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5 Ways Smart Cities Use Data—and 4 Ways to Keep That Data Secure

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If security events and outages can cause enterprises to come to a grinding halt—what about a city that’s running on data? In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, New York City emergency management officials realized there were flaws in the city’s data infrastructure. How to Address Smart City Data Risks.

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4 Ways To Ensure Reliability of Your Digital Services for GivingTuesday by Jesse Maddex

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The growth of GivingTuesday (which takes place on the Tuesday following Black Friday) from $10 million in nonprofit donations in 2012 to more than $2 billion in 2020 shows that many people in the U.S. Black Friday represented a major shopping opportunity for retailers. Keeping your digital operations up and running is crucial.

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Pure Storage Architecture 101: Built-in Performance and Availability

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However, this also means that during a planned or unplanned outage of a single controller, the array has lost 50% of its total performance profile. If not, a single controller failure could cause a data outage or corruption. This brings two challenges: data consistency and complexity. All controllers must act in harmony as one.