine, started to reminisce about the roller coaster of a ride that began 20 years back. As 2019 winds down, we’re taking stock of what’s turned out to be an eventful year here at ManageEngine.