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Over the last few months, we’ve been analyzing the thought-provoking findings of a recent study conducted by Forrester Consulting. This study illuminated the notoriously challenging-to-measure financial impact of Internet disruptions on eCommerce companies.

When it comes to arranging your network architecture, there are different methods to consider, each with its own pros and cons depending on your business needs. The way you design your network can improve connectivity for data sharing or increase security. This arrangement of components and their proximity to each other is known as network topology. In this article, we’ll explore network topology, different types of topologies, and how they impact speed, reliability, security, and other functions.

If you mention 'log data' at a crowded business event, you'll quickly be able to tell who's in IT and who isn't. For the average person, log data is about as thrilling as a dental appointment or reconciling a years-old bank account. At the mere mention of log data, their eyes glaze over as they search for an escape from the conversation. Conversely, IT professionals' eyes light up and they become animated when the topic of log data arises.

It’s quite common for data from a Search to contain references to information that is, well, unintuitive. Error or Message Codes, Port Numbers, Reference IDs, and Customer Numbers are all useful pieces of information, but far from being human-readable. That information is often available in a collateral location, often a spreadsheet or database, where it can be looked up with a “key” field.