If you had a busy week and need to catch up, here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 07/24/2017!

Cisco Live 2017 thoughts and reaction. Adobe to phase out Flash Player by 2020. Windows 10 only slightly more popular than XP. Azure revenue is up 97%. vSphere 6.5 update, what’s under the hood. iCloud security flaw puts users at risk and more tops news this week you may have missed! Remember, to stay up-to-date on the latest tech news throughout the week, follow @GreenPagesIT on Twitter.

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• Cisco Live 2017: Kinetic Launch, ACI Updates, & More!

IT Operations

• How to keep VDI costs to a minimum
• How good is the data in your CMDB? What do you mean you don’t have any data in it?
• Traits of a digital CIO
• Hyper-converged IT architecture changes admin staffing roles
• Metrics that matter: What you should evaluate when looking at Hyperconverged Infrastructure
• The end of the road: Adobe to phase out Flash Player by 2020

Microsoft

• 10 powerful examples of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s transformative vision
• Windows 10 only slightly more popular than Windows XP among firms, reminder to update your systems
• New Microsoft cloud service uses AI to find bugs in your code
• Microsoft is on a roll in the cloud service space, Azure revenue up 97%
• Microsoft Azure: The smart person’s guide
• Enterprise use of Windows 10 is finally overtaking XP
• Microsoft’s new Azure Container Instances make using containers fast and easy
• Microsoft slips four more features into the Fall Creators Update with Build 16251

Cisco 

• Cisco Live 2017: Kinetic Launch, ACI Updates, & More!
• Five things learned: IT keys to digital business value

Cloud

• AWS, Azure, and the state of play right now
• What exactly is Edge Computing?
• AWS to continue to drive growth for Amazon
• Best practices for migrating data to the cloud
• The Cloud and DevOps: The Perfect Marriage

VMware

• vSphere 6.5 Update 1 – Under the Hood

Citrix

• Citrix brings Workspace to Google Cloud

Security

• Worried about ransomware? Here are 3 things IT leaders need to know before the next big outbreak
• Petya ransomware: Companies are still dealing with aftermath of global cyberattack
• Hacker made off with over 5.5 million Social Security numbers
• Google warns ransomware boom scored crooks $2 million a month
• iCloud security flaw put iPhone, Mac passwords at risk

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If you had a busy week and need to catch up, here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 07/17/2017!

What your IT disaster recovery plan should cover. How to make hybrid IT simple. New password stealing malware on the horizon. What SDN is and where it’s going next. Cloud spending expected to grow 21% by 2021 and more tops news this week you may have missed! Remember, to stay up-to-date on the latest tech news throughout the week, follow @GreenPagesIT on Twitter.

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• The Shifting Needs of Cloud-Era End Users

IT Operations

• Worldwide IT spending to reach $2.1 trillion this year
• VDI product bundles aim to urge adoption by improving customer support
• How to make the case for HCI in your organization via HPE Simplivity
• 7 things your IT disaster recovery plan should cover
• HCI appliances embrace containers, more flexible pricing
• How to make Hybrid IT simple: The best of both worlds with on-premises IT and public cloud
• What Software Defined Networking is and where it’s going

Microsoft

• Windows 10 virtualization available from Microsoft Cloud partners starting this fall
• Microsoft revenues set to improve as cloud services gain traction

Cloud

• Public cloud is important but it’s not everything, according to Michael Dell
• The 5 fundamentals of effective cloud management
• Google vs Amazon: Who will win the cloud pricing war?

VMware

• Amazon, VMware rumored to be developing data center software
• VMware cloud strategy claims new territory with Wavefront acquisition

Security

• New password-stealing malware spreads rapidly thanks to rock-bottom pricing
• IBM Z mainframe has built-in encryption to fight ‘epidemic of data breaches’
• FedEx said TNT Petya attack financial hit will be material, some systems won’t come back
• Top cloud security controls you should be using
• Expect bigger and more complex DDoS attacks

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If you had a busy week and need to catch up, here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 07/10/2017!

The difference between SDN and NFV. DevOps lessons learned from IT leaders. Cisco buys networking security startup, Observable Networks. Azure Stack is ready to order from Dell EMC, HPE and Lenovo. Microsoft improves Azure’s analytical capabilities with Cloudyn acquisition. The power of cloud-based data analytics and more tops news this week you may have missed!

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Featured

• The Shifting Needs of Cloud-Era End Users

IT Operations

• Traditional IT infrastructure spending slows as public cloud takes over
• DevOps metrics: Are you measuring what matters?
• What’s the difference between SDN and NFV?
• Enterprise network management undergoes transformation
• The future of virtualization lies with Remote Desktop Session Host
• Consider key factors in the physical vs. virtual desktop debate
• IBM launches new IT management services platform powered by IBM Watson
• What is hyperconvergence?
• DevOps lessons learned: Advice for IT leaders

Cisco

• The why, what, and how of App Hosting on Cisco Routers
• Cisco updates UCS servers, software for data-intensive workloads
• Cisco just bought this networking security startup, Observable Networks

Microsoft

• Microsoft’s Azure chief: What’s good for cloud is good for on-premises too
• Microsoft Azure Stack is ready to order from Dell EMC, HPE, and Lenovo
• Microsoft wraps cloud subscription services into new Microsoft Office 365 bundles
• Microsoft improves Azure’s analytics capabilities with Cloudyn acquisition
• Azure Stack lets companies run Microsoft cloud tech on-prem
• Windows 10 security: HoloLens gets first Patch Tuesday fix from Microsoft
• Windows 10‘s new Fluent Design get smoother, sleeker look
• Microsoft is bringing Skype somewhere it’s never been before

Cloud

• Cloud: The new destination for medical images
• Realizing the power of Cloud-based data analytics
• iLand with GreenPages protect Law School with cloud-based DR
• Top 5: Things to know about cloud security
• What hospitals using cloud storage should know about Verizon’s data breach

VMware

• VMware NSX: The smart person’s guide
• VMware, Trend Micro offer unified approach to enterprise mobile security with new partnership

Security

• 11 tips to prevent phishing
• New reality of ransomware attacks spiked FUD in cybersecurity
• Dell launches threat protection for air-gapped enterprise systems

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If you had a busy 4th of July week and need to catch up, here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 07/03/2017!

10 digital transformation must-reads. Dell targets SMBs with new virtualization suite. How to drive network agility through SDN. Massive WWE leak exposes 3 million wrestling fans’ addresses, ethnicities, and more. How to minimize file-less malware infections and more tops news this week you may have missed!

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Featured

• The Shifting Needs of Cloud-Era End Users

IT Operations

• What’s new in Kubernetes 1.7
• Key insights into the hyper-converged market
• Preparing for modern data centers
• Driving network agility through Software Defined Networking
• 10 digital transformation must-reads
• How to build a DevOps center of excellence: 4 steps
• Nutanix solidifies hybrid IT play with Calm.io acquisition
• Ready for hyper-converged infrastructure appliances?
• Next generation hyper-converged infrastructure
• Dell targets SMBs with new virtualization suite

Cisco

• Cisco Live 2017: Chuck Robbins discusses networking, security and the acceleration of the Apple partnership

Microsoft

• Office 365 and Digital Transformation: What CIOs need to know
• Microsoft launches Workplace Analytics for Office 365 to boost employee productivity

Cloud

• Nutanix introduces two new tools in quest to simplify hybrid cloud management

Security

• Ukrainian police seize computers that spread global NotPetya attack
• Five more ways to minimize fileless malware infections
• Massive WWE data breach exposes 3 million wrestling fans’ addresses, ethnicities and more
• Despite hype, ransomware accounted for only 1% of malicious programs in 2016, according to report

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If you had a busy week last week and need to catch up, here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 06/04/2017!

Everything new with VMware vRealize. HPE announces new storage offerings. Best practices to manage your hybrid cloud. A deep dive into DevOps. Top 5 promises we hear when evaluating hyper-converged infrastructure and more tops news this week you may have missed!

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Featured

• What’s New with VMware vRealize

Microsoft

• Microsoft leak reveals new version of  Windows 10 aimed at monster PCs and workstations
• Microsoft CVP Brad Anderson shares his insights on everything Office 365

HPE

• HPE highlights innovation in software-defined IT, security at Discover
• Announced at Discover, HPE expands storage offerings

VMware

• VMware updates vRealize to help customers with hybrid investments
• Citrix and VMware battle do battle with their workspace management tools

Cloud

• The key drivers that are pushing cloud to the edge
• Four private cloud design pointers to ensure success
• 13 biggest challenges when moving your business to the cloud
• Veritas adds multi-cloud support to visualization, data management tools
• Cloud is secure if you do your part, says Microsoft Cloud Chief
• 3 things you should know about cloud computing right now
• Best practices to manage your hybrid cloud

IT Operations

• Diving into the depths of DevOps
• Top 5 “promises” we hear when evaluating hyper-converged infrastructure
• NetApp puts everything it’s got into a hyper-converged box
• Florida looking to become the mecca of data centers
• Hyper-converged infrastructure products give data centers a boost
• The age of data center convergence gives storage a boost
• Clearing misconceptions about Software Defined Networking

Security

• When employees cause cyber breaches, most insurers won’t pay out
• Chipotle reveals details on cyber attack against POS system
• Don’t like Mondays? Neither do cyber attackers

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If you had a busy week last week and need to catch up, here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 05/22/2017!

SD-WAN gets real as Cisco makes a big investment in Viptela. Citrix rolls out new cloud and analytics services for enterprise. WannaCry ransomware deadline passes, not many people pay up. Why it’s important to have a smart endpoint compliance strategy. 10 ways to protect your Windows computer from ransomware and more tops news this week you may have missed!

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Tech News Recap

Featured

• With a smart endpoint compliance strategy, damage from ransomware attacks like WannaCry can be drastically reduced

• Learn how to successfully harness DevOps and ITOM for secure & compliant hybrid cloud ops

Microsoft

• Microsoft Planner makes debut on iOS
• Microsoft has a goal to store data in DNA
• Windows 10 Creators Update: Microsoft’s latest updates fixes a load of bugs

Cisco

• SD-WAN gets real as Cisco Sytems makes a big investment in Viptela
• IoT Threat Defense is Cisco’s answer to limited damage if/when IoT devices are compromised
• Cisco launches IoT platform, partners with Microsoft Azure
• Cisco to network engineers: Get comfortable with software. It’s here to stay

Citrix

• Citrix rolls out new cloud, analytics services for enterprises

Cloud

• Tips for implementing cloud management services
• Cloudera launches new PaaS offering to boost big data analytics in the cloud
• Why cloud management matters

IT Operations

• Enterprises rapidly shifting to Software as a Service, 73% will run almost entirely on SaaS by 2020
• The 4 biggest healthcare IT headaches
• Why implementing disaster recovery is critical to the enterprise
• Virtual desktop monitoring helps IT see the light
• Pure Storage, NetApp quarter highlight data center shift to flash storage
• Factors to consider while deploying to Software-Defined Storage
• Software, Security biggest enterprise ‘as a Service’ demands

Security

• CIA’s Athena malware can be used to spy on Windows XP through Windows 10
• How to maintain data oversight to avoid ‘shadow data’
• 27 arrested for black box ATM attacks across Europe
• WannaCry ransomware deadline passes, hackers bank only $104,436
• 5 ways to stop future global malware attacks
• Ransomware damages rise 15x in 2 years to hit $5 billion in 2017
• 10 ways to protect your Windows computers against ransomware

VMware

• VMware vSphere: The smart person’s guide

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