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Metadata may seem opaque and out-of-reach, but it doesn’t have to be. The average person is more than capable of...

Metadata is truly everywhere. We’d like this to mean that it’s also easy to find, access and view, but that’s...

Metadata is everywhere, filling digital files with pools of information. But that information only accomplishes its intended purpose if you...

A storage area network (SAN) works at high-speed to link devices across a multitude of servers. It’s a way to...

Mp3s were once a nearly-universal file type when it came to downloading and listening to audio files. That landscape has...

A binary large object (BLOB) is a collection of concentrated data that’s stored on a file in a database or...

Digital storage units are a way to measure data and information being kept on things like computer hard drives. Understanding...

An Encrypting File System (EFS) enhances the security of a file or folder. If you use Microsoft, this added layer...

Metadata has the power to simplify many of our difficult digital tasks, but it’s not always so easy to edit...