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Tech News Recap for the Week of 9/19/2016

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 9/19/2016.

Yahoo says that hackers stole data from 500 million accounts in 2014. Sophos announced that its XG Firewall is coming to Microsoft Azure in October. Cisco and Salesforce have announced a partnership that’ll see them combine their cloud and Internet of Things technologies. American Airlines is assessing cloud services form Amazon, IBM and Microsoft to move some applications to the cloud. Larry Ellison chirps at Amazon, Apple keeps buying machine learning companies, federal cyber incidents grew drastically between 2015 and 2016, and more top news this week you may have missed!

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Tech News Recap for the Week of 9/12/2016

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 9/12/2016.

Microsoft released one of its biggest security updates this year, fixing 50 vulnerabilities in its products and 26 more in Flash Player. HPE launched the HPE ArcSight Data Platform 2.0 that is aimed at improving security and visibility for the enterprise. Sophos rolled out Intercept X, which uses behavior-based screening to detect malicious behavior on endpoints rather than signature-based protection that requires constant updating. Gmail for business experienced a 12-hour outage, Uber has started self-driving car pickups in Pittsburgh, and more top news you may have missed this week!

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  • Unleash the power of hybrid cloud while reducing complexity
  • Microsoft releases one of its biggest security updates this year
  • The scoop on Cisco’s resurgence in collaboration and its long range plans for IoT
  • HPE launches new data platform to increase security and visibility across enterprise IT
  • Law firm CIO: “I run more video than CBS”
  • Sophos rolls out Intercept X for endpoint protection
  • Cisco spotlights iOS 10’s best business features
  • Gmail outage for business users lasted over 12 hours
  • Why hackers hack: Is it all about the money?
  • 7 Dev Team Secrets IT Managers Need To Know
  • UK Government is hit by 9,000 security breaches a year, but reporting them remains chaotic
  • Comparing Internet Access Speeds in Canada, Mexico, and the United States
  • How the IoT is creating “precision farming”
  • Report: Despite growing security threats, CXOs struggle to find cybersecurity professionals
  • Uber starts self-driving car pickups in Pittsburgh
  • Hackers split on “ethics” of ransomware attacks on hospitals

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By Ben Stephenson, GreenPages Technology Solutions

 

 

Tech News Recap for the Week of 8/15/2016

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 8/15/2016!

Eddie Bauer is latest retailer to be hit by point-of-sale malware as customer payment card information was stolen. vSphere ESXi 5.0 and 5.1 is end-of-support on August 24th. A data breach at Sage is a reminder that threats aren’t just from external hackers but also from internal employees. Macy’s is trying to make the shift to its digital business, Salesforce buys analytics startup BeyondCore, and more top news you may have missed this week!

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Hear from two IT executives on their experience of moving to a Managed Services model

 

By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

 

 

Tech News Recap for the Week of 8/8/2016

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 8/8/2016!

A point-of-sale cash register system sold by Oracle appears to have been hacked by Russians. The latest study from Ponemon Institute says that IT Managers are finding more confidence in tracking shadow IT in enterprises but that security and governance still lags. The Internet of Things market could top $3 trillion by 2025. U.S. mobile carriers added more cars than phones to their networks in the second quarter of the year. Worldwide public cloud services spending is forecasted to reach $195 billion by 2020. Macy’s is focusing on digital transformation, Boeing is using Microsoft Azure to make commercial flights more efficient, and more top news you may have missed this week!

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Running Docker on CentOS on ESXi

The post below was written by GreenPages Enterprise Consultant Chris Williams and was published on his Mistwire blog.

Recently I’ve been playing with containers a little bit in my lab. Today I’m going to show you how to get a Docker engine running on a CentOS 7 VM running on an ESXi host. It’s surprisingly easy!
First, what is Docker? It’s an engine that lays on top of an existing host OS and basically removes the “Guest OS” abstraction layer from the mix. This is good because the Guest OS is a big resource hog when you start having several of them per host.

So what does this mean? Is this (potentially) bad news for VMware and Microsoft?

Short answer: yes.

Long answer: Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss*

*VMware and MS are working on projects to get in on the containery goodness, so I won’t speak about that here. Instead I’m going to walk through how to set up your first Docker engine ON CentOS ON ESXi in your existing vSphere environment.

 

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Tech News Recap for the Week of 8/1/2016

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 8/1/2016!

Illinois’ largest hospital chain agreed to pay a $5.5 million fine for poor data security that led to the exposure of electronic patient records. VMware CTO Chris Wolf hinted that IT pros should expect to see more integration between VMware NSX and Cisco ACI. Appeals have been filed to rehear the case around the FCC’s controversial open internet regulation. VMware announced the addition of AirWatch Express, some of techs biggest players are helping put on the Olympics, US internet speeds improve, and more top news from this week you may have missed!

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Tech News Recap for the Week of 7/25/2016

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 7/25/2016! Remember, to stay up-to-date on the latest tech news throughout the week, follow @GreenPagesIT on Twitter.

Oracle has entered into an agreement to buy NetSuite for $9.3 billion. Apple has announced the release date for the highly anticipated iPhone 7. Microsoft’s Iowa data center cluster is set to reach 3.2M square feet. Samsung now leads the smartphone market. The AdGholas malvertising operation tricked ad networks and malware scanners using steganography, Google wants to turn Detroit into a smart city, and more top news from this week you may have missed!

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VMware NSX or Cisco ACI? Get the unbiased scoop!

 

By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Tech News Recap for the Week of 7/18/2016

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 7/18/2016! Remember, to stay up-to-date on the latest tech news throughout the week, follow @GreenPagesIT on Twitter.

A hacker who claims to have stolen 10 million patient records is extorting victims for money. Microsoft is almost done moving its Skype consumer service to Azure. Like AT&T, Verizon is going virtual for enterprises. Earlier this week, Microsoft announced they are offering a free preview of Microsoft Stream, a new business video service. Salesforce is acquiring data center optimization startup Coolan, a majority of companies say their trade secrets are most likely compromised, and more top news you may have missed this week!

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

 

Preview of Microsoft Stream – a New Business Video Service

Earlier this week, Microsoft announced they are offering a free preview of Microsoft Stream, a new business video service. Anyone with a business email can now sign up for a preview. Microsoft’s goal of the new offering is to allow employees to communicate and collaborate with video in an easier way. Currently, Microsoft is delivering the following features:

  • Sign up in seconds: Get started with Microsoft Stream in as few as five seconds with easy signup and no credit card requirements.
  • Easily upload and organize your video: With easy drag and drop capabilities, upload your videos and organize them by either starting a channel or contributing to a channel based on team, group, topic etc.
  • Discover relevant content: Enhanced content discovery through “trending” videos powered by machine learning, as well as search by hashtag, most liked videos and other key search terms.
  • Watch anywhere, on any device, anytime: View videos in Microsoft Stream on all your devices from anywhere, anytime.
  • Secure video management: Manage who views your video content by determining how widely to share within your organization, and to what channels. Secure application access is enabled by Azure Active Directory, a recognized leader in identity management systems, to protect sensitive corporate content.
  • Follow what matters: Follow channels to see content you want in your Microsoft Stream homepage.
  • Engage with content: Socialize videos by sharing via email, “Like” your favorites and embed videos to webpages within your organization.

To get the full scoop on Microsoft Stream, check out their blog post.

 

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

 

Tech News Recap for the Week of 7/11/2016

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 7/11/2016!

Scammers are creating fake websites targeting Olympic fans, Australia was victim to more than 200,000 ransomware attacks over the past two months, and Oregon Health and Science University has agreed to pay federal authorities $2.7 million for two data breaches in 2013 that involved more than 7,000 patients. According to IDC, IaaS revenue will triple as enterprises adopt public cloud computing as a viable option to on-premises hardware. Amazon just bought a small startup called Cloud9 that specializes in software development tools. Microsoft wins an appeal over the U.S. government, Tesla is standing firm in the use of its self-driving Autopilot feature, and more top news from this week.

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist