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What does lol mean? Internet ab­bre­vi­a­tions and acronyms

What does lol mean? Anyone who regularly spends time online has surely en­coun­tered the ex­pres­sion before. The Internet is home to numerous ex­pres­sions that might appear cryptic to the unini­ti­at­ed. Luckily, it’s pretty easy to catch on quickly. Keep reading to find out what lol…

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What is a Blog?

We all know what they look like. Maybe you regularly read blogs on fashion, books, or cooking yourself. But what is a blog? And is it any different to a website? If you’re new to the world of blogging, fear not. This article contains every­thing you need to know – the types of…

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Cloud Clus­ter­ing

Cloud Servers are well suited to being deployed as a Cloud Server Cluster. Learn what a Cloud Server Cluster is, the problems that a Cloud Server Cluster can solve, and how clus­ter­ing a set of Cloud Servers can benefit your project.

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Vendor lock-in

The term vendor lock-in has tra­di­tion­al­ly been used in con­nec­tion with the use of pro­pri­etary software. But vendor lock-in also plays a crucial role in the age of the cloud. How exactly does vendor lock-in happen and what measures can a company take to protect itself? Read on to…

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What is a graphical user interface (GUI)?

When designing new software, ap­pli­ca­tions, and programs, the user interface plays an important role. After all, it ensures that a game or app is easy to use for end users. The GUI, therefore, provides an interface between tech­nol­o­gy and people. We explain how exactly this works…

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What is a Backup?

Technical issues, hacker attacks, and malware can lead to costly and serious data loss at any time. To minimize the risks, it is rec­om­mend­ed that you perform regular com­pre­hen­sive backups. It is important to have a suitable backup strategy that properly meets your specific…

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What is a cache?

At some point, you’ll un­doubt­ed­ly have been prompted to “clear your cache.” But what exactly does it mean? What does this in­ter­me­di­ate storage do, and why should it be cleared at all? Read this article to find out how a cache works, what tasks it performs, and much more on the…

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Dark data

You may have heard of dark data – data that exists in secret. Nowadays, or­ga­ni­za­tions collect and store more data than ever before. But only a small portion of that data is actually analyzed – the tip of the iceberg. The remainder is referred to as dark data. Our article explains…

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What is a software house?

A complete IT in­fra­struc­ture costs time and money and requires competent expert knowledge. In order to save costs and benefit from the ex­pe­ri­ence of real IT spe­cial­ists, many companies use the services of a software house. A software house is an IT service provider that offers…

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Social bots – the tech­nol­o­gy behind fake news

Sen­sa­tion­al election results and in­flu­enc­ing public opinion – these are both as­so­ci­at­ed with social bots. They are known as being digital opinion leaders that represent extreme political positions on social networks or to simply start dis­agree­ments. This tech­nol­o­gy in­flu­ences…

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