January 15, 2021

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    Introduction to Nondestructive Testing

    Nondestructive testing (NDT) is the process of inspecting, testing, or evaluating materials, components, or physical systems for unexpected irregularities, without destroying the serviceability of the part or system. In other words, when the inspection or test is completed the part can still be used.

    In contrast to NDT, other tests are destructive in nature and are therefore done on a limited number of samples (“lot sampling”), rather than on the materials, components, or systems actually being put into service.

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    What does tethering your mobile phone mean?

    Tethering is the practice of using your smartphone as a hotspot, or wireless network. You can then connect other devices, like your laptop or tablet, to the Internet through your smartphone. To do so, your phone must have mobile data enabled. More

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    What is throttling?

    Internet throttling is when your ISP intentionally slows down your internet speed. Providers temporarily do this to regulate network traffic. Throttling usually results in longer response times, slower download speeds, and buffering. The term throttling originated in the context of engines. Throttling an engine means controlling the amount of gasoline flowing into it.  More

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    Edge computing

    Edge computing is a cloud computing paradigm where applications are hosted on many servers across multiple geographic locations so that computation can occur at a location that is close to the specific user to improve response times. More

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    Server Clustering and Load Balancing

    Server Clustering is the configuration of multiple computer servers into a cluster, which is a group of servers that acts like a single system.  A server cluster is usually connected to the network through a device called a Load Balancer, which is a single point of access to the cluster.  The Load Balancer receives requests from the network and distributes the […] More

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    Streamlining

    In business, streamlining means to make a process more efficient and effective by simplifying tasks, bypassing unnecessary steps, and cutting waste. It is analogous to making water flow in a stream, smooth and with little resistance. More

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    DevOps

    DevOps is a cultural shift in software organizations where the software Dev-elopment team and Op-erations (infrastructure) team are merged to form a single DevOps team. Traditionally, the development and operations teams worked in silos. The purpose of this combined team is to streamline the process of software development, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance to make the […] More

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    What is Bandwidth – Definition, Meaning & Explanation

    To summarize, bandwidth is the amount of data that can be transferred per unit of time. Internet bandwidth is currently measured in units of Mbps, or million bits per second.

    To firm up your understanding of bandwidth, imagine that on your home network your family streams video on multiple devices at the same time. As you can imagine, each stream of video requires a lot of data per second to keep the videos playing smoothly. If your streaming on more devices than your allotted bandwidth can support, you will start to hit your limit on how much data can be transferred and per second, and some of the devices will start buffering.

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    Overhead Definition

    In short, overhead refers to the ongoing business expenses not directly attributed to creating a product or service. It includes everything other than parts and labor.

    Check the link for a more detailed explanation.

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    Types of customer loyalty programs | YouTube

    A customer loyalty program is a rewards program that a company offers customers to encourage them to continue to shop with them.

    Traditionally, loyalty programs involved the business issuing the customer a loyalty card (variously called a rewards card or advantage card) which was visually similar to a credit card. The customer would swipe this card at every purchase and then get discounts on their current purchase or points toward a future purchase.

    More recently, companies have been using mobile online loyalty programs. Instead of swiping a loyalty card at checkout, the customer opens an app and shows a QR code that gets scanned at the register. The scanning process has moved from cards to phones but the rewards part has mostly remained the same.

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    Service Level Agreement (SLA)

    An SLA is an agreement between a client and a service provider on the level of service that the provider must provide. However, the SLA isn’t usually a separate contract between the client and provider.  Let’s say someone needs internet access in their new apartment so they sign a contract with an internet service provider. […] More

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