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 05/15/2017!
Windows 10’s next big update. VMware brings its virtual desktops to Microsoft Azure with Horizon Cloud integration. Benefits and concerns of storing PHI in the cloud. WannaCry reminds CIOs to stay on top of patching. Migration to Windows 10 to be faster than ever 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
- 20 critical security controls every modern company should have
Microsoft
- Windows 10’s next big update: A new look, closer ties between PCs and smartphones, OneDrive placeholders
- How Microsoft’s new cloud migration service takes a swing at Oracle
- Microsoft Azure almost doubles infrastructure cloud market presence
- VMware brings its virtual desktops to Microsoft Azure with Horizon Cloud integration
- Microsoft to update SharePoint with deeper personalized search support
- Migration to Windows 10 expected to be faster than ever, 85% of enterprises will start deployments by end of 2017
- Microsoft outlines plan to take Azure beyond public cloud, towards the edge
- Microsoft tunes Azure Cloud for SAP
Apple
- Apple updates MacOS Sierra, with 36+ security patches & the ability for users to install Windows 10 on their Macs
AWS
- AWS continues to lead cloud market, but rivals are closing in
Citrix
- IT experts anticipate exciting news on Citrix Cloud & Microsoft Partnership at Synergy next week
Cloud
- Benefits and concerns of storing PHI in the cloud, and if healthcare providers should do it
Dell EMC
- Dell EMC World 2017 underscores company’s unique position to capitalize on IT transformation
- Digital transformation, Dell Technologies, and the return of mega IT vendor
IT Operations
- How a logistics firm SD-WAN for competitive advantage
- Explaining hyper-converged vs. converged infrastructures in healthcare
- Databases in DevOps requires agile data management
Nutanix
- IBM to package Nutanix HCI software on Power Systems
Security
- New ransomware Jaff demands $3,700 payments
- Microsoft issues first Windows XP patch in 3-year stymie
- Dealing with WannaCry on Monday morning, and the days ahead
- Microsoft just took a swipe at NSA over the WannaCry ransomware nightmare
- Paying the WannaCry ransom will probably get you nothing, here’s why
- Digital signature service DocuSign hacked and email addresses were stolen
- Hacker group behind WannaCry claims to have even more attack tools, plans to release them
- Software developer Panic has a breach, large portion of the source code to its Mac and iOS apps stolen
- Yes, you still need endpoint malware protection
- WannaCry reminds CIOs to stay on top of patching
- DHS war games included scenario similar to WannaCry
Veeam
- Veeam Availability Suite 10 adds CDP, cloud and physical support
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