{"id":11663,"date":"2014-10-20T12:55:02","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T12:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/?p=4361"},"modified":"2014-10-20T12:55:02","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T12:55:02","slug":"tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-10132014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-10132014\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech News Recap for the Week of 10\/13\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Were you busy last week? Here\u2019s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 10\/13\/2014.<\/p>\n<h2>Tech News Recap<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LinkedIn_CMaaS-WP1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3842\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LinkedIn_CMaaS-WP1.jpg\" alt=\"Tech News Recap\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a> Another week with some big stories from the industry. EMC bought cloud management vendor Cloudscaling. Meg Whitman faced questions about HP-EMC merger talks. VMware expands its vCloud Air offering. Google widens the downloads lead over App Store.\u00a0Apple patched 144 security flaws across seven products.\u00a0VMware&#8217;s AirWatch Secure Content Locker was named a leader in Aragon Research Globe for MCM. There have also\u00a0been some important updates around Cisco&#8217;s ASA line.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Dell To HP: Dell Is On The Attack, Playing Offense In Midst Of <a title=\"HP Chaos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\/news\/data-center\/300074418\/michael-dell-to-hp-dell-is-on-the-attack-playing-offense-in-midst-of-hp-chaos.htm\" >HP &#8216;Chaos&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>VMware expands <a title=\"vCloud Air\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/vmware-expands-vcloud-air-to-help-firms-move-from-private-to-public-cloud-7000034641\/\" >vCloud Air<\/a> to help firms move from private to public cloud<\/li>\n<li>Where giant companies are on their <a title=\"cloud journey\" href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/2825934\/where-giant-companies-are-in-their-cloud-journeys.html\" >cloud journeys<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Using the cloud to enable a <a title=\"mobile student body\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/using-the-cloud-to-enable-a-mobile-student-body-7000034441\/\" >mobile student body<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CIO focus interview\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/cloud-computing\/cio-focus-interview-stuart-appley\/\" >CIO Focus Interview<\/a>: Stuart Appley, Shorenstein<\/li>\n<li>EMC Buys Cloud Management Vendor <a title=\"cloudscaling\" href=\"http:\/\/talkincloud.com\/cloud-computing-mergers-and-acquisitions\/101514\/emc-buys-cloud-management-vendor-cloudscaling\" >Cloudscaling<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Snapchat and other online services need to <a title=\"tighten security\" href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/2833629\/snapchat-and-other-online-services-need-to-tighten-security.html#tk.rss_cloudcomputing?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" >tighten security<\/a><\/li>\n<li>GreenPages Bets Big On New <a title=\"GreenPages\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\/news\/virtualization\/video\/300074450\/greenpages-bets-big-on-new-virtualization-technology.htm\" >Virtualization Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Whitman Faces Questions About Death of <a title=\"HP-EMC Merger Talks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\/news\/storage\/300074457\/whitman-faces-questions-about-death-of-hp-emc-merger-talks.htm\" >HP-EMC Merger Talks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CIOs Share Must-Have <a title=\"cloud skills\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2824726\/cloud-computing\/cios-share-must-have-cloud-skills.html\" >Cloud Skills<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Google Play widens download lead over <a title=\"App Store\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/google-play-widens-download-lead-over-app-store-but-apple-still-wins-on-revenue-7000034756\/\" >App Store<\/a>, but Apple still wins on revenue<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"AirWatch Secure Content Locker\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.air-watch.com\/2014\/10\/airwatch-secure-content-locker-named-leader-aragon-research-globe-mcm\/#.VET-fk10xD8\" >AirWatch Secure Content Locker<\/a> named a &#8220;Leader&#8221; in Aragon Research Globe for MCM<\/li>\n<li>Average company now compromised every four days, with no end to the <a title=\"cybercrime\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/average-company-now-attacked-every-four-days-with-no-end-to-the-cybercrime-wave-in-sight-7000034755\/\" >cybercrime <\/a>wave in sight.<\/li>\n<li>Top <a title=\"Top CIOs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2825056\/cio-role\/top-cios-all-share-these-10-traits.html?source=CIONLE_nlt_leader_2014-10-16#tk.rss_leadershipmanagement\" >CIOs<\/a> All Share These 10 Traits<\/li>\n<li>Apple patches 144 <a title=\"security flaws\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/apple-patches-144-security-flaws-across-seven-products-7000034791\/\" >security flaws <\/a>across seven products<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Cisco ASA Line\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/featured\/cisco-asa-line-updates-need-know\/\" >Cisco ASA Line <\/a>Updates: What You Need to Know<\/li>\n<li>New <a title=\"iPads\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/2014\/10\/16\/new-ipads-on-deck-what-to-expect-from-apple-event\/?intcmp=obnetwork\" >iPads<\/a> on deck: What to expect from the Apple event<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Mark Zuckerberg\" href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2014\/10\/15\/zuckerberg-doesnt-matter\/?utm_cid=mash-com-li-main-link\" >Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> Was Once on CNN&#8217;s List of &#8217;10 People Who Don&#8217;t Matter&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What top tech news did we miss? Leave a comment with links to any quality articles from last week that other readers may enjoy! \u00a0 <em>Listen to on-demand webinar to learn how your organization can <a title=\"Modernize IT Operations\" href=\"http:\/\/response.greenpages.com\/GreenPagesCMaaSNetEnrichMay2014WebinarRecordingBlog\">modernize IT operations<\/a> by killing the transactional treadmill.<\/em> \u00a0 By <a title=\"Ben Stephenson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stephensonbenjamin\" >Ben Stephenson<\/a>, Emerging Media Specialist<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=WaWRyqV4LYA:557aGatfhLM:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=WaWRyqV4LYA:557aGatfhLM:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=WaWRyqV4LYA:557aGatfhLM:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=WaWRyqV4LYA:557aGatfhLM:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=WaWRyqV4LYA:557aGatfhLM:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=WaWRyqV4LYA:557aGatfhLM:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/JourneyToTheCloud\/~4\/WaWRyqV4LYA\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Were you busy last week? Here&rsquo;s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 10\/13\/2014. Tech News Recap Another week with some big stories from the industry. EMC bought cloud management vendor Cloudscaling. Meg Whitman faced questions about HP-EMC merger talks. VMware expands its vCloud Air offering. 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